Big Sur Fund Lists Community Grants Up to $5,000, With October Awards and Support for Volunteer Fire Readiness

BIG SUR, Monterey County — October 27, 2026. Local charitable grants can have an outsized effect in a small coastal community. The Big Sur Fund in Memory of Weston Call, administered by the Community Foundation for Monterey County, supports services, facilities and community organizations from Mal Paso Creek south to the county line.

How much support is available?

The 2026 fund guidelines listed requests between $1,000 and $5,000 for eligible proposals, including project, capital or operating support depending on the applicant. The round’s application deadline was August 7, 2026, and funded projects were scheduled to be announced in October. Readers should not treat this as an open application window now or assume a specific proposal received an award solely because it was submitted.

What types of work received support?

The foundation’s grant webpage includes examples of recent assistance such as $2,700 for Big Sur community emergency response training, $5,000 for family arts workshops and contributions to youth scholarships and environmental education. These are listed examples and may not all be from the current 2026 decision cycle; their dates should be verified in the final award record.

For nonprofit groups seeking the next round, confirm eligibility, documented community impact, budget and whether fiscal sponsorship is allowed. Newsrooms should not represent public-interest coverage as automatically eligible for unrestricted charity funds.

Primary source: Community Foundation for Monterey County — Big Sur Fund guidelines and recipient examples. Big Sur News.

Editorial note: This is a guide to foundation records, not an announcement that California58 received funding.

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