Posts by LAMVCF
A Community Keeps Its Promise
This year, neighbors put $800,000 behind local students. Some of them, for years to come. Every spring, something quietly happens in Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, and Mountain View. Organizations who have been showing up for this community for decades: Rotarians, Kiwanians, MV Chamber leaders, MVLA Scholars, all pull up chairs around the same table.…
Read MoreWhat Connects a Farm to a Food Pantry to Your Giving
Earlier this month, I stood in a field at Hidden Villa in Los Altos Hills watching a piglet nibbling on a sweet potato. It was an unremarkable moment except that two days earlier, I had seen that very sweet potato, or at least its kin, stacked in the produce section of Community Services Agency’s (CSA)…
Read MoreA $25,000 Bet on Community: LAMVCF Awards Live Where You Work Challenge Grant to The United Effort Organization
The Los Altos Mountain View Community Foundation (LAMVCF) has selected The United Effort Organization as the winner of its Live Where You Work Challenge, awarding a $25,000 grant to connect unhoused essential workers and seniors with local homeowners who have available space. Launched in January 2026, the Challenge asked residents, nonprofits, and community organizations across…
Read MoreWhen Wall Street Overrides Your Giving, Your Local Community Foundation Will Not
Three of the largest corporate donor-advised fund (DAF) platforms in the country: Fidelity Charitable, Vanguard Charitable, and DAFgiving360 (the charitable arm of Charles Schwab), have blocked their account holders from directing grants to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). Their justification: a federal indictment filed by the Department of Justice. The SPLC has spent more…
Read MoreYou Asked. Your Neighbors Answered.
LAMVCF’s Live Where You Work Challenge Puts a $25,000 Bet Behind a Community-Born Solution to the Local Housing Crisis What does it take to help a nurse, a teacher, or a longtime essential worker stay in the community they call home? The Los Altos Mountain View Community Foundation (LAMVCF) didn’t presume to know the answer.…
Read MoreMeet the Live Where You Work Challenge Finalists
Every year, the people who teach our kids, care for our neighbors, and keep our community running face a harder and harder question: can I still afford to live here? When the people who teach our kids, care for our neighbors, and keep our community running can no longer afford to live here, we all…
Read MoreCommunity Needs Report
Our Community. Our Challenges. What the numbers say about housing, health, and the people we serve. Silicon Valley is one of the wealthiest places on earth. But for many of our neighbors, that wealth feels invisible. This report uses data from the 2026 Silicon Valley Index to show what life really looks like for working…
Read MoreMeet the Judges Behind the Live Where You Work Challenge
The Live Where You Work Challenge is guided by a panel of leaders who bring deep experience across housing, public service, healthcare, philanthropy, and community development. Together, they will review submissions and select an idea with the potential to strengthen connection, expand opportunity, and help more people live closer to where they work. Emily Ann…
Read MorePetals, Prosecco & a Pretty Big Announcement
What do flowers, fizz, and housing have in common? They’re all coming together on May 7th and you’re invited. On May 7th from 4:30–6:30 PM, the Los Altos Mountain View Community Foundation and the Los Altos History Museum are throwing open the garden gates for Petals & Prosecco. Dress cute. Bring your appetite for good…
Read MorePassport Equity Fund Helps Local Youth and Families Access U.S. Passports
The Los Altos Mountain View Community Foundation (LAMVCF), in partnership with Santa Clara County Supervisor Margaret Abe-Koga, has launched the Passport Equity Fund to ensure that people in our community can obtain a U.S. passport regardless of family income or immigration status. The Passport Equity Fund helps cover passport application and renewal fees and supports…
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