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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 31-1483218

Martin Guitar Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Nazareth, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 99 grants and $594,750 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.

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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

    $594,750

    Grants listed
    99
    Assets, end of year
    $10,818,469

  • Tax year 2024

    $596,500

    Grants listed
    93
    Assets, end of year
    $9,791,279

  • Tax year 2023

    $485,500

    Grants listed
    86
    Assets, end of year
    $9,343,497

  • Tax year 2022

    $471,000

    Grants listed
    72
    Assets, end of year
    $9,156,725

  • Tax year 2021

    $399,200

    Grants listed
    63
    Assets, end of year
    $8,721,474

  • Tax year 2020

    $380,000

    Grants listed
    55
    Assets, end of year
    $6,870,837

  • Tax year 2019

    $354,800

    Grants listed
    53
    Assets, end of year
    $6,399,338

  • Tax year 2018

    $333,300

    Grants listed
    62
    Assets, end of year
    $6,269,416

Grants paid in 2025

99 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Northampton Community College FoundationBethlehem, PA

    General donation

    $35,000
  2. United Way of the Greater LVAllentown, PA

    General donation

    $35,000
  3. Fox Chase Cancer CenterPhiladelphia, PA

    General donation

    $20,000
  4. National Association of Music MerchantsCarlsbad, CA

    General donation

    $20,000
  5. Wildlands ConservancyEmmaus, PA

    General donation

    $17,500
  6. Moravian Historical SocietyNazareth, PA

    General donation

    $15,000
  7. Nazareth Area Food BankNazareth, PA

    General donation

    $15,000
  8. Arts QuestBethlehem, PA

    General donation

    $12,500
  9. Birthplace of Country MusicBristol, VA

    General donation

    $12,000
  10. New Bethany MinistriesBethlehem, PA

    General donation

    $12,000
  11. Allentown Art MuseumAllentown, PA

    General donation

    $10,000
  12. Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & MuseumOwensboro, KY

    General donation

    $10,000
  13. Godfrey DanielsBethlehem, PA

    General donation

    $10,000
  14. Guitars in the ClassroomSan Diego, CA

    General donation

    $10,000
  15. Meals on Wheels LVAllentown, PA

    General donation

    $10,000
  16. Miller Keystone Blood CenterBethlehem, PA

    General donation

    $10,000
  17. Musical Instrument MuseumPhoenix, AZ

    General donation

    $10,000
  18. Philadelphia Folksong SocietyPhiladelphia, PA

    General donation

    $10,000
  19. Philadelphia Outward Bound SchoolPhiladelphia, PA

    General donation

    $10,000
  20. State Theatre Center for the ArtsEaston, PA

    General donation

    $10,000
  21. Community Action Development Corporation of BethlehemBethlehem, PA

    General donation

    $10,000
  22. Community Music SchoolAllentown, PA

    General donation

    $10,000
  23. Country Music Foundation IncNashville, TN

    General donation

    $10,000
  24. River Crossing YMCADoylestown, PA

    General donation

    $10,000
  25. Valley Youth HouseBethlehem, PA

    General donation

    $8,000
  26. Old Town School of Folk MusicChicago, IL

    General donation

    $7,500
  27. Volunteer Center of the Lehigh ValleyAllentown, PA

    General donation

    $7,500
  28. Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, PA

    General donation

    $6,000
  29. Abriendo Mentes (opening Minds)Austin, TX

    General donation

    $5,000
  30. Allentown Rescue MissionAllentown, PA

    General donation

    $5,000
  31. Allentown Symphony AssociationAllentown, PA

    General donation

    $5,000
  32. Bach Choir of BethlehemBethlehem, PA

    General donation

    $5,000
  33. Bethlehem Emergency ShelteringBethlehem, PA

    General donation

    $5,000
  34. Community Services for ChildrenAllentown, PA

    General donation

    $5,000
  35. Family Promise of the Lehigh ValleyAllentown, PA

    General donation

    $5,000
  36. Folk Alliance InternationalKansas City, MO

    General donation

    $5,000
  37. Friends of American Song Archives IncTulsa, OK

    General donation

    $5,000
  38. Greater Easton Development Partnership (gedp)Easton, PA

    General donation

    $5,000
  39. Hellertown Historical SocietyHellertown, PA

    General donation

    $5,000
  40. Historic Bethlehem Museums & SitesBethlehem, PA

    General donation

    $5,000
  41. Ice House Performing Arts CenterBethlehem, PA

    General donation

    $5,000
  42. Lehigh Gap Nature CenterSlatington, PA

    General donation

    $5,000
  43. Living Traditions IncNew York, NY

    General donation

    $5,000
  44. Manufacturers Resource CenterAllentown, PA

    General donation

    $5,000
  45. Morris MuseumMorristown, NJ

    General donation

    $5,000
  46. Museum of Making MusicCarlsbad, CA

    General donation

    $5,000
  47. Nazareth Center for the ArtsNazareth, PA

    General donation

    $5,000
  48. Nazareth Economic Development CommissionNazareth, PA

    General donation

    $5,000
  49. Pennsylvania Shakespeare FestivalCenter Valley, PA

    General donation

    $5,000
  50. Project of Easton IncEaston, PA

    General donation

    $5,000
  51. Special Olympics PennsylvaniaBethlehem, PA

    General donation

    $5,000
  52. The Ashokan CenterOlivebridge, NY

    General donation

    $5,000
  53. Via of the Lehigh ValleyBethlehem, PA

    General donation

    $5,000
  54. Visiting Nurse Association of St LukesBethlehem, PA

    General donation

    $5,000
  55. Wdiy 881Bethlehem, PA

    General donation

    $5,000
  56. Woodsongs Old Time Radio HourLexington, KY

    General donation

    $5,000
  57. Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American MusicWest Long Branch, NJ

