Horizon Fund 2026-2027

The Marin Horizon Annual Fund is the single most important way our community elevates the student experience. As the school’s largest source of support after tuition, it provides immediate funding for the people, programs, and experiences that define a Marin Horizon School education. Every student benefits.

Our community is our school, and we couldn’t be more grateful for it. Every contribution from our families, trustees, and faculty matters—whether it’s a financial gift, time volunteered, or talents shared. Your involvement shapes exactly who we are.

Like many outstanding independent schools, Marin Horizon relies on annual philanthropy to bridge the gap between tuition and the full cost of an exceptional education.

Annual Fund contributions range from $5 to more than $50,000, and every gift, at every level, makes a meaningful difference. Our overall fundraising goal for 2026–2027 is $600,000, achieved through the Horizon Fund, our Spring Party, and Fund a Need efforts. We ask that our families make Marin Horizon School their philanthropic priority while their children are students here.

What does the Horizon Fund support?

The Horizon Fund supports our ability to:

Invest in professional development that keeps our faculty at the forefront of innovative, research-based education. Support opportunities like this year’s training with World Leadership School and Harkness Education that equips our teachers to design the rigorous, interdisciplinary learning experiences that define a Marin Horizon education.

Deliver on the promise of our experiential education. Extend learning beyond our classroom walls with more trips and travel to science exhibits, museums, farms, cultural institutions, historical landmarks, and alongside experts in the field. From the Bay Area to Washington D.C. to international travel, these experiences ground academic concepts in the real-world, and make student learning both deeply meaningful and memorable.

Expand our signature outdoor education experiences. Support the transportation, staffing, and programs that make frequent time in nature possible–from hiking trails, parks, and local watersheds to camping, backpacking, and service projects. These experiences cultivate a lifelong connection to the natural world.

Make a Marin Horizon education accessible to additional motivated and talented students. Strengthen our position to ensure our community reflects a wide range of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.