Funding search · EIN 421531769 · Akron, OH

The Marks Family Foundation

Name: The Marks Family Foundation grants, 2021–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

91
grants reported: $220,318
total given: 2021–2025
filing years: $1,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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University of Akron2 grants · $37,500
Stewarts Caring Place4 grants · $31,400
Curated Storefront4 grants · $20,000
Akron Marathon Corporation3 grants · $17,250
Akron Civic Theatre4 grants · $16,000
Temple Israel5 grants · $14,150
Akron Community Foundation4 grants · $9,175
Jewish Center Board of Akron3 grants · $9,100
Lieberth Fund at Acf1 grant · $5,000
Lisbeth Fund at Afc1 grant · $5,000

Giving over time

$27,675

2021

$86,200

2022

$52,968

2023

$48,425

2024

$5,050

2025

Grant history

All 91 reported grants, largest first.

$25,300
Stewarts Caring Place · Akron, OH · 2022
Support charitable purpose of organization
$25,000
University of Akron · Akron, OH · 2022
Support charitable purpose of organization
$13,000
Akron Marathon Corporation · Akron, OH · 2024
Support charitable purpose of organization
$12,500
University of Akron · Akron, OH · 2023
Support charitable purpose of organization
$5,500
Akron Community Foundation · Akron, OH · 2022
Support charitable purpose of organization
$5,000
Akron Civic Theatre · Akron, OH · 2024
Support charitable purpose of organization
$5,000
Curated Storefront · Akron, OH · 2024
Support charitable purpose of organization
$5,000
Lieberth Fund at Acf · Akron, OH · 2024
Support charitable purpose of organization
$5,000
Stewarts Caring Place · Akron, OH · 2024
Support charitable purpose of organization
$5,000
Akron Civic Theatre · Akron, OH · 2023
Support charitable purpose of organization
$5,000
Curated Storefront · Akron, OH · 2023
Support charitable purpose of organization
$5,000
Lisbeth Fund at Afc · 2023
Support charitable purpose of organization
$5,000
Curated Storefront · Akron, OH · 2022
Support charitable purpose of organization
$5,000
Portage Path Behavioral Health · Akron, OH · 2022
Support charitable purpose of organization
$5,000
Akron Civic Theatre · Akron, OH · 2021
Support charitable purpose of organization
$5,000
Curated Storefront · Akron, OH · 2021
Support charitable purpose of organization
$4,000
Jewish Center Board of Akron · Akron, OH · 2024
Support charitable purpose of organization
$3,650
Temple Israel · Akron, OH · 2023
Support charitable purpose of organization
$3,550
Temple Israel · Akron, OH · 2024
Support charitable purpose of organization
$3,400
Temple Israel · Akron, OH · 2021
Support charitable purpose of organization
$3,300
Temple Israel · Akron, OH · 2022
Support charitable purpose of organization
$3,100
Jewish Center Board of Akron · Akron, OH · 2023
Support charitable purpose of organization
$3,000
Comunale Foundation · Akron, OH · 2023
Support charitable purpose of organization
$3,000
Stephen Comunale Family Foundation · Akron, OH · 2021
Support charitable purpose of organization
$2,500
Akron Soul Train · Akron, OH · 2023
Support charitable purpose of organization
$2,500
Ronald McDonald House · Akron, OH · 2023
Support charitable purpose of organization
$2,500
Akron History Center · Akron, OH · 2022
Support charitable purpose of organization
$2,500
Akron Soul Train · Akron, OH · 2022
Support charitable purpose of organization
$2,500
Kate Lieberth Lytton Fund · Akron, OH · 2021
Support charitable purpose of organization
$2,500
Summa Health Foundation · Akron, OH · 2021
Support charitable purpose of organization
$2,250
Akron Marathon Corporation · Akron, OH · 2022
Support charitable purpose of organization
$2,000
Akron Marathon Corporation · Akron, OH · 2025
Support charitable purpose of organization
$2,000
Akron General Foundation · Akron, OH · 2022
Support charitable purpose of organization
$2,000
Jewish Center Board of Akron · Akron, OH · 2022
Support charitable purpose of organization
$1,750
J&F Memorial Fund · Ravenna, OH · 2024
Support charitable purpose of organization
$1,675
Akron Community Foundation · Akron, OH · 2024
Support charitable purpose of organization
$1,500
Comunale Foundation · Akron, OH · 2025
Support charitable purpose of organization
$1,500
Akron Art Museum · Akron, OH · 2021
Support charitable purpose of organization
$1,500
Akron Jewish Board of Akron · Akron, OH · 2021
Support charitable purpose of organization
$1,400
Shaw Jcc · Akron, OH · 2022
Support charitable purpose of organization
$1,143
Family Promise · Akron, OH · 2023
