Partners in Giving – Giff and Pam Lehman
Giff and Pam Lehman brought their philanthropic journey to life at the Legacy of Giving Luncheon on February 26, 2025, honoring CFMC Legacy Society Members. Long-time supporters of the Foundation, […]
Why Choose the CFMC vs a Commercial Donor Advised Fund?
Although a donor advised fund can be established through a national financial institution, the CFMC offers its donor advised fund holders much broader services, more personal attention, and deeper connections […]
Making A Difference: Gordon Schacher
Inspired to give by his late wife, Elke, Gordon Schacher started The Elke Junger Making A Difference Fund on the concept of making a difference, one individual at a time. […]
Making the World Better: Daphne and Stuart Wells
“She’s Brooklyn, I’m Bronx,” says Stuart Wells of his wife Daphne. Meeting as youth, they were “both shot by cupid’s arrow” at the same time and married after their first […]
Caring for Community: Birt and Kathleen Johnson, Jr.
Birt Johnson, Jr. and his wife Kathleen are deeply committed to their community. They are both children of career military families who believed Monterey County represented one of the best […]
Steve & Ann Packer: Sharing Values Through Giving
Ann was born in Syracuse, NY and moved to California in the 1970s. She met Steve, born and raised in San Diego, while she was a paralegal in San Francisco […]
A Great Idea – The Jett Fighter Fund
Jett Ramsey loved rainbows, the color green and his pet rabbit, Pepper Pancake. His grandmother, Debbie Harlan, speaks warmly of watching him ride around in his little green Jeep the […]
CFMC Awards More Than $3 Million in COVID-19 Grants
COVID-19 has had an unprecedented impact on the lives of Monterey County residents. Since launching March 16, 2020, COVID-19 Relief Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC) has […]
Amy Anderson & George Somero: Living & Giving in Harmony
George Somero, from Minnesota, and Amy Anderson, a California native, connected over their shared love of biology on a research vessel to the Galapagos Islands to study the creatures found […]
President’s Blog: Donor Advised Funds – Creating Impact
By Daniel R. Baldwin, President/CEO Community Foundation for Monterey County For the past several months, Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) have been the subject of considerable negative press. And by association […]
