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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 99-3158446

Martirena Foundation

A private foundation in Dover, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $87,000 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

2 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $87,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $75,702
  • Tax year 2024

    $60,435

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $36,604

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    General & Unrestricted

    $30,000
  2. Charity WaterFranklin, TN

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  3. UF FoundationGainsville, FL

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  4. Haiti FundTaylors, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  5. The Tony Robbins FoundationSan Diego, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  6. Individual

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  7. Our RescueSandy, UT

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  8. University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  9. Christ Journey ChurchCoral Gables, FL

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  10. Feeding AmericaChicago, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $10,00032% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $10,00032% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $5,00016% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $5,00016% of the total
  5. Food and agriculture1 grant $1,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida3 grants $16,000
  2. California1 grant $10,000
  3. Maryland1 grant $10,000
  4. South Carolina1 grant $10,000
  5. Utah1 grant $5,000
  6. Illinois1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Michael MartirenaDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Paola MartirenaDirector Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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