Carmel Gives
Carmel Gives is a fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County that was started upon the onset of COVID-19 challenges to assist individuals and organizations that were negatively impacted by the pandemic. More than just a fund, it is also a movement that develops and executes creative Win/Win programs that assist City Government, local businesses, and non-profits while providing significant benefits to the overall community and people in need, quickly and efficiently. Donated funds are many times leveraged by the use of matching grant challenges, selecting projects that are highly leverageable with other grants, and execution of projects with Carmel Cares Volunteers.
Carmel Gives was originally funded by Tim Allen in May, 2020 along with over 80 other donors. Since that time, Tim Allen Property’s real estate team has donated 5% of every one of their real estate transaction commissions to the Fund, complementing other donations from others.
Dale Byrne, CarmelCare’s founder and Chief Caring Officer is also the Project Manager for CarmelGives. In that volunteer role, he researches, executes and manages creative Win/Win opportunities that leverage Carmel Gives’ investments that make a difference in Carmel and surrounding communities. To date, $2 million has been donated through 300 grants to over 100 nonprofit organizations. Through matching funds and challenge grants as well as bringing other donors to projects, the value of those grants exceed $4 million.
We are here to help, and by pulling together as a community we will come out of this even stronger.”
– Tim Allen, Tim Allen Properties
Ways to Give
Those wishing to contribute can:
- make a secure, tax-deductible online donation
- Mail a check payable to “Community Foundation for Monterey County” with “Carmel Gives Fund” in the memo line to: 2354 Garden Road, Monterey, CA 93940
- Make a gift of stock. Please contact Christine Dawson or call 831.375.9712 x126 for instructions.
- If you are a CFMC donor advisor, you can request a grant through Donor Central or contact your Philanthropic Services Officer to make a grant.
- Call 831.375.9712 Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Completed Projects
Since its founding in May, 2020 Carmel Gives has invested over $2 million in over 300 grants/projects including (most recent first):
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- Grant to American Brain Tumor Association in honor of Mackenzie (Team MAC)
- Matching grant to Gold Sponsorship of CASA Fore the Kids Golf Tournament
- Matching grant to Carmel River School PTO
- Grant to The Living Breath Foundation for General Operating Support
- Featured sponsor of Harmony at Home annual luncheon
- Sponsorship of Tatum’s Garden Foundation’s Treehouse Playground projects
- Sponsorship for Carmel Woman’s Club Lobster Fest event for women’s scholarship fund
- Sponsorship of Gen Giammanco Foundation 2024 Power Event
- Challenge grant for Fund for Homeless Women luncheon
- Grant to Kids and Horses for General Operating Support
- Sponsorship of Monterey Symphony Love Letters Concert Program for youth concerts
- Grant to Carmel Cares for General Operating Support
- Advocate Sponsorship of Gathering for Women’s Anniversary Celebration
- Grant to Boys & Girls Club for General Operating Support
- Sponsorship of Carmel Dance Festival’s stage project
- Grant to Lacrosse the Bay for promotion of the MPUSD after school programs
- Sponsorship of Arts Council for Monterey County Champions of the Arts event
- Sponsorship for Sand City Volleyball Club SAND 15’s National Team
- Sponsorship of California Arts & Science Institute Fall students art contest
- Sponsorship of Rancho Cielo Veggie Box fundraiser
