Affording MA

At MA, we believe that diversity in all of its forms enhances the educational and social experiences for our students. We remain committed to providing our life-changing education to the Bay Area’s most dynamic students, regardless of their ability to pay.

School and Student Services (SSS) helps us process our requests for tuition assistance. Based on the financial information you provide, SSS gives us an estimated amount that your family can contribute to educational expenses. This helps our school make fair and objective tuition assistance decisions. To begin your financial aid application for the 2023-2024 school year, complete the Parents' Financial Statement (PFS) online (available beginning in October). The deadline to apply for Tuition Assistance through SSS is the same as the admission application: January 12, 2023.

The PFS is a comprehensive application that will take some time to complete. Please take the time you need and do not wait until the deadline to start. We recommend that you review the wide range of resource materials SSS has developed to help families with the financial aid process. These materials can be found under the Resources tab on the SSS website. In addition to the PFS, we require prior and current year taxes. 2021 taxes are due along with your PFS on January 12, 2023 and 2022 taxes are due February 15, 2023.

All information regarding financial assistance is kept strictly confidential during the application process, as well as during the four years a student attends Marin Academy. For more information on applying for Tuition Assistance, please see our Tuition Assistance Handbook, and feel free to reach out to Leslie Rojas, Tuition Assistance Coordinator.

The MA Promise

The MA Promise is a program that offers free tuition to admitted students whose family earns less than $100,000 per year (and have assets typical of this income range). And while a family whose income exceeds $100,000 per year might not qualify for free tuition under MA Promise, the School will continue to meet 100% of demonstrated need for ALL admitted families who apply for tuition assistance. Read more about MA Promise.

Required Steps for Completing Your Tuition Assistance Application

Information for New and Returning Families

Information for New and Returning Families

Steps for New Families

Step 1: Attend a tuition assistance affordability presentation

Step 2: New to MA Parents' Financial Statement (PFS) deadline January 12, 2023

Beginning October 2022 and before January 12, 2023 complete and submit the Parent Financial Statement (PFS), including the Business / Farms statement, if applicable, at School and Student Services (SSS). The Marin Academy SSS Code is 4852 The fee to send your PFS is $60.00. If your family qualifies for a fee waiver, it will apply automatically. SSS Customer Service can be reached at 1-800-344-8328 or sss@communitybrands.com. Begin an online PFS account for the 2023-2024 school year. You can exit the PFS at any time, and then go back to complete it. After pressing "send", you will be taken to the payment screen. After paying and delivering your PFS, you will have access to a section called "My Documents". If you upload documents online, they will be available on this page within five minutes of uploading them. It is important to keep in mind a distinction between uploading your documents and meeting your requirements. SSS is obliged to review the documents, verify their authenticity and label them for our use. This process usually takes up to three business days.

Step 3: Submit 2020 Tax Documents by January 12, 2023

Please do not send tuition assistance documents to Marin Academy. All application materials for financial aid must be completed and submitted online using the SSS Portal (SSS Portal).

Please upload the following documents to your SSS account by January 12, 2023.

Required documents:

2021 Federal Tax Returns (1040, 1040A or 1040EZ with all pages)
2021 Federal Business Tax Return (with all pages and schedules including 1065, 1120 or 1120S, as well as any K-1, if applicable)
2021 W2 and / or 1099
2021 1098 Form (mortgage and university registration statement, if applicable)

Note: If your tax returns are too large to be submitted online, please send them to: School and Student Services, P.O. Box 449, Randolph, MA, 02368. Be sure to include a Required Documents Cover Sheet.

Step 4: Submit 2022 Tax Documents by February 15, 2023

Please do not send tuition assistance documents to Marin Academy. All application materials for tuition assistance must be completed and submitted online using the SSS Portal (SSS Portal).

Please upload the following documents to your SSS account by February 15, 2023.

Required documents:

2022 Federal Tax Returns (1040, 1040A or 1040EZ with all pages)
2022 Federal Business Tax Return (with all pages and schedules including 1065, 1120 or 1120S, as well as any K-1, if applicable)
2022 W2 and / or 1099
2022 1098 Form (mortgage and university registration statement, if applicable)

Note: If your tax returns are too large to be raised, please send them to: School and Student Services, P.O. Box 449, Randolph, MA, 02368. Be sure to include a Required Documents Cover Sheet.

