10 Monterey County GIVES! 2026 mcgives.com CHALLENGE GIFTS $3,447,704 IN CHALLENGE GIFTS FROM 827 DONORS Ag Land Trust Heather Golden Jensen, Board of Directors Henry & Anna Carrasco Louis B. Frizzell Mike and Kellie Pacific Valley Bank Robert & Virginia Roach Sons of the American Legion - Squadron 31 Tina and Marc Del Piero Al & Friends Sunday Breakfast Bill and Kathi Wojtkowski Laurie Eavey Alliance on Aging MontereyRentals.com American Red Cross of the Central Coast David and Maryanne Spradling Animal Friends Rescue Project AFRP Board of Directors Bill and Joni Dorey Bob Lanzone Carlin and Patricia Jardine Chris Mather Craig and Sara Hall De Tierra Vineyards Deb & Dan Beals and Ricky & Kailey Cromwell Debbie and Jeff Andrews Deena and Barry Pryor Joel and Dena Gambord Foundation of the CFMC, in Memory of Joel Gambord John Machado Karen Wright Laurie Machado Lynn and Cary Yeh Mancina Family Mary Klabunde Michelle Starr & Matt Wingrove Patti Hughes Rosalind Gray Davis RoseAnn & Patrick Skrovan The Larkin Family Veterinary Eye Clinic Monterey Bay ARIEL Theatrical ARIEL Theatrical Board of Trustees Becky and Budj McDill Believers in the mission/musical lovers David & Heather Kirk David Finkelstein Diane and Carrie Creasey John and Heather Higginbotham Lanney Hulse R. Harris Family Stephen Hooper Aromas Community Center Foundation Aromas Youth Soccer Graniterock LC Interiors, Inc. Stephen Johnson TC Johnson Family The DuMond Family Waste Management (WM) Art Abilities Carol and Craig Rossi Arts Council for Monterey County Bertie Bialek-Elliott Cheryl and Bill Kampe Christopher & Nicky Long Cris and Shelley Cabanillas Don & Darcie Gloria Souza Jacquie and Tom Atchison Janie B. Silveria and Frank Hoppe Laurie Bend, past board chair Lee Henderson & Donna Gibson Malcolm Weintraub Mary U Hill Mimi and George Niesen Mostly Arts and Youth Fund of the CFMC Nicolas Papadakis Patricia Skinner PK Diffenbaugh Sandra Borthwick Asian Cultural Experience of Salinas ACES Board of Directors Big Sur Fire Alan Buchwald, M.D. C.A. Storage, Inc. Doug Johnston Big Sur Land Trust Andrea Manzo Anonymous Bill and Sherry Young, Board of Trustees Deanna Woodhour Eleanor Satow Fred Hochstaedter, BSLT volunteer Kate McKenna, vice chair, Board of Trustees Laurie Eavey Lorraine Yglesias & James Rice Mark and Patti Boitano Marsha McMahan Zelus Fund of the CFMC Pinney Allen and Buddy Miller Sarasina and Mike Tuchen, The Eden8 Foundation Sue Storm and Craig Varjian Will & Michele Lewallen Yuri & Heath Anderson BirchBark Alison and William Lynch Alyssa and Patrick Plicka Brianna Carabba Dan & Robbie Rhodes Dr. Merrianne Burtch Hana Kong, Matt Payne and Sammi Weiss Jeffrey Fankhauser Larry & Claudia Crawford Tom Moran & Leslie Jungemann The Blind and Visually Impaired Center of Monterey County Russell L. Hatch Bob Hoover Academy Brooks McChesney Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County Deanna Woodhour Sharon and Stan Meresman Breakthrough Men’s Community Breakthrough Board of Directors John Hain Tony and Christina Brigantino Upjohn California Fund Breast Cancer Assistance Group BCAG board member Cathey Edwards Susan & Bill Jordan Susan and Manuel Osorio Upjohn California Fund Bright Futures of Monterey County Bright Futures Monterey County Steering Partners Sarah Scheldwacht Building Healthy Communities Monterey County BHCMC Board of Directors Judith