Funding

Return of the Natives Restoration Education Project is entirely funded by donations and private or governmental grants and/or contracts. We welcome new partners and especially donations. Donations to Return of the Natives can be made to the Foundation of CSU Monterey Bay. Please contact llienk@csumb.edu or 831-582-3689 for more information.

Supporters, Funders and Partners of Return of the Natives Restoration Education Project

• University Corporation at Monterey Bay is the RON fiscal sponsor on campus
• The Service Learning Institute at CSUMB is a major supporter of RON bringing staff and service learners to RON.
• REI Marina supports RON Volunteer Programs all over Monterey County. Together RON and REI sponsor the BANFF Mountain Film Festival each March.
• Monterey Bay Aquarium staff donation fund for Greenhouse related projects
• Harden Foundation for programs with youth in Salinas
• HSBC for programs with youth in Salinas
• BLM-Ft Ord Public Lands for continuing partnership in bringing children, families and citizens to their beautiful maritime chaparral lands to do service.
• NOAA-BWET funds supporting Meaningful Professional Development for Meaningful Environmental Service in the Creeks of Salinas with teachers and their classes in Salinas
• NOAA-BWET funds supporting Meaningful Watershed Experiences for children around RON's "Cycle of Restoration" programs.
• Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District for restoration projects in their Marina Parks and for involvement of park children's programs in restoration service.
• City of Salinas is a longtime RON partner and funder for community based habitat restoration in the Creeks of Salinas
• California Habitat Conservation Fund for community based habitat restoration in the Creeks of Salinas.
• CALSERVES-Americorps for providing RON opportunities to engage Americorps Volunteers in our many programs.
• Community Foundation for Monterey County for support of Greenthumbs
• National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for work on Ft. Ord Public Lands
• Tiger Fund of the San Francisco Foundation for general support
• David and Lucile Packard Foundation for work with Carr Lake and on Ft. Ord Public Lands and in the watersheds of Salinas
• McMahan Foundation for support of youth programs
• Chevron & Texaco for support of youth programs
• CA Dept. of Water Resources-Urban Streams Program for work in the Creeks of Salinas
• California Coastal Commission-Whale Tail Program for restoration support on the Carmel River Lagoon and Ft. Ord Dunes projects
• Friends and family of Bill Klein for support of the Greenthumbs
• Coast Weekly Fund of Community Foundation for Monterey County for support of the Garden of Learning and the Farm to School Program
• Whole Foods of Monterey for funds for food for volunteers and school busses for RON school programs.
• California ReLEAF for trees for the Creeks of Salinas
• ARKAY Foundation for support of Farm to School Program
• Resources Agency of California-Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Grant Program for restoration and outreach along Natividad Creek in Salinas
• Creative Environmental Conservation (CEC) is a former parent organization of RON and has helped RON through financial hard times.

Individual Donors to RON

• Joanne Nissen, Soledad, CA 
• Laura Lee Lienk Carmel Valley, CA
• Linda and Charlie Kamrath, Salinas, CA
• Katherine Stubbendick, Seaside, CA
• Joni Janecki, Santa Cruz, CA
• Bonnie Hay, Philadelphia, Pa
• Katherine Micalizio, Salinas, CA
• Dan Shapiro, Pacific Grove, CA
• Paola Berthoin, Carmel Valley, CA
• Elkhorn Slough Native Plant Nursery, Moss Landing, CA 
• Dana Mills Helman, Salinas, CA
• Karen Mitchell, Salinas, CA
• Donna Dormondy, Carmel Valley, CA
• Maureen and Ken Reightler, Annapolis, MD
• Sue Polnaszek, Marina, CA
• Dan and Bonnie Fernandez, Marina, CA
• Judy Karas, Monterey, CA 
• Lynn Hamilton and Pat McNeill, Salinas, CA
• Peter Moras, Sonoma, CA
• Kathryn Hannay, Moss Landing, CA
• Debbie Delatour, Pacific Grove, CA
• Anne Lyness, Chalfont Valley, CA
• Suzanne Worcester, Marina, CA
• Ed Piper, Sonora, CA
• Bill Head, Santa Cruz, CA
• Patricia Howe, Watsonville, CA

Corporate Sponsors

• REI Marina
• Hula's Island Grill
• Green Mountain Coffee Roasting Company
• Target