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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 34-6572724

John C Markey Charitable Fund

A private foundation in Charlotte, NC. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 4 grants and $300,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 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
John C Markey II
1227 Princeton Ave
Charlotte, NC 28209
(704) 552-9997
Form and materials
Applications must be in writing
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
As set forth in the by-laws: religious,charitable, educational, literary, or scientific.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $300,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,997,753
  • Tax year 2023

    $135,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,097,651
  • Tax year 2022

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $2,142,699
  • Tax year 2021

    $55,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $2,107,730
  • Tax year 2020

    $295,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,056,305
  • Tax year 2019

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,216,150
  • Tax year 2018

    $155,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,254,392

Grants paid in 2024

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Huntsman Cancer FoundationSalt Lake Cty, UT

    General fund

    $150,000
  2. Grand Traverse Regional Land ConservancyTraverse City, MI

    General fund

    $60,000
  3. Grace Based FilmsLos Angeles, CA

    General fund

    $50,000
  4. International Rescue Committee IncNew York, NY

    General fund

    $40,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Medical research1 grant $150,00050% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $60,00020% of the total
  3. Religion1 grant $50,00017% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $40,00013% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Utah1 grant $150,000
  2. Michigan1 grant $60,000
  3. California1 grant $50,000
  4. New York1 grant $40,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Carl T AndersonPRESIDENT/SECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • John Clifton Markey IITREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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