Support charitable purpose of organization
$1,025
Stewarts Caring Place · Akron, OH · 2023
Support charitable purpose of organization
$1,000
American Cancer Society · Hagerstown, MD · 2025
Support charitable purpose of organization
$1,000
American Cancer Society · Hagerstown, MD · 2024
Support charitable purpose of organization
$1,000
Carson Strong Foundation · Stow, OH · 2024
Support charitable purpose of organization
$1,000
Summit Artspace · Akron, OH · 2024
Support charitable purpose of organization
$1,000
Akron Community Foundation · Akron, OH · 2023
Support charitable purpose of organization
$1,000
Cuyahoga Valley Preservation · Brecksville, OH · 2023
Support charitable purpose of organization
$1,000
Shaw Jcc · Akron, OH · 2023
Support charitable purpose of organization
$1,000
Akron Civic Theatre · Akron, OH · 2022
Support charitable purpose of organization
$1,000
Akron Community Foundation · Akron, OH · 2021
Support charitable purpose of organization
$800
Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens · Akron, OH · 2022
Support charitable purpose of organization
$750
Girls On the Run · Brecksville, OH · 2023
Support charitable purpose of organization
$600
Akron Rotary Camp · Akron, OH · 2024
Support charitable purpose of organization
$600
Akron Rotary Camp · Akron, OH · 2023
Support charitable purpose of organization
$550
Summit Metro Parks Foundation - Cascace Valley Nature Park · Akron, OH · 2022
Support charitable purpose of organization
$500
Akron Interfaith Group · Akron, OH · 2024
Support charitable purpose of organization
$500
Akron Intergroup · Akron, OH · 2023
Support charitable purpose of organization
$500
Blick Center · Akron, OH · 2023
Support charitable purpose of organization
$500
Humane Society of Summit County · Twinsburg, OH · 2023
Support charitable purpose of organization
$500
Lights of Hope Across America · Washington, DC · 2023
Support charitable purpose of organization
$500
Running 2b Well · Wadsworth, OH · 2023
Support charitable purpose of organization
$500
Summit Fm · Akron, OH · 2023
Support charitable purpose of organization
$500
Temple Sinai (Houston Texas) · Houston, TX · 2023
Support charitable purpose of organization
$500
Vincent House · Akron, OH · 2023
Support charitable purpose of organization
$500
Artsnow · Akron, OH · 2022
Support charitable purpose of organization
$500
Richfield Heritage Preserve · Bedford, OH · 2022
Support charitable purpose of organization
$500
The Summit · Akron, OH · 2022
Support charitable purpose of organization
$500
Akron Rotary Camp · Akron, OH · 2021
Support charitable purpose of organization
$500
The Summit · Akron, OH · 2021
Support charitable purpose of organization
$500
Valley Gallup · Akron, OH · 2021
Support charitable purpose of organization
$250
Sierra Club · Oakland, CA · 2025
Support charitable purpose of organization
$250
Temple Israel · Akron, OH · 2025
Support charitable purpose of organization
$250
Leadership Akron · Akron, OH · 2024
Support charitable purpose of organization
$250
Sierra Club · Oakland, CA · 2022
Support charitable purpose of organization
$250
Akron Symphony · Akron, OH · 2021
Support charitable purpose of organization
$200
Westwood · Columbus, OH · 2022
Support charitable purpose of organization
$200
Akron Battered Women'S Shelter · Akron, OH · 2021
Support charitable purpose of organization
$100
Blue Coats · Clinton, OH · 2023
Support charitable purpose of organization
$100
Hoban High School · Akron, OH · 2022
Support charitable purpose of organization
$100
Akron Childrens Hospital · Akron, OH · 2021
Support charitable purpose of organization
$75
Stewarts Caring Place · Akron, OH · 2021
Support charitable purpose of organization
$50
Serbian Orthodox Church · Akron, OH · 2025
Support charitable purpose of organization
$50
German Family Society · Kent, OH · 2024
Support charitable purpose of organization
$50
Summa Palliative Care · Akron, OH · 2024
Support charitable purpose of organization
$50
Greek Annunication Church of Akron · Akron, OH · 2023
Support charitable purpose of organization
$50
Serbian Orthodox Church · Akron, OH · 2023
Support charitable purpose of organization
$50
St Vincent Church · Akron, OH · 2022
Support charitable purpose of organization
$50
Barberton Community Ministries · Barberton, OH · 2021
Support charitable purpose of organization
$50
Friends of Israel Defense Fund · Beachwood, OH · 2021
Support charitable purpose of organization
$50
Taussig Cancer Center · Cleveland, OH · 2021
Support charitable purpose of organization

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.