Give

Headlands 2025 Auction. Photo by Jessica Monroy for Drew Altizer Photography.

At the core of our work, Headlands provides time, space, and resources for artists to come together and develop new ideas. Headlands is a place to connect, create, and inspire.

Your support allows us to meaningfully impact the lives of artists now and in the future while also connecting the public to the artistic process. We are grateful to be in community with you building a path toward a nourished arts community on our campus and beyond. Thank you!

Donate Now

Liam Herb (Artist in Residence '24) and visitors. Photo by Tom Ide.

Membership

Headlands Members are active participants in a community of creative thinkers, makers, and doers. Give at the Brainstorm ($35–$50) level or above and receive the benefits of a Headlands Member. Members enjoy invitations to seasonal dinners and special events—intimate opportunities to engage with the artists their gifts directly support.

Brainstorm
Members at all levels make art happen.
  • Fully tax deductible.
  • Invitations to monthly Suppers (Member ticket price) and additional dinners just for Members.
  • Opportunities to visit Headlands for artist-led hikes, volunteer days, and more.
  • Discounts on auction and public program tickets and limited-edition Headlands merch.
Collaborate
Double your impact.
  • Fully tax deductible.
  • Invitations to monthly Suppers (Member ticket price) and additional dinners just for Members.
  • Opportunities to visit Headlands for artist-led hikes, volunteer days, and more.
  • Discounts on auction and public program tickets and limited-edition Headlands merch.
Inspire
Come for the art and stay for the food.
  • Fully tax-deductible.
  • Invitations to monthly Suppers (Member ticket price) and additional dinners just for Members.
  • Opportunities to visit Headlands for artist-led hikes, volunteer days, and more.
  • Discounts on auction and public program tickets and limited-edition Headlands merch.
Discover
Lead by example and explore along the way.
  • Fully tax-deductible.
  • Recognition on Headlands’ donor board and annual report.
  • Invitations to monthly Suppers (Member ticket price) and additional dinners just for Members.
  • Opportunities to visit Headlands for artist-led hikes, volunteer days, and more.
  • Discounts on auction and public program tickets and limited-edition Headlands merch.

Headlands is always in creative process. Everything is in motion, in flux, or becoming–from the food being made, to work being developed, to research being completed, to new artists arriving, to the fog rolling in.  

— Carrie Hott, Artist In Residence 2014

Studio of Nimah Gobir (Tournesol Awardee '24-'25). Photo by Tom Ide.

Donor Circles

Gifts of $1,000 or more provide supporters of Headlands special opportunities to engage deeply with the artists working here, now. Perks include all the benefits of Membership, as well as exclusive invitations to special events.

BREAKTHROUGH
Play an essential role in creative breakthroughs happening here, now.
  • Fully tax-deductible.
  • Invitations to 4-6 small-group studio visits per year with current Artists in Residence.
  • Recognition on Headlands’ donor board and annual report.
  • Invitations to monthly Suppers (Member ticket price) and additional dinners just for Members.
  • Opportunities to visit Headlands for artist-led hikes, volunteer days, and more.
  • Discounts on auction and public program tickets and limited-edition Headlands merch.
TRANSFORM
Activate artists through your support.
  • Fully tax-deductible.
  • Opportunity to join additional curated supporter events such as exhibition walkthroughs, timely conversations, and private receptions.
  • Recognition on Headlands’ donor board and annual report.
  • Invitations to monthly Suppers (Member ticket price) and additional dinners just for Members.
  • Opportunities to visit Headlands for artist-led hikes, volunteer days, and more.
  • Discounts on auction and public program tickets and limited-edition Headlands merch.
INNOVATE
Access innovative ideas through unique experiences by joining the Innovator Circle.
  • Fully tax-deductible.
  • Opportunity to join additional curated supporter events such as exhibition walkthroughs, timely conversations, private receptions, private collection visits, and curator talks.
  • First access to Headlands’ curated travel program.
  • Recognition on Headlands’ donor board, annual report, and website.
  • Invitations to monthly Suppers (Member ticket price) and additional dinners just for Members.
  • Opportunities to visit Headlands for artist-led hikes, volunteer days, and more.
  • Discounts on auction and public program tickets and limited-edition Headlands merch.

More Ways to Give

There are as many ways to support Headlands’ artists and programs as there are flora and fauna in the Marin Headlands. Read on for some of the unique ways you can advance our mission, or contact Kristina Graber, Development Manager, at (415) 472-9741 x106 or kgraber@headlands.org to discuss what’s possible.

Make a significant impact on the success of Headlands’ programs by underwriting an Artist in Residence. You’ll enjoy all the benefits and exclusive opportunities available to Headlands supporters, as well as generous recognition for your gift, and a private studio visit with the resident artist.

