Alameda Rotary Club Matching Grants Program 2025

Rotary Club of Alameda Awards $24,000 to Local Non-Profits

Twenty Alameda non-profits received grants from the Rotary Club of Alameda at the Rotary meeting on Tuesday, December 9. These grants come from generous donations made by Rotarians to their favorite Alameda charities and are matched by the Alameda Rotary Endowment Foundation.  Congratulations to the following 2025 recipients of the Rotary Matching Grants program, all of who do critical work for our community:

Alameda Education Foundation

Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter

Alameda High School Music Boosters

Trinity Lutheran Church

First Presbyterian Church of Alameda

Alameda Food Bank

Alameda Boys and Girls Club

Alameda Family Services

Alameda Post

City of Alameda Babe Ruth League

Friends of the Alameda Park and Recreation Foundation

Rhythmix Clutural Works

Community Action for a Sustainable Alameda

Building Futures – Midway Shelter

Girls’ Inc of the Island City

The Feather House Foundation

Alameda Point Collaborative

All Good Living Foundation

Boy Scout Troop 11

Alameda Meals on Wheels

 

The non-profits shared their mission and the projects they plan to use the grant money towards at the meeting.  Some examples include:  Trinity Lutheran Church Dine & Connect Program, First Presbyterian Church of Alameda Immigrant Relief Fund, Community Action for a Sustainable Alameda tree planting in a local park, Alameda Education Foundation teacher mini grants, Rhythmix Cultural Works Performing Arts and Learning for kids program, Midway Shelter kits for clients moving into a new home, and The Feather House Foundation household items for foster kids moving into their first own home after aging out of the Foster Care System. 

Rotary will start its annual Community Grant applications in March of 2027, so watch for an article in the Alameda Post to alert your Alameda 501c 3’s to apply.  For more information about the Rotary Club of Alameda, our impact in the community and the world, and the benefits of becoming a member, see our website:  https://portal.clubrunner.ca/4362/