Funding search · EIN 562169788 · Chapel Hill, NC

The Marian Foundation

Name: The Marian Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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.

102
grants reported: $51,915
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

humanitarian education conservation nature educational rights environmental human

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Mamabird Alumni Mentorship Association1 grant · $6,000
Prison Mindfulness Institute4 grants · $3,500
Book Harvest3 grants · $3,000
National Outdoor Leadership School4 grants · $2,700
American Dance Festival3 grants · $2,500
Appalachian Trial Conservancy3 grants · $2,500
Triangle Land Conservancy3 grants · $2,500
Porch Communities4 grants · $2,200
International Campaign for Tibet4 grants · $2,100
Hl Ferguson Museum4 grants · $2,000

Giving over time

$13,200

2022

$8,700

2023

$15,015

2024

$15,000

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 102 grants.

$6,000
Mamabird Alumni Mentorship Association · Denver, CO · 2025
Mentorship
$1,500
Book Harvest · Durham, NC · 2024
Educational
$1,500
Prison Mindfulness Institute · South Deerfield, MA · 2024
Humanitarian Education
$1,000
American Dance Festival · Durham, NC · 2025
Professional Development
$1,000
Npr · Washington, DC · 2025
Educational
$1,000
Pbs Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2025
Educational
$1,000
Appalachian Trial Conservancy · Harpers Ferry, WV · 2024
Nature Conservation
$1,000
Friends of Dss · Hillsborough, NC · 2024
Humanitarian Aid
$1,000
International Campaign for Tibet · Washington, DC · 2024
Human Rights
$1,000
Rocking the Boat Nyc · Bronx, NY · 2024
Environmental Education
$1,000
Triangle Land Conservancy · Durham, NC · 2024
Nature Conservation
$1,000
American Dance Festival · Durham, NC · 2023
Performing Arts Education
$1,000
Appalachian Trial Conservancy · Harpers Ferry, WV · 2023
Nature Conservation
$1,000
National Outdoor Leadership School · Lander, WY · 2023
Environmental Education
$1,000
Porch Communities · Carrboro, NC · 2023
Humanitarian Aid
$1,000
Table Nc · Carrboro, NC · 2023
Humanitarian Aid
$1,000
Book Harvest · Durham, NC · 2022
Literacy
$1,000
Friends of Bolin Creek · Carrboro, NC · 2022
Environmental Protection
$1,000
National Outdoor Leadership School · Lander, WY · 2022
Environmental Education
$1,000
Prison Mindfulness Institute · South Deerfield, MA · 2022
Humanitarian Education
$1,000
The Jane Goodall Institue for Wildlife Research Education & Conservation · Washington, DC · 2022
Educational Support
$1,000
Triangle Land Conservancy · Durham, NC · 2022
Land Conservancy
$1,000
Um Jazz Foundation · Missoula, MT · 2022
Educational
$600
Barack Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community Restoration
$500
Book Harvest · Durham, NC · 2025
Educational
$500
Hl Ferguson Museum · Fishers Island, NY · 2025
Educational
$500
Prison Mindfulness Institute · South Deerfield, MA · 2025
Humanitarian Education
$500
Triangle Land Conservancy · Durham, NC · 2025
Nature Conservation
$500
Designed for Joy · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Women Rights
$500
Emily'S List · Washington, DC · 2024
Women Rights
$500
Friends of Governors Island · New York, NY · 2024
Nature Conservation
$500
Hl Ferguson Museum · Fishers Island, NY · 2024
Educational
$500
Jane Goodall · Washington, DC · 2024
Nature Education
$500
Monica Bill Barnes · New York, NY · 2024
Cultural Education
$500
National Outdoor Leadership School · Lander, WY · 2024
Environmental Education
$500
Porch Communities · Carrboro, NC · 2024
Humanitarian Aid
$500
Friends of Dss · Hillsborough, NC · 2023
Humanitarian Aid
$500
Hl Ferguson Museum · Fishers Island, NY · 2023
Educational
$500
International Campaign for Tibet · Washington, DC · 2023
Human Rights
$500
Ms Magazine · Arlington, VA · 2023
Educational
$500
Prison Mindfulness Institute · South Deerfield, MA · 2023
Humanitarian Education
$500
Um Jazz Foundation · Missoula, MT · 2023
Educational
$500
Unc Botanical Gardens · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Nature Conservation
$500
American Dance Festival · Durham, NC · 2022
Performing Arts Education
