Fund List
The Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC) administers more than 500 charitable funds for individuals, families, nonprofits, foundations and businesses.
Click the fund type below for a description and listing. Anyone can add to an existing fund, or create a fund.
Affiliate Funds
A local advisory board provides oversight, defines grantmaking priorities, and raises funds that are distributed to community organizations
Agency Endowment Funds
Agencies benefit from participation in the CFMC’s investment pool, help with planned giving, and a reliable source of income
- 39 Craftsmen Fund for Monterey County Youth Museum
- All Saints’ Day School Endowment Fund
- Alliance on Aging Endowment Fund
- Alzheimer’s Association of Monterey County Fund
- Big Sur Health Center Endowment Fund
- The Big Sur Land Trust Conservation Fund
- Blind and Visually Impaired Center Fund
- Laurie Boone Hogen Appreciation Fund for Excellence in Teaching
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County Fund
- Carl Cherry Center for the Arts Fund
- Carmel Music Society Endowment Fund
- Carmel Woman’s Club Fund
- Carmel Woman’s Club Scholarship Endowment Fund
- Casa Amesti Foundation Building Endowment Fund
- David Allen Bernahl II, Local Heroes Fund for CASA
- Center for Photographic Art Fund
- Chamber Music Monterey Bay Fund
- Chartwell School Scholarship Endowment Fund
- Children’s Services International Fund
- Community Partnership for Youth Fund
- Carmel Public Library Foundation Fund
- Carmel Public Library Foundation – Children’s Fund
- Elkhorn Slough Foundation, Inc. Fund
- Fred Farr & Edwin Bliss Buckeye Memorial Fund
- Fenton Founders’ Fund for Youth Music Monterey
- Food Bank for Monterey County Endowment Fund
- Friends of the Carmel Valley Library Fund
- Friends of the Salvation Army Monterey Peninsula Fund
- Girl Scouts of California’s Central Coast Endowment Fund
- Goodwill Industries of Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties Fund
- Health Projects Center Fund
- Interim, Inc. Mental Illness Endowment Fund
- Jack O’Neill & Harry Hind Endowment Fund
- Kinship Center Fund
- Bishop Kip Fund for All Saints’ School
- Legal Services for Seniors Endowment Fund
- LULAC Council # 2055 Fund
- Lyceum Founders’ Fund in Memory of Vera Hering and Claire Kennedy
- Mayor Joe Gunter Memorial Fund for the Veterans Day Parade
- Foundation for Monterey County Free Libraries – General Endowment Fund
- Foundation for Monterey County Free Libraries – Dallas Shaffer Book Fund
- Monterey County Free Libraries Staff Development Fund
- Meals on Wheels of the Monterey Peninsula Fund
- Eve Mills Memorial Fund for Meals on Wheels Salinas Valley
- Meals on Wheels of Salinas Fund, Inc.
- Monterey History and Art Association Endowment Fund
- Monterey Public Library Fund
- MPC Women Supporting Women Endowment Fund
- Monterey Museum of Art Fund
- Monterey County Historical Society Fund
- Museum Foundation of Pacific Grove Fund
- Natividad Medical Foundation Fund
- Danny Nugent Memorial Campership Fund
- Ombudsman for Long-Term Care Fund
- Operating Endowment Fund
- Orchestra in the Schools Endowment Fund
- Nellie Irons Orr Scholarship Fund
- Pacific Repertory Theatre Endowment
- Project Helping Hand Fund
- Rancho Cielo Endowment Fund
- Salinas Rodeo Rotary Club Foundation Agency Endowment Fund
- Shelter Outreach Plus Fund
- SPCA of Monterey County Fund
- St. Timothy Foundation, Inc. Fund
- Sunset Theater Endowment Fund
- Sylvia W. Schwarz Endowment for Reading Improvement at Tularcitos School
