Posts by LAMVCF
Generosity Comes in Many Forms
At Los Altos Mountain View Community Foundation, we spend a lot of time thinking about generosity: where it comes from, where it goes and how to help it do the most good close to home. Often that conversation centers on dollars. But some of the most meaningful gifts we see in Los Altos, Los Altos…
Read MoreLos Altos Mountain View Community Foundation (LAMVCF) Returns as Primary Sponsor for Compassion Week 2026
The Los Altos Mountain View Community Foundation (LAMVCF) is honored to return as the primary sponsor of Compassion Week 2026, a weeklong gathering of neighbors, service, and community spirit from October 3–11 for the Santa Clara and San Mateo communities. Every fall, Compassion Week turns compassion into action across nearly 70 local nonprofits and dozens…
Read MoreOne Group’s Winning Bet
Thirty-five years ago this month, a man at a poker table wanted to leave his estate to the community he loved. There was nowhere to leave it. So his friend Roy Lave and a group of neighbors built somewhere, and in 1991 the Los Altos Mountain View Community Foundation (LAMVCF) opened its doors. His estate…
Read MoreThe housing crisis in our area doesn’t always need a construction permit. Sometimes it just needs an open door…
Back in May, we announced that The United Effort Organization (UEO) had won our $25,000 Live Where You Work grant. A few months later, we want to show you what that grant looks like once it leaves the check and reaches someone’s front door. UEO’s application built upon this insight: some of the best housing…
Read MoreToast to 35 years with your neighbors at Oktoberfest
Thirty-five years! That’s three and a half decades of neighbors showing up for neighbors across Los Altos, Los Altos Hills and Mountain View. Grab your neighbor, a cold draft beer from Laughing Monk, a pretzel from Little Sky Bakery, and your dancing shoes, because we’re toasting to that legacy at Oktoberfest this year. Come stand shoulder to…
Read MoreIntuit becomes first corporate donor with $500,000 contribution to the Mountain View Affordable Housing Fund
Mountain View, Calif. — Intuit, the global financial technology company that’s headquartered in Mountain View, is helping address the local housing affordability crisis through a $500,000 contribution to the Mountain View Affordable Housing Fund. The fund, managed by the Los Altos Mountain View Community Foundation (LAMVCF), supports the development and preservation of affordable housing in Mountain View. Earlier…
Read MoreDon’t Wait for the Smoke: Top 3 Actions to Prepare for Wildfire Season
Right now, the Bay Area is enjoying an unusually cool stretch of weather. Forecasters expect temperatures to climb in the coming weeks, and with that heat comes the return of wildfire risk across our communities. The good news is that none of us have to face it alone. The best time to prepare for a…
Read MoreMountain View Affordable Housing Fund
Mountain View is home to the teachers who teach our kids, the caregivers who look after our parents, and the longtime neighbors who make this place ours. The City of Mountain View has committed restricted housing dollars to keep them here, and now it’s our turn to match it. Stand shoulder to shoulder with LAMVCF…
Read MoreSave the Date: Oktoberfest Is Coming!
Here’s How to Pour Into Your Community There’s nothing quite like a fall afternoon spent shoulder to shoulder with neighbors, a stein in one hand, a pretzel in the other, and the easy hum of a community that genuinely shows up for one another. That’s what Oktoberfest at LAMVCF has always been about. So mark…
Read MoreOur Schools Are Well Funded. Our Community Still Has Work to Do.
A new report from Joint Venture Silicon Valley confirms something many of us already know: our public schools are among the best funded in California. At nearly $29,000 per student, Silicon Valley districts outpace both the state and national averages. Los Altos is one of just seven districts recognized for combining high per-pupil funding with…
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