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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 06-1601029

Marks Family Foundation

A private foundation in Stonington, CT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 12 grants and $120,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Neal Bobruff
PO Box 226
Stonington, CT 06378
(860) 961-7281
[email protected]
Form and materials
Written
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None noted.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $120,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,488,152

  • Tax year 2023

    $86,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,312,270

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $304

  • Tax year 2021

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $303

  • Tax year 2020

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $153

  • Tax year 2019

    $62,075

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $153

  • Tax year 2018

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $49,774

Grants paid in 2024

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Lawrence & Memorial HospitalNew London, CT

    Fishers island annual fundraiser

    $16,000
  2. Lawrence & Memorial HospitalNew London, CT

    Behavioral health rooms - equipment

    $15,000
  3. Lawrence & Memorial HospitalNew London, CT

    Behavioral health fund

    $15,000
  4. Lawrence & Memorial HospitalNew London, CT

    Lucas device - equipment

    $14,000
  5. Children's of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL

    Health care for children

    $10,000
  6. Yale School of MedicineNew Haven, CT

    Medical research

    $10,000
  7. Amazing Grace FoundationCharlotte, NC

    Cancer clinical trials

    $10,000
  8. Lawrence & Memorial HospitalNew London, CT

    Lucas device - equipment

    $9,000
  9. Congregation Beth IsraelWest Hartford, CT

    Building commitment fund

    $6,000
  10. Dr Martin Luther King ScholarshipNew London, CT

    College scholarship fund

    $6,000
  11. Community Speaks OutGroton, CT

    Annual fund giving

    $5,000
  12. Jewish Community FoundationWest Hartford, CT

    Cbi education fund

    $4,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Health5 grants $69,00082% of the total
  2. Medical research1 grant $10,00012% of the total
  3. Mental health1 grant $5,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut10 grants $100,000
  2. Alabama1 grant $10,000
  3. North Carolina1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Neal BobruffTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Mark BobruffTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ellen ReeseTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Paul BobruffTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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