The mission of the Marin Community Foundation is to encourage and apply philanthropic contributions to help improve the human condition, embrace diversity, promote a humane and democratic society, and enhance the community's quality of life, now and for future generations.
The West Marin Fund is a not-for-profit community foundation that was created 10 years ago to provide funding for nonprofits in the West Marin area.
It's been doing just that, with no strings...more
After receiving $4 million in funding from the state budget, the construction of the first priority housing project for homeless veterans in Marin County will break ground next year.
This funding...more
A collaborative used public and private funds to build and renovate agricultural worker housing on ranches in West Marin.One unit was replaced on the historic J Ranch, two were rehabilitated at...more
Rhea Suh was president of the Natural Resources Defense Council from January 2015 to September 2019.The foundation was created in 1987 after a legal battle over control of a $435 million charitable...more
Marin Community Foundation and Marin County are joining forces to launch a universal basic income initiative.The goal is to bridge the economic equity chasm and racial divide in our county.The...more
Marin County, Calif., supervisors allocated $400,000 to participate in a universal basic income experiment.The foundation plans to spend $3 million to give $1,000 a month to 125 low-income women for...more
When Marin County, Calif., decided to name a new road after Sir Francis Drake, it didn't think much of the fact that the 19th-century aviator was a native of the area.
"In Solomonic wisdom,...more
California's Marin County has become the first county in the state to commit $400,000 to a basic income program for low-income mothers, reports the San Francisco Chronicle.
Starting in January,...more
Empowerment Plan is a nonprofit aimed at helping countless homeless people find jobs. To combat the country’s homeless crisis, the Plan hires homeless people and teaches them how to make coats for the homeless suffering on the streets.