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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 85-6815148

Making Their Mark Foundation A Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Atherton, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 7 grants and $630,135 paid in grants.

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

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

    $630,135

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $923,096
  • Tax year 2023

    $306,179

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $613,801
  • Tax year 2022

    $272,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,451,852
  • Tax year 2021

    $356,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,767,821

Grants paid in 2024

7 grants, largest first

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

  1. University of Berkeley FoundationBerkeley, CA

    Support of the arts

    $300,000
  2. Friends of New CuratorsWashington, DC

    Support of the arts

    $100,000
  3. Myriad USANew York, NY

    Support of the arts

    $54,734
  4. American Federation of ArtsNew York, NY

    Support of the arts

    $50,401
  5. The Museum of Modern ArtNew York, NY

    Support of arts

    $50,000
  6. American Federation of ArtsNew York, NY

    Support of the arts

    $50,000
  7. Individual

    Support of the arts

    $25,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid2 grants $154,73451% of the total
  2. Arts and culture3 grants $150,40149% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California1 grant $300,000
  2. New York4 grants $205,135
  3. District of Columbia1 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.

  • Komal ShahTrustee Hours 10Pay $0
  • Gaurav GargTrustee Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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