Marin Community Foundation

This Earth Day, we recognize and celebrate the work of our partners in advancing climate justice for historically marginalized communities across Marin County, CA. These grantee recipients are part of our first rounds of support from our Climate Justice Initiative:

Agricultural Institute of Marin
Canal Alliance
Commonweal
Community Land Trust Association of West Marin
Conservation Corps North Bay
Ecological Workforce Initiative
ExtraFood
Galilee Harbor Community Association
Innovative Health Solutions
Marin Center for Independent Living
Marin City Climate Resilience
Multicultural Center of Marin
North Marin Community Services

We must take action for our climate today if we are to protect our communities and ensure a future for us all.

We're delighted to have MCF's president and CEO, Rhea Suh, profiled in this article from The Chronicle of Philanthropy. The article highlights how a new slate of community foundation leaders are reimagining and redefining the role of community foundations to shift policy, advocate on critical social and environmental issues, and collaborate for change.

A New Slate of Community Foundation Leaders Want to Leave a Mark Dozens of community foundations have new presidents. The group is turning well-capitalized philanthropies into players in progressive policy battles across the country.

Big thank you to Kirsten Jones Neff and the team at Marin Magazine for such a thoughtfully crafted article that puts a human face on the issue of homelessness in Marin. These stories illustrate the challenges that many of our neighbors face. They also show how essential it is for our community to come together to support families who are struggling and to support the work of community partners who form the backbone of social support.

Stories of Home: How 3 Marin Families Went From Homeless to Housed Three stories of individuals who found a path back “inside” with the support of local organizations.

Calling all organizations, collaboratives, agencies, and local jurisdictions supporting climate justice efforts in Marin!

Marin Community Foundation has launched its latest call for proposals for its Climate Justice Initiative. The RFP seeks proposals from qualified applicants who are serving communities in Marin County most impacted by social and economic inequity and who are working to:

1️⃣ Build local capacity to advance local, equitable climate resilience processes and projects.
2️⃣ Expand and amplify climate justice advocacy at the local, regional, state, and federal levels.
3️⃣ Catalyze climate action through partnerships, collaboratives, and coalitions.

To learn more and apply, visit marincf.org/climatejustice2024