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Organizational Effectiveness

Grants Awarded

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.

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  • All Hands Ecology – Stinson Beach
  • $7,000 · Upgrade housing infrastructure for a residential apprenticeship program that provides training, mentorship, and career pathways for young adults.
  • Alliance for Felix Cove – Oakland
  • Sponsored by Movement Strategy Center
  • $9,000 · Engage a consultant to develop clear decision-making structures, roles, and conflict navigation practices grounded in Indigenous values.
  • Bolinas Community Center – Bolinas
  • $5,000 · Strengthen board governance, clarify roles, and build fundraising capacity for capital improvements.
  • Bolinas Film Festival – Bolinas
  • $9,000 · Support long-term sustainability by developing strategic planning, operational systems, and fundraising infrastructure.
  • Bolinas Museum – Bolinas
  • $9,000 · Strengthen fundraising capacity by hiring a Development Coordinator and implementing a new donor management system.
  • Bolinas Stinson Summer Camp – Bolinas
  • Sponsored by the Bolinas Community Center
  • $9,000 · Support website redevelopment and digital systems. Enable efficient program delivery with a registration platform and technical support.
  • Bolinas Stinson Young Stewards – Bolinas
  • Sponsored by Bolinas-Stinson Beach School Foundation
  • $9,000 · Support stipends for leadership transition, youth mentorship, and outdoor programming to grow the Earth Allies program.
  • Environmental Action Committee – Point Reyes Station
  • $5,000 · Strengthen governance, equity, strategic planning, and fundraising systems. Conditional on defining clearer outcomes and activities for this grant.
  • ExtraFood – Kentfield
  • $5,000 · Support food access and waste reduction by providing food safety education and strengthening partnerships in West Marin.
  • Gallery Route One – Point Reyes Station
  • $9,000 · Enhance financial stability and community arts programming by strengthening board capacity, governance structures, and fundraising systems.
  • Halleck Creek Ranch – Nicasio
  • $9,000 · Hire an administrative assistant to strengthen systems, improve operations, and enable strategic growth.
  • In Place – Inverness
  • $9,000 · Develop and implement a comprehensive marketing and communications strategy including branding, storytelling, and improved digital presence.
  • Innovative Health Solutions – Benicia
  • $8,000 · Strengthen strategic planning, emergency readiness, and communications to enhance impact.
  • InSpirit – Woodacre
  • $5,000 · Hire a fund development consultant to design and implement a strategic fundraising plan.
  • Kids Cooking for Life – Larkspur
  • $5,000 · Support a West Marin-based Program Manager. Conditional on sharing the status of the WM Program Manager hired in 2024.
  • KWMR – Point Reyes Station
  • $9,000 · Replace aging equipment and upgrade essential technology infrastructure.
  • River Otter Ecology Project – Forest Knolls
  • $7,000 · Provide board training and develop demographic data to guide equity-focused decision-making.
  • Sembrando Vida – Point Reyes Station
  • Sponsored by Redwood Lions Memorial Foundation
  • $6,500 · Improve irrigation systems and farm infrastructure. Build organizational capacity to expand equitable distribution of culturally relevant foods.
  • The Dance Palace Community Center – Point Reyes Station
  • $9,000 · Strengthen leadership, governance, and organizational systems. Conditional on defining clearer outcomes and activities for this grant.
  • The Mesa Refuge – Point Reyes Station
  • $9,000 · Support a Community Engagement Manager to expand outreach, partnerships, and fundraising.
  • West Marin Community Services – Point Reyes Station
  • $10,000 · Establish core competencies, leadership development pathways, and workforce systems.
  • West Marin Senior Services – Point Reyes Station
  • $8,000 · Host a 50th anniversary celebration that honors impact and builds fundraising capacity. Conditional on setting up indicators for the fundraising aspect.
  • Alliance for Felix Cove – Oakland
  • Sponsored by Movement Strategy Center
  • $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 – Bolinas
  • Sponsored by Bolinas-Stinson Beach School Foundation
  • $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.
  • In Place – Inverness
  • $10,000 · Design a three to five-year strategic plan.
  • 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 – Bolinas
  • Sponsored by Commonweal
  • $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.
  • 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.
  • Cleaner California Coast Initiative – Boulder, CO
  • Sponsored by Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics
  • $10,000 · Support staffing, stipends, volunteer coordination, educational materials, and pop-ups at the information kiosk in PRS.
  • Audubon Canyon Ranch – Stinson Beach
  • $10,000 · Towards Inclusive Experiences for West Marin Visitors
  • Bolinas Museum – Bolinas
  • $10,000 · Preservation and Digitization of West Marin’s Historical Collections
  • Commonweal – Bolinas
  • $10,000 · Community Liaison, Center for Creative Community at Commonweal
  • Dance Palace Community Center – Point Reyes Station
  • $10,000 · Transforming Through Inclusivity: Re-experiencing Community at the Dance Palace
  • Gallery Route One – Point Reyes Station
  • $10,000 · Effective GROth For Collaboration
  • Halleck Creek Ranch – Nicasio
  • $10,000 · Capacity Building for Therapeutic Programs supporting underserved communities in West Marin
  • Kids Cooking for Life – Larkspur
  • $10,000 · Forming Partnerships for Nutritious Cooking Classes and More in West Marin
  • KWMR – Point Reyes Station
  • $8,000 · Who Is Listening?
  • Legal Aid of Marin – San Rafael
  • $10,000 · Increasing Collaborative Outreach to Latino Immigrants Living in West Marin
  • The Mesa Refuge – Point Reyes Station
  • $10,000 · Mesa Refuge New Website Development
  • West Marin Senior Services – Point Reyes Station
  • $10,000 · Staff Development: Attention to Quality Care, Collaboration, & Compliance
Seals resting on a sandy beach below chalky coastal cliffs

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