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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 27-2178874

Martin Foundation

A private foundation in Doylestown, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $1.5 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Jessica M Thompson Director
PO Box 749
Doylestown, PA 18901
(215) 348-8149
Form and materials
Common grant application form of delaware valley grantmakers
Deadlines
June 30
Restrictions
Must be an approved 501(c)(3) applicant. Grants limited to areas of interest of the foundation: history, education, medical, conservation and relief. Grants range from $5,000 to $500,000 and above under certain circumstances.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,490,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $36,494,767

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,165,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $31,631,457

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,185,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $29,099,301

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,030,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $25,928,721

  • Tax year 2021

    $981,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $32,411,501

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,810,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $29,090,698

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,125,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $29,403,518

  • Tax year 2018

    $762,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $23,214,494

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. River Crossing YMCADoylestown, PA

    Provide support to the veteran's wellness program

    $750,000
  2. Feeding AmericaChicago, IL

    Providing food to people in need through a nationwide network of food banks

    $250,000
  3. Sierra Club FoundationOakland, CA

    Provide support to sierra club foundation's military outdoors program

    $250,000
  4. Trust for Public LandSan Francisco, CA

    Provide support for the canal boatyard community park project in san rafael, ca

    $100,000
  5. Freire FoundationPhiladelphia, PA

    To help bring new opportunities to a number of students through education

    $30,000
  6. West Ohio Food BankLima, OH

    Getting food to people in need

    $25,000
  7. Blue Ridge Area Food BankVerona, VA

    Getting food to people in need

    $25,000
  8. San Francisco-Marin Food BankSan Francisco, CA

    Getting food to people in need

    $25,000
  9. Fulfill Food BankNeptune, NJ

    Getting food to people in need

    $25,000
  10. Climate Action Pathways for SchoolsOakland, CA

    Empowering students through green career pathways and implementing school-based sustainability projects

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment2 grants $350,00053% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture2 grants $275,00041% of the total
  3. Education2 grants $40,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania2 grants $780,000
  2. California4 grants $385,000
  3. Illinois1 grant $250,000
  4. New Jersey1 grant $25,000
  5. Ohio1 grant $25,000
  6. Virginia1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Jessica E ThompsonDIRECTOR Hours 10Pay $20,000
  • Bria H LarsonDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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