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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 92-0859642

Malarkey Family Foundation

A private foundation in Portland, OR. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $300,000 paid in grants.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $300,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $4,153,792

  • Tax year 2024

    $220,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $4,137,606

  • Tax year 2023

    $210,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,910,238

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $4,001,661

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Montavilla JazzPortland, OR

    General support

    $100,000
  2. Oregon Public BroadcastingPortland, OR

    General support

    $50,000
  3. Refit (remodeling for Independence Together)Lake Oswego, OR

    General support

    $50,000
  4. Trevor ProjectW Hollywood, CA

    General support

    $45,000
  5. Pacific Refugee Support GroupPortland, OR

    General support

    $40,000
  6. Oregon Food BankPortland, OR

    General support

    $10,000
  7. Evolve PinkFlemington, NJ

    General support

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $150,00052% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $90,00031% of the total
  3. Civil rights1 grant $45,00016% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $5,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oregon5 grants $250,000
  2. California1 grant $45,000
  3. New Jersey1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Gregory MalarkeyCHAIR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mardee MalarkeySECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ralph ShirtsDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Nita BryantDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jim Decarlo-SchnepperDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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