Spent Here, Stays Here

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The money that you spend at select food booths, parking your car and more during the Rodeo and other events at the Salinas Sports Complex stays right here in Monterey County. Each year the California Rodeo Inc. gives over $500,000 to mostly local non-profits thanks to your support. In 2020 and 2021 despite the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Rodeo Association was able to return over $376,000 to non-profits. After a 'normal' year in 2022, the organization was proud to give back over $560,000 to community organizations.

We also give back to Rodeo related causes that might be outside of the county including the Justin Cowboy Crisis Fund, Friends of Rodeo, the California Circuit Finals and the Women's Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA) circuit.

Some of the organizations that benefit from these fundraising activities include:

American Cancer Society/Relay for Life

Alisal High School Boosters

Alvarez HS Girls Basketball

Alvarez Titans Football & Cheer

Ariel Theater

Ca High School Rodeo District #4

California Rodeo Scholarship Prog

Everett Alvarez High NJTOTC

Police Explorer Scouts

Filipino Community of Salinas Valley

First Tee Monterey County

Foundation for Monterey County Free Libraries

Heritage Foundation

Hope Horses and Kids

Justin Cowboy Crisis

Knights of Columbus

Man Up Crusade/YWCA

Monterey Bay Veterans

Monterey Co Sheriff's Possee Jr Rodeo

North Salinas High School Band

Palma Athletic Council

Rotary Club of Salinas Valley

Salinas High Interact

Salinas High School Baseball and Mountain Bike Teams

Salinas High Athletic Booster

Salinas Rotary Club

Santa Lucia Rotary

St. Paul's / San Pablo Church

SVMH Foundation

Soledad ROTC

Sun Street Centers

The Grower Shipper Assoc. Foundation

Toro Bulls (Football & Cheer)

Veteran's Day Parade Rodeo Group

Read more about the non-profits who benefit HERE and how they put the funds they earn at California Rodeo Association produced events to good use.