Our new Community Enrichment Grants (formerly part of Community Grants) of $2,000 to $4,000 seek to support community events and one-time activities that enhance the lives of the people who live, work, and visit in West Marin.
Our Organizational Effectiveness Grants (formerly part of Community Grants) of $5,000 to $10,000 aim to strengthen West Marin nonprofits’ capacity to better serve our diverse communities.
With the generous support of the County of Marin, Marin Community Foundation, League of California Community Foundations, and West Marin Fund donors, West Marin Fund launched a new Collaborative Impact Pilot Project to strengthen collaboration among organizations serving West Marin with the overarching goal to reduce service gaps for disadvantaged populations in the region.
West Marin Fund has awarded small grants since 2013 to support nonprofits serving West Marin.
To better respond to the needs of West Marin’s communities and to strengthen support to our local organizations, we are transitioning our Community Grants into two new opportunities in 2024: Community Enrichment Grants and Organizational Effectiveness Grants.
We award grants of $7,500-$25,000 to nonprofits that are advancing early childhood equity in West Marin by:
To learn more, please contact grants@westmarinfund.org.
Grant and learning opportunities are open to members of the West Marin Coalition for Equity and Justice. If you would like to become a member or know more about the activities of the Coalition, please contact wmantiracism@gmail.com
The Giving Through Youth program encourages community service and philanthropy among young people by engaging them in decision-making on the distribution of grant dollars. Thanks to the dedicated efforts of students and teachers in three schools in West Marin, as well as the generosity of community members, $38,875 has been awarded to 32 nonprofit organizations. Grants range from $500-$1,500.
Giving Through Youth activities take place during March-May each year. If your class is interested in participating, please contact grants@westmarinfund.org to learn more.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, we awarded grants of $2,000-$15,000 on average to nonprofits addressing the crisis in West Marin, for a total of nearly $500,000 over three years. Local organizations made a significant difference for families and communities in West Marin, with emergency food, cash and rental assistance, health information in English and Spanish, internet connectivity and learning hubs for school children, and summer programs to support social-emotional healing.
After our experience supporting organizations through the COVID-19 pandemic, we understood that we need to be prepared to support our communities in future emergencies. We are currently developing guidelines and criteria to better respond to urgent situations and expect to launch a new application process in July. In the meantime, if there is an emergency, please contact grants@westmarinfund.org or call (415) 663-9733.
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