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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 23-7005963

The Marmor Foundation

A private foundation in Berkeley, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 44 grants and $1.3 million paid in grants.

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

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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,259,718

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $13,297,161
  • Tax year 2023

    $406,500

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $12,711,258
  • Tax year 2022

    $623,500

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $11,660,530
  • Tax year 2021

    $268,250

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $13,754,055
  • Tax year 2020

    $233,000

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $12,797,347
  • Tax year 2019

    $1,217,200

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $11,867,832

Grants paid in 2024

44 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Cantor Center for Visual ArtsStanford, CA

    Support for Marmor Collection

    $653,550
  2. Philharmonia Baroque OrchestraSan Francisco, CA

    Marmor Peninsula Concert Series

    $166,668
  3. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    Arts Event Endowed Fund

    $100,000
  4. New Venture FundWashington, DC

    Voter Engagement Fund

    $25,000
  5. New Venture FundWashington, DC

    Campus Democracy Fund

    $25,000
  6. The American Independent FoundationWashington, DC

    American Independent Radio

    $25,000
  7. Voter Participation CenterWashington, DC

    GOTV Work

    $25,000
  8. San Francisco General Hospital FdnSan Francisco, CA

    Pediatric Asthma Clinic and Children's Health Center

    $20,000
  9. Individual

    GOTV Work

    $20,000
  10. Individual

    National Programs

    $12,000
  11. Cantor Center for Visual ArtsStanford, CA

    Annual Support

    $10,000
  12. Philharmonia Baroque OrchestraSan Francisco, CA

    2024-2025 Season

    $10,000
  13. Individual

    General Operating Support

    $10,000
  14. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    Arts Events Expendable Fund

    $10,000
  15. Individual

    General Operating Support

    $10,000
  16. Cantor Center for Visual ArtsStanford, CA

    Annual Support

    $10,000
  17. Fine Arts Museums FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General Operating Support

    $7,500
  18. LACMA Museum AssociatesLos Angeles, CA

    General Operating Support

    $7,500
  19. Individual

    General Operating Support

    $7,500
  20. San Francisco SymphonySan Francisco, CA

    General Operating Support

    $7,500
  21. Individual

    General Operating Support

    $7,000
  22. Individual

    General Operating Support

    $7,000
  23. Museum of Contemporary ArtLos Angeles, CA

    General Operating Support

    $6,000
  24. Individual

    Support and Education for Local Providers

    $5,000
  25. Harvard College FundCambridge, MA

    Harvard College Fund

    $5,000
  26. Long Now FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General Operating Support

    $5,000
  27. MusicMenlo Menlo SchoolAtherton, CA

    General Operating Support

    $5,000
  28. Planned Parenthood Mar MonteSan Jose, CA

    Family Planning Programs

    $5,000
  29. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    Undergraduate Scholarship Fund

    $5,000
  30. San Francisco Museum of Modern ArtSan Francisco, CA

    Annual Support

    $5,000
  31. American Conservatory Theatre FoundSan Francisco, CA

    General Operating Support

    $5,000
  32. Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, MA

    Annual Support

    $5,000
  33. Individual

    General Operating Support

    $5,000
  34. Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, MA

    Arts and Humanities Initiative

    $4,000
  35. Village Enterprise FundSan Carlos, CA

    General Operating Support

    $4,000
  36. Fdn of the Mass Eye Ear InfirmaryBoston, MA

    Howe Library

    $3,500
  37. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    Medicine and the Muse Program

    $3,500
  38. Just Detention InternationalLos Angeles, CA

    General Operating Support

    $2,000
  39. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    Dr. Ranjana Hira Advani's lymphoma research

    $2,000
  40. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    Bing Overseas Study Program

    $2,000
  41. Individual

    General Operating Support

    $2,000
  42. Individual

    General Operating Support

    $2,000
  43. Individual

    General Operating Support

    $1,500
  44. Voices of MusicSan Francisco, CA

    General Operating Support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $176,66842% of the total
  2. Education7 grants $127,50031% of the total
  3. Environment2 grants $50,00012% of the total
  4. Arts and culture5 grants $27,0006% of the total
  5. Civil rights1 grant $25,0006% of the total
  6. Health1 grant $5,0001% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $6,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California24 grants $1,053,218
  2. District of Columbia4 grants $100,000
  3. Massachusetts4 grants $17,500

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Michael F MarmorPres/Dir Hours 2Pay $0
  • Jane B MarmorSect'y/Dir Hours 1Pay $0
  • David J MarmorDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Andrea MarmorDirector Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Jeanne LeMieurCFO Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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