RESPONSIVE PHILANTHROPY Fund for Monterey County

The Fund for Monterey County (FFMC) creates philanthropic resources to meet changing needs now and in the future. The FFMC consists of endowed unrestricted and field of interest funds that are invested to grow over time.

The FFMC grants more than $2 million each year in a wide variety of areas, including: Children and Youth Development, Health and Human Services, Community Development, Arts, Culture and Historic Preservation, and the Environment and Animal Welfare.

Grants are reviewed and allocated through the Community Impact grant program, which addresses the greatest challenges in our county. The Fund also provides flexible resources for emerging needs, such as the COVID-19 pandemic response, and provides relief and recovery grants for disaster, such as wildfires and, most recently, the 2023 winter storms and flooding.

How it Works

• Your gift provides the philanthropic resources to meet current and future challenges.

• You can designate the Fund for Monterey County as a beneficiary of your will or trust. We can help you or your attorney with sample bequest language.

• You can give directly to the Fund for Monterey County or name the Fund as the beneficiary of your donor advised fund.

• Your gift creates a source of community capital, helping to do good work for generations to come.

You can support the Fund for Monterey County in many ways. You can make an outright gift, donate appreciated stock, make a grant from a donor advised fund or direct an IRA Qualified Charitable Distribution. Other options include life income gifts such as a Charitable Remainder Trusts or Charitable Gift Annuities.

We are grateful for all those who have invested in the future of Monterey County by including the fund in their giving plans. No matter what the future holds, the Fund for Monterey County will be here to provide support for our community.

I INCLUDED THE FUND FOR MONTEREY COUNTY IN MY GIVING BECAUSE I FEEL GOOD KNOWING THE FUND WILL MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY, EVEN AS THEY CHANGE OVER TIME.

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Bertie Elliott

CFMC Fund holder and