- Sponsorship of Arts Council for Monterey County Champions of the Arts event
- Sponsorship of Catholic Charities Diocese of Monterey Bridge of Hope 40th Anniversary Gala
- Matching grant sponsorships for CAS of Monterey County fundraiser
- Grant to Leukemia & Lymphoma Society for General Operating Support
- Grant to Oakland Lacrosse Club for General Operating Support
- Grant to Carmel High School Robotics Club
- Sponsorship of Stevenson School for Monterey County College Showcase
- Sponsorship of Carmel Art Festival
- Grant to Carmel Cares for General Operating Support
- Sponsorship of Organic Architecture lecture for American Institute of Architects Monterey Bay
- Sponsorship of Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Visionaries of the Year fundraiser in honor of Lizeth Andalan
- Grant to Hospice of Central Coast
- Sponsorship of Carmel High Sober Grad Night
- Donation to Pebble Beach Company Foundation to benefit Rancho Cielo
- Sponsorship of CFMC Women’s Fund Luncheon
- Sponsorship of American Legion Post 512 Longest Drive contest
- Sponsorship of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Easter Basket Program
- Annual sponsorship of Monterey Firefighters Community Foundation programs
- Sponsorship of Monterey Firefighters Community Foundation’s Firefighter Charity Ball
- Matching grant for Boys & Girls Club Comics for Kids event
- Matching grant for Boys & Girls Club Adopt a Family program
- Sponsorship of Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Visionaries of the Year campaign
- Sponsorship of SNIP Golf tournament
- Grant to Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing to establish Monterey County chapter
- Grant to Leukemia & Lymphoma Society for General Operating Support
- Grant to Orphan Productions to fund cChildren’s STEM Camps
- Sponsorship of United Way Monterey County’s Stuff the Bus campaign
- Sponsorship of Community Human Services Solving Homelessness event
- Grant to Carmel High School Film & Video Club
- Signature Sponsor for Gateway Center’s Brighter Days Ahead fundraiser
- Sponsorship of Block Party Spring Fundraiser for Monterey Museum of Art
- Grant to The Bridge Restoration Ministries for General Operating Support
- Sponsorship of John Madden public art project
- Grant to Harmony at Home for expansion into San Luis Obispo County
- Sponsorship of Boys & Girls Club Golf for Kids Tournament
- Sponsorship of Living Breath Foundation Fore Cystic Fibrosis Golf Exhibition
- Sponsorship of Epic Experience Beyond Cancer Hearts and Hope Gala
- Sponsorship of Carmel Public Library Foundation’s Speaker Series
- Grant to Carmel High Sober Grad Night
- Grant to Bethel Missionary Baptist Church for Christmas Food Program
- Grant to Bay View Academy for Lower School extracurricular activities
- Sponsorship of MGA Scholar’s Cup
- Sponsorship of Monterey Museum of Art Block Party Fundraiser
- Grant to Carmel Cares General Operating Fund
- Grant for Monterey County Association of Realtors Scholarship Fundraiser
- Challenge grant to Boys & Girls Club for College and Career Readiness Program
- Grant to Monterey Peninsula Musical Theater for the Stellar Musical Theater Group
- Grant to Power over Parkinson’s
- Grant to Gathering for Women
- Grant to Challenged Athletes, Inc. Challenge Run
- Grant to Breast Cancer Assistance Group of the Monterey Peninsula – Quail Golf Sponsorship
- Sponsorship of Pebble Beach Golf Association tournament
- Grant to Carmel Cares for General Operating Fund
- Challenge grant to Boys & Girls Club for the College and Career Readiness Program
- Grant to Monterey County Association of Realtors Scholarship Fund
- Grant to Bethel Baptist Church for their Christmas dinner program
