The West Marin Fund (WMF) awarded $55,000 towards “Realizing high Priority Goals” in its Spring 2016 round of grants – the seventh grant round in the past 3.5 years, now totaling $360,000 to more than 50 organizations, all made possible by generous gifts from local donors to the Fund. This current broad category included operational improvements, community engagement, program expansion and evaluation. The small grants of up to $5000 bolster the many nonprofits that provide community services to the small villages of West Marin.
The following non-profits received grant awards:
- Abriendo Caminos (WMCS) | Latino Empowerment
- Art Contemporary Marin | Logo/Identity
- Audubon Canyon Ranch | Community engagement – Public Ed
- Bolinas Child’s Center | Program Expansion & Evaluation
- Bolinas Community Center | Community Awareness
- Bolinas Museum | New Website
- Bolinas Stinson Summer Camp |Spanish Translation & Latino Scholarships
- Community Land Trust Association of West Marin (CLAM) | Planned Giving
- Coastal Health Alliance | Hypertension initiative
- Commonweal | New School Mobile App
- Commonweal | Power of Hope Camp
- Dance Palace Community Center | Programming assessment
- Environmental Action Committee | Board Development and Staff Training
- Gallery Route One | Communications, Sales & Donation tracking
- Halleck Creek Ranch | Premier PATH accreditation
- Inverness Almanac | Distribution
- Inverness Foundation | The Gables – assessment
- Inverness PTSA | School Garden
- KWMR | Production Studio Upgrade
- Marin Agricultural Land Trust (MALT) | Physical Server & Networking Upgrade
- Mesa Refuge | Marin Community Fellowships
- Point Reyes National Seashore Association | Program – Locals Night at the Seashore
- Tomales Town Hall | Promotional Video
- Turtle Island Restoration Network | Salmon Protection & Watershed Network
- West Marin Community Services | Water Dogs
- West Marin Field Committee | Western Weekend Banner & Signage
- West Marin Senior Services (WMSS) |Replace copier & network security