The Community Foundation for Monterey County seeks to support funding requests that address community challenges or opportunity/achievement gaps that increase equity and demonstrate impact and measurable results.
Donor Name: Community Foundation for Monterey County
State: California
County: Monterey County (CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/20/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC) embraces a countywide vision of Healthy, Safe and Vibrant communities. The Impact grants program focuses on the people and places of Monterey County, California, highlighting impact and measurable results.
The Community Foundation for Monterey County’s (CFMC) strategic plan embraces a countywide vision of Healthy, Safe and Vibrant Communities.
Priorities
Based on data of local needs and aspirations, they invite proposals exemplifying the following:
- Effective strategies that focus on opportunity / achievement gaps to increase equity and expand access to services and programs, as requested and informed by data and local residents’ experiences.
- Embrace and advance opportunities for all residents to reach their full potential and thrive.
- Priority will be given to organizations with positive, stable Impact grant history with CFMC, demonstrating effectiveness resulting in tangible and measurable impact.
Funding Information
Impact grants provide unrestricted support, ranging between $40,000 and $50,000 per year. Approximately $2,000,000 total will be granted annually.
Grant Period
In general, Impact grants will have a 12-month grant period.
Eligibility Criteria
- Impact grants are open to 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations and occasionally other public agencies serving Monterey County residents.
- All organizations applying for a grant should be current on reporting obligations for past Community Impact and Opportunity grants.
- Organizations may receive one Impact grant (of any size) per calendar year, not both. Only one Impact grant application will be considered at a time.
For more information, visit CFMC.