Build a lasting foundation for Headlands’ future by making a bequest to Headlands in your estate planning. Bequests of any amount welcome you into the Michael Carney Legacy Circle, a giving circle that includes all the benefits and exclusive opportunities available to Headlands supporters and Members, as well as generous recognition for your gift.

Headlands also welcomes additional forms of planned gifts, including retirement plans, stocks, and restricted bequests. For more information on planned giving, please contact Kristina Graber, Development Manager, at (415) 472-9741 x106 or kgraber@headlands.org

Headlands partners with companies and brands in a variety of ways, from underwriting residencies and fellowships, to sponsoring our annual Benefit Art Auction or collaborating on unique artist-designed limited editions. 

Matching Gifts

Does your company have a matching gift program? Send us your company’s matching gift form and we can help you double (or even triple!) your gift!

In-Kind Donations

Headlands regularly partners with food and beverage organizations to create unique event experiences for our guests, while showcasing your product. Looking to donate wine, food, or specialty products?

We also occasionally accept donations that upgrade campus equipment and resources used by artists and staff, including furnishings for artist housing and studios, technology, vehicles for visiting artists to use locally, and tools and machinery for our woodshop. 

Contact Kristina Graber, Development Manager, at (415) 472-9741 x106 or kgraber@headlands.org to learn more.

Supporters

Thank you!

On behalf of Headlands’ Board, staff, and artists, we gratefully acknowledge our visionary community of supporters. We simply can’t do it without you!

This list—representing support in the calendar year 2022—acknowledges individuals, institutions, and corporate partners whose recent cumulative financial and/or in-kind support for Headlands—including Membership, donations, grants, and event sponsorship is $5,000 or greater.

  • Anonymous (2)
  • Susan McLaughlin*
  • Ruth Foundation for the Arts*

*indicates multi-year support

  • Anonymous*
  • Anonymous
  • Ann Chamberlain Fund*
  • Doree Friedman & Kirsten Kuhlmann*
  • Henderson Family Foundation
  • William & Flora Hewlett Foundation*
  • Evie & Ryan Simon*
  • The Tournesol Project*

*indicates multi-year support

  • Jim Abrams & Mario Russo*
  • Molly & Bill Getty*
  • Nion McEvoy & Leslie Berriman
  • Keenan Rice & Sarah Dodge
  • Matt Rolandson & Sam Tripodi

*indicates multi-year support

  • Anonymous (2)
  • Nicole Avril & Dan Gelfand*
  • Donald and Carole Chaiken Foundation
  • Davis/Dauray Family Fund*
  • Gruber Family Foundation
  • Hanwha Foundation of Culture*
  • Tinsley & Thomas Hutson-Wiley
  • Robin & Geoff Strawbridge*

*indicates multi-year support

  • Anonymous
  • William Bondy
  • Andrea Crow & Fred Craves
  • The Hayabusa Charitable Fund
  • Yun Joo Kang & Chris Chouinard*
  • Lisa & Kenneth Jackson
  • Leti & Tom Light*
  • The McBurney Foundation
  • Barbaro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation
  • Bernard Osher Foundation
  • The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage
  • Woodbury Ransom
  • Stephanie & Mark Robinson
  • Seiler LLP
  • Jessica Silverman & Sarah Thornton
  • Trust for Mutual Understanding

*indicates multi-year support

  • Nancy & Joachim Bechtle Foundation
  • Nancy Goler & Kelley Berg
  • Douglas Burnham & Christine Trost
  • California College of the Arts
  • Carla & David Crane
  • John Dains
  • Peter B. Danzig & Lava Thomas
  • Chris & Lara Deam
  • Destino Fund
  • Randi & Bob Fisher
  • Steven Friedland
  • Signe & George Kurian
  • Dan Janney & Noelle Montgomery
  • Marine Layer
  • Peter Michael Foundation & Winery
  • Lauren & Thomas Ryan
  • Oliver & Company
  • San Francisco State University
  • Sharp Family Fund
  • Sheldon Family Giving Fund
  • Dylan T. Simonds Foundation
  • Stanford University
  • The Swig Foundation
  • Sharon Tanenbaum & Matrisha Person
  • Ming Tsao &  Luisa Greenfield
  • University of California, Berkeley
  • University of California, Davis

*indicates multi-year support

Ready to Give?

Gifts by check can be made payable to Headlands Center for the Arts and mailed to: Headlands Center for the Arts, 944 Fort Barry, Sausalito, CA 94965. We also accept gifts by credit card, donor-advised funds (DAFs), stocks and securities, in-kind donations, and other methods.

Contact development@headlands.org for more detailed gift instructions and information.

Headlands’ federal tax id number is 94-2817843.