Giving Back

Big Sur Land Trust (BSLT) is a non-profit organization with a mission to inspire love of land across generations, conservation of our unique Monterey County landscapes, and access to outdoor experiences for all.

Everyone’s Harvest’s mission is to provide access to healthy, affordable fruits and vegetables through certified farmers’s markets and community food programs.

We are a group of concerned local citizens working locally to meet the challenges of declining resources and climate change by helping our communities transition to sustainable practices.

The Friends of the Pacific Grove Public Library help ensure that our library is a thriving community center for discovery and lifelong learning.

Our mission is to provide homeless women on the Monterey Peninsula supportive resources and a caring community. We provide the women we serve with hot, nutritious meals, clothing, showers, comprehensive case management support, limited emergency assistance, education to promote a woman’s health and safety, job training, access to free basic health care, and connection to other community services and providers.

The Living Breath Foundation is a non-profit organization created to help those living with Cystic Fibrosis. We award scholarships for qualifying individuals who wish to further their education beyond the high school level. We also assist individuals and families with the added expenses associated withhaving Cystic Fibrosis, which include the extensive costs of prescription medication and medical equipment. In certain situations we provide financial assistance for individuals who have prolonged or frequent absence from work. In addition to providing financial assistance, The Living Breath Foundations plans on producing new and inventive ways to raise awareness about the disease and what it takes to live with the illness.

One-on-one teaching remains one of the most successful ways that students learn. Hopkins Marine Station’s diverse laboratories and location on Monterey Bay gives us an amazing platform from which we can teach undergraduate and graduate students, with a mix of courses, seminars, and research opportunities that emphasize faculty-student interactions. Stanford provides the basic funds for these efforts, but gifts from people like you give us the flexibility to go beyond the basics.

At Cake4Kids, we bake and deliver birthday cakes for underserved children. They may be in grouphomes, at a domestic violence or human trafficking shelter, in low-income housing with or without a parent, or even homeless.

Pacific Grove High School is a community of learners committed to providing students with opportunities that will steer their lives toward academic, career, and personal success. Through collaboration, a commitment to evidence-based decision-making, and a spirit of inclusion, PGHS aims to cultivate culturally aware, employable, healthy, active students who are eager learners, conscientious digital citizens, environmental stewards, and effective communicators.

Our mission is to protect and nurture Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, to educate and inspire visitors to preserve its unique natural and cultural resources, and to strengthen the network of Carmel Area State Parks. The Foundation is the sole source of funding for the model volunteer program, protects the Reserve’s environmental health and historical integrity by funding work on trails, facilities and vegetation, and continuously strives to improve programs and services for approximately one million visitors each year.

Assuring compassionate treatment of all animals through rescue, rehabilitation, protection and education. All animals in our community are safe, healthy, respected and valued.

CASA of Monterey County’s mission is to train and support community volunteers who advocate for abused or neglected children placed in foster care, upholding the children’s rights while pursuing a safe and permanent home.

Part of the community since 1968, The Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County (BGCMC) operates two Clubhouses that serve an average of 500 children a day with high-quality programs provided by trained youth development professionals. Our staff and volunteers serve as trusted mentors and advocates for our youth, offering every child opportunities, expectations, recognition, and guidance in a safe and fun environment. Coupled with a focus on measurable outcomes, our formula for impact puts our mission into action.