Endowment

Edward E. Ford Foundation Fellowship
Supports professional development expenses including conference and workshop fees, travel costs to and from professional development activities, and other costs associated with professional training for one or two faculty scholars per year. 

Haas Endowment Challenge Fund
Benefits Marin Academy faculty through professional development.

Evelyn Flory Endowment Fund
Supports faculty development activities that help Marin Academy achieve its cultural diversity goals. 

Endowment for Faculty Support
Supports competitive compensation for MA faculty.

McEvoy Faculty Sabbatical Fund
Established in 2005, provides time and funding for one faculty member each year to explore, restore, and pursue personal interests. Recipients must have served the Marin Academy community for at least seven years and must return for a full year of service at MA after taking their sabbatical. The sabbatical provides 50% funding for the faculty recipient and may be scheduled as a full-year away from campus at half-pay or a semester away from campus at regular, full-pay.

Henry David Thoreau Endowed Chair
Made possible by a gift from a Marin Academy family, the Henry David Thoreau Chair represents the first endowed faculty chair for the school.  The Thoreau Chair uses interdisciplinary curriculum development, teaching, and mentoring of the student community to help MA students recognize that citizenship in today’s world rests on a deep understanding of ecology.

Matthew Clifford Endowment Fund
Established in memory of former student Matthew Clifford. The Clifford Endowment recognizes and supplements the need-based aid of one student each year who meets the following criteria:

1. Recipient must have established financial need;
2. Demonstrated willingness to serve the school community enthusiastically and a caring and supportive attitude in their relationship with fellow students;
3. Strives to make the best of his or her academic opportunities;
4. Actively participates in the extra-curricular life of the school (arts, athletics, outings, etc.);
5. Demonstrates obvious integrity and citizenship.

Danielle Plumb Zumbrun Endowment Fund
Established in memory of former student Danielle Plumb Zumbrun ‘79. The fund supports a leadership training program for outstanding students in the Outings Program.  Funds are awarded to students to help pay for a wilderness experience or outdoor leadership training not available through Marin Academy’s outings curriculum.  

Headmaster’s Cup Endowment Fund
Established to honor Marin Academy’s first headmaster, William McCluskey.  Funds were donated to support student activities at Marin Academy.  Each year, the school recognizes a graduating senior who demonstrates the attitudes of mind and character that Marin Academy aims to foster.

Endowment for Awards of Special Financial Aid
Provides financial support  for students to cover the incidental costs of outings, field trips, sports equipment, and other programs.

Bodie Brizendine Scholarship Fund
Provides need-based financial assistance to students who would otherwise not be able to attend Marin Academy.

The Carol L. Morse Scholarship
This fund was established in 2006 by the family of former trustee and alumni parent, Carol Morse, in her memory. The Morse Scholarship provides need-based tuition assistance to an underrepresented student who would not otherwise be able to attend Marin Academy.

Scholarship Fund Honoring MA Faculty
Provides need-based financial assistance for an underrepresented student each year.

Literary Festival Fund
Supports the speaking fees, stipends, and program costs of the school’s annual Literary Festival.

James F. Thacher Endowment
The James F. Thacher Endowment underwrites the Thacher Lecture Series, enabling Marin Academy to bring a prominent cultural, political, academic, or social leader to the campus each year to enlarge the experience of MA students, their families, and the Bay Area community. Funds are used for speaker honoraria, travel expenses, and event expenses.

Endowment Fund for Crossroads and Community Partnerships
Support for the school’s Crossroads Program, a mission-based outreach program for underserved middle school youth in San Rafael.  As a school that seeks to cultivate diversity in all aspects of school life, the Endowment for Crossroads and Community Partnerships will affirm and strengthen our public responsibility to the broader community.

General Endowment Fund
Income from the fund can be used for expenses at the discretion of the school.

The Student Assistance Fund is an endowment fund that enhances the MA experience for tuition assistance recipients by providing perpetual coverage for all non-tuition expenses for one student for the four years they are enrolled.