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.
Joe O'Hehir is leaving his post as CEO of Vivalonthe San Rafael, Calif., nonprofit formerly known as Whistlestop that serves older and disabled adultsto be replaced by his successor, Anne Grey, the...more
The Marin City Community Services District livestreamed the celebration this year because of pandemic restrictions on gatherings.King was a prominent leader in the civil rights movement until his...more
Dick Spotswood: Each Marin community must approve rational workforce housing.The best legislative result we can realistically expect is specific affordable and workforce housing mandates for each...more
Kerry Peirson was a board member for the Marin chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union and Legal Aid of Marin.He served on the Mill Valley Parks and Recreation Commission, the Marin County...more
Fifteen arts organizations have been selected to share $51,575 in pandemic relief grants administered by the Marin Cultural Association.A fire at a five-apartment condominium complex caused an...more
The bulk of the financial assistance will go to tenants who are at the highest risk of eviction by the end of January.The remaining 75% of their rent during that period will be converted to civil...more
Marin's public school foundations received $650,000 from SchoolsRule-Marin.The per-student distribution model helps ensure that all public schools in Marin have the resources they need to fully meet...more
Marin nonprofits serving low-income residents will share 50,000 anti-coronavirus masks.Half of the masks will go to Canal Alliance, a nonprofit serving San Rafael's predominately Latino Canal...more
Marin County supervisors approved the allocation of another $750,000 to underwrite the costs of isolating low-income Marin residents.Despite the $900,000 spent on quarantine support to date, Marin...more