The Coastal San Pedro Neighborhood Council receives an annual budget of $50,000 of Los Angeles City taxpayer funds ($45,000 for the 2009-2010 fiscal year). Part of those funds are available for community outreach and improvement.

Community organizations are invited to apply to CSPNC for sponsorship or support. Requests normally go through the Budget and Finance Committee to be evaluated. If a positive recommendation is made, the Budget and Finance Committee will make a resolution to pass on to the Agenda Meeting and then the request will be subject to amendment and voting by the CSPNC Board.

Please check the CSPNC Calendar for the meeting time and place of the Budget and Finance Committee. You may also contact the Committee Chair, Lydia Gutierrez, directly at Lydia.Gutierrez@coastalsanpedro.org

You may find it helpful to scan through past Minutes of Board Meetings for examples of organizations we have sponsored in the past, and the range of sponsorship amounts we have awarded.

To help us evaluate applications, we request that you forward the following information in electronic form to the Chair of the Budget and Finance Committee (this request form is available as a Word document attached to the bottom of this page):

1. Date of request
2. Name of organization and year founded (Federal Tax ID# / 501(C) status if applicable)
3. Contact information (name / address / email / phone / website)
4. Description of service you provide for the residents of San Pedro
5. The means by which your organization will acknowledge CSPNC sponsorship at your event/project
6. Amount of money your organization is requesting
7. Purpose for which the money will be used
8. Your budget for this event/project and a brief statement of your organization’s annual budget (attach a copy of your budget if that is more convenient)
9. Other organizations or Neighborhood Councils that you have asked for help in meeting your goal

The CSPNC Budget and Finance Committee meets every second Monday of the month if you would like to address the Committee with your request. Please check the calendar on our website for confirmation of time and location: http://cspnc.org You may contact me at: Lydia.Gutierrez@coastalsanpedro.org