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Celebrating Philanthropy – David and Susan Gill

2017 Distinguished Trustee Award Recipients Community service and giving are homegrown for Susan and David Gill. Her father coached swimming, yet didn’t even know how to swim. His father was counted on to man the barbecue at local fundraising events. They both credit their parents with inspiring them and setting the example of giving back. The Gills are the Community Foundation...

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Act Now for 2017 Charitable Deductions

There is still time to integrate charitable giving into your financial planning in 2017. If you are one of those taxpayers who will itemize deductions in 2017 and might not itemize in future years, you may want to take as many deductions as possible before the end of this year. The Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC) can help. Create...

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Grantmaking – Stories of Impact

Community Impact Grants Community Impact grants make a meaningful difference for many people and communities throughout Monterey County. Field of interest and unrestricted funds, created by generous donors through their estates, fuel the CFMC’s competitive grantmaking programs. In 2016 the Community Foundation for Monterey County granted more than $2.7 million through the foundation’s competitive programs and leadership initiatives. Here we highlight four grantees...

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President’s Blog: Harmony – an Antidote to the Noise

By Dan Baldwin, Community Foundation for Monterey County President/CEO Noise. That seems to be the dominant feature of our daily lives in recent months. Noisy tweets. Noisy talking heads. Noisy battles in the media. Noise over standing and kneeling. People arguing over what constitutes patriotism, even while hundreds of thousands of DACA students who want desperately to be part of...

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Engaging the Next Generation in Giving

John and Ann Mahoney John and Ann Mahoney are long-time Monterey residents who give generously both of their time and resources. John was raised in California and earned his bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley. He moved to Monterey from LA to “get off the treadmill” and began his real estate business, now Mahoney & Associates, in 1975. Ann was raised in...

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Paying it Forward: Raymond Costa

Raymond Costa was just nine years old when an act of kindness embedded a feeling he’s never forgotten. “We had just lost my father – he died and Christmas was coming up. I’ll never forget seeing two station wagons full of toys collected in a toy drive just for my family,” said Costa.  “It was totally unexpected – that memory...

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Disaster Giving

Natural disasters and tragic events cause great harm and devastation. We stand with those affected and have compiled resources to help inform effective giving. Where to Give Fires Maui  Our hearts are with everyone affected by the devastating Maui wildfires which began August 8, 2023. The Hawaiʻi Community Foundation activated the Maui Strong Fund to provide flexible, quickly deployed resources to...

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