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.
Giving Marin is a movement to lift the amount of recognition and exposure for nonprofit organizations that serve Marin County.More than 20 nonprofit organizations have been the beneficiaries of more...more
Marin Court Appointed Special Advocates was founded in March 2017.It runs an advocacy program for wards of Marin Superior Court.In January 2017, a judge stripped the nonprofit of its authority to run...more
The North Bay fire is one of the top 10 Marin stories of 2017.The county responded with quick action, commitment and compassion.Brian Colbert became the first African-American in Marin County history...more
Checks from our foundation come from the Marin Community Foundation (MCF) and in the body of their letter they mention KABF (Kelly Ann Brown Foundation). Many don't get that and thank the President...more
The Board of Supervisors allocated $110,000 from the county's in-lieu housing trust fund to help the Community Land Trust Association of West Marin purchase the property.Some of the occupants use...more
Other organizations that deal with the homeless population — such as St. Vincent de Paul, REST (rotating emergency shelter team), Marin County and the city of San Rafael, Marin Community...more
The Advancement Project California ranked Marin as the most racially unequal county in the state.The ability to own a home is twice as great among white households as it is for African-Americans and...more
Sausalito reef project seen as shoreline shield from expected sea-level rise.Dunphy Park in Sausalito was used as a city dump from 1945 to 1970.There is a former dump site beneath the park, and waves...more
The second annual Marin Equity Summit convened at the Marin Center on Thursday.In addition to listening to speakers, attendees broke into working groups to focus on equity issues.The event's sponsors...more
In the world of social enterprises, failure is a cringe-worthy moment nobody wants to talk about. But, social entrepreneurs can benefit from their failures.