- Robinson Jeffers Tor House Fund
- Tularcitos Parent Teacher Organization Fund
- Director Emeritus Richard Tyler Scholarship Award
- United Way of Monterey County Fund
- Ventana Trails Forever Fund
- Ventana Wildlife Society Fund
- Ventana Wilderness Alliance Fund
- The Western Stage Endowment Fund
- Youth in Wilderness Fund
- York School Fund
Agency Stewardship Funds
Agencies benefit from participation in the CFMC’s investment pool, help with planned giving, and maintain access to the fund’s principal
- 1984 Fund
- Big Sur Land Trust Carmel River FREE Stewardship Fund
- Big Sur Health Center Stewardship Fund
- Carmel Heritage Society Stewardship Fund
- Carmel Valley Kiwanis Foundation Stewardship Fund
- Friends of the Carmel Valley Library Stewardship Fund
- Carmel Woman’s Club Stewardship Fund
- CASA of Monterey County Stewardship Fund
- CCVNA Stewardship Fund III – Long Term Restricted Investment Fund
- Stewardship Fund for the Center for Photographic Arts
- Central Coast Center for Independent Living Stewardship Fund
- Central Coast Veterans Cemetery Foundation Stewardship Fund
- Central Coast VNA and Hospice, Inc. Stewardship Fund
- Chamber Music Monterey Bay Stewardship Fund
- CHISPA Stewardship Fund
- Church in the Forest Stewardship Fund
- Community Human Services Stewardship Fund
- Conservancy for the Range of the Condor Stewardship Fund
- Carmel Valley Angel Project Stewardship Fund
- Carmel Valley Manor Foundation Stewardship Fund
- Del Monte Forest Conservancy Fund
- Early Childhood Equity Stewardship Fund
- Friends of the Andy Ausonio Library Stewardship Fund
- Friends of Carmel Forest Stewardship Fund
- Friends of the Marina Library Stewardship Fund
- Girls, Inc. Stewardship Fund
- Harmony at Home; Ending Violence & Building Families Stewardship Fund
- International School of Monterey Foundation Stewardship Fund
- Jacob’s Heart Children’s Cancer Support Services Stewardship Fund
- Japanese American Citizens League of Monterey Peninsula Stewardship Fund
- Kernes Adaptive Aquatics Stewardship Fund
- Kinship Center Stewardship Fund
- LandWatch Monterey County Stewardship Fund
- Sun Street Centers’ Anne C. Leach Scholarship Fund
- Legal Services for Seniors Stewardship Fund
- Maury Richmond Scholarship Stewardship Fund
- Meals on Wheels of the Salinas Valley Stewardship Fund
- Methodist Foundation of Pacific Grove Stewardship Fund
- Monterey County Pops Stewardship Fund
- Monterey County Rape Crisis Center Stewardship Fund
- Museum Foundation of Pacific Grove Stewardship Fund
- Park it! Stewardship Fund
- Peace of Mind Dog Rescue Stewardship Fund
- Pacific Grove Public Library Foundation Fund
- Pacific Grove Public Library Fund for the Future
- Rancho Cielo Youth Stewardship Fund
- Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital Foundation Stewardship Fund
- Learning Opportunities Endowment Fund for Scottish Fiddlers of California
- Shelter Outreach Plus Stewardship Fund
- Sarah Spencer Seed Money Fund for the Center for Photographic Art
- Sun Street Centers Stewardship Fund
- Friends of Sunset Foundation Stewardship Fund
- Temple Beth El Stewardship Fund
- United Way Monterey County Stewardship Fund III
- United Way Monterey County Stewardship Fund
- United Way Monterey County Stewardship Fund II
- Visiting Nurses Association and Hospice Stewardship Fund
- Central Coast Young Men’s Christian Association Stewardship Fund
- Youth Music Monterey Stewardship Fund
Corporate Funds
Businesses receive tax advantages, and customized support to maximize their community philanthropy
