Fund Development
Grants Available from the Community Fund for Carmel Valley
The Community Fund for Carmel Valley (CFCV), an affiliate fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County, is now accepting grant proposals for 2022. Nonprofit organizations, public programs and other groups serving Carmel Valley and Cachagua residents are encouraged to apply. Applications should focus on projects and programs that benefit the communities of Carmel Valley and Cachagua, which covers the Read more...
Read moreCFMC Fall/Winter Newsletter
Our Fall Newsletter, Giving Matters, features our Distinguished Trustees Mel and Regina Mason, a message of gratitude from Community Foundation for Monterey County President/CEO Dan Baldwin, new additions to staff and year-end giving deadlines and options, including Monterey County Gives! Read Giving Matters ShareClick to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click Read more...
Read moreStrong Organizations Create Stronger Communities
By Breanna Wilson, California State University Monterey Bay Intern with the Center for Nonprofit Excellence The Center for Nonprofit Excellence (CNE) provides opportunities for organizations to grow and thrive to expand their community impact. Focusing on the nuts and bolts of a nonprofit promotes success in other aspects of the organization such as programing and areas that support the community Read more...
Read moreInspired by Book ‘Caste,’ Group Works for Social Justice, Awards Scholarships
Caste Action Alliance to raise $50,000 through Community Foundation for Monterey County How did two professional women with different perspectives, one black and one white, find common ground to form a forward-thinking action group committed to “rising up for social and restorative justice?” It started during a Soulful Sunday online class called “The Church of Harriet Tubman & The Underground Read more...
Read moreVistra Donates $25,000 to the NMCF
Vistra, operator of the world’s largest battery energy storage system, has chosen to support the local community through a $25,000 gift to the Northern Monterey County Foundation (NMCF). Vistra chose to invest in the North County community by partnering with the Northern Monterey County Foundation because it enabled them to support many local organizations through one gift. This partnership is Read more...
Read moreNews! 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 more"LOVE Big Sur" In Memory of Weston Call
Welcome to a “Locally Organized Visitor Experience” for Big Sur, or LOVE Big Sur! This thoughtful acronym was created by Weston Call, a proud resident of Big Sur. Eager to impart a sense of conscious tourism onto incoming visitors, Weston thought up the concept from his long sought-after dream home on a ridge line overlooking Big Sur’s Valley and the Read more...
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