The George and Judy Marcus Family
Palo Alto, CA · EIN 26-4647256. Reported 327 grants totalling $35.3M to 184 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. 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 George and Judy Marcus Family 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
3 of the organizations The George and Judy Marcus Family funded make grants themselves, and it reported 7 grants totalling $25,000 to them. That is 0% of the $23.3M 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California State University Foundation | grantmaking organization | California | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 | Its form does not ask |
| The Palo Alto Community Fund | community foundation | California | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Los Altos Mountain View | community foundation | California | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | 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 $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $3,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $300 and the largest $5,000,000.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ucsf Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $8,000,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Montalvo Arts Center | Saratoga, CA | $5,014,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fine Arts Museums Foundation (renee Dreyfus Endowment) | San Francisco, CA | $4,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Catholic Charities | San Francisco, CA | $3,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bay Area Cancer Connections | San Mateo, CA | $2,060,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Humane Society Silicon Valley | Milpitas, CA | $2,047,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America | New York, NY | $1,300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Religions Initiative | San Francisco, CA | $1,012,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Miller Center Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| UC Berkeley Foundation (kenneth Rosen Chair in Real Estate) | Berkeley, CA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Iocc | Baltimore, MD | $877,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Redistricting Foundation | Chicago, IL | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American School of Classical Studies at Athens | Princeton, NJ | $450,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Crossroad Institute | Brookline, MA | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United Religions Intitiative | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $180,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Metropolis of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cofam | San Francisco, CA | $168,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Project Mexico | Chula Vista, CA | $155,555 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ahepa Charitable Fund | Washington, DC | $140,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Services Agency | Mountain View, CA | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Office of Vocation and Ministry Foundation (crossroad Ca Program) | San Francisco, CA | $135,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church | San Jose, CA | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Hellenic Society | Annandale, VA | $103,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arion | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ecumencial Patriarch Bartholomew Foundation | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| San Francisco Interfaith Council | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| San Francisco Zoological Society | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The American College of Greece | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| White House Historical Association | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| John Burton Advocates for Youth | San Francisco, CA | $89,600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ahepa Foundation | Washington, DC | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kafenia Peace Collective | Palo Alto, CA | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle | New York, NY | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Hellenic Initiative | New York, NY | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Washington Oxi Day Foundation | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Nicholas & St Williams Catholic Church | Los Altos, CA | $60,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Annunciation Cathedral | San Francisco, CA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hoover Institution | Stanford, CA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Post | Palo Alto, CA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Saint Sophia Cathedral | Los Angeles, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The National World War II Museum | New Orleans, LA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Elios Charitable Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $55,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Hellenic Institute | Washington, DC | $51,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kqed | San Francisco, CA | $50,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| A Safe Haven for Newborns | Miami, FL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Heart Association | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| San Francisco Zoological Soceity | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Human Rights Watch | New York, NY | $47,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Catholic Workers House | Redwood City, CA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Greek Orthodox Church of the Hamptons | Southampton, NY | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | Oakland, CA | $36,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Orthodox Christian Network | Sunny Isles Beach, FL | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sisters of the Presentation | San Francisco, CA | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Orthodox Christian Network | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Hellenic Journal | Danville, CA | $26,412 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Avenidas | Palo Alto, CA | $26,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities | Alexandria, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Each Green Corner | San Mateo, CA | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| George J Korkos MD Foundation | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lifemoves | Santa Clara, CA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Hellenic Museum | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ocyyam | Wichita, KS | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Peninsula Volunteers | Menlo Park, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Arsenius of Konevits Hermitage | Decatur, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Institute for the Study of Eastern Christianity | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Csu Foundation | Long Beach, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| From the Heart Productions (the Creative High Distribution) | Oxnard, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Poor Clares | Spokane, WA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hidden Villa | Los Altos Hills, CA | $15,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| A Chance in Life | New York, NY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Leadership Forum-Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chp 11-99 Foundation | Costa Mesa, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Marine Corps Heritage Foundation | Triangle, VA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| San Mateo County Historical Association | Redwood City, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sempervirens Fund | Los Altos, CA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Center for Action and Contemplation | Albuquerque, NM | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Karat School Project | Palo Alto, CA | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Eastside College Preparatory School | East Palo Alto, CA | $10,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bay Area Council Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bay Scholars | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catholic Worker House | Redwood City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cristo Rey San Jose (pabst Family Endowment Scholarship) | San Jose, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Eastside Prep | East Palo Alto, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Epacenter | East Palo