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The dg Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization founded in honor of Dino and Nancy Ghilotti.
Our Story
The dg Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in honor of Dino and Nancy Motta Ghilotti. The gold dg logo was designed by Dino in a graphic design class while attending the University of Miami. Dino and his mother Nancy had an ability to light up a room, and both had generous and caring personalities that touched so many people. To keep their memory alive, The dg Foundation was established to support students with similar passions as Dino and Nancy for academics, athletics, and arts. The dg Foundation awards scholarships to San Domenico Grammar School, Marin Catholic High School, the University of Miami, and improves art programs and athletic facilities in the North Bay.
Dino and Nancy Ghilotti
The dg Foundation was founded in honor of Dino and Nancy Ghilotti. The gold dg logo was designed by Dino in a graphic design class while attending the University of Miami. Dino and his mother Nancy had an ability to light up a room, and both had generous and caring personalities that touched so many people. To keep their memory alive, The dg Foundation was established to support students with similar passions as Dino and Nancy for academics, athletics, and arts. The dg Foundation awards scholarships to San Domenico Grammar School, Marin Catholic High School, the University of Miami, and improves art and athletic programs and facilities in the Bay Area.
Supporting students in academics, athletics and the arts
Our generous donors have made it possible for The dg Foundation to donate over $2,000,000 since inception in 2014, allowing students to follow their dreams and unlock their full potential through art and athletic facility enhancements.
The dg Foundation donated to fund the Dino Richard Ghilotti endowed scholarship at Marin Catholic in Kentfield. These scholarships are given to students who exemplify a passion for academics, athletics or the arts.
Since 2014, The dg Foundation has given $400,000 to fund the Dino Ghilotti Motta ‘Canes Care for Canes’ endowed scholarship at the University of Miami. To qualify, students must be from California and have an art or athletic-related area of study.
The University of Miami has given out 19 Dino Ghilotti ‘Canes Care for Canes’ scholarships to students from California.
The dg Foundation, Ghilotti Construction, and a generous group of family friends financially and through in-kind donations of site work, contributed $1.5M for the new Dino Ghilotti Motta Stadium complex at Marin Catholic High School.
The dg Foundation donated $85,000 to the Napa Valley Community Foundation to help victims of the Tubbs Fire in Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino and Lake Counties. After our Fundraiser was cancelled in 2017 due to fires, The dg Foundation donated a portion of the proceeds to support the affected communities.
The dg Foundation has given out 4 scholarships at Marin Catholic High School totaling $18,550.
Help us carry on Dino and Nancy’s legacy
The dg Foundation awards scholarships to Marin Catholic High School, the University of Miami, and improves art programs and athletic facilities that fit the criteria of the foundation’s mission.