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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 77-0500312

Marks Family Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 42 grants and $3 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

    $3,040,408

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $50,002,128

  • Tax year 2023

    $3,919,324

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $51,414,254

  • Tax year 2022

    $3,550,624

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $53,376,027

  • Tax year 2021

    $4,672,935

    Grants listed
    56
    Assets, end of year
    $49,983,289

  • Tax year 2020

    $525,736

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $40,117,083

Grants paid in 2024

42 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. East Coast Assistance Dogs IncTorrington, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $300,000
  2. Berklee College of Music IncBoston, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $250,000
  3. Project Music Heals US IncGuilford, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $250,000
  4. The V FoundationCary, NC

    General & Unrestricted

    $250,000
  5. We Care SolarBerkeley, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $250,000
  6. Project Music Heals US IncGuilford, CT

    to support overhead expansion

    $200,000
  7. EarthenableWeston, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $150,000
  8. Realize ImpactBainbridge Is, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $150,000
  9. Tahoe Expedition Academy IncKings Beach, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $150,000
  10. GIVE2ASIASan Francisco, CA

    Juilliard (Beijing)

    $104,000
  11. Black Music Entrepreneurship IncubatorOakland, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $100,000
  12. College TrackOakland, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $100,000
  13. Neo Philanthropy IncNew York, NY

    Daughters for Earth

    $100,000
  14. Realize ImpactBainbridge Is, WA

    gDiapers

    $100,000
  15. Honeywell Arts Academy IncWabash, IN

    General & Unrestricted

    $90,000
  16. Honeywell Arts Academy IncWabash, IN

    Wabass

    $90,000
  17. Aerial RecoveryNashville, TN

    General & Unrestricted

    $50,000
  18. Scholarship America IncDetroit, MI

    College Track

    $50,000
  19. The Aasha FoundationReno, NV

    General & Unrestricted

    $50,000
  20. Pianosonoma Music Festival IncNewton, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $30,000
  21. Brannan CenterCalistoga, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  22. Sun Valley Music FestivalSun Valley, ID

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  23. Angel Flight West IncSanta Monica, CA

    Angel Flight West Endeavor Awards

    $20,000
  24. Women Moving Millions IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $13,508
  25. American Conservatory Theatre FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    to provide discounted tickets for attendees

    $10,000
  26. Camp Rainbow Gold IncBoise, ID

    Charitable Event

    $10,000
  27. Community-Word Project IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  28. El Dorado Foundation IncScottsdale, AZ

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  29. National Parks Conservation AssociationWashington, DC

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  30. Pathways Home Health and HospiceSunnyvale, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  31. Project GlimmerSan Francisco, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  32. Silicon Valley Education FoundationSan Jose, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  33. Teen Cancer America IncSanta Monica, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  34. YMCA of Silicon ValleySan Jose, CA

    El Camino Y

    $10,000
  35. Sun Valley Performing Arts Center IncKetchum, ID

    General & Unrestricted

    $7,900
  36. American Himalayan FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  37. Edesia IncN Kingstown, RI

    Gaza

    $5,000
  38. Edesia IncN Kingstown, RI

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  39. Flourish FoundationHailey, ID

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  40. From the Top IncBoston, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  41. Sun Valley Center for the Arts IncSun Valley, ID

    Charitable Event

    $5,000
  42. Western Connecticut Youth Orchestra IncRidgefield, CT

    Charles Ives Music Festival

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education5 grants $810,00029% of the total
  2. Arts and culture9 grants $682,90025% of the total
  3. Human services7 grants $353,50813% of the total
  4. Health2 grants $270,00010% of the total
  5. International aid3 grants $259,0009% of the total
  6. Medical research1 grant $250,0009% of the total
  7. 6 other causes8 grants $160,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California14 grants $814,000
  2. Connecticut4 grants $755,000
  3. Massachusetts4 grants $435,000
  4. North Carolina1 grant $250,000
  5. Washington2 grants $250,000
  6. Indiana2 grants $180,000
  7. New York3 grants $123,508
  8. Idaho5 grants $52,900
  9. Michigan1 grant $50,000
  10. Nevada1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Amy DornbuschDir, Pres Hours 1Pay $308,333
  • Carole J MarksDir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Michael E MarksDir Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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