Designated Funds
Donors can support a specific agency or agencies with a permanent, protected stream of operating income
- William S. and Janice R. Anderson Fund
- Anne Thorp Memorial Fund
- Arts Council for Monterey County Endowment Fund
- Tony P. and Marjorie Ayres Fund
- Nancy Parker Benham Endowment Fund
- Central Coast Lighthouse Keepers Fund
- Cislini Fund
- Howard and Lynn Classen Endowment
- Communities for Sustainable Monterey County Endowment Fund
- The Gloria S. Daly Endowment Fund for All Saints’ Episcopal Day School
- Frances Elgan & Werner Kunkel Fund
- Howard W. and Elva M. Elliott Trust Fund
- The Herman Fletcher Fund
- A Fork in the Road-A Fund Providing a Path to a Science Career
- John Gill ALS Patient Support Fund
- Hester Hyde Griffin Fund for All Saints’ Day School
- Rodney & Betty Guilfoil Fund
- The Hudson Fund
- Ward D. and Mary T. Ingrim Fund
- Bob Jones Boy Scout Camping Fund
- The William Kiepura Fund
- Sandy Loiacono Scholarship Fund
- John H. Marble Endowment Fund
- Jane P. McKay Endowment Fund for the Big Sur Land Trust Fellowship Program
- Jane P. McKay Endowment Fund for Door to Hope
- Jane P. McKay Endowment Fund for the Hartnell College Foundation Counselors’ Grants Program
- Joyce Morris Fund
- Monterey County Symphony Association Fund
- Margaret L. Musser Restricted Fund
- Perry-Downer House Fund
- Merritt V. Weber Fund
- Maud Porter Work Rose Garden Fund
- Carl Young Memorial Earth Science Endowment Fund
- YWCA Endowment Fund
Donor Advised Funds
Advisors recommend grants from their fund to support nonprofit organizations and work with CFMC staff to create a meaningful philanthropic legacy
- 22 Love Fund
- Zekai and Carolyn Akcan Fund
- Amy Anderson and George Somero Fund
- Anne R. Fitzpatrick Foundation Fund
- Anonymous Donor Temporary Fund
- Antle Family Fund
- Rick and Tonya Antle Fund
- Ausonio Family Fund
- Dan Baldwin and Anne Ylvisaker Fund
- Bareuther Family Fund
- Peggy Downes Baskin Fund for Women’s Reentry
- Lino and Teri Belli Family Fund
- The Benjamin Family Foundation
- Marta L. Bennett Fund
- Mads and Susan Bjerre Charitable Fund
- Sarah and Robert Bouchier Fund
- Howard Franklin Bowker Numismatic Projects Endowment Fund
- Bright Futures Fund
- The Brown Family Fund
- Buccafurni-Lawrence Fund
- Buchalter/Adler Family Fund
- The Buffett Fund
- Josephine Bunn Fund
- California Rodeo Salinas Fund
- Chappellet Youth, Arts, and Ecology Fund
- Chris’s Fund
- Clint and Karen Miller Charitable Fund
- Colleagues of the Arts Endowment Fund
- Cormorant Fund
- Corral de Tierra Country Club Employee Assistance / Relief Fund
- Scott Corwon Fund
- Cynthia Snorf Fund
- Andrew & Phyllis D’Arrigo Fund
- D’Arrigo-Martin Fund
- David G. Huey & Carla S. Hudson Family Fund
- Donald McEnry Davis Charitable Fund
- Eric and Ila Davis Fund
- Ila Davis Fund
- Dekker Davidson Foundation
- Marcia F. DeVoe Fund
- Dewey Foundation Fund
- DeWitt Fund
- Marti and Steve Diamond Charitable Foundation Fund
- Martin and Nancy Dodd Fund
- Helen R. Doe Fund
- Doolittle Fund
- Jean and Jim Duff Fund
- Eimer/Cartwright Fund
- Davis Factor, Jr. and Christine B. Factor Fund
- Farrell/Allen/LaSalle Carmel Rotary Fund
- Farrell/Allen Carmel Rotary Fund
- Doris Parker Fee Fund
- Ted Fehring Family/Carmel Host Lions Club Fund
- Lewis and Gloria Fenton Fund
- Jose F. Fernandez Fund
- Lori and Lou Flagg Memorial Youth Fund
- Frances Memorial Fund
- Franklin Legacy Fund
- Friends of Community Animal Services Fund
- Fuhs Family Foundation Fund
- Fuqua Family Foundation Fund
- Tom and Mary Kay Gallagher Fund
