Our school is strengthened by your involvement and support. Thank you for being "All in for MC!"

WAYS TO GIVE

Annual Fund

We rely on our entire community -- current families, alumni, alumni parents, grandparents, faculty/staff, and friends -- to support MC’s Annual Fund. Tuition alone does not cover the full cost of an MC education, leaving an approximate $3,400 per student gap. We rely on the generosity of our community to make tax-deductible gifts to our operating budget, impacting everything at MC:  
  • Helping MC meet its most urgent needs
  • Providing support for faculty/staff and curricular development
  • Enhancing programs in the arts and athletics
  • Allowing Campus Ministry to offer life-changing student retreats
  • Funding tuition assistance
  • Keeping the lights on, and much more!
* Annual Fund donors are celebrated in the Marin Catholic Annual Report. The Cornerstone Club and President’s Circle level donors are invited to a Christmas season dinner with the President.  Donors at the Principal’s Club level are invited to a reception in the fall with the Principal.

Grand Sponsors

Grand Sponsors make a special gift above and beyond their Annual Fund commitment that helps underwrite events and initiatives during the school year. Last year's Grand Sponsors helped underwrite such events as the Auction, Crab Feed, Faith & Fatherhood Event, and the Art Extravaganza. These generous gifts also helped to reduce ticket costs for the Junior and Senior Proms as well as fund the Junior Fellowship program.

Grand Sponsors may also receive these perks if they choose:
  • Special recognition on MC event websites, materials, and invitations
  • Exclusive listing in the Honor Roll of Donors in the Annual Report
  • Invitation for two at the President’s Dinner 
  • Special Grand Sponsor gift and MC Swag
  • Athletic Boosters and Patrons of the Arts Membership

    Capital Campaigns

    For the past 30 years, Marin Catholic Capital Campaigns have followed a vision plan for our campus set in 1996. This plan has enhanced our campus into a state-of-the-art 21st-century learning center. Most recently, St. Anselm Hall (completed in 2021) features updated classrooms, a Performing Arts Center, a Counseling Center, an expansive Campus Ministry Center, and the Principled Entrepreneurship Institute.

    In 2022, capital campaigns supported our Science Phase I project, featuring brand new life-science classrooms and labs in the 700 wing. The final piece of our 30-year vision plan is Science Phase II, featuring a gorgeous new Science Center with state-of-the-art learning labs for Physics and Chemistry, and a new Wonder Lab so all members of our community (teachers, alumni and students) have a dedicated place to explore non-curricular science exploration. Finally, the former dark and dungeness Sophomore Hall has been transformed into an modern, indoor and light-filled Noonan Family Hall with relaxation pods for student bonding. 

    Directed Gifts

    Directed gifts fund specific programs and initiatives at MC, such as scholarships and other identified areas of need.  Restricted gifts can also be made to specific Athletic teams or to the Art Department, after a gift to the Annual Fund has been made. Please contact Jacqueline Tobe, Director of Advancement, for details at jtobe@marincatholic.org or call 415-464-3843.

    Endowment

    Gifts to the endowment provide for the financial sustainability of MC now and into the future. Earned interest from the principal of this permanently endowed fund ensures tuition costs remain affordable and provides direct relief to families in need of tuition assistance.

    Planned Giving

    Planned gifts provide MC with support in the future and those who have informed MC of their intentions are honored members of our Society Fidei.
     
     
       

    Additional Ways to Participate

       

    PARENT VOLUNTEERS

    The gift of time and talent is an essential resource for Marin Catholic and makes our community vibrant. There are many opportunities to lend your energy and expertise to our school and we expect all parents to volunteer in some capacity each year. Whether you enjoy helping with community events and fundraisers, supporting drama or music productions, being a team parent, or assisting with Campus Ministry -- there is something special for everyone!

    Patrons of the Arts and/or Athletic Booster

    Members of these specific programs provide direct financial support to the Arts and Athletics. Families can be a Patron of either Athletics or the Arts, or both! Every student participating in the Arts or Athletics benefits from the support that our Patrons of the Arts and our Athletic Boosters provide. Membership to these groups also provides for priority access to events. 

    The Impact of Giving to MC

    PATRONS OF THE ARTS

    Patrons of the Arts benefactors made a significant impact by supporting 4 live music concerts, featuring 190 students across more than 40 different bands, and 100+ actors and backstage crew participated in 16 live performances. Over 50 freshman and sophomore Rising Stars displayed their creative work in various art shows and over 150 jury-selected pieces were showcased at our annual Arts Extravaganza.

    ATHLETIC BOOSTERS

    Our Athletic Boosters supported all 26 of our sports and 45 individual teams—not just from the sidelines, but by helping fund key initiatives. More than 300 Athletic Boosters and Patrons of the Arts gathered for our annual Crab Feed, enjoying a feast that included over 400 pounds of crab.
      

    BENEFITING THE COMMUNITY

      

    COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

    More than 86% of our community volunteered and participated in 10 school-wide events last year Our largest fundraiser, MC’s Auction, welcomed 450 parents, alumni, and friends, netting over $300,000 for MC.

    Campus Ministry

    The Campus Ministry team hosted 10 overnight retreats led by 100 student leaders who devoted more than 600 hours to Faith Formation meetings in preparation. Student leaders led 485 sophomores, juniors, and seniors in class-level retreats. 67 Executive and Big Cats led 12 Big Cat Family meetings that fostered community across all grade levels.

    Christmas Tree Lighting

    Our inaugural Christmas Tree Lighting welcomed over 500 Wildcats for a festive evening of community and celebration. MC’s 30-foot  Blue and White Christmas tree was adorned with more than 1,000 lights—making it one of the largest Christmas trees in Marin County.