Giving Back to Our Community
Community is at the heart of Concorso Italiano and The Paddock Monterey. Each year, our events support organizations that make a meaningful difference through charitable donations and community partnerships.
Past beneficiaries have included Raíces y Cariño, Food Bank for Monterey County, local youth programs and schools, Military organizations and families. For 2026, we are proud to support All-In Monterey, Mid Coast Fire Brigade, and The Piston Foundation.
As you purchase tickets or register your vehicle, we invite you to consider adding a donation during checkout as part of your support to these organizations.
2026 Concorso Italiano and
The Paddock Monterey Charities
All-In Monterey County offers year round support to our community.
Our caring group of volunteers help with our weekly giving markets, giving drive and
kindness closet as well as disaster response and helping our community In any way we can.
The Piston Foundation: A California Connection
The Piston Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that helps young car enthusiasts turn their
passion into rewarding careers as collector car technicians. Through scholarships, career
guidance, hands-on training connections, and job placement support, Piston is creating
pathways into the skilled trades and helping build the next generation of automotive craftspeople.
California is home to some of the nation’;s most vibrant collector car communities, making it a
key region for Piston’s career path programs. Many Piston Scholars have come from
California—including Monterey—and are preparing for careers that will help preserve and
sustain the vehicles that bring this community together.
The Mid-Coast Fire Brigade was officially organized in June of 1979 in response to fill a need in the
community to provide emergency services year-round as Cal Fire provided only wildland fire protection
during the declared fire season. The Brigade is composed of community members who volunteer their time to train
and provide fire and emergency medical services on a moment’s notice.
Our volunteer firefighters do not receive compensation of any sort and truly volunteer and
dedicate their time to their community. Not only do they dedicate their time to our community they also respond
to major fires within the county as well as the state of California when requested.
Volunteer Partnerships
Additionally, we work with charity groups to volunteer during our car events.
These are all local organizations and have direct impact in the lives of our community members.
Participating organizations will receive a donation and priority for future volunteer opportunities.
We are accepting applications to participate. Inquiries can be sent via our Volunteers page.