    General donation

    $5,000
  58. Holy Family SchoolNazareth, PA

    General donation

    $5,000
  59. Lehigh University Zoellner Arts CenterBethlehem, PA

    General donation

    $5,000
  60. Lehigh Valley Public Telecommunications Corp WLVT-TV Channel 39Bethlehem, PA

    General donation

    $5,000
  61. Tabernacle Productions IncMount Tabor, NJ

    General donation

    $5,000
  62. Memorial Library of Nazareth and VicinityNazareth, PA

    General donation

    $4,500
  63. Bloom - Lehigh ValleyBethlehem, PA

    General donation

    $3,000
  64. Hispanic Center Lehigh ValleyBethlehem, PA

    General donation

    $3,000
  65. Minsi Trails Council Boy Scouts of AmericaAllentown, PA

    General donation

    $3,000
  66. Casey Doolin FoundationOrefield, PA

    General donation

    $2,500
  67. Davinci Science CenterAllentown, PA

    General donation

    $2,500
  68. Third Street AllianceEaston, PA

    General donation

    $2,500
  69. Touchstone TheatreBethlehem, PA

    General donation

    $2,500
  70. Junior Appalachian Musicians IncIndependence, VA

    General donation

    $2,500
  71. Lehigh Valley Zoological SocietySchnecksville, PA

    General donation

    $2,500
  72. National Museum of Industrial HistoryBethlehem, PA

    General donation

    $2,500
  73. The ARC of Lehigh and Northampton CountiesBethlehem, PA

    General donation

    $2,500
  74. The Children's Home of EastonEaston, PA

    General donation

    $2,500
  75. Boys & Girls Club of AllentownAllentown, PA

    General donation

    $2,000
  76. Cay Galgon Life HouseBethlehem, PA

    General donation

    $2,000
  77. Civic Theatre of Allentown PAAllentown, PA

    General donation

    $2,000
  78. LifepathBethlehem, PA

    General donation

    $2,000
  79. Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the ArtsBethlehem, PA

    General donation

    $2,000
  80. The Hello in There FoundationNashville, TN

    General donation

    $2,000
  81. Cedar Crest CollegeAllentown, PA

    General donation

    $1,500
  82. Baum School of ArtAllentown, PA

    General donation

    $1,000
  83. Big Brothers - Big SistersAllentown, PA

    General donation

    $1,000
  84. Center for Humanistic ChangeBethlehem, PA

    General donation

    $1,000
  85. Community Bike WorksAllentown, PA

    General donation

    $1,000
  86. Lehigh Valley Arts and Cultural AllianceAllentown, PA

    General donation

    $1,000
  87. Monocacy Farm ProjectBethlehem, PA

    General donation

    $1,000
  88. Music for LifeNew York, NY

    General donation

    $1,000
  89. Owensboro Community and Technical CollegeOwensboro, KY

    General donation

    $1,000
  90. Pennsylvania Youth TheatreBethlehem, PA

    General donation

    $1,000
  91. Reading Music FoundationReading, PA

    General donation

    $1,000
  92. Rock to the FuturePhiladelphia, PA

    General donation

    $1,000
  93. The Kindness ProjectHickory, NC

    General donation

    $1,000
  94. WXPNPhiladelphia, PA

    General donation

    $1,000
  95. Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community CenterAllentown, PA

    General donation

    $1,000
  96. Friends of Fleetwood ParksFleetwood, PA

    General donation

    $1,000
  97. Lehigh Conference of ChurchesAllentown, PA

    General donation

    $1,000
  98. The Folk ProjectMorristown, NJ

    General donation

    $1,000
  99. ArnovaIndianapolis, IN

    General donation

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture25 grants $150,00055% of the total
  2. Human services7 grants $27,00010% of the total
  3. Environment2 grants $22,5008% of the total
  4. Education5 grants $19,0007% of the total
  5. Community development2 grants $17,5006% of the total
  6. Food and agriculture1 grant $15,0005% of the total
  7. 5 other causes6 grants $23,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania75 grants $456,500
  2. California3 grants $35,000
  3. Kentucky3 grants $16,000
  4. New Jersey4 grants $16,000
  5. Virginia2 grants $14,500
  6. Tennessee2 grants $12,000
  7. New York3 grants $11,000
  8. Arizona1 grant $10,000
  9. Illinois1 grant $7,500
  10. Missouri1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

11 people as filed

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

  • Christian F Martin IVPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Diane S MartinVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • James F DunleavyTREASURER Hours 0.25Pay $5,000
  • Richard BoakDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $2,000
  • Roland KushnerDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $2,000
  • Debra KarlowitchSECRETARY Hours 0.25Pay $2,000
  • Charles PeischlDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $1,000
  • Susan KubikDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $1,000
  • Matthew KennedyDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $1,000
  • Mariclare GrollerDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $1,000
  • John McElroyDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $1,000

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