Community Fund for Carmel Valley

The Community Fund for Carmel Valley (CFCV), an affiliate fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County, is a way for residents to help Carmel Valley thrive. Since 2020, the fund has granted more than $217,000 to nonprofit projects and programs benefiting communities in the greater Carmel Valley area from Highway 1 to Cahoon Grade.

In 2022, the CFCV granted $22,500 to eight nonprofit organizations in areas such as education, safety, meals for families, youth camps and other community-enhancing programs. Carmel Valley Community Youth Center received a grant to support their water safety instruction program in partnership with a summer camp run by another 2022 grantee, Friends of Cachagua Children’s Center. “This grant allows us to continue to provide water safety instruction to underserved youth in Cachagua and Carmel Valley,” said Pool Manager Kristen Rianda and President Teresa Goldberg.

The CFCV is led by an advisory board of area residents who have a deep understanding of community needs.