Sulsona & William Rawson Patterson Emesibe Cachagua Fire Carmel Valley Garage Carmel Valley Kiwanis Foundation Jake Odello Kelly O’Brien and Martha Watson Three Sheep Wealth Management, LLC Camerata Singers Carol & David Kimbrough Chris & Denise Hasegawa Laura and Harry Nagel Mike Novo & Kellie D. Morgantini Carl Cherry Center for the Arts 100% of the Carl Cherry Center Board of Directors Camille d’Avenas Don & Darcie Ellen Osborne & Jim Dultz Osborne Family Fund of the CFMC Pamela Carroll Rick and Susan Murai Robert and Donna Feist Robert Evans Roberta Myers Ron Baxter and Robin Winfield, Board of Directors Roy Mustelier & Kris Swanson, Board Members Carmel Art Association Brooks McChesney Carmel Bach Festival Bertie Bialek-Elliott The Carmel Foundation Anonymous Bruce Fairbanks The Carmel Foundation board Carmel Guitar Society Marc and Lisa Schonbrun omniconcerts.com Robert and Marguerite Novelli Sheila Gibbons Hiebert Willem and Madhu Carmel Music Society Peter Thorp Carmel Public Library Foundation Diane Danvers Simmons Art Elsa Susan Galvin & Michael Leavy Flink Family Lance Relicke and Stephen Engblom Marci Meaux Pamela Neiman, board member Susan Prest Three Sheep Wealth Management, LLC William Falor III and Morgan Falor Carmel River Steelhead Association Dr. T. Pelikan Traffic and Civil Engineer Jim Jeffery Carmel Valley Community Youth Center Carmel Valley Community Youth Center Board of Directors Carmel Valley Kiwanis Foundation Alan and Wendy Crockett Carmel Youth Center Cyndy Hodges Marci Meaux Mike Harbert Pamela Neiman, board member Upjohn California Fund CASA of Monterey County Anonymous (2) Ben Trainer Carmel Valley Kiwanis Foundation Charles Franklin Danny and Amanda Little Dina Ruiz Gilda Gonzales & Dr. Ken Wysocki John Bisenius Joseph Greene, MD and Siobhan Greene Lori and Lou Flagg Memorial Youth Fund of the CFMC Susan & David Gill William & Monica Tovar Center for Community Advocacy Carl Christensen and Jo Ann Novoson Fund Center for Photographic Art Betty & Jim Kasson Dennis Segers, board member Gary Lopez, board member Jacki Horton Joel and Dena Gambord Foundation of the CFMC, in Memory of Joel Gambord Linda Zimmerman Mary Brown, board member Rick and Susan Murai Simona Martin Central Coast Veterans Cemetery Foundation Melanie Rose Kunoa, board member Chamber Music Monterey Bay Anonymous CMMB Board of Directors Coastal Kids Home Care Anonymous Carmel Gives Fund of the CFMC Drew and Myra Goodman Cold Case Project of Monterey County Angelique Milhouse and Family Ann Kern, Cold Case Project board member Anonymous Bill Clark, Cold Case Project board member Bruno Dias, Cold Case Project board member Daniel R Clark Construction Dave Hober, Cold Case Project board member Dr. Darnell M. Whitt II, Cold Case Project board member Liz Lorenzi Mark Sliger Mike Bruno, Cold Case Project board member Patricia and Alfred Bruno Peggy Thompson Shaumbe Wright United with Hope William & Cathy Hines Communities for Sustainable Monterey County Catherine Crockett CSMC Board of Directors Jeff Sacher & Claudia Cleaver Joan Bennett Laurie Eavey Margaret C. D’Arrigo Michelle Soule & Gabriel Sacher Piret Harmon Thomas and Leslie Ward as of November 5, 2026 A challenge gift is a lead gift of $500 or more to a participating nonprofit that jumpstarts its Monterey County Gives! campaign.
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