Step 5: Tuition Assistance Notification

Steps for Returning Families

Step 1: Complete and submit the Parents' Financial Statement (PFS) by December 15, 2022

Beginning October 2022 and before December 15, 2022, please complete and submit the Parent Financial Statement (PFS), including the Business / Farms statement, if applicable, at NAIS School and Student Services (SSS). The Marin Academy SSS Code is 4852 The fee to send your PFS is $60.00. If your family qualifies for a fee waiver, a waiver will be automatically provided when you submit the PFS.

SSS Customer Service can be reached at 1-800-344-8328 or sss@communitybrands.com.

Using your record of the previous year(s), initiate a PFS for the 2023-2024 academic year. You can exit the PFS at any time and come back later to complete it. After you have pressed "send", you will be taken to a payment screen. After you pay and deliver by your computer your PFS, you will have access to a section called "My Documents."

If you upload documents online, they will be available on the "My Documents" page within five minutes of uploading them. It is important to consider a distinction between loading your documents and meeting your requirements. SSS is obliged to review the documents, verify their authenticity and label them for our use. This process usually takes up to three business days.

Step 2: Submit 2021 Tax Documents by December 15, 2022

If the 2021 Tax Documents are not already available in SSS from your application last year, please submit the following required documents by December 15, 2022.

Please do not send tuition assistance documents to Marin Academy. All application materials for tuition assistance must be completed and submitted online using the SSS Portal.

Required documents:

2021 Federal Tax Returns (1040, 1040A or 1040EZ with all pages)
2021 Federal Business Tax Return (with all pages and schedules including 1065, 1120 or 1120S, as well as any K-1, if applicable)
2021 W2 and / or 1099
2021 1098 Form (mortgage and university registration statement, if applicable)

Note: If your tax returns are too large to be raised, please send them to: School and Student Services, P.O. Box 449, Randolph, MA, 02368. Be sure to include a Required Documents Cover Sheet.

Step 3: Submit 2022 Tax Documents by February 15, 2023

Please do not send tuition assistance documents to Marin Academy. All application materials for tuition assistance must be completed and submitted online using the SSS Portal.

Please upload the following documents to your SSS account by February 15, 2022.

Required documents:

2022 Federal Tax Returns (1040, 1040A or 1040EZ with all pages)
2022 Federal Business Tax Return (with all pages and schedules including 1065, 1120 or 1120S, as well as any K-1, if applicable)
2022 W2 and / or 1099
2022 1098 Form (mortgage and university registration statement, if applicable)

Note: If your tax returns are too large to be raised, please send them to: School and Student Services, P.O. Box 449, Randolph, MA, 02368. Be sure to include a Required Documents Cover Sheet.

Step 4: Tuition Assistance Notification

Video Guide to Completing Your Tuition Assistance Application

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Tuition Assistance Scenarios

MA is committed to fully funding students' demonstrated financial needs. To provide you with a sense of how a family’s income, assets, and the number of children in tuition charging schools (among other various factors) are incorporated to determine tuition for each student, the following scenarios are examples of MA families who receive tuition assistance. There are two major factors taken into account: the family’s total assets and a percentage of the family’s total debt. Please keep in mind that every family’s situation is unique, and each application will be thoroughly assessed to determine final eligibility. For more information on how SSS calculates the data included in your application, please refer to Understanding Your Family Report on the SSS website.

Tuition assistance table for Marin Academy

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At MA, we believe that diversity in all of its forms enhances the educational and social experiences for our students. We remain committed to providing our life-changing education to the Bay Area’s most dynamic students, regardless of their ability to pay.

The MA Promise

Required Steps for Completing Your Tuition Assistance Application

Information for New and Returning Families

Steps for New Families

Step 1: Attend a tuition assistance affordability presentation

Step 2: New to MA Parents' Financial Statement (PFS) deadline January 12, 2023

Step 3: Submit 2020 Tax Documents by January 12, 2023

Step 4: Submit 2022 Tax Documents by February 15, 2023

Step 5: Tuition Assistance Notification

Steps for Returning Families

Step 1: Complete and submit the Parents' Financial Statement (PFS) by December 15, 2022

Step 2: Submit 2021 Tax Documents by December 15, 2022

Step 3: Submit 2022 Tax Documents by February 15, 2023

Step 4: Tuition Assistance Notification

Video Guide to Completing Your Tuition Assistance Application

English Version

Spanish Version

Tuition Assistance Scenarios

Apply for Tuition Assistance

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