Giving through MCF



The Marin Community Foundation can help you develop a powerful, cost-effective, and highly personal approach to your charitable giving. When you partner with us, you can:

  • easily and effectively support the groups and issues you care about, in Marin or anywhere in the world

  • develop a giving strategy that meets your particular needs

  • give a wide variety of assets

  • create a donor-advised fund, which enables you to contribute charitable assets and recommend grants any time you want

  • make charitable giving a part of your estate plans

  • benefit from the most favorable tax deductions available under IRS regulations

  • learn more about the issues and nonprofit groups that interest you 

  • have secure, online access to your account

  • eliminate administrative chores and expenses 

Find out more! Send us an e-mail or call Elizabeth Marlowe, Vice President for Philanthropic Services, at 415.464.2517. You may also want to request a copy of Giving Back, Looking Forward: How to Achieve Your Financial and Charitable Goals through the Marin Community Foundation.

Learn More About Giving Through MCF

Ten Ways Your Clients Can Continue to Be Charitable in Challenging Economic Times


Charitable IRA Rollover Extended

Read the answers to frequently asked questions about opening a fund at MCF.

Request a copy of "Giving Back, Looking Forward," a guide to the benefits of giving through MCF.  

Looking for an advisor familiar with charitable giving? Here's a list of attorneys, CPAs, and others

Learn the terms: a glossary from the world of philanthropy.

Want to learn more about giving? Here's a list of Internet resources

These articles cover many aspects of giving back.


One donor's story: Barbara Meislin's generosity has many expressions

Funds at MCF

Designated Beneficiary Funds

Donor-Advised Funds

Field-of-Interest Funds

Organization Funds

Scholarship Funds

Unrestricted Funds

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