Community Life and Investment in The Record

Community Life and Investment

Grant support held near $800,000

Council approved $798,639 in grants for 2026, a transition year. That is above the new $700,000 annual policy ceiling because existing operating grants continued for one year.

2019-2026 / dollars · Non-profit grants ($)

$798,6392026 · Non-profit grants
$0$450k$900k201920222026
Sources & methods

The reports count grants differently: earlier years show approved community grants, 2024 and 2025 show payments, and 2026 includes approved community and operating grants. The trend is useful context, not a comparison of identical programs.

Dollar basis
YearNon-profit grants
$621,800
$643,100
$656,500
$694,300
$805,800
$795,847
$780,600
$798,639

What should be measured next: Use the same categories each year and say what the grants achieved, so residents do not have to take the reports apart to compare them.