About Marin Community Foundation
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Focus Areas
Affordable housingHomelessnessFood securityCommunity developmentNonprofit capacity buildingImpact investingEquity and inclusion
Who They Fund
students and scholars (scholarship recipients, endowed professorships)nonprofit organizations (general operating and program recipients)racially marginalized communities / beneficiaries of racial justice programsdisaster-affected communities
About Marin Community Foundation
Marin Community Foundation makes some of its largest grants through transfer-of-assets arrangements, including a $385.7 million transfer to Dayton Foundation Plus Inc in 2023 and a $5.5 million transfer to the same recipient in 2024. That scale sits alongside a broad regional grantmaking pattern that reaches nonprofit organizations, universities, advocacy groups, and environmental intermediaries. Recent awards show support for general operating needs, program work, scholarships, educational programs, disaster relief, racial justice, and venture impact funds. The foundation’s recent portfolio includes major grants to the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation for racial justice programming, The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research for general operating support, and Impactassets Inc for venture impact funds. It also backed Stanford University, University of California San Francisco Foundation, and The University of Virginia Mcintire School of Commerce Foundation, showing a mix of research, education, and institutional support. Among nonprofit recipients, Marin Shakespeare Company, 10000 Degrees, Sf-marin Food Bank, and Tipping Point Community appear in the recent grants list. The foundation also makes program-related investments and gives at a scale that includes both multimillion-dollar awards and smaller grants in the five-figure range.
What Marin Community Foundation Funds
In racial justice, Marin Community Foundation gave $5,021,500 to the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation for a racial justice program and $2,015,743 to NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund Inc for general operating support. For higher education, it supported Stanford University with $2,697,200 for program support and $2,585,700 for educational program support, along with $1,343,833 to Cornell University for scholarship support. The foundation also funds food security and basic needs. It awarded $1,582,583 to Sf-marin Food Bank for general operating support and $1,368,500 to World Central Kitchen Inc for disaster relief support. In local community life, Marin Shakespeare Company received $1,999,994 for general operating support, and 10000 Degrees received $1,781,039 for scholarship support in 2024 after a $1,980,550 general operating grant in 2023.
How Marin Community Foundation Gives
Typical grant size centers on a $11,000 p25, $25,000 median, and $75,000 p75, even though the recent record also includes very large transfer-of-assets grants. The foundation is classified as a mixed community foundation and makes program-related investments. The recent list shows repeat recipients, including Dayton Foundation Plus Inc in 2023 and 2024, Stanford University in 2023 and 2024, University of California San Francisco Foundation in 2023 and 2024, and 10000 Degrees across both general operating and scholarship support. Grants appear to be primarily direct awards rather than an open application system, as no application process is listed in the provided data.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$186.1M
Total Assets
$1.3B
Total Revenue
$374.8M
Total Expenses
$265.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $11K and $75K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$11K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$75K
Geographic Reach
Regional48 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
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