In 2022, SchoolsRule established the SchoolsRule Equity in Education Fund at the Marin Community Foundation to honor Mary Jane Burke's 50 years of service to the children of Marin including her 28 years as Marin County Superintendent of Schools.
Contributions to this legacy fund will support the continuation of the arts, literacy, technology and health programs in Marin public schools, specifically benefiting students with the greatest need and ensuring that Mary Jane's lifelong vision of equitable opportunities for ALL students lives on for future generations.
THE MARY JANE BURKE
Equity in Education Fund
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PURPOSE
To honor Mary Jane Burke’s 50 years of service to the children of Marin including 28 years as Marin County Superintendent. By establishing a legacy fund at the Marin Community Foundation, Mary Jane’s vision of equitable opportunities for ALL students lives on for future generations.
Distribution
Formula
Historically, SchoolsRule has distributed funds to Marin’s public school foundations using an equal per-student formula to support literacy, arts, technology, and health programs. In contrast, the SchoolsRule Equity in Education Fund is distributed using a needs-based, weighted approach, with awards provided in addition to each foundation’s annual per-pupil grant.
Structure
The SchoolsRule Equity in Education Fund in Honor of Mary Jane Burke is held as an Organization Fund at Marin Community Foundation. Long term, the fund will function as an endowment where a % of the fund will be distributed annually to support programs in perpetuity. Currently, donors to the fund can opt to designate their donations to be fully distributed this year.
- Founding Members -
We are grateful to the following founding members of the Mary Jane Burke Legacy Society whose combined gifts committed through 2026 to the
SchoolsRule Equity in Education Fund total more than $1,000,000!
Valedictorian - $100,000+
The Lakeview Foundation
Marin Community Foundation
Marin Sanitary Service
The Venables Foundation
Salutatorian - $50,000+
Karen and Andy Boone
Bryan and Emily Uhlhorn
Jed and Caitlin Smith
Magna Cum Laude - $25,000+
Bank of Marin
Alex and Eris Cushner
The Gruber Family Foundation
David & Ann Peterson Family Philanthropy Fund
Summa Cum Laude - $10,000+
Larry and Brennie Brackett
Thomas Cooper
Deborah and Jonathan Goldman
Barbara and Charlie Goodman
Robert and Alex Griswold
Cindy and John McCauley
Susan Morrow
Gary and Marcia Nelson
Susan Noyes, Make it Better Group
Valerie Pitts
Gwen and Tom Price
cum laude - $5,000+
Jackie and Ken Broad
The Burke Family
Walt and Susan Buster
John and Monique Carroll
Bob and Ruth Dell
James Duckworth and Roberta Dixon
In Memory of Phyllis Friedman
Trisha and Jim Garlock
Nancy Gilmour
The Gratitude Fund II
Sydney and David Joyner
Monib Khadami
Koret Foundation
Mary Marcy and Jan Rizzuti
Ann and Andrew Mathieson
Marjorie McMorris
Sheri and Doug Mowbray
Paula and Robert Reynolds
Jill and Tom Sampson
Martin and Elizabeth Sleath
Patti and Dave Stadlin
Will and Leslie Thompson
Deans List - $1,000+
Kathy King and Jerry Cahill
Bill Lampl and Kathleen Clifford
Terri Ewing
Len Gensberg and Debra Thal
Jane and Doug Ferguson
Hanson Bridgett LLP
George Landau
The Loveland Fund
Susan Mathews and Christopher Gilkerson
William and Eva Price
Wells Family Trust
Clairette Wilson
Honor Roll - up to $1,000
Anonymous
Elizabeth and Jariborz Amini
Gary and Debbie Butler
Chapter PY PEO Sisterhood
Susan and Todd Christman
Michelle Drake
Diane Gasson
Tiffany Greenfield
Pascale and Conrad Gregory
Tracy and Brian Haughton
Marie Henrio
Karen Jernstedt and Jim Barkovich
Sue Loar
Lori and Chris Lopin
Denise Lucy and Francoise Lepage
Stephanie Moulton-Peters
Louis and Catherine Patler
Anna Pilloton
Catherine Poncia
Becky and Larry Reed
Curtis and Xania Robinson
Ellen Rosen
Susan and Thomas Schmidt
Bill and Ginny Schultz
Judy and Jack Sherman
Neil and Pat Sorensen
Heather McPhail Sridharan
Therese and Thomas Thompson
Natu Tuatagaloa
Debra Turner
Afsaneh Zolfaghari