- Gerosin Fund
- Jim and Barb Gianelli Fund
- Global Student Leadership Fund
- Gloria Fund
- Trinidad and Lupe Gomez Family Fund
- Jessica Govea-Thorbourne Memorial Fund
- Tom Grainger Memorial Fund
- Harlan and Barbara Hall Fund
- Dr. Adriana Hayward Fund
- The Peter and Jackie Henning Fund
- Joseph and Elizabeth Heston Family Foundation
- Hicks Fund for the Arts
- Carol and Don Hilburn Fund
- Elmer G. and William G. Hitchcock Fund
- Mary and Peter Hobley Memorial Fund
- Hodges Family Fund
- Jeanne Smith-Holmquist Fund
- Chip Hooper Foundation
- Hughes-Rivera Family Fund
- Huth Family Fund
- Janzen Family Fund
- Jim and Linda Tunney Fund
- Joey & Dewitt Astin Memorial Fund
- John and Annette Romans Family Fund
- Birt and Kathleen Johnson, Jr. Fund
- Colburn and Alana Jones Foundation
- The Leslie B. Kadis, MD and Ruth McClendon Family Foundation Fund
- Kadushin Robinson Fund
- Karen M. & Brendan P. Kelly Fund
- F.B. & B.H. Keith Fund
- Carol and Chuck Keller Family Fund
- Steven D. Kesselring and Jean M. Forrest Fund
- Kim and Steve McIntyre Fund
- Kobrinsky Evans Family Fund
- The Kohn Family Theatre and Arts Fund
- Phyllis Geer Krystal Fund
- The Landreth Family Fund
- James and Susan Lansbury Fund
- Jefferson and Frances Larkey Memorial Fund
- Lee-Alexander Family Fund
- Lehman Family Fund
- William R. and Duncan B. Lewis Family Foundation Fund
- Phyllis and Herbert Lister Fund
- Live and Give Fund
- Valera Whitford Lyles Fund
- MacGowan Pathwanderer Fund
- John and Kristina Magill Fund
- Mahoney/Peterson Family Fund
- Maija, Eva, and Cody West Fund
- The Marcus Family Fund
- The Marcus Family Fund II
- Cambrel B. Marshall Fund
- Martin R. Wolf Family Fund
- Cappy Martin/Vernon Hurd Monterey Rotary Club Fund
- The Ann Mayer Hiller Memorial Fund
- McHenry Family Fund
- McMahan Family Fund
- Catherine L. and Robert O. McMahan Fund
- Marjorie McNeely Fund for the Blind or Illiterate
- Richard and Grace Merrill Fund
- Lenore and Dale Meyer Fund
- Malcolm and Joanne Millard Fund
- Mills Family Fund
- Tim and Cindy Minor Charitable Giving Fund
- William and Patricia Monahan Fund
- Monterey Fireman’s Charitable Association Fund
- Monterey Pacific Company Fund
- Monterey Peninsula Sunrise Rotary Club Fund
- Anthony and Lary Lynn Muller Fund
- Joan Ann Nattress – Movement, Exercise, Longevity Fund
- Neidel Family Fund
- Gilbert M. Neill Math Fund
- Neumeier Taylor Foundation Fund
- Nonella Family Fund
- Don Nucci Fund for the Salinas Valley
- Oak Hill Charitable Fund
- Mike and Mary Orradre Fund
- Overett Family Fund
- Packer Family Foundation
- Pagnillo Family Fund
- Nicholas M. Pasculli Fund
- Barbara Paul and Tom LaFaille Fund
- Pfeiffer Ridge Fund
- Reed Family Fund
- Reese Family Fund
- Rotary Club of Monterey Cannery Row Fund
- The Fred Rowden Memorial Fund
- RSH Fund
- Tom and Carol Russell Family Fund
- Salinas Rodeo Rotary Club Fund
- Salinas Rotary Club Fund
- Fund for the Salinas Valley
- The James M. Shade Memorial Fund
- Will and Mary Shaw Fund
- Shelley Family Fund
- Ramsey Shirk Fund
- Matthew Simis & Michael Gray Fund
- Laura Sinks Fund
- Smith Family Alliance Fund
- Andy & Steffanie Smith Fund
- The Snorf Fund
- Steck Family Fund
- Salinas Steinbeck Rotary Club Fund
- Stephen V. Davies Family Fund
- Struve Family Fund
- Carmel Gives Fund
- Robert and Leslie Taylor Fund
- Gary and Emma Taylor Fund
- The Fred Terman and Nan Borreson Fund
- Thau Family Fund
- Peter and Anne Thorp Fund
- Tyler Visiting Fellowship in Residence Fund
- William H. and Susanne S. Tyler Pathway Fund
