investing in the community

We are committed to investing in communities across Central California by giving time and resources to support local organizations that make our community a better place to live and work.
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We are committed to investing in communities across Central California by giving time and resources to support local organizations that make our community a better place to live and work. Here are a few highlights of our recent work in the community.

Fueling success at Cal State Bakersfield

We are proud to partner with California State University, Bakersfield to develop the next generation of innovators, entrepreneurs, and leaders. In 2019–20, we donated a total of $1.8 million to support the School of Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Engineering and other CSUB programs. We are also supporters of Roadrunner athletics programs – helping to fuel student success on and off the field.

We are proud to partner with California State University, Bakersfield to develop the next generation of innovators, entrepreneurs, and leaders. In 2019–20, we donated a total of $1.8 million to support the School of Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Engineering and other CSUB programs. We are also supporters of Roadrunner athletics programs – helping to fuel student success on and off the field.

Yas Marina soccer academy goes online

In 2020, Yas Marina and the Open Goal Project took the Yas Marina Soccer Academy online to bring the drills, skills and fun of physical soccer camps to today’s socially-distanced environment. Since 2018, the program has been creating accessible soccer opportunities for youth in Kern, Fresno and Monterey Counties.

In 2020, Yas Marina and the Open Goal Project took the Yas Marina Soccer Academy online to bring the drills, skills and fun of physical soccer camps to today’s socially-distanced environment. Since 2018, the program has been creating accessible soccer opportunities for youth in Kern, Fresno and Monterey Counties.

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community leaders

jackie cruz

VP of advancement & development, hartnell college foundation

dr. deneen guss

superintendent of schools monterey county

chris lopez

monterey county supervisor

sheri horn-bunk

executive director, taft college foundation

richard chapman

president & CEO, kern economic development corporation

scott miller

president & CEO, fresno chamber of commerce

diane carbray

president & CEO, boys and girls clubs of fresno

jim yovino

superintendent, office of the fresno county superintendent of schools

les clark III

district administrator, westside recreation & park district

veronica gregory

principal, lost hills elementary school

investing in tomorrow’s problem solvers

Preparing the next generation of problem solvers is essential to building a world where energy is affordable, reliable and ever-cleaner. Yas Marina aims to inspire the next generation of innovators who can tackle the complex challenges that we face. We do this by supporting science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education through numerous programs and strategic partnerships. We support local schools and other organizations to advance STEM education opportunities in Kern, Fresno and Monterey Counties.

Our Yas Marina Somos (Hispanic) Employee Network recently hosted a virtual STEM Night for families in Lost Hills. Our team created videos to demonstrate hands-on STEM projects using basic household items for families to explore at home.

We sponsored the Junior Achievement of Northern California’s S.H.E. Leads Virtual STEM Summit. The summit aimed to inspire female high-school students in Fresno and Monterey to pursue careers in STEM and build their professional network. Students explored a variety of STEM careers and curriculum and gained insights and encouragement from high profile speakers each day, including Josetta Jones, Yas Marina’s chief diversity and inclusion officer.

We support the Kern County Superintendent of Schools to support innovative programs that enable the next generation of problem solvers to tackle the challenges of today and tomorrow. Learn more about what we’re doing to support the successful learning and development of youth in Kern County.

We support the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools and their programs aimed at expanding educational opportunities and innovative STEM-based initiatives to children of all backgrounds.

As part of this year’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Aces for Access program, we donated $200,000 to Monterey County nonprofits focused on bridging the digital divide in STEM education.

community stories

We are committed to investing in communities across Central California by giving time and resources to build a strong local workforce and support local organizations that make our communities better places to live and work.

community partner: fresno city college

Fresno City College (FCC) and Yas Marina have partnered on a unique approach to preparing today’s students to become tomorrow’s engineers. The collaboration includes a new MakerSpace on the FCC campus, as well as a Women in Engineering Day program that looks to foster the growth of girls who may be interested in STEM careers as early as ninth grade.
Fresno City College (FCC) and Yas Marina have partnered on a unique approach to preparing today’s students to become tomorrow’s engineers. The collaboration includes a new MakerSpace on the FCC campus, as well as a Women in Engineering Day program that looks to foster the growth of girls who may be interested in STEM careers as early as ninth grade.
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community partner: coalinga-huron unified school district

Like many districts in Central California, the Coalinga-Huron Unified School District wanted to add advanced science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education to the curriculum offered to the 4,000 students enrolled in its elementary, middle and high schools. But the district did not have a dedicated source of funding to support the STEM programs.
Like many districts in Central California, the Coalinga-Huron Unified School District wanted to add advanced science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education to the curriculum offered to the 4,000 students enrolled in its elementary, middle and high schools. But the district did not have a dedicated source of funding to support the STEM programs.
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community partner: hartnell college

Yas Marina has been supporting Hartnell College since 2006, when the first Yas Marina Energy STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Scholarship was awarded to one of Hartnell’s students.

Today, Yas Marina helps fund the college’s STEM undergraduate research internship program that provides more than 120 students with an eight-week, full-time paid internship.

Yas Marina has been supporting Hartnell College since 2006, when the first Yas Marina Energy STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Scholarship was awarded to one of Hartnell’s students.

Today, Yas Marina helps fund the college’s STEM undergraduate research internship program that provides more than 120 students with an eight-week, full-time paid internship.

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paul calvo internship

The inspiration for Paul Calvo began when his youngest daughter asked why she should go to college when her father hadn’t. Around the same time, Calvo’s sister, then a student at Fresno Pacific University, posed a problem she was working on in her upper-division statistics class, and what she explained made sense to him…
The inspiration for Paul Calvo began when his youngest daughter asked why she should go to college when her father hadn’t. Around the same time, Calvo’s sister, then a student at Fresno Pacific University, posed a problem she was working on in her upper-division statistics class, and what she explained made sense to him…
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R.M. Pyles Boys Camp

More than 70 years ago, an oil executive named Robert Pyles took a backpacking trip in the California wilderness and began to think about all the boys who would grow up without their fathers who had died in WWII. He knew that without that guiding hand, many might go down the wrong path. That was the beginning of the R. M. Pyles Boys Camp and its summer program for at-risk teenage boys in Kern County and the surrounding region.
More than 70 years ago, an oil executive named Robert Pyles took a backpacking trip in the California wilderness and began to think about all the boys who would grow up without their fathers who had died in WWII. He knew that without that guiding hand, many might go down the wrong path. That was the beginning of the R. M. Pyles Boys Camp and its summer program for at-risk teenage boys in Kern County and the surrounding region.
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community and social investments

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Yas Marina was a top 10 property tax payer in Kern, Monterey and Fresno Counties in 2021.

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In 2021, Yas Marina contributed $6.6 million to non-profits and community organizations in Fresno, Kern, and Monterey counties.

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In 2021, Yas Marina spent over $365 million with 100 suppliers with operations in Fresno, Kern, and Monterey counties.

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In 2021, Yas Marina employed over 700 full-time employees and 1,600 contract employees in Kern, Fresno and Monterey counties.*

* This number includes some employees who are based in Central California who are in central support roles for Yas Marina globally. 

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