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Private foundation (trust)EIN 161385716Est. 1991-06

THE MARKS FAMILY FOUNDATION

BUFFALO, NY 14222

Total Assets

$2.8M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$123K

FY 2023

Grants Made

52

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$2K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$50–$20K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

This foundation is solely engaged in charitable giving and does not conduct any direct charitable activities or make program related investments

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$59K

Total Expenses

$159K

Qualifying Distributions

$139K

Distributable Amount

$131K

Min. Investment Return

$131K

Undistributed Income

$28K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

52 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $50 through median $250 to maximum $20K, 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

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $143K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

131 grants

UNITED WAY OF BUFFALO AND ERIE COUNTY
$50K
3 grants
HOMESPACE CORPORATION
$45K
3 grants
FEEDMORE FOUNDATION OF WNY
$41K
3 grants
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF ERIE COUNTY
$23K
3 grants
BUFFALO STRING WORKS
$20K
3 grants
WESTMINSTER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE
$20K
1 grant
FAMILY PROMISE OF WNY
$20K
3 grants
SALVATION ARMY
$15K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

131 grants

<$10K
124
grants
$10–50K
7
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

8 states

New York
$367K
93% of total
Vermont
$13K
3% of total
Virginia
$5K
1% of total
Florida
$3K
1% of total
District of Columbia
$3K
1% of total
Massachusetts
$2K
1% of total
Texas
$300
0% of total
Connecticut
$100
0% of total

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