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News! CFMC Grants Record $27.9 Million in 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 30, 2021 Media Contact: Amanda Holder, Director of Communications / 831.375.9712 x123 / amandah@cfmco.org/ Public Information: 831.375.9712 www.cfmco.org / www.facebook.com/cfmco / www.twitter.com/cfmco Community Foundation for Monterey County Grants Record $27.9 Million in 2020 Stories of Impact Featured in 2020 Annual Report: Meeting the Moment MONTEREY COUNTY, CA – 2020 included enormous challenges – a global pandemic, Read more...
Read moreCOVID-19 Relief Fund
The Community Foundation for Monterey County is grateful to our many generous donors and has awarded more than $4 million in COVID-19 Relief Fund grants. Covid-19 Relief Fund The COVID-19 Relief Fund addresses the immediate and longer-term needs of our region’s most vulnerable residents. The Community Foundation for Monterey County created the fund in partnership with the Monterey Peninsula Foundation Read more...
Read moreAbout the CFMC - Did You Know?
In this blog we address frequently asked questions and misconceptions about the Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC). Do you have a question? Give us a call at 831.375.9712 or email us and we’ll add it to the list! You don’t have to be wealthy to partner with the CFMC. The CFMC seeks to make philanthropy accessible to everyone. Donors Read more...
Read moreCensus 2020 Grants for a Fair and Accurate Count
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 2, 2019 Media Contact: Amanda Holder, Communications Officer / 831.375.9712 x123 / 831.320.7102 cell / amandah@cfmco.org Public Information: 831.375.9712 / www.cfmco.org / www.facebook.com/cfmco / www.twitter.com/cfmco Community Foundation for Monterey County to Award Census 2020 Grants for a Fair and Accurate Count Information Session Wednesday, July 10 Grant Applications Due: Friday, July 26, 2019 Monterey County, CA Read more...
Read morePresident's Blog: Helping the Homeless
By Dan Baldwin, Community Foundation for Monterey County President/CEO It appears a new era of services for the homeless in Monterey County is just around the corner. Approximately $10.5 million in state HEAP (Homeless Emergency Aid Program) funds have been approved for Monterey County. Many meetings have taken place to get public feedback, to hear from homeless services providers and Read more...
Read morePresident's Blog: The Citizenship Question
By Dan Baldwin, President/CEO, Community Foundation for Monterey County The Citizenship Question April 2020 seems like a long way off, but from the standpoint of the 2020 Census, it’s just around the corner. The planning and effort that goes into the census is enormous. In any census year there are difficulties in gaining an accurate count, but given that we’re Read more...
Read morePresident's Blog - Philanthropy: Finding Common Ground
By Dan Baldwin, President/CEO Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC) A Rough Year I imagine I’m just one of many who are trying make sense of 2017. Despite one’s political perspective, this has been a strange and at times difficult year. The constant churn in the news cycle, and the unsettling events we see and hear, has made it difficult Read more...
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