The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 26-3610094

The Marcus Foundation

A private foundation in Denver, CO. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 12 grants and $31,150 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.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $31,150

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,177,286

  • Tax year 2023

    $34,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,122,734

  • Tax year 2022

    $26,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $984,000

  • Tax year 2021

    $53,100

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,214,203

  • Tax year 2020

    $42,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,018,096

  • Tax year 2019

    $52,250

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $986,923

  • Tax year 2018

    $61,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,051,601

Grants paid in 2024

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Denver Botanic GardensDenver, CO

    General operating

    $10,000
  2. Ceres IncBoston, MA

    Operating

    $5,000
  3. Denver Urban GardensDenver, CO

    General operating

    $5,000
  4. Smile Farms IncJericho, NY

    General operating

    $3,000
  5. Food for ThoughtDenver, CO

    General operating

    $1,500
  6. IMPACT100 Metro DenverDenver, CO

    General operating

    $1,150
  7. Ag & Food LabGuelph, Canada

    General operating

    $1,000
  8. Clayton Early LearningDenver, CO

    General operating

    $1,000
  9. Community Food AdvocatesNew York, NY

    Operating

    $1,000
  10. Re VisionDenver, CO

    General operating

    $1,000
  11. Sun Valley Kitchen & Community CentDenver, CO

    General opertaing

    $1,000
  12. Green Bronx MachineBronx, NY

    General

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment3 grants $20,00080% of the total
  2. Jobs and employment1 grant $3,00012% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,1505% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $1,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado7 grants $20,650
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $5,000
  3. New York3 grants $4,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Jonathan J HalperinPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $30,000
  • Amy Halperin WoodVICE PRESIDE Hours 0Pay $15,000

The return

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