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Private foundation (trust)EIN 237253928Est. 1973-02

JAY & SHIRLEY MARKS FOUNDATION

HOUSTON, TX 77024

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$622K

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$40K

FY 2023

Grants Made

8

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$5K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$680–$15K

Typical

Deadlines

October 31 of each year

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$38K

Total Expenses

$45K

Qualifying Distributions

$40K

Distributable Amount

$27K

Min. Investment Return

$27K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

8 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $680 through median $2K to maximum $15K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

6 years

Giving over time from 2017 to 2023. Peak $80K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

22 grants

JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE
$122K
4 grants
BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
$30K
3 grants
CONTEMPORY ART MUSEUM
$15K
1 grant
HOUSTON FOOD BANK
$14K
1 grant
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
$13K
2 grants
HOUSTON SYMPHONY
$11K
2 grants
UH JS SCHOLARSHIP END
$10K
1 grant
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
$5K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

22 grants

<$10K
15
grants
$10–50K
7
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

4 states

Texas
$196K
86% of total
Massachusetts
$30K
13% of total
California
$1K
1% of total
New York
$680
0% of total

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