Monterey Mini Cow
Company Foundation
Monterey Mini Cow Foundation
Join our foundation, meet our animals, and help open the door for children and adults across our community to build lasting, healing relationships with them.
Foundation Membership
Join the Herd
Membership is how you belong to this place year-round — not just a gift, but a standing invitation. Members meet our animals, follow the herd, and help us sponsor education and therapeutic visits for children and adults across our community.
Where healing, education, and connection meet — one visit, one member, one animal at a time.
Foundation Membership
$50/year
Become a MemberTax-deductible support for Monterey Mini Cow Company Foundation — EIN 42-2649796.
501(c)(3) · Salinas, California · EIN 42-2649796
Healing and learning can happen side by side.
The Monterey Mini Cow Company Foundation exists to create meaningful connections between people, animals, and agriculture through therapeutic experiences, hands-on education, and community outreach.
At the heart of our mission is serving children with special needs and families who benefit from safe, sensory-rich environments where healing, confidence, and emotional connection can grow through interaction with animals.
Prefer a quieter path? Request a ranch visit.
Who we serve
Children who need a softer door into the world. Families who need a quiet afternoon. Communities who deserve ag education without a price barrier.
Children with special needs
Sensory-friendly visits. No pressure. Animals patient enough to wait while courage grows.
Adults with disabilities
Real connection through animal care — including partnerships like Gateway Center of Monterey.
Veterans & first responders
Quiet ranch time. No performance required.
Schools & youth
Field trips and FFA/4-H pathways in a region where ag education too often disappeared.
Seniors
Mobile visits that bring surprise and conversation into living communities.
Families & community
Inclusive ranch days where accessibility is the default, not an afterthought.
Mission in action
Gateway Center of Monterey — and a day the news cameras came.
Staff and adults from Gateway Center gathered with our miniature Highlands for a therapeutic visit in Pacific Grove. KSBW Action News 8 covered the day. This is not a brochure claim — it is the work: calm animals, inclusive spaces, and dignity.
See more impact storiesThree ways to walk with us
Time, talent, and when you're ready — treasure.
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Volunteer
Host visits, support accessibility, help on school days, steward the ranch. Real roles — not a signup black hole.
See open roles →
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Scholarship
The Mesa Road Rising Stewards Scholarship: $10,000 for one Monterey Bay FFA member who expands access in agriculture.
Read the story →
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Visit & programs
Request a therapeutic or educational visit. Private appointments — unhurried, personal, accessibility-minded.
Plan a visit →
Accessible by design
Wheelchair-visible. Sensory-aware. Ranch-real.
Our miniature Highlands stand roughly eye-level with a child in a wheelchair. Visits can move slower. Quiet hours matter. We plan for access first — then welcome everyone else into that same care.
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Save the date
Champagne Gala
Friday, December 4, 2026
Folktale Winery, Carmel Valley
Join us for an evening celebrating our herd, our mission, and the community that makes both possible — a champagne toast to a year of healing, education, and connection.
Details and formal invitation coming September 2026
Formal invitations go out in September 2026 to local schools, community organizations, and longtime partners. Want to be added to the list? Reach out and let us know.
Gala details →We believe healing and learning can happen side by side — sometimes in a classroom, and sometimes in a barn beside an animal that changes someone's life forever.