The Dipsea Race Foundation

The Dipsea Race Foundation is a charitable non-profit corporation whose mission is to "foster national amateur sports competition by sponsoring and maintaining, through charitable contributions and endowments, the Dipsea Race, the Dipsea Trail, the Dipsea Hall of Fame, and educational scholarships."

It was established in 1997 because the race committee recognized that after almost a century of existence, the race had become an essential part of the community and needed to be preserved for future generations.

The Dipsea Race Foundation has three main goals:

1. To preserve the race and the trail for current and future generations,
2. To support the entities and organizations that control the physical property over which the trail winds, and
3. To encourage and promote higher education for boys and girls who have been active in the race.

1. Helps to pay for trail maintance and improvement,
2. Contributes to organizations that facilitate running of the race, such as the Mill Valley Parks and Recreation Department, the Stinson Beach Community Center, and the Mt. Tamalpais State Park, and
3. Confers $2,500 college scholarships to graduating young men and women who have been active in the race.

Future activities of the Foundation may include hosting a Centennial Dipsea Celebration in conjunction with the 100th Year Anniverary of the first race in 2005, increased support of trail improvement, establishment of a permanent museum and information center, and support of cross-country activities and running clubs for regional school age runners.

Dipsea Race Foundation
P.O. Box 10,
Mill Valley, CA 94942.