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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 27-6751378

John Marin Foundation

A private foundation in Jonesport, ME. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 6 grants and $122,867 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.

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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $122,867

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $30,826,518

  • Tax year 2023

    $4,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $30,904,567

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2024

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Portland Museum of ArtPortland, ME

    Museum supportartwork - alvin d. Loving, JR. Septihedron, 1970contribution date - 6/4/2024book value = $110,000 (fair value at date contributed to the john marin fdn.)fair value = $120,000 (based on appraisal)

    $120,000
  2. Women for Healthy Rural LivingMilbridge, ME

    Organization support

    $1,400
  3. Tides Institute & Museum of ArtEastport, ME

    Museum support

    $1,000
  4. Showhegan School of Painting and SculptureNew York, NY

    Organization support

    $250
  5. Sandy Paws RescueShrewsbury, NJ

    Organization support

    $125
  6. Whitney MuseumNew York, NY

    Museum support

    $92

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 $120,00099% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $1,4001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maine3 grants $122,400
  2. New York2 grants $342
  3. New Jersey1 grant $125

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Lisa MarinTRUSTEE Hours 20Pay $0
  • Alexander ThompsonTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Marie ThompsonTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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