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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-3172622

The Ray H Marr Foundation

A private foundation in Dallas, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 23 grants and $1.8 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

    $1,819,511

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $55,929,661

  • Tax year 2024

    $952,500

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $53,923,845

  • Tax year 2023

    $957,493

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $51,416,052

  • Tax year 2022

    $926,695

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $44,071,759

  • Tax year 2021

    $893,446

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $26,260,423

  • Tax year 2020

    $632,500

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $22,773,067

  • Tax year 2019

    $109,250

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $23,894,288

  • Tax year 2018

    $132,750

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,287,494

Grants paid in 2025

23 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Boys Scouts of AmericaIrving, TX

    General support contribution

    $600,000
  2. Collin College FoundationMcKinney, TX

    General support contribution

    $200,000
  3. Smu-Ignited - Lyle Undergaduate EngineeringDallas, TX

    General support contribution

    $200,000
  4. Tyler Junior College FoundationTyler, TX

    General support contribution

    $200,000
  5. Trinity Valley CC FoundationAthens, TX

    General support contribution

    $150,000
  6. Panola College FoundationCarthage, TX

    General support contribution

    $100,000
  7. Azleway IncBig Sandy, TX

    General support contribution

    $75,000
  8. Northeast Texas Community College FoundationMt Pleasant, TX

    General support contribution

    $50,000
  9. Scottish Rite for ChildrenDallas, TX

    General support contribution

    $50,000
  10. Angelina College FoundationLufkin, TX

    General support contribution

    $25,000
  11. Kilgore College FoundationKilgore, TX

    General support contribution

    $25,000
  12. Paris Junior College FoundationParis, TX

    General support contribution

    $25,000
  13. Retina FoundationDallas, TX

    General support contribution

    $25,000
  14. Texarkana College FoundationTexarkana, TX

    General support contribution

    $25,000
  15. Tom Bean ISD Education FoundationTom Bean, TX

    General support contribution

    $25,000
  16. Tyler ISD FoundationTyler, TX

    General support contribution

    $25,000
  17. Buckner FoundationDallas, TX

    General support contribution

    $5,000
  18. Challenge Air for Kids & Friends IncDallas, TX

    General support contribution

    $2,500
  19. Chase's Place Scholarship FundRichardson, TX

    General support contribution

    $2,500
  20. Clayton Dabney FoundationDallas, TX

    General support contribution

    $2,500
  21. Heroes for ChildrenPlano, TX

    General support contribution

    $2,500
  22. Lena Pope OrganizationFort Worth, TX

    General support contribution

    $2,500
  23. LifestrawBaltimore, MD

    General support contribution

    $2,011

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education6 grants $500,00090% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $50,0009% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $5,000<1% of the total
  4. Youth development1 grant $2,500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas22 grants $1,817,500
  2. Maryland1 grant $2,011

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Douglas W BonnerPRESIDENT Hours 40Pay $320,000
  • Claire HamiltonSECRETARY Hours 2Pay $52,500
  • Adam ReedEXECUTIVE VP Hours 40Pay $185,000
  • Hugh AkinDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Christine CurtisTREASURER Hours 40Pay $104,187

The return

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