- Dr. James Valentine Fund
- Vallentin Fund
- Vanderbilt Charitable Fund
- Wiegand Family Foundation
- Jackie and Mark Wendland Fund
- Ben and Mary Ann Whitten Fund
- Willemsen Family Fund
- Bill and Kathi Wojtkowski Fund
- Wold Family Foundation
- Marsha McMahan Zelus Fund
- Zeve Fund
Field of Interest Funds
Donors specify a charitable field of interest and the CFMC’s Board of Directors awards grants to organizations making a difference in our county
- Ruth L. and Wilbur K. Amonette Fund
- Paul Block, Jr. Fund
- Patricia J. Boles Fund
- Maureen Bradford Fund
- Stephen and Madeleine Conran Fund
- The John & Mary Dawson Learning Fund
- Thomas Doud, Sr. and Anita M. Doud Fund
- Ken and Gundy DuVall Fund
- Fund for the Environment
- Fred Farr Environmental Stewardship Fund
- Fund for Homeless Women: Operating Fund
- Rudy E. Futer Fund for Human & Humane Needs
- Good Neighbor Basic Human Needs Fund
- Gumm Fund for the Performing Arts
- Elmer Mills Harris Fund
- The Fund for Homeless Women Non-Endowed Fund
- The Fund for Homeless Women Endowment
- Terry Layne Fund for Beach Protection
- Literacy Campaign Fund
- The Todd Lueders Fund for the Arts
- Douglas Madsen Fund for HIV/AIDS Housing in Monterey County
- Kathleen and Howard Marks Fund
- MBD Fund
- Monterey County Tolerance and Acceptance Fund
- The McKay Fund
- MPUSD Fund for the Arts
- Leslie Mulford Fund
- Engracia Irene Murray Field of Interest Fund
- Margaret L. Musser Field of Interest Fund
- Andrew D. and Marjorie S. Orrick Fund
- Out Reach – A Fund for LGBT Life in Monterey County
- Dr. Frank Pye Smith Medical Facilities Fund
- Katherine Curtis Springer Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patient Support Fund
- Robert and Virginia Stanton Endowment Fund
- Irving R. and Helen G. Stuart Fund
- The James M. and Marjorie E. Sturgeon Fund
- Evelyn and Spencer Thompson Fund to Help Feed the Hungry
- Dr. George & Sam Kih Thorngate Family Fund
- Tri-Counties Blood Bank Fund
- Anita Tarr Turk Fund for Breast Cancer Research
- Women’s Fund Endowment
- Youth Fund
- Florence Haspel Zeve Award Fund
General Endowment Funds
Donors place their trust in the CFMC’s expert staff and board to respond to the community’s most pressing needs now and into the future
- Fund for the 21st Century
- Kathleen and Austin Barrows Fund
- Wendy (Millard) Benjamin Fund
- CFMC Operating Fund
- CFMC Trustees Fund
- Cislini Fund #2
- Communities for Sustainable Monterey County Endowment Fund
- Mary Jane Drummond Fund
- General Endowment Fund of the Community Foundation
- Marilyn & Philo Holland Fund
- Lauralie and J. Irvine Fund
- George P. and Betty Kendall Memorial Fund
- Leo Lanini Fund
- The Barbara and Joseph Lee Fund
- The John and Nancy Love Fund
- John R. Marron Fund
- Neighborhood Grants Program
- Opportunity Fund
- The Donna Roop Endowment Fund
- The Scott Fund
- Evelyn Torras Fund
Private Foundation Funds
These funds offer administrative support, plus increased flexibility, tax advantages and personalized philanthropic services
Scholarship & Award Funds
Donors invest in the future of local students and support a variety of individuals with the help of professional staff
- Monica Abbott Scholarship Fund
- AIA Monterey Bay Concepts Competition Fund
- American Culinary Federation Monterey Bay Chapter, Marc H. Vedrines Scholarship
- Dr. William D. Barr Scholarship Fund for Excellence in Educational Leadership
- Dr. Roger and Kate Bartels Memorial Scholarship Fund
- Belli Architectural Group Scholarship Fund
- Big Sur Fiddle Camp Scholarship Fund
