Alumni Giving - Marin Country Day School

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Alumni

Alumni are asked to support the future of MCDS by making a gift to the endowment.

Ensure the Future!

Parents of Alumni

Your gift to MCDS is an investment in the lives of our faculty, our programs and and future alums.

Support teachers and students

Student Support

Class Endowments (e.g. Class of 1991 Class Endowment)

Your gift to a class endowment is a long-term investment in indexed tuition. Alumni gifts to class endowments support indexed tuition. These dollars are put into an endowment fund (similar to a savings account), which either generates revenue through investments or interest. The revenue is then applied to the operating budget, leaving the initial gift available to generate more.

In 1991, parents of graduates launched the first Class Endowment in recognition of the excellent education their children had received at MCDS. Subsequently, each graduating class has established its own fund to support indexed tuition, and funds are being established retroactively for classes prior to 1991. As alumni and their parents make additional gifts, the Class Endowments are becoming an increasingly important factor in supporting access to school.

Ensure the Future

Timothy W. Johnson Fund

Established in honor of Tim Johnson, Head of School for fifteen years, this fund supports indexed tuition. Tim was such an articulate spokesman for the belief that matriculation at MCDS creates many opportunities for all kinds of great kids to develop the skills, habits and motivation to encourage them to “envision and work toward a better world” as they mature. This fund create opportunities for many more children and their families to participate in the school community.

Support Indexed Tuition

Hope Williams Fund

Kwentyn Wiggins Fund

Faculty Support

Barbara and Ernest Mendenhall Fund

Barry Mineah Fund

Edward Sibley Fund

The Mindfulness Fund

Tim Hall Fund

The Board of Trustees, through its Investment Subcommittee of the Finance Committee, exercises its fiduciary responsibility by selecting and evaluating the performance of investment advisors and by setting spending policy. The Marin Country Day School endowments are managed by the Investment Committee of the Board of Trustees. Endowment income equivalent to no more than 5% of a rolling five-year average was directed to the operating budget.