Supporting the Future -Taylor Farms Scholarship Program
Taylor Farms Scholarship at the CFMC For the past decade, Taylor Farms has been awarding college scholarships to outstanding children of employees looking to further their education. In June 2024, Taylor Farms awarded 37 students college scholarships at the annual Scholarship Luncheon. In addition to scholarship renewals, Taylor Farms will award a total of $400,000 […]
President’s Blog: Impact Investing
By Dan Baldwin, Community Foundation for Monterey County President/CEO The Community Foundation for Monterey County continually looks for ways to deepen its community impact. With this in mind, we began a new initiative in 2018: Community Impact Investing (CII). Impact investing is not new to philanthropy. Many private and community foundations utilize impact investments in […]
Women’s Fund: Leading Change
When a woman thrives, her family thrives. When a family thrives, the community thrives. The Community Foundation for Monterey County’s Women’s Fund invests in women and girls now to create a better future for us all. Together, we are transforming the lives of women and girls and making a difference in their communities. The Women’s […]
Designing Your Philanthropic Vision
No matter where you are on your philanthropic journey, taking a moment to reflect on where you want to go can be beneficial. The Community Foundation for Monterey County can help you give with purpose. The Philanthropic Services team is able to provide strategic guidance and research and organize site visits for fund holders. We […]
A Legacy of Caring: Maria Segovia
By Cristina Medina Dirksen Communications Coordinator, Community Foundation for Monterey County Maria Salazar Segovia wears bright flowers in her hair. The vibrant embroidery of her dress is as lively as her spirit. This is Maria Segovia, who is at ease with her new situation in life and that of her son, Alberto, who after more […]
President’s Blog: Passion + Community = Impact
By Dan Baldwin, Community Foundation for Monterey County President/CEO Thomas Friedman famously wrote that PQ (Passion Quotient) + CQ (Curiosity Quotient) = IQ (Intelligence Quotient). If you ever get the chance to hear him speak on this, take full advantage; it’s captivating and energizing. With apologies to Mr. Friedman, I’d like to offer a variant […]
President’s Blog – Soberanes Fire Reveals Community Character
Dan Baldwin, President & CEO, Community Foundation for Monterey County (photo by Bradley Zeve, Monterey County Weekly) Disasters don’t create character; they reveal it. The Soberanes Fire has made clear that the residents of Monterey County are resilient and caring. Certainly, one of the reasons we choose to live here is our wonderful outdoors, including the […]
Investing in Education – Church Brothers -True Leaf Farms Scholarship
Investing in the education of children of employees is “just the right thing to do,” says Brian Church, CEO of Salinas-based Church Brothers – True Leaf Farms. The Salinas-based family-run produce, grower/processor and shipper has begun making a close-to home investment in the future of its workers by establishing a scholarship fund at the CFMC […]
Giving with Purpose – Ken & Mary Wright
Ken and Mary Wright, CFMC Donor Advisor Fund Holders, share how they give with purpose. Ken is a CFMC board member and Soberanes Fire Grant Committee member, Mary is former CFMC board chair. Donor Advised Funds – Proactive Grantmaking Donor advised funds through the Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC) allow donors to really target very specifically what […]
Bill & Emmy Reese – Making Philanthropy a Family Value
Bill Reese, a physicist and former Naval Postgraduate School professor, and his late wife, Emmy, a visual artist, met in college in Portland, Oregon. Married 58 years, their values influenced one another over time. They didn’t want to focus on themselves, but rather the larger society and the world around them. Immersed in Causes They […]