The Community Foundation for Monterey County improves the quality of life in Monterey County by raising, managing, and distributing charitable funds to qualified organizations and by creating positive connections between donors and their interests.
SOUTH COUNTY — The future of philanthropy in South Monterey County was the topic of a recent event held at the Monterey Wine Company in King City. Hosted by the Advisory Board of the Southern...more
That was the overall message from Sarah Hirsh Bordo, filmmaker and founder of Women Rising at Tuesday's 13th Annual Women's Fund Luncheon put on by the Community Foundation for Monterey County and...more
The James Irvine Foundation has announced eleven grants totaling more than $14.2 million to organizations working to expand opportunity for all Californians. The foundation's March grants include...more
The Monterey Symphony is a nonprofit, public benefit corporation, supported in part through the fundraising efforts of the Friends of the Monterey Symphony, and through grants from The Arts Council...more
SOUTH COUNTY — The Southern Monterey County Foundation (SMCF), an affiliate fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County, has granted $20,000 to nonprofit organizations providing a variety...more
Community Foundation for Monterey County, Monterey Peninsula Foundation, David & Lucile Packard Foundation, Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel, Cannery Row Company and theWeekly. Beyond that,...more
There is an adage in our field that goes, “If you've seen one community foundation, you've seen one community foundation.” As place-based centers of philanthropy, all community foundations will...more
Community Foundation Week provides a moment to reflect on both the role of the Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC), and the remarkable philanthropy that exists here. The role is to...more
In the world of social enterprises, failure is a cringe-worthy moment nobody wants to talk about. But, social entrepreneurs can benefit from their failures.