- Matching grant to Carmel River School Parent Teacher Organization
- Matching grant to Carmel Middle School Parent Teach Organization
- Matching grant to Carmel High School Padre Parents
- CASA Fore the Kids Golf Tournament sponsorship
- Grant to Carmel Chamber of Commerce Foundation for scholarship
- Grant to Art Council for support of local Bohemian art project
- Donation of 30 safety helmets to Carmel CERT team
- Community Foundation for Monterey County Celebration of Philanthropy sponsorship
- Grant to Monterey Firefighters Foundation in honor of Women’s Council of Realtors
- Pebble Beach Junior Golf Corriveau Golf Invitational sponsorship
- Monterey Firefighters Community Foundation sponsorship
- Grant to Trinity Christian High School for scholarship fund
- Grant to Living Breath Foundation for General Operating Support
- Grant to Monterey Peninsula Youth Sailing for General Operating Support
- Grant to Carmel Womans Club to support their scholarship fund
- Sponsorship of Monterey Symphony concert for Monterey Peninsula schools
- Grant to Carmel High School Mock Trial team
- Grant to Carmel Cares for Scenic Pathway Restoration Project
- Grant to Kids & Horses for General Operating Support
- Grant to Big Sur River Run
- Grant to Rancho Cielo for veggie boxes program
- Grant to Forest Theater Guild for Ride the Cyclone show
- Grant to Gathering for Women for General Operating Support
- Grant to Weston Call Fund for Big Sur
- Sponsorship of Sand City Volleyball Club 16’s National Team
- Grant to Carmel Foundation for refresh of Nimmons Room and courtyards at Norton Court facility
- Sponsorship of Sand City Volleyball Club 14’s National Team
- Sponsorship of Arts Council Champion of the Arts Awards event
- Successful Challenge Grant to Habitat for Humanity Monterey Bay
- Grant to fund Carmel Restaurant Grant program
- Grant to CASA for challenge grant participation
- Grant to Boys & Girls Club for general operating support of Fund-a-Future program
- Grant to Boys & Girls Club for summer program sponsorship of 17 kids
- Grant to Boys & Girls Club fo carpet replacement in Seaside facility
- Grant to Boys & Girls Club for Comics for Kids Friend Sponsorship
- Grant to Hospice Giving Foundation for “The Party” event sponsorship
- Grant to Boys & Girls Club of Monterey County for Comics for Kids event
- Grant to Oakland Lacrosse Club
- Grant to support the Lymphoma and Leukemia Society Visionaries of the Year Fundraiser
- Grant to the Community Foundation to assist families impacted by the flooding in Pajaro
- Grant to support operating expenses for the Fund for Homeless Women
- Yearly sponsor of PacRep’s productions at Forest Theater
- Platinum Sponsorship for the Gen Giammanco Foundation Fundraiser event
- Grant to the Natural Disaster Support Scholarship Fund which will allow it to be in perpetuity
- Sponsorship of the new Intern Program for the Carmel Youth Center
- Sponsorship of the Carmel Art Festival
- Grant to fund Rancho Cielo outdoor kitchen project
- Matching grant challenge grant for National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation
- Sponsorship for Monterey Firefighters Community Foundation fire engine logo space
- Challenge Grant for Harmony at Home for expanding their program to other communities
- Sponsorship for Relay for Rachael
- Challenge Grant for outdoor garden/patio refresh at the Gateway Center
- Sponsor for AIDS/Lifecycle 2023 event
- Gold sponsorship of Carmel Foundations Philanthropic Foodie event
- Sponsorship of Carmel’s American Legion Post 512’s golf tournament
- Grant to Epic Experience to fund their cancer patient outings
- Sponsorship of American Institute of Architects House on the Central Coast lecture.
