…joining hands to reduce homelessness. Interfaith Outreach of Carmel is an interfaith organization of sponsoring faith communities joined together to address spiritual and practical needs in Monterey County, emphasizing grants to agencies that provide housing resources.
Interfaith Outreach of Carmel centers its grantmaking on agencies that provide housing resources for people experiencing homelessness in Monterey County. The foundation’s 2024 giving shows a clear pattern of support for local service providers working across emergency shelter, transitional housing, temporary housing, permanent supportive housing, and re-entry housing. Its recent grants range from a $24,000 award to Catholic Charities of the Diocese to a $22,000 grant to YMCA, with additional support for community organizations serving housing-stability needs. The foundation operates through an interfaith coalition model, described as sponsoring faith communities joined together to address spiritual and practical needs in Monterey County. That structure aligns with its focus on collaborative service delivery and public-facing community support. Recent grant recipients also include Interim Inc and Community Human Services, indicating that the funder works through established agencies rather than direct aid to individuals. Grantmaking is annual and tied to a housing-oriented program run through Joining Hands Benefit Shop, with recipients located in Monterey County and the broader California service network.
Housing stability is the main throughline in Interfaith Outreach of Carmel’s grantmaking. A $15,000 grant to Interim Inc supports the kind of service-provider infrastructure that connects people to housing and related help. Another $10,000 grant to Housing Resource Center points to a focus on navigation and access within the local homelessness-response system. The foundation also backs agencies serving people in crisis. It gave $10,000 to Community Homeless Solutions, consistent with support for emergency shelter and transitional housing. In addition, a $6,000 grant to I-help shows attention to smaller-scale community organizations within the same Monterey County housing network. Across these awards, the emphasis is on nonprofit agencies that deliver housing-related services rather than on individual assistance or unrelated program areas.
The typical grant size is concentrated in the five-figure range, with p25 at $10,000, a median of $12,500, and p75 at $20,500. Recent awards cluster around a small set of local service providers, and the 2024 list suggests recurring annual grantmaking through an established program rather than isolated one-off gifts. The foundation is an interfaith organization, and its grants are tied to Joining Hands Benefit Shop. It funds organizations, not individuals, and the active program language shows that grants are awarded to 501(c)(3) nonprofits. Unsolicited applications are accepted.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $21K, with a median of $13K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$13K
75th Percentile
$21K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Grants are concentrated in Monterey County, with all recent recipients in the United States and no non-U.S. grantees in the available data. The top giving state is California, where the foundation makes all of its grants by count. Recent recipient names point to local and regional service coverage, including Catholic Charities of the Diocese, YMCA, Community Foundation of Monterey, Interim Inc, and Housing Resource Center. The pattern reflects county-level housing support rather than a multi-state footprint.
It funds 501(c)(3) nonprofits that provide housing and supportive services for people experiencing homelessness in Monterey County. The active program language includes emergency shelter, permanent supportive housing, re-entry housing, temporary housing, and transitional housing.
Yes. The active grant program states that it accepts unsolicited applications for annual community grants to qualifying nonprofit organizations.
The typical award sits in the five-figure range: p25 is $10,000, the median is $12,500, and p75 is $20,500. Recent grants also include amounts above and below that band, from $6,000 to $24,000.
Its grants are aimed at people experiencing homelessness in Monterey County, including individuals and families needing emergency shelter, transitional or temporary housing, permanent supportive housing, and supportive services linked to housing stability.
The grantmaking is local in practice. All recent grants in the data went to U.S. recipients, the top giving state is California, and the active program focuses on Monterey County.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Interfaith Outreach of Carmel that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Open to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. Only one application per organization will be considered. Proposals must serve those experiencing homelessness in Monterey County in areas such as emergency shelter, permanent supportive housing, re-entry housing, temporary housing, or transitional housing.
Deadline: Applications are due by September 30, 2026.
Who can apply: Open to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations; only one application per organization; proposals must serve those experiencing homelessness in Monterey County; must be received by September 30, 2026.
Deadline: Applications are due by September 30, 2026.
Who can apply: Open to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. Only one application per organization will be considered. Proposals must serve those experiencing homelessness in Monterey County and relate to emergency shelter, permanent supportive housing, re-entry housing, temporary housing, or transitional housing.
Deadline: 2025 applications due by September 30, 2025. 2026 grant application coming soon; no active deadline published.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MONTEREY | MONTEREY, CA | $190,000 | 2025 | — |
| OUTREACH UNLIMITED (IHELP) | MONTEREY, CA | $14,000 | 2025 | HOMELESS SHLTR OVRNI |
| MONTEREY SOBER LIVING FOR WOMEN | CARMELBYTHESEA, CA | $7,000 | 2025 | — |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE | — | $24,000 | 2024 | — |
| YMCA | — | $22,000 | 2024 | — |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MONTEREY | — | $20,000 | 2024 | — |
| INTERIM INC | — | $15,000 | 2024 | — |
| COMMUNITY HOMELESS SOLUTIONS | — | $10,000 | 2024 | — |
| HOUSING RESOURCE CENTER | — | $10,000 | 2024 | — |
| COMMUNITY HUMAN SERVICES | — | $10,000 | 2024 | — |
| I-HELP | — | $6,000 | 2024 | — |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MONTEREY | — | $121,000 | 2023 | — |
| SALINAS FIRST METHODIST CHURCH | SALINAS, CA | $5,750 | 2023 | — |
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MONTEREY
$190,000OUTREACH UNLIMITED (IHELP)
$14,000HOMELESS SHLTR OVRNI
MONTEREY SOBER LIVING FOR WOMEN
$7,000CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE
$24,000YMCA
$22,000COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MONTEREY
$20,000INTERIM INC
$15,000COMMUNITY HOMELESS SOLUTIONS
HOUSING RESOURCE CENTER
$10,000COMMUNITY HUMAN SERVICES
$10,000I-HELP
$6,000COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MONTEREY
$121,000SALINAS FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
$5,750