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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-4244195

Marcum Foundation

A private foundation in Blacksburg, VA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 20 grants and $84,405 paid in grants.

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
Alice F Marcum
370 Marsh Hawk Drive
Vonore, TN 37885
(423) 351-3092
[email protected]
Form and materials
None
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $84,405

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,088,044
  • Tax year 2024

    $85,388

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,116,313
  • Tax year 2023

    $34,322

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,119,562
  • Tax year 2022

    $26,775

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $364,565
  • Tax year 2021

    $28,075

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $368,280
  • Tax year 2020

    $25,400

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $326,035

Grants paid in 2025

20 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Virginia Tech FoundationBlacksburg, VA

    Educational

    $30,000
  2. VT Athletic FundBlacksburg, VA

    Charitable

    $25,000
  3. Radford University FoundationRadford, VA

    Educational

    $12,550
  4. Providence UMCSuffolk, VA

    Charitable

    $5,850
  5. Eagles Nest RegenerationFloyd, VA

    Charitable

    $4,000
  6. VT Fellowship of Christian AthletesBlacksburg, VA

    Charitable

    $1,200
  7. Mountain Empire CC FoundationBig Stone Gap, VA

    Educational

    $1,000
  8. Duke Cancer InstituteDurham, NC

    Educational

    $1,000
  9. Radford University Fellowship of CHRadford, VA

    Charitable

    $900
  10. Wvu FoundationMorgantown, WV

    Educational

    $600
  11. Montgomery County Christmas StoreChristiansbrg, VA

    Charitable

    $500
  12. YMCA at VTBlacksburg, VA

    Charitable

    $500
  13. Blacksburg Sports ClubBlacksburg, VA

    Charitable

    $275
  14. Riverview Cemetery FundBig Stone Gap, VA

    Charitable

    $250
  15. P Buckley Moss SocietyMatthews, VA

    Charitable

    $225
  16. Blacksburg Battles CancerBlacksburg, VA

    Charitable

    $150
  17. Good SamaritanRoanoke, VA

    Charitable

    $105
  18. Blacksburg Volunteer Rescue SquadBlacksburg, VA

    Charitable

    $100
  19. Chaper Ah PeoPulaksi, VA

    Charitable

    $100
  20. Crosspoint ChurchSuffolk, VA

    Charitable

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $42,55090% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $4,5009% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation1 grant $275<1% of the total
  4. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $100<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia18 grants $82,805
  2. North Carolina1 grant $1,000
  3. West Virginia1 grant $600

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Alice Faye MarcumPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Monte Alan MarcumDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Casey Austin MarcumDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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