Community Action Marin is a private non-profit 501(c)(3) social service agency serving and assisting low-income Marin residents in achieving a life of quality based on self-sufficiency. Serving Marin County since 1966, the agency currently operates 15 programs covering a variety of needs from childcare and AIDS services to energy assistance, family needs and mental health issues.

The CAM works to ensure that philanthropy is increasingly effective in supporting healthy and vital Marin communities.

More ...

The CAM works with charitable partners to ensure that communities have the resources they need to be successful and sustainable.

More ...

Why Give Through the CAM?

Community Impact
Giving through the CAM allows you to put your charitable dollars directly to work in your own community and often across a broader geographical area.

Flexibility
The CAM can accept nearly any kind of gift - from cash and real estate to stock and other appreciated assets.  An individual, family, business or organization can create a charitable fund for virtually any charitable purpose.

Simplicity
Creating a charitable fund through the CAM can be far less complicated than establishing and maintaining a private foundation.

Tax Benefits
Gifts and bequests to the CAM typically receive the maximum income, gift and estate tax benefits. Integrating a charitable giving program through the CAM with your overall financial plan can further these benefits.

Cost effectiveness
Because the CAM manages many individual donor gifts, we can service and administer each of them at a fraction of the cost of a private foundation.

Recognition
Endowing a fund at the CAM is a fitting way to memorialize or honor a loved one and create a permanent legacy that will be remembered for generations.  Conversely, the CAM can carefully protect a donor's identity, if that is desired.

Call our Donor Services Team today at 415-485-1489 and we'll help you get started.