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Form 990-PFTax year 2020EIN 76-0293820

The Marks Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2020 lists 1 grant and $3,446 paid in grants.

Tax year 2020 (period ending Dec 31, 2020), 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

3 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2020

    $3,446

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2019

    $631,134

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $8,833
  • Tax year 2018

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $686,504

Grants paid in 2020

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Fidelity CharitableBoston, MA

    Charitable- donor advised fund

    $3,446

Where the money goes

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

  1. Community development1 grant $3,446100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio1 grant $3,446

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • J Stephen Marks IIITRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Mary Lynn MarksTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Richard S SnellTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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