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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-3244685

Marchbanks Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Bakersfield, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 25 grants and $50,233 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

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

1 return on file

Tax year 2025 is the only return we have read for this foundation so far.

  • Tax year 2025

    $50,233

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $959,819

Grants paid in 2025

25 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Tulare Basin Wetlands AssociationWasco, CA

    Contribution to general fund

    $4,597
  2. St John's Lutheran ChurchBakersfield, CA

    Contribution to general fund

    $4,000
  3. St Phillips ChurchBakersfield, CA

    Contribution to general fund

    $4,000
  4. Salvation ArmyFresno, CA

    Contribution to general fund

    $3,625
  5. Morning Star Fresh Food MinistryBakersfield, CA

    Contribution to general fund

    $3,500
  6. Clifford Bradford FoundationBakersfield, CA

    Contribution to general fund

    $3,013
  7. JJ LegacyBakersfield, CA

    Contribution to general fund

    $2,850
  8. West RotaryBakersfield, CA

    Contribution to general fund

    $2,500
  9. Mission of KernBakersfield, CA

    Contribution to general fund

    $2,000
  10. Bakersfield ChristianBakersfield, CA

    Contribution to general fund

    $2,000
  11. St Jude HospitalMinneapolis, MN

    Contribution to general fund

    $2,000
  12. Los Alamos WetlandsBakersfield, CA

    Contribution to general fund

    $2,000
  13. Casa EsperanzaBakersfield, CA

    Contribution to general fund

    $1,848
  14. Society of Little FlowerDarien, IL

    Contribution to general fund

    $1,500
  15. Food for the PoorCoconut Creek, FL

    Contribution to general fund

    $1,500
  16. Ducks UnlimitedMemphis, TN

    Contribution to general fund

    $1,500
  17. Farley Boys HomeAmarillo, TX

    Contribution to general fund

    $1,300
  18. Sister of St BenedictFerdinand, IN

    Contribution to general fund

    $1,000
  19. Prison FellowshipMerrifield, VA

    Contribution to general fund

    $1,000
  20. Kirschenmann Family FoundationBakersfield, CA

    Contribution to general fund

    $1,000
  21. Audubon SocietyOakland, CA

    Contribution to general fund

    $1,000
  22. Leukemia and Lymphoma SocietyFresno, CA

    Contribution to general fund

    $1,000
  23. Catholic Relief ServiceBaltimore, MD

    Contribution to general fund

    $500
  24. Covenant HouseBakersfield, CA

    Contribution to general fund

    $500
  25. Father FlanaganBoys Town, NE

    Contribution to general fund

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment1 grant $4,59740% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $3,50031% of the total
  3. Housing and shelter1 grant $1,84816% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $1,50013% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California16 grants $39,433
  2. Minnesota1 grant $2,000
  3. Florida1 grant $1,500
  4. Illinois1 grant $1,500
  5. Tennessee1 grant $1,500
  6. Texas1 grant $1,300
  7. Indiana1 grant $1,000
  8. Virginia1 grant $1,000
  9. Maryland1 grant $500
  10. Nebraska1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Patrick MarchbanksPRESIDENT/CEO Hours 2Pay $0
  • Lori MarchbanksVICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lindy KeaveneyVICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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