Private foundation · Wilmington, DE

Marks Family Foundation

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Typical grant size
$10K $25K $100K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
83
Repeat grantees
23
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Amy Dornbusch
Dir, Pres
$308K
Carole J Marks
Dir
Michael E Marks
Dir
Amy Marks Dornbusch
PRESIDENT/CFO
$150K
Carole Marks
DIRECTOR
Michael Marks
DIRECTOR

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
6.1%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
188
Total grants awarded
$15.7M
Total amount
$84K
Average grant
$1.1M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$3.0M
42 grants
2023
$3.9M
47 grants
2022
$3.6M
37 grants
2021
$4.7M
56 grants
2020
$526K
6 grants

Top recipients

Cure Alzheimers Fund
2 grants · MA
$1.5M
V Foundation
3 grants · NC
$1.4M
Ecad
2 grants · CT
$1.0M
4 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$1.0M
5 grants · CT · ✓ Exact match
$950K
The Julliard School
4 grants · NY
$808K
2 grants · DC · ✓ Exact match
$750K
2 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$600K
V Foundation - Don't Ever Give Up
1 grant · NC
$504K
2 grants · TN · ✓ Exact match
$460K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

East Coast Assistance Dogs Inc
General & Unrestricted
CT · TY 2024
$300K
The V Foundation
General & Unrestricted
NC · TY 2024
$250K
We Care Solar
General & Unrestricted
CA · TY 2024
$250K
Project Music Heals Us Inc
General & Unrestricted
CT · TY 2024
$250K
Berklee College of Music Inc
General & Unrestricted
MA · TY 2024
$250K
Project Music Heals Us Inc
to support overhead expansion
CT · TY 2024
$200K
Tahoe Expedition Academy Inc
General & Unrestricted
CA · TY 2024
$150K
Realize Impact
General & Unrestricted
WA · TY 2024
$150K
Earthenable
General & Unrestricted
MA · TY 2024
$150K
Give2asia
Juilliard (Beijing)
CA · TY 2024
$104K
College Track
General & Unrestricted
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Black Music Entrepreneurship Incubator
General & Unrestricted
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Neo Philanthropy Inc
Daughters for Earth
NY · TY 2024
$100K
Realize Impact
gDiapers
WA · TY 2024
$100K
Honeywell Arts Academy Inc
General & Unrestricted
IN · TY 2024
$90K
Honeywell Arts Academy Inc
WABASS
IN · TY 2024
$90K
The Aasha Foundation
General & Unrestricted
NV · TY 2024
$50K
Aerial Recovery
General & Unrestricted
TN · TY 2024
$50K
Scholarship America Inc
College Track
MI · TY 2024
$50K
Pianosonoma Music Festival Inc
General & Unrestricted
MA · TY 2024
$30K
Sun Valley Music Festival
General & Unrestricted
ID · TY 2024
$25K
Brannan Center
General & Unrestricted
CA · TY 2024
$25K
Angel Flight West Inc
Angel Flight West Endeavor Awards
CA · TY 2024
$20K
Women Moving Millions Inc
General & Unrestricted
NY · TY 2024
$14K
El Dorado Foundation Inc
General & Unrestricted
AZ · TY 2024
$10K
YMCA of Silicon Valley
El Camino Y
CA · TY 2024
$10K
American Conservatory Theatre Foundation
to provide discounted tickets for attendees
CA · TY 2024
$10K
Community-word Project Inc
General & Unrestricted
NY · TY 2024
$10K
Silicon Valley Education Foundation
General & Unrestricted
CA · TY 2024
$10K
Camp Rainbow Gold Inc
Charitable Event
ID · TY 2024
$10K
National Parks Conservation Association
General & Unrestricted
DC · TY 2024
$10K
Teen Cancer America Inc
General & Unrestricted
CA · TY 2024
$10K
Pathways Home Health and Hospice
General & Unrestricted
CA · TY 2024
$10K
Project Glimmer
General & Unrestricted
CA · TY 2024
$10K
Sun Valley Performing Arts Center Inc
General & Unrestricted
ID · TY 2024
$8K
Edesia Inc
General & Unrestricted
RI · TY 2024
$5K
Edesia Inc
GAZA
RI · TY 2024
$5K
From the Top Inc
General & Unrestricted
MA · TY 2024
$5K
Western Connecticut Youth Orchestra Inc
Charles Ives Music Festival
CT · TY 2024
$5K
Sun Valley Center for the Arts Inc
Charitable Event
ID · TY 2024
$5K
Flourish Foundation
General & Unrestricted
ID · TY 2024
$5K
American Himalayan Foundation
General & Unrestricted
CA · TY 2024
$5K
Ecad
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
CT · TY 2023
$525K
Aerial Recovery
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
TN · TY 2023
$410K
Project Music Heals Us
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
CT · TY 2023
$300K
We Care Solar
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
CA · TY 2023
$253K
Vital Voices Global Partnership Inc
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
DC · TY 2023
$250K
V Foundation
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NC · TY 2023
$250K
Spur
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
CA · TY 2023
$250K
Rick Sharp Alz Foundation
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
VA · TY 2023
$250K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.