MPVS Grants

Guidelines for making grant requests

• Grant requests are accepted through the mail or by email.
• The grantee must be a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
• The request must be for activities on the Monterey Peninsula or for residents of the Monterey Peninsula.
• Grants will be made to an organization only one time during the calendar year.
• If this request has a time constraint, your request must be sent at least three months prior to the deadline.
• The request should include the number of people served, the specific need, and the location.
• Your request should be dated, have the name of a contact person, and their phone number or email address.

MPVS Grant Application

The MPVS Grant Application is available for download below. To apply for a MPVS grant, please download and print the Grant Request form, fill  out and mail it to: 

MPVS Grants Chairman, P.O. Box 95, Seaside, CA 93955

Grants and Gifts in 2022

MPVS had a very good year an—thanks to the support of the community—was able to give away a total of $109,800 to the following organizations:

• American Association of University Women
• Arts Habitat
• Boys And Girls Clubs Of Monterey County
• Breast Cancer Assist. Group Of Monterey County
• Carmel Foundation
• Carmel Valley Angel Project
• Casa de Noche Buena Shelter fund
• Community Human Services/Shuman Heart House
• Community Partnership For Youth
• Everyone's Harvest
• Food Bank
• Friends of the Marina Library
• Gathering for Women
• Hands To Help Seniors
• I-HELP
• Interim
• Loaves and Fishes
• Loaves, Fishes And Computers
• Los Arboles PTSA
• Max's Helping Paws Foundation
• Meals On Wheels
• Monterey Bay Charter School
• Monterey Peninsula Gospel Community Choir
• New Canon Theatre Company
• Outreach Unlimited
• Pass The Word Ministry
• Read To Me Project
• Salvation Army
• Seaside Aquatics Club
• Sun Street Centers
• Thomas Carmen Food Pantry
• Veteran's Transition Center
• Youth Arts Collective