- The Bissell Fund
- James Bliss & Annette Sward Forestry & Nursing Scholarship Fund
- Margaret and Seba Bronson Scholarship Fund
- Carol C. W. Butterfield Bacon Scholarship Fund
- The Larry Horan-Jim Langley Cal Alumni Memorial Scholarship Fund
- California Polytechnic State University Agriculture Business Department Endowment Fund
- Carmel High School Class of 1952 Fund
- Carmel Valley Women’s Club Foundation Scholarship Fund
- CASA of Monterey County Scholarship Fund
- CHISPA Scholarship Fund
- Church Brothers – True Leaf Farms Scholarship Fund
- Bill Clapper Memorial Music Scholarship Fund
- College Futures Monterey County Fund
- Raymond H. Costa Family Scholarship Fund
- The Nancy Wheelis Dodd Fund
- Drezner Family Scholarship Fund
- The Elkhorn Slough Foundation’s James Rote & Les Strnad Scholarship Fund
- Elke Junger “Sharing for the Future” Scholarship Fund
- David L. Ferguson Scholarship Fund
- Matthew Paul Finnigan Memorial Scholarship Fund
- Gabilan Hope Scholarship Fund
- Joel and Dena Gambord Nursing Scholarship Fund
- George V. Kriste Scholarship Fund
- Girls’ Health in Girls’ Hands Scholarship Fund
- The Allen S. Griffin Fund
- Geraldyn R. Griffith Memorial Scholarship Fund
- Whitney Elisabeth Grummon Memorial Scholarship Fund
- R. J. Harper Memorial Scholarship Fund
- Hausdorf Family Scholarship Fund
- Henry Hibino Memorial Scholarship Fund
- Bonnie Hutcheon Scholarship Fund
- Peggy Ipson and Dan and Sue Ipson Scholarship Fund
- Ipson-Tully Cal Memorial Scholarship Fund
- Jess Harrison Family Scholarship Fund
- John S. Myszak Scholarship for Future Teachers
- Juneteenth Celebration Scholarship Fund
- Kier Memorial Scholarship Fund
- Howard and Gretchen Leach Scholarship Fund
- The Jim Martin Scholarship Fund
- Rotary Club of Monterey Martin/Hurd Scholarship Fund
- Men’s Golf Association at Quail Lodge Scholarship Fund
- The Morse Foundation Scholarship Fund
- Robert Hattori Nakamura Memorial Scholarship Fund
- Nan Borreson & Fred Terman Scholarship Fund
- Anthony Nicholas Narigi Memorial Baseball Endowment
- Libby Olver Scholarship Fund
- Dr. Gladys M. Olvis Scholarship Fund
- Kristopher Pallastrini Fund
- Richard Scott Reynolds Science and Technology Education Scholarship Fund
- San Ardo Foundation for Education
- Theodore R. Sarbin Research and Scholarship Award Fund
- The Harles R. Sarment College Endowment
- Scholarship Fund for Homeless Women
- Alan and Rita Shugart Scholarship Fund
- Joseph and Betty Spradling Scholarship Fund
- Robert Stanton Award Fund
- Steven Paul Schmidt Scholarship Fund
- Wilbur H. and Maxine D. Stevens Scholarship Fund
- Taylor Farms Scholarship Fund
- The Club at Pasadera Scholarship Fund
- Hugo and Dolores Tottino Family Scholarship Fund
- Jack Van Zander Cal Alumni Memorial Scholarship Fund
- Charles Joseph Watts Scholarship Fund
- Shelley Watts Scholarship Fund
- Horace H. Wilson Scholarship Fund
- World Affairs Council of the Monterey Bay Area Scholarship Fund (WACMB)
Special Purpose Funds
Funds established for urgent needs, specific projects or initiatives with a limited timeframe
- Alert Monterey County Fund
- Casa Amesti Garden and House Fund
- Casa de Noche Buena Special Purpose Fund
- Center for Nonprofit Excellence
- Central Coast Veterans Cemetery Foundation
- COVID-19 Relief Fund
- Monterey County Development Professional Fund
- King City Recreation Commission Forden Park Playground Fund
- Rudolph E. Futer Restricted Purpose Fund
- The Monterey Experience Project Fund
- Monterey Peninsula Small Business Relief Fund
- Pathways to Safety
