Community Foundation for Monterey County

WOW - YOU are inspiring! 🙌🧡👏 Our generous community of givers donated more than $14 million through the 2024 Monterey County Gives! Campaign. Over 7,900 donors contributed to set a new record to support community health and well-being. More than 200 local nonprofits will receive 100% of donations plus a partial match. THANK YOU! Monterey County Gives! is a special project of the Community Foundation for Monterey County, the Monterey County Weekly and the Monterey Peninsula Foundation. Special thanks to the Gunde and Ernie Posey Family Foundation, Taylor Farms, Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel, Colburn and Alana Jones Foundation of the CFMC, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Cannery Row Company, Harden Foundation, Nancy Eccles and Homer M. Hayward Family Foundation, Post Ranch Inn, MST, CFMC donor advisors and an anonymous donor for their generous support of the match. #cfmco #InspiringPhilanthropy #StrengtheningCommunities #HappyNewYear #MontereyCountyGives

🎓🎓 The Community Foundation for Monterey County offers $1.5 million in 2025 scholarships to Monterey County students thanks to generous individuals, families and businesses. Learn more or apply by 3/15 deadline: cfmco.org/ScholarshipApply. 🎓🎓 #MontereyCounty Students can apply to 70+ scholarships with one application. Eligibility requirements vary by scholarship.

Happy Workaversary! Join us in congratulating Susie Polnaszek, Director, Center for Nonprofit Excellence, for over 15 years of inspiring philanthropy and strengthening communities at the Community Foundation for Monterey County. Thank you Susie, we appreciate you! 👏👏👏

📢📢 Attn Monterey County Nonprofits: Grant seekers are invited to learn about the Community Foundation for Monterey County's updated application-based grant opportunities in 2025, specifically Impact, Organizational Development and Board Empowerment. Please visit cfmco.org/Grants2025 to learn more or register to attend an information session 1/9 (in person in our Salinas office) or 1/10 (virtually) for these and other grant programs. Can’t make it? Slides will be made available at cfmco.org/Grants2025.

Happy New Year from your friends at the Community Foundation for Monterey County! We are grateful for your support in creating healthy, safe, vibrant communities. The last chance to donate through montereycountygives.com is midnight December 31, 2024 and CFMC offices will be closed January 1, 2025. #InspiringPhilanthropy #StrengtheningCommunities

It's not too late! Donate at mcgives.com by midnight 12/31/24 to be a part of this year-end giving opportunity where every donation to 200+ local nonprofits receives a partial match. Join us! ❤️⏰🌟 #MCGives #YearEndGiving MC Gives! is a special project of the Community Foundation for Monterey County, the Monterey County Weekly and the Monterey Peninsula Foundation

Happy Workaversary! Join us in congratulating Laurel Lee-Alexander, Vice President of Community Impact, for 10 years of inspiring philanthropy and strengthening communities at the Community Foundation for Monterey County. Thank you Laurel, we appreciate you! 👏👏👏

You did it! You exceeded last year's total giving through Monterey County Gives! of over $11.9 million dollars. Join us at montereycountygives.com through 12.31.24 to continue making a BIG difference as your donations help local nonprofits change lives right here in our community. 💖 #MontereyCountyGives #yearendgiving MC Gives! is a special project of the Community Foundation for Monterey County, the Monterey County Weekly and the Monterey Peninsula Foundation

Happy Holidays from your friends at the Community Foundation for Monterey County! Thank you for your partnership in creating healthy, safe, vibrant communities throughout Monterey County. We are grateful for you! CFMC Offices will be closed for the holidays December 24-25 and January 1, 2025.

The Big Sur Fund in Memory of Weston Call provides sustainable, impactful and supplemental funding to nonprofit organizations benefiting the residents of Big Sur and builds resources for disaster relief. They award grants each year to Big Sur-based nonprofit organizations as well as support outside organizations to bring programming to Big Sur residents. To learn more and donate, visit: cfmco.org/bigsur The Big Sur Fund in Memory of Weston Call is an affiliate fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County.