Club Deportivo has a long history of supporting the larger Kino Bay community, in line with specific requirements of the Mission as stated in the Club Charter:
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
MISSION
The Association shall promote the following activities:
B. Charitable projects and endeavors
C. Medical care an treatment
D. Public education
J. Fund raising activities
Fund Raising and Charitable Giving activities are carried out by committees operating under the oversight of the 2nd Vice President for Community Outreach.
FUND RAISING COMMITTEE
This committee, operating under the oversight of the 2nd Vice President, with additional oversight of the Treasurer, is responsible for:
• Raising of funds for the Club’s 1) charitable giving purposes and 2) other purposes deemed necessary by the Administrative Board, such as a capital campaign, building fund, facilities improvement, general operations, etc.
• Setting fund raising goals for each activity year, in cooperation with the Charitable Giving Committee and the Administrative Board.
• Planning a fund raising calendar in collaboration with the Indoor and Outdoor Activities Directors, the Kitchen Director, and the Club Manager to ensure a well balanced calendar of events and activities.
CHARITABLE GIVING COMMITTEE
This committee, operating under the oversight of the 2nd Vice President for Community Outreach, is responsible for:
• Reviewing and make funding recommendations on all requests for charitable contributions:
1) making decisions, in collaboration with the Club Manager, and authorizing funding on any request up to an including a specific amount established
by the Administrative Board during its annual budgeting process; and
2) in case of requests for amounts over the specified amount, providing
written recommendations to the Administrative Board for authorization.
• Recommending fund raising activities, to be carried out by the Fund Raising Committee, to meet identified charitable funding needs.
EXAMPLES OF COMMUMITY SUPPORT PROVIDED BY THE CLUB:
2025 Fund Raising
CLUB DEPORTIVO SHARES!
Club Deportivo believes in charity. This tradition was established by the second item in the Club’s MISSION statement, as included in the original Charter.
The Benefit Dinner has been an annual event since 2012. Funds raised are awarded to various groups in the Kino community, including the schools, Red Cross, and other social programs. Groups receiving donations must go through an application process, and once approved, are assigned tasks to help hold the event. This year we had 25 applicants.
The Benefit Dinner of 2025 was another successful event. This dinner raised $350,000 MXN pesos for the Charity Fund. The Festival of Trees was a charity event that occurred in December 2024 and raised an additional $50,000 MXN pesos. Right off the top, 40% of this money went to Club Deportivo. We know that the Club must remain financially healthy in order to be able to give aid to the local community. The Club receives $160,000 MXN pesos, and the charitable giving fund receives $240,000 MXN pesos. This is all thanks to the tremendous efforts of the organizers and volunteers from both these events.
The committee feels strongly that donated funds must be used wisely and responsibly. Therefore, we monitor how benefitting groups use our donations, including requiring receipts for goods and services purchased with our donated funds. Requests are researched as best as possible. So, each group does not necessarily receive the same amount of money. We try to make sure that any available alternative funding (government programs, community resources. etc.) is used before we allocate money, so not all requests are approved.
There are many needs in this community. We strive to address these as best as possible.
Thank you for your continued commitment to Club Deportivo and its important role in our Kino Community. The Charitable Giving Committee welcomes your questions and suggestions.
Shauna Smith, Chair
Charitable Giving, Club Deportivo
Committee members include Ichy Navarro, Janet Pavlovich, Victoria Galaz, and Harold Becker.
Club Deportivo has a proud history of giving . . .
From 1979 to 1984:
• Imported and donated a school bus for the local school
• Donated 11,000 pesos for an ambulance
• Donated 16,000 pesos to the clinic in Old Kino
From 1984 to 1994:
• Purchased VHF radios for Port Captain and local water department
• Donated $2,500.00 to elementary school
• Donated $7,000.00 for school construction
• Donated urinals and lavatories to elementary school; purchased and installed 8 toilets
• Donated second police car
• Donated $300.00 to buy two new pews for Catholic Church
• Purchased and donated VHF radio for Tourism director
• Donated $2,000.00 to scholarship fund to help students study in Hermosillo
• Donated 30 typewriters to local school
• Donated 6,000 pesos to new preparatory school
• Contributed towards 28 scholarships for students from Old Kino
• Donated toilets and lavatories to new secondary school
From 1995 to 1999:
• Donated funds to assist 33 students in the preparatory school
• Donated 8,000 pesos for disadvantaged and handicapped children to attend special school in Hermosillo, plus 12,000 pesos for additional services to disabled
• Donated proceeds of two benefit dinners to help clinic in Old Kino
• Purchased materials and constructed a stage in the Seri Cultural Center
• Donated $300.00 to Los Angelitos and annually provided Club space for benefit dinner and project handling
This is just a partial list of the ways your Club Deportivo contributes to and supports the community. In addition, individual, Club members contribute in countless other ways.
Club Deportivo’s 501(c)3 status makes tax-deductible giving possible
Club Deportivo has a 501c3 Foundation that will make it possible for you to make tax deductible (depending on your person tax situation) contributions, but you may not know exactly how it works. This is for you…
You may make a donation of any amount directly to Club Deportivo. For donations over $500.00 USD, you will be given a receipt showing the foundation’s name, the date, and the specific purpose, if any, for which you made the donation. If you do not specify a particular purpose, the funds are available to the Club for any purpose. If you DO specify a particular purpose, the funds will go into a line item sub account to be used for that purpose, and that purpose only.
Club members may ask to have special line item sub accounts established for various purposes, i.e., a community member who is ill and needs assistance, a charitable project such as Familias Unidas or the Clinic in Old Kino, the Ecology Clubs, the Breakfast Kitchen, the Kino Bay Spay and Neuter program, a Capital Fund for the Club, a club project such as kitchen or sports courts renewal, etc.
Once you make a donation for your line item, that money will be available for disbursement for that purpose, and the Club will publicize the issue to the rest of the membership so that others, too, may donate, if they chose. To request the establishment of a line item sub account, visit the Club office and speak with Club management, fill out a form with a description of your cause, and make your initial donation.
Each month, the Charitable Giving Committee at the Club will review the line items and update information about them to be published in the newsletter so members know what is current.