Field of Interest Funds
Community Disaster Response Fund
The Community Disaster Response Fund ensures our local nonprofits, first responders, and volunteers have the critical resources they need to act swiftly and effectively when emergencies impact Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, or Mountain View.
Mental Health Matters Fund
The Mental Health Field of Interest Fund empowers donors to address one of our area's most urgent needs, mental wellness. This fund provides grants to local schools and nonprofits to expand access to guidance counselors, licensed therapists, and prevention programs that help students navigate today’s complex challenges.
Mountain View Housing Partnership Fund
An ongoing collaboration with the City to support current building projects that offer access to safe, affordable housing for local residents and essential workers.
Rainbow Solidarity Fund
LAMVCF celebrates the Rainbow Solidarity Fund. Even in progressive communities, LGBTQ+ individuals and organizations face deep funding gaps—made worse by recent federal cuts. The CDC and other agencies rolled back millions in grants supporting LGBTQ+ health, youth services, and crisis response.
Passport Equity Fund
The Passport Equity Fund helps ensure that every young person in our community has access to a U.S. passport, regardless of their family’s immigration status or financial circumstances.
“This initiative removes a barrier that too often holds people back,” said Supervisor Margaret Abe-Koga. “The Passport Equity Fund is a powerful, practical way to expand opportunity, ensuring every child and family feels safe, supported, and connected.”
Designated Funds
GreenSpacesMV
GreenSpacesMV is a community group in Mountain View, CA striving for healthy communities thriving with urban tree canopy, nature, native biodiversity, and open space generally. We support growing a resilient urban ecosystem that bolsters the health and sustainability of our community where our natural environment is harmoniously integrated with the human-built environment.
Los Altos Village Association Fund
TheLos Altos Village Association Fund supports LAVA's downtown beautification and community benefit activities.
KSP Fund Empowering Education & Opportunity
The Karat School Project fund was established by Sam Harding in support of the continued growth and success of the KSP campus in Cote d'Ivoire, Africa. A beacon of hope and opportunity for children and families since 2018, KSP has grown from 17 to 112 students, over six-fold in just a few years, providing holistic, culturally relevant education that nurtures entrepreneurship, climate-conscious food production, and social-emotional well-being.
Midpeninsula Post
The Midpeninsula Post’s mission is to bring local student journalists together to provide accessible, relevant news to students in the Bay Area.
Los Altos Festival of Lights Parade Fund
The Los Altos Festival of Lights Parade Fundsupports the Festival of Lights parade, held every year on the Sunday after Thanksgiving in downtown Los Altos.
Mountain View High School Ambassadors
The Mountain View High School Ambassadors foster inclusiveness and acceptance for all groups, from all corners of campus. Funds are used to stock "Treasure Closet" for all students to access basic needs items and for holiday gift cards for families in need.
Memorial Funds
John Bogart Memorial Fund
“This fund is more than a tribute, it’s our way to keep Dad’s values alive. Recognition of his name allows us to support the causes he cared deeply about, bringing us both comfort and pride.” Kristin Bogart
Michael Lobrovich Foundation
The Michael Lobrovich Foundation supports The C.A.S.T. for Kids Foundation which enriches the lives of children with special needs through the sport of fishing. It also supports local animal shelters.
Maura Coursey Fund
Maura Coursey was a force of nature. She was funny and brilliant with a heart of gold. Her fund is focused on equity, inclusion, trauma-informed approaches, harm reduction, and fierce safeguarding of individual dignity and worth in marginalized populations.
Roy Lave Fund
The Roy Lave Fund for Youth & Community was started in 2013 to honor the retirement and legacy of Roy Lave, LAMVCF's Founder and first Executive Director. The fund supports local youth programs and initiatives helping the community.
Scholarship Funds
Colin Rudolph Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Colin Rudolph Memorial Scholarship Fundprovides an annual scholarship to a Menlo-Atherton graduating senior football player. Colin was passionate about all things football, especially coaching local high school teams.
Science for Good Scholarship Fund
The Science for Good Scholarship Fund provides support to high school seniors and first-year college students pursuing science degrees with the aim of applying scientific knowledge to the betterment of the world.