April 17, 2020 COVID-19 Relief Fund Grants Top $1.3 Million in First Month Fund at Community Foundation for Monterey County Helps Meet Community Needs Monterey County, California — Just one month ago on March 16, 2020, the Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC) launched the COVID-19 Relief Fund. The fund, created in partnership with the Monterey Peninsula Foundation, provides...
The Northern Monterey County Foundation (NMCF), an affiliate fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County, has $35,000 available to grant in 2020. Nonprofit organizations and groups serving the Northern Monterey County communities of Aromas, Bolsa Knolls, Boronda, Castroville, Elkhorn, Las Lomas, Moss Landing, Oak Hills, Pajaro, Prunedale, Royal Oaks or Santa Rita are encouraged to apply. Grant applications are...
CFMC President/CEO, Dan Baldwin, writes about responding to community need in light of the coronavirus in our Spring newsletter, Giving Matters. Other topics include the CFMC’s history and 75th anniversary, grants to spur participation in the 2020 Census and stories about our donors, who partner with us to make Monterey County a healthy, safe vibrant community. Spring 2020 Newsletter Read Now
During the COVID-19 crisis, community members have supported each other in ways big and small. The Monterey Bay Economic Partnership (MBEP) and the three Community Foundations in the Monterey Bay region have launched a new campaign called #CommunityCARES. The goal is to encourage residents who may not need all of their federal stimulus checks to donate what they can to...
By Dan Baldwin, President/CEO Community Foundation for Monterey County Ten days ago, before the pace of change in our communities greatly accelerated, this blog led with a celebratory welcome to the 75th year of the Community Foundation for Monterey County. On March 26, 1945, 33 local leaders signed the documents that formed the Monterey Foundation. The list of signees includes...
The Community Foundation for Monterey County is grateful to our many generous donors and has awarded more than $3 million in COVID-19 Relief Fund grants. The need continues. New gifts up to $300,000 will be matched thanks to a generous gift form the Posey Family Foundation. Covid-19 Relief Fund The COVID-19 Relief Fund addresses the immediate and longer-term needs of...
The Community Foundation for Monterey County is concerned with the well being of its staff, donors, nonprofit partners and the residents of Monterey County impacted by COVID-19. We have created the COVID-19 Relief Fund to support local nonprofits assisting our most vulnerable residents. See a list of grantee organizations or apply at: www.cfmco.org/CovidGrants. If you are an individual in need of...
It’s been the craziest primary season anyone can remember. Candidates vying to become POTUS while a scrum continues over a nomination to SCOTUS. Angry. Disenfranchised. Establishment. We endure these words on a daily basis. It dominates the air waves, family discussions, book clubs, golf talk, water coolers, you name it. Generosity – the Common Denominator Somehow, philanthropy maintains its calming place in the eye of...
Legacy Giving The CFMC held its annual Legacy Society Luncheon on March 2. The Legacy Society is comprised of folks who have let us know they’ve included the CFMC in their estate plans, have established a charitable remainder trust or charitable gift annuity with the CFMC, have started an endowed fund, or made life gifts of $25,000 to any of...
Writing a blog in January begs the question of whether to look back or look forward. Maybe some of both. 2015 was another remarkable year for the CFMC. As the year progressed, we began to adopt a theme of “Giving Together,” a recognition that the assets and grants of the CFMC stem from a collection of funds and donors with...
April 17, 2020 COVID-19 Relief Fund Grants Top $1.3 Million in First Month Fund at Community Foundation for Monterey County Helps Meet Community Needs Monterey County, California — Just one month ago on March 16, 2020, the Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC) launched the COVID-19 Relief Fund. The fund, created in partnership with the Monterey Peninsula Foundation, provides...
The Northern Monterey County Foundation (NMCF), an affiliate fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County, has $35,000 available to grant in 2020. Nonprofit organizations and groups serving the Northern Monterey County communities of Aromas, Bolsa Knolls, Boronda, Castroville, Elkhorn, Las Lomas, Moss Landing, Oak Hills, Pajaro, Prunedale, Royal Oaks or Santa Rita are encouraged to apply. Grant applications are...
CFMC President/CEO, Dan Baldwin, writes about responding to community need in light of the coronavirus in our Spring newsletter, Giving Matters. Other topics include the CFMC’s history and 75th anniversary, grants to spur participation in the 2020 Census and stories about our donors, who partner with us to make Monterey County a healthy, safe vibrant community. Spring 2020 Newsletter Read Now
During the COVID-19 crisis, community members have supported each other in ways big and small. The Monterey Bay Economic Partnership (MBEP) and the three Community Foundations in the Monterey Bay region have launched a new campaign called #CommunityCARES. The goal is to encourage residents who may not need all of their federal stimulus checks to donate what they can to...
By Dan Baldwin, President/CEO Community Foundation for Monterey County Ten days ago, before the pace of change in our communities greatly accelerated, this blog led with a celebratory welcome to the 75th year of the Community Foundation for Monterey County. On March 26, 1945, 33 local leaders signed the documents that formed the Monterey Foundation. The list of signees includes...
The Community Foundation for Monterey County is grateful to our many generous donors and has awarded more than $3 million in COVID-19 Relief Fund grants. The need continues. New gifts up to $300,000 will be matched thanks to a generous gift form the Posey Family Foundation. Covid-19 Relief Fund The COVID-19 Relief Fund addresses the immediate and longer-term needs of...
The Community Foundation for Monterey County is concerned with the well being of its staff, donors, nonprofit partners and the residents of Monterey County impacted by COVID-19. We have created the COVID-19 Relief Fund to support local nonprofits assisting our most vulnerable residents. See a list of grantee organizations or apply at: www.cfmco.org/CovidGrants. If you are an individual in need of...
