These grants aim to strengthen West Marin nonprofits’ capacity to better serve our diverse communities. Launched in 2024, grants are awarded annually in the $5,000-$10,000 range.
Grants Awarded
2025
Alliance for Felix Cove sponsored by Movement Strategy Center - Oakland
$10,000
Hire a professional development nonprofit and conduct a Workplace Culture Landscape Analysis.
Bolinas Film Festival - Bolinas
$10,000
Strengthening the festival’s core foundation by hiring local, part-time, paid roles.
Bolinas Stinson Young Stewards sponsored by Bolinas-Stinson Beach School Foundation - Bolinas
$10,000
Improve financial oversight, evaluation systems, digitizing board documents, and improving communications.
Dance Palace Community Center - Point Reyes Station
$10,000
Improve financial oversight, evaluation systems, digitizing board documents, and improving communications.
Environmental Action Committee - Point Reyes Station
$10,000
Strengthening governance, leadership, and fundraising, building on recent planning efforts.
Gallery Route One - Point Reyes Station
$10,000
Enhance financial stability by hiring staff and strengthening fundraising capabilities.
Innovative Health Solutions - Benicia
$10,000
Increase inclusivity and efficiency through board recruitment, fundraising plan updates, and strategic planning metrics.
KWMR - Point Reyes Station
$6,000
Create an opt-in text message system for emergency information updates.
Natura Institute sponsored by Commonweal - Bolinas
$10,000
Support a strategic plan, a circle of advisors, and a fundraising strategy.
Parent Institute for Quality Education - Santa Clara
$10,000
To equip parents to support their children’s education, the program has been very well received by families in Shoreline Unified. They seek to expand services to more families.
San Geronimo Valley Community Center - San Geronimo
$10,000
Develop infrastructure for legacy giving and a long-term program plan.
Slide Ranch - Muir Beach
$10,000
Provide scholarships to increase the participation of local students in immersive programs.
The Mesa Refuge - Point Reyes Station
$10,000
Hire a fundraising consultant to create a development plan to raise capital gifts for needed repairs.
2024
Bolinas Stinson Young Stewards of the Land (sponsored by Bolinas Stinson Beach School Foundation)
$10,000
Bolinas Stinson Young Stewards & Earth Allies
Community Land Trust Association of West Marin
$10,000
Strengthening CLAM's Organizational Effectiveness
Dance Palace Community Center
$10,000
Transforming Through Inclusivity: Re-experiencing Community at the Dance Palace
Halleck Creek Ranch
$10,000
Capacity Building for Therapeutic Programs supporting underserved communities in West Marin
Kids Cooking for Life
$10,000
Forming Partnerships for Nutritious Cooking Classes and More in West Marin
Legal Aid of Marin
$10,000
Increasing Collaborative Outreach to Latino Immigrants Living in West Marin