- Grant to Boys & Girls Club to assist with replacement of carpet tiles in Salinas and Seaside facilities
- 2023 Carmel High School Sober Grad Night sponsorship
- Challenge grant for Boys & Girls Club College and Career Readiness Program
- Matching challenge grant for Boys & Girls Club Adopt a Family Program with Carl’s Junior Seaside
- Sponsorship for Carmel High School Film Club trip to Long Beach film competition
- Monterey Peninsula Theater grant for student program in performance in Vietnam
- Annual sponsorship of Monterey Firefighters 2023 events
- Matching grant for Del Rey Oaks basketball court project
- Sponsorship of Monterey Firefighters Community Foundation PTSD Workshop
- Follow up grant to Big Sur Marathon Foundation for Palo Corona Cross Country Course maintenance fund
- Living Breath Foundation golf tournament sponsorship
- Matching challenge grant to CASA
- Tatum’s Garden grant to fund playground in Carmel Valley
- Realogy Charitable Foundation grant for Florida Relief Fund
- Grant to Community Association of Big Sur
- MGA Scholar Cup fundraiser sponsorship
- Grant to Carmel Cares for Forest Theater Restoration
- Grant to Lacrosse the Bay
- Matching grant challenge to Housing Resource Center
- Sponsorship of four junior golfers for Pebble Beach Junior Golf Association at MPCC
- Choreographer Fellowship sponsorship for Carmel Dance Festival
- Matching Grant for Carmel Foundation for acquisition of new lift system for their housing unit
- Matching grant challenge to Carmel River School PTA parents which resulted in achieving their 2023 budget
- Setup a significant startup matching fund situation with the Big Sur Marathon Foundation to fund a new cross country course at the former Rancho Canada Golf Course site. The Carmel Gives grant was matched by other organizations and the project was completed in June, 2022, just 4 months after making the grant.
- Provided seed money and project management to start the Clean Air Verified program for Carmel restaurants. Other grants funded the first year contracts for 25 restaurants.
- Funded new band instruments for the Seaside High School drum line
- Provided matching funds to the Monterey Food Bank to allow them to assist their target nonprofits to have safe food handling processes and equipment
- Provided funds for several youth lacrosse organizations throughout California and Nevada
- Provided multiple grants to Dentistry4Vets
- Provided multiple grants to the 2022 Carmel High School Sober Grad night program
- Provided grant to Padre Parents to support programs for teachers
- Funded local Carmel restaurants to make over 4.000 nutritious meals for the Carmel Unified School District which distributed them to families in need
- Acquired two rounds of 200 $50 gift cards from local restaurants that were distributed by the Monterey Fire Department to families displaced by recent fires
- Donated to Big Sur fund for fire fighters injured in the Dolan Fire
- Funded out of work local seamstresses making 3,000 high quality Made in Carmel facemasks and distributed them for free through 20 local businesses
- Donated to the Weston Call Fund for Big Sur to assist with the Dolan Fire situation
- Acquired badly needed electric landscaping tools for the City of Carmel
- Acquired and installed a new roll-up door for the Forest Theater snack bar
- Refreshed the Forest Theater seating area and landscaping to prepare it for operation during COVID and protect it from deterioration
- Acquired a John Deere Gator utility vehicle with 100 gallon electric-powered water tank to allow City workers and volunteers to water plants and trees using the City’s free non-potable water supply
- Funded a local designer to produce a safer and more attractive parklet design for local restaurants
- Helped to fund social distancing/mask banners down Ocean Avenue
- Donated multiple years to Rancho Cielo to buy veggie boxes that were distributed to Boys & Girls Club families, the Carmel Foundation, first responders and City team members
- Funded the acquisition of 300 pumpkins from a Farmer’s Market vendor so that the City of Carmel’s Community Activities Commission could execute their “Pumpkins on Parade” event for the entire community
- Funded a lobby remodel project for the Carmel Youth Center
- Funded the 2022 Carmel Art Festival
- Funded a modern dance ensemble for the Carmel Dance Festival
- Funded a Randy Tunnell photographic exhibit featuring Carmel’s Bohemian Artists
- Provided significant funding to support
- Funded local seamstresses making 2,000 cloth facemasks using cloth donated by CRA members
- Acquired $15,000 in Carmel restaurant gift cards that were distributed by Monterey Fire to families displaced by fires
- Invested in 20 Carmel restaurants making over 7,000 high quality meals for 20 Peninsula nonprofits. This was a lifesaver for many COVID-impacted restaurants and the assisted nonprofits.
