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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 46-7206339

Marshall Legacy Foundation

A private foundation in Metairie, LA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 11 grants and $5.6 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Apr 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

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

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

    $5,600,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $34,948,486
  • Tax year 2023

    $5,385,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $30,541,189
  • Tax year 2022

    $13,430,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $31,714,020
  • Tax year 2021

    $6,734,898

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $37,157,594
  • Tax year 2020

    $2,600,320

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $22,699,758

Grants paid in 2024

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. University of Texas MD Anderson CanHouston, TX

    Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Clinical Research Fund

    $1,500,000
  2. Tulane UniversityNew Orleans, LA

    Medical research Funding

    $1,500,000
  3. Mary M Dower Benevolent CorporationBailey, CO

    Construction of a new bathhouse

    $1,000,000
  4. Tulane UniversityNew Orleans, LA

    Endowment Fund

    $1,000,000
  5. Dallas CasaDallas, TX

    General support

    $100,000
  6. Committee to Reduce Infection DeathGreenwich, CT

    General support

    $100,000
  7. Individual

    General Support

    $100,000
  8. American Red CrossWashington, DC

    Hurricane Helene

    $100,000
  9. American Red CrossWashington, DC

    2025 California wildfires

    $100,000
  10. Genesis Women's ShelterDallas, TX

    General Support

    $50,000
  11. Individual

    General Funding

    $50,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $2,500,00089% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $200,0007% of the total
  3. Civil rights1 grant $100,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Louisiana2 grants $2,500,000
  2. Texas3 grants $1,650,000
  3. Colorado1 grant $1,000,000
  4. District of Columbia2 grants $200,000
  5. Connecticut1 grant $100,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Elaine T MarshallCo-Trustee Hours 2Pay $0
  • Dr Stephen D CookCo-Trustee Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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