Alto, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco Gala | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ica Cristo Rey Academy | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Make-a-Wish Mid-Atlantic | Bethesda, MD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Metropolis of San Francisco Philoptochos | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Presentation High School Scholarship Fund | San Jose, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Quest Valley Chartities Inc - Mineta | Santa Clara, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| San Francisco Host Committee | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| San Francisco Parks Alliance | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shop With a Cop Foundation Sv | San Jose, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Nicholas & St William Catholic Church | Los Altos, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Swords of Plowshares | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Campanile Foundation (sdsu Volleyball Team) | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Gloria M Silverio Foundation (a Safe Haven for Newborns) | Miami, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Women's Foundation of California | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Truck of Love | Rock Hill, SC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wesleyan University | Middletown, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Keyara's Gift | Los Altos, CA | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Los Altos History Museum | Los Altos, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | Santa Barbara, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| East Palo Alto Kids Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Leukemia and Lymphoma Society | New York, NY | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pathways for Kids | San Francisco, CA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Palo Alto Police Officers' Association | Palo Alto, CA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| ACLU Foundation | New York City, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Animal Assisted Happiness | Sunnyvale, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Child Advocates Silicon Valley | Milpitas, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Clinton Foundation | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Daughters of Penelope | Houston, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| El Camino YMCA | Mountain View, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Francisco Park Conservancy | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kennedy's Disease Association | Atlanta, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Loaves and Fishes | Martinez, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Marine Corps Heritage Fund | Triangle, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Neighbors for a Better San Francisco | San Rafael, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Presidio Performing Arts Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Presidio Trust | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Sainte Claire Historic Preservation Foundation | San Jose, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Willie Brown Institute on Politics and Public Policy | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Umoja Presbyterian Church (life Bloom) | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Valley Health Foundation | San Jose, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Epak | Palo Alto, CA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Foundation for a College Education | East Palo Alto, CA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Palo Alto Community Fund | Palo Alto, CA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Diocese of San Jose | San Jose, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Los Altos Mountain View Community Fund | Los Altos, CA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Salesian Boys and Girls Club | East Boston, MA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Teen Success | Milpitas, CA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ancient Art Council | San Francisco, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Animal Haven | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bring Change to Mind | San Francisco, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Farm Sanctuary | Watkins Glen, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Smile Train | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sounds True Foundation | Louisville, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Common Good | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Riekes Center | Menlo Park, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bouquets to Art | San Francisco, CA | $2,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| La Cocina Emergency Relief Fund | San Francisco, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Los Altos Library Endowment | Los Altos, CA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Palo Alto Art Center | Palo Alto, CA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Safe Place International | Mill Valley, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Anna Philoptochos | Flemington, NJ | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Yes Magazine | Bainbridge Island, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sf Jazz | San Francisco, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Homefirst Services of Santa Clara County | Milpitas, CA | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank | San Jose, CA | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Unhcr | New York, NY | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Unicef | New York, NY | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bring Me a Book Foundation | Redwood City, CA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community School of Music and Arts | Mountain View, CA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ellis Island Honors Society | Franklin Square, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Father Berris Golf Classic | Saratoga, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jcrc | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Los Altos Educational Foundaiton | Los Altos, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Los Altos Mountain View Community Foundation | Los Altos, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mountain View Los Altos High School Foundation | Mountain View, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Music for Minors | San Carlos, CA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Organize Florida Education Fund | Orlando, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Santa Cruz Volunteer Center | Santa Cruz, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Silicon Valley De-Bug | San Jose, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Anna Philoptochos Society | Roseville, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Christopher Ladies Guild | San Jose, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wags & Walks | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| World Affairs Council | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bridges Community Church | Fremont, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bring Me a Book | Redwood City, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Orthodox Christian Laity | West Palm Beach, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| San Francisco Performances | San Francisco, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Yosemite Conservancy | San Francisco, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Commonwealth Club | San Francisco, CA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
72 of 184 (39%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 46%, across 3 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 kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 178 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 114 | $6,511,721 | $8,500 |
| 2022 | 80 | $15.2M | $10,500 |
| 2023 | 62 | $8,340,740 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 71 | $5,213,590 | $10,000 |
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
82% of its giving went to organizations in California.
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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 George and Judy Marcus Family's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). 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: 777 S California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA, 94304. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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