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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-1273714

The Marc Bulger Foundation

A private foundation in Brentwood, TN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $21,750 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Jun 30, 2026), 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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $21,750

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $379,930
  • Tax year 2024

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $402,453
  • Tax year 2023

    $20,200

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $355,442
  • Tax year 2022

    $38,497

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $386,622
  • Tax year 2021

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $429,903
  • Tax year 2020

    $85,138

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $535,644
  • Tax year 2019

    $27,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $615,869
  • Tax year 2018

    $115,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $573,025

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Folds of HonorOwasso, OK

    General support

    $7,500
  2. Semper Fidelis SocietyJacksonville, FL

    General support

    $6,750
  3. The Gamechanger FoundationFairmont, WV

    Student-powered substance misuse prevention movement connecting west virginia students and the educators who care about them to prevent student opiod and other drug use before it starts

    $3,000
  4. CreativetsNashville, TN

    The goal is to use various forms of art to help disabled veterans cope with service related trauma.

    $2,000
  5. Allegheny County Federation of the Societies of War VeteransPittsburgh, PA

    General supportgeneral support

    $2,000
  6. WV Kids Cancer Crusaders IncCharleston, WV

    Helping children and families affected by childhood, adolescent, and young-adult cancer with financial assistance, resources and support, and hospital partnerships.

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $2,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oklahoma1 grant $7,500
  2. Florida1 grant $6,750
  3. West Virginia2 grants $3,500
  4. Pennsylvania1 grant $2,000
  5. Tennessee1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Marc BulgerPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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