About Us
Program Success
With tremendous support from individuals and institutions throughout the Marin community, Marin Education Fund is making a difference in the lives of these students and has developed a model for educational equity that holds promise for communities across the nation.
Since 1981, Marin Education Fund has distributed over 27,000 scholarships
to Marin residents totaling more than $36 million. In 2003, Marin
Education Fund was recognized as a national leader and model for
its work in assisting low-income and first-generation college students
to attend college. Marin Education Fund has achieved this distinction
by offering a comprehensive array of college access services and
programs to students with significant financial need. Our success
points to a promising future:
- Marin Education Fund’s Summer Application Institute boasts a 98% success rate facilitating college entrance for the 298 students it has served to date.
- Our scholarship recipients have attended more than 100 colleges and universities across the United States.
- 90% of students participating in our program graduate from college as compared to the national average college graduation rate of 54%.
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