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Form 990-PFTax year 2020EIN 20-6240722

The Markus Foundation

A private foundation in Brookline Village, MA. Its return for tax year 2020 lists 2 grants and $801,124 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2020 (period ending Aug 31, 2021), 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2020

    $801,124

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $547,769

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,000,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $541,613

  • Tax year 2017

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,423,578

Grants paid in 2020

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Pef Israel Endowment Funds IncNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $800,000
  2. Markus Gift Fund Co Fidelity Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    Charitable

    $1,124

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $800,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York1 grant $800,000
  2. Ohio1 grant $1,124

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Anne Lewin-Arundale Co ChoateTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Susan Silberberg Co ChoateTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • A Silvana Giner Co ChoateTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Douglas Ederle Co ChoateTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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