$500
Appalachian Trial Conservancy · Harpers Ferry, WV · 2022
Nature Conservation
$500
Hl Ferguson Museum · Fishers Island, NY · 2022
Educational
$500
International Campaign for Tibet · Washington, DC · 2022
Human Rights
$500
National Geographic · Washington, DC · 2022
Environmental Education & Protection
$500
Planned Parenthood · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Health Education & Support
$500
Porch Communities · Carrboro, NC · 2022
Humanitarian Aid
$500
Rocking the Boat Nyc · The Bronx, NY · 2022
Youth Education
$500
Table Nc · Carrboro, NC · 2022
Humanitarian Aid
$500
Triangle Ultimate · Durham, NC · 2022
Community Service
$500
Tricycle Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Educational Support
$415
University of Montana School of Music · Missoula, MT · 2024
Musical Education
$400
Cambodian Childrens · Santa Monica, CA · 2025
Humanitarian Aid
$300
Appalachian Trail Conservancy · Harpers Ferry, WV · 2025
Nature Conservation
$300
Asheville Greenworks · Asheville, NC · 2022
Environmental Protection
$200
Barack Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025
Community Restoration
$200
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2025
Humanitarian Aid
$200
Interfaith Food Shuttle · Raleigh, NC · 2025
Food Secuirty Support
$200
National Outdoor Leadership School · Lander, WY · 2025
Environmental Education
$200
Porch Communities · Carrboro, NC · 2025
Humanitarian Aid
$200
Rocking the Boat Nyc · Bronx, NY · 2025
Environmental Education
$200
Shelburne Falls · Selburne Falls, MA · 2025
Nature Conservation
$200
Stark Mountain Foundation · Waitsfield, VT · 2025
Nature Conservation
$200
USA Ultimate Fund · Colorado Springs, CO · 2025
Financial Assistance
$200
Aclu · New York, NY · 2024
Human Rights
$200
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2024
Humanitarian Aid
$200
National Trust for Historic Preservation · Washington, DC · 2024
Educational
$200
National Women'S Health · Washington, DC · 2024
Humanitarian Education
$200
Alana Faith Chen Foundation · Gt Barrington, MA · 2022
Mental Health Support
$200
Monica Bill Barnes & Company · New York, NY · 2022
Performing Arts Education
$100
Aclu · New York, NY · 2025
Human Rights
$100
American Discovery Trail · Washington, DC · 2025
Nature Conservation
$100
Center for Reproductive Rights · New York, NY · 2025
Womens Rights
$100
Claws · Chapel Hill, NC · 2025
Wildlife rescue, rehabilitation, and education
$100
Designed for Joy · Raleigh, NC · 2025
Women Rights
$100
Durham Rescue Mission · Durham, NC · 2025
Humanitarian Aid
$100
Food Bank of Central and Eastern Nc · Raleigh, NC · 2025
Food Secuirty Support
$100
Friends of Governors Island · New York, NY · 2025
Nature Conservation
$100
Friends of Notre Dame · Etna, NH · 2025
Historic Conservation
$100
International Campaign for Tibet · Washington, DC · 2025
Human Rights
$100
Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge · Pittsboro, NC · 2025
Animal Rescue
$100
Planned Parenthood · Chapel Hill, NC · 2025
Humanitarian Aid
$100
San Diego Zoo · San Diego, CA · 2025
Nature Conservation
$100
Unc Botanical Gardens · Chapel Hill, NC · 2025
Nature Conservation
$100
Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2025
Educational Media
$100
American Discovery Trail · Washington, DC · 2024
Nature Conservation
$100
Asheville Greenworks · Asheville, NC · 2024
Nature Conservation
$100
Cambodian Childrens · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
Humanitarian Aid
$100
Durham Rescue Mission · Durham, NC · 2024
Humanitarian Aid
$100
Oxfam · Washington, DC · 2024
Humanitarian Aid
$100
Planned Parenthood · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Humanitarian Aid
$100
Triangle Ultimate · Durham, NC · 2024
Outdoor Programs
$100
Trust Women · Wichita, KS · 2024
Womens Health
$100
Unc Botanical Gardens · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Nature Conservation
$100
Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2024
Public Radio
$100
Wncu · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Public Radio
$100
Women for Women · Washington, DC · 2024
Women Rights

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