- Provided significant funding the the Carmel Chamber through payments made to them as a Fiscal Sponsor of Carmel Gives projects
- Provided funding for hand sanitizer given to farm worker families in Salinas
- Funded scholarships for Carmel Chamber’s Leadership program
- Sponsored Social Distancing Posters down Ocean Avenue
- Acquired landscaping tools for Carmel’s Public Works Department
- Acquired 5 commercial power tool kits for Carmel’s Public Works Department
- Donation to the Big Sur Fund in Memory of Weston Call for fire relief
- Funded two CERT training programs for existing Carmel-by-the-Sea and new Carmel Valley CERT teams
- Funded acquisition of radios and other equipment for Carmel CERT teams
- Funded acquisition of 15 iPhone 12’s for Carmel’s Police Department
- Acquired a sidewalk scrubbing machine for the City of Carmel
- Issued grants to Carmel Cares for programs to restore Scenic Pathway, Devendorf Park and Forest Theater
- Grant to Community Association of Big Sur for the Big Sur Dolan Fire Relief Fund for Firefighters
- Funded 2020 pumpkin role
- Funded purchase of artificial Christmas tree for Sunset Center
- Provided grant to Boys & Girls Club to help fund large room divider
- Acquired two different size drain cleaning devices for the City of Carmel
- Partnered with the CRA to fund electric service to CERT container
- Donation to The Living Breath Foundation
- Donation to All Saints Day School
- Donation to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
- Grant to fund improvements to the Carmel Foundation outdoor patio areas, including an outdoor seating area for meals, pergola, and meeting area
- Grant to fund improvements to Carmel Foundation library room
- Grant to fund improvements to remaining outdoor patio areas including beautiful pollinator-friendly garden and multiple fountains
- Sponsored opening weekend of PacRep/Forest Theater Guild films
- Sponsored 501(c)3 application and marketing expenses for Community Builders of Monterey County
- Sponsored youth tickets for Monterey Symphony events in 2021 and 2022
- Funded Active Shooter Response Packages for the Monterey Sheriff’s Advisory Council
- Donated to Trinity Christian High School in 2021 and 2022
- Grant to AIM Youth for Mental Health to support rapid expansion of their support for Monterey County teens
- Grant to Housing Resource Center
- Grant to Gathering for Women
- Grant to Community Human Services to sponsor outdoor patio space for Shuman House
- Matching fund donation to boys & Girls Club for Adopt-a-Family program
- Grant to Big Sur Park School
- Grant to Bob Hoover Academy for facility improvements
- Grant to Rancho Cielo for General Support
- Grant to National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation
- Grant to Carmel Youth Center Mural for Park Branch Library Project
- Donation to Red Cross Ukraine Relief Fund
- Grant to Monterey County Surfers Foundation for sponsoring family outings on Monterey Bay with the Salinas Surf Club
- Donation to Arts Council for Monterey County for Bronze Sponsorship of 40th Anniversary Gala
- Sponsorship of PacRep’s Forest Theater Grand Opening Performance
- Donation to Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation
- Significant funding to Boys & Girls Club Fund-a-Future program
- Significant funding to All Saints Day School for their Imagine Campaign
- Grant to Nevada 4H Camp Operations
- Grant to Epic Experience’s Beyond Cancer activities
- Grant to Sand City Volleyball Club for National Tournament Expenses
- Grant to Meals on Wheels of Monterey Peninsula
- Grant to Max’s Helping Paws to fund video production and matching fund promotion
- Grant to Fund for Homeless Women for general operating expenses
- Grant to Boys & Girls Club for New Vehicle Fund and summer camp scholarships
- Funded Carmel restaurants to buy 100 meals for Boys & Girls Club families
- Funded Carmel restaurants to buy meals for Boys & Girls Club Students of the Year program
- Sponsorship for CASA golf tournament
- Matching grant challenge to CASA
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Carmel Gives is a donor advised fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County established by Tim Allen Realtors. It is not related to Monterey County Gives!, the year-end campaign of the Community Foundation for Monterey County, Monterey County Weekly and Monterey Peninsula Foundation.