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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 52-6702573

Marvin Foundation

A private foundation in Bellevue, WA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 6 grants and $117,500 paid in grants.

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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
Elaine Coles
4019 Hunts Point Rd
Bellevue, WA 98004
(425) 454-9425
Form and materials
Requests by letter should include name, address and description of charitable project and requested amount.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $117,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $757,548

  • Tax year 2023

    $117,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $752,783

  • Tax year 2022

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $734,834

  • Tax year 2021

    $219,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $797,548

  • Tax year 2020

    $66,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $660,163

  • Tax year 2019

    $86,284

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $721,677

  • Tax year 2018

    $121,172

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $810,671

Grants paid in 2024

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Eisenhower Health FoundationAbilene, KS

    Area of greatest need

    $35,000
  2. Seattle Humane SocietyBellevue, WA

    Support for humane treatement of animals

    $30,000
  3. Mayo ClinicRochester, MN

    General support

    $30,000
  4. Breaking Boundaries FoundationBellevue, WA

    General support

    $15,000
  5. Desert Community FoundationPalm Desert, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  6. Bellevue LifespringBellevue, WA

    General support

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Youth development1 grant $15,00067% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5,00022% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $2,50011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington3 grants $47,500
  2. Kansas1 grant $35,000
  3. Minnesota1 grant $30,000
  4. California1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Elaine ColesCO-TRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Christina ColesCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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