The Carl Marks Foundation Inc
Wilmington, DE · EIN 13-6169215. Reported 175 grants totalling $4,296,349 to 115 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". The Carl Marks Foundation Inc checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
5 of the organizations The Carl Marks Foundation Inc funded make grants themselves, and it reported 9 grants totalling $148,000 to them. That is 4% of the $4,027,689 of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solidaire Network Inc | grantmaking organization | California | $60,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 | Its form does not ask |
| United Jewish Appeal-Federation of | federated giving programme | New York | $51,000 | 3 | 1 | 2020 | Its form does not ask |
| Tides Foundation | grantmaking organization | California | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 | Its form does not ask |
| Arbor Brothers Inc Dba Arbor Rising | grantmaking organization | New York | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 | Its form does not ask |
| Fairfield County's Community Foundation | community foundation | Connecticut | $7,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $6,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $1,300,000.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fjc | New York, NY | $1,550,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Childrens Memorial Hospital | Chicago, IL | $219,160 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Seva Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $143,884 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $138,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Northwell Health Foundation | New Hyde Park, NY | $127,000 | 7 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cherry Creek Schools Foundation | Greenwood Village, CO | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hofstra University | Hempstead, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| International Rescue Committee Inc | Albert Lea, MN | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nmdp Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $97,290 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Edith and Carl Marks Jewish Community House of Ben | Brooklyn, NY | $72,667 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Conservative Synagogue Inc | Westport, CT | $64,580 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Myriad USA Inc | New York, NY | $60,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Appalachian Mountain Club | Boston, MA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Solidaire Network | Malden, MA | $60,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Impactisrael Inc | Bethesda, MD | $51,800 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanth | New York, NY | $51,000 | 3 | 1 | 2020 |
| Americares Foundation Inc | Stamford, CT | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Morrys Camp Inc | Port Chester, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Project Morry Properties Inc | Port Chester, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Save the Children Federation Inc | Fairfield, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Jewish Home for the Elderly of Fairfield Count | Bridgeport, CT | $37,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Fiver Childrens Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of the Children New York | New York, NY | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jewish Home Lifecare Manhattan | New York, NY | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Rocking the Boat Inc | Bronx, NY | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Streetsquash Inc | New York, NY | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Figure Skating in Harlem Inc | New York, NY | $31,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| New Heights Youth Inc | New York, NY | $31,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Row New York Inc | New York, NY | $31,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation | Frederick, MD | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Social Good Fund | Richmond, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Inc | Norwalk, CT | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Shalva Israel Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Learning Ally | Princeton, NJ | $23,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Tay Sachs & Allied Diseases Association I | Brighton, MA | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Be the Match Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $22,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Federation for Jewish Philanthropy of Upper Fairfi | Bridgeport, CT | $20,400 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bridgeport Hospital Foundation Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Nurse Family Partnership | Denver, CO | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Housatonic Habitat for Humanity | Danbury, CT | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Proteus Fund Inc | Amherst, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Futures Without Violence | San Francisco, CA | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Operation Fuel Inc | Hartford, CT | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Warrior Expeditions | Roanoke, VA | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of Conservation - Friends | Plainfield, IL | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Go Philanthropic Charitable Fund | Pittsford, NY | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Arbor Brothers Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cornell University - College of Veterinary Medicin | Boone, IA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County Inc | Stamford, CT | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fordham University | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Go Philanthropic Charitable Fund | Conifer, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hope for Haiti Inc | Naples, FL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center | Skokie, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Make the Road New York | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Providence Assembly of God | Providence, RI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| South East Consortium for Special Services Inc | Mamaroneck, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Homes With Hope Inc | Westport, CT | $9,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Roger Williams University | Bristol, RI | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Impactisrael Inc | Needham, MA | $7,200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fairfield Countys Community Foundation Inc | Norwalk, CT | $7,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Fairfield University | Fairfield, CT | $6,898 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Serrv International Inc | Westminster, MD | $6,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Food Bank Inc | Wallingford, CT | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Paul Smiths College of Arts and Sciences | Paul Smiths, NY | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Encourage Kids Foundation | New York, NY | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Clasp Homes Inc | Westport, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Connecticut Zoological Society Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Doula Program to Accompany and Comfort Inc | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of the Levitt Pavilion Inc | Westport, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish Family Service of Stamford Inc | Stamford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Light My Way Career Day Inc | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Temple Israel Westport Inc | Westport, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Baxter State Park | Belfast, ME | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - Connecticut Westches | Stamford, CT | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Prospects Opportunity and Enrichment Inc | Ridgefield, CT | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Academy for Jewish Religion | Yonkers, NY | $3,600 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative North Amer | New York, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Star Foundation Inc | Norwalk, CT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Facing History and Ourselves National Foundation | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jewish Museum | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing | Philadelphia, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wilderness on Wheels Foundation | Wheat Ridge, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Gabby Krause Foundation | Centennial, CO | $2,400 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Brown Daily Herald Inc | Providence, RI | $2,220 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Diabetes Association Inc | Chicago, IL | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Church of St Paul and St Andrew United Methodist | New York, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Drugs for Neglected Diseasesinitiative North Ameri | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Heartbeat Opera Ltd | New York, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Institute of Noetic Sciences | Petaluma, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Junior Achievement USA - Greater Fairfield County | Bridgeport, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lacey Horwitch Scholarship Foundation | Northbrook, IL | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Maria Droste Counseling Services | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Maria Droste Counseling Services Inc | Quincy, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Settlement Music School of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| University Settlement Society of New York | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association | Indianapolis, IN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| New York Botanical Garden | Bronx, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of Lane | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Interfaith Nutrition Network | Hempstead, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lane Tech Softball Booster Club | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Leukemia Research Foundation Inc | Northfield, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| March of Dimes Foundation | Westborough, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Baruch College Fund | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wilton Library Association Incorporated | Wilton, CT | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Norwalk River Valley Trail Inc | Georgetown, CT | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bernard M Baruch College | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Israel Tennis Centers Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Positive Directions-the Center for Prevention and | Westport, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
41 of 115 (36%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 27%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Childrens Memorial Hospital
Enhancing Multidisciplinary Care for Medical Complex Patients/Program in Inflammation, Immunity and the Microbiome - Hofstra University
Hofstra Law School Child and Family Advocacy Program - Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago
Endowed Emergency Fund for Patients and Families and Critical Care Research Disparities Fund - Seva Foundation
Service Delivery in Humla and Mustang Provinces, Nepal; Nepal RARE Study; Nepal Diabetic Eye Care and Remedies for Native Americans - Yale University
Dr. Inderjit Singh Pulmonary Vascular Research Fund - Myriad USA Inc
Antonia's Books, to estblish Antonia's Advocacy Organization for Unwed Mothers
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 133 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 86 | $1,257,640 | $6,000 |
| 2021 | 5 | $1,310,008 | $2,000 |
| 2022 | 3 | $256,080 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 50 | $792,391 | $6,500 |
| 2024 | 31 | $680,230 | $9,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
58% of its giving went to organizations in New York.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Carl Marks Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Foundation Source 501 Silverside Rd, Wilmington, DE, 19809. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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