Funding search · EIN 256585615 · Pittsburgh, PA
The Mars Family Charitable Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 126
- grants reported
- $167,900
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $925
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Tree of Life3 grants · $38,150
- Fuente Latina3 grants · $11,500
- Jewish Federation & Family Services of Orange Cty3 grants · $9,500
- US Fund for Unicef1 grant · $5,000
- Youth in Arts3 grants · $4,500
- Jewish Federation & Children'S Services of Pittsburgh3 grants · $4,500
- Denver Health Foundation3 grants · $4,000
- Coleman Elementary School3 grants · $3,500
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund3 grants · $3,500
- Jewish Community Relations Council of Arizona3 grants · $3,500
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 126 grants.
- $12,750
Tree of Life · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $12,750
Tree of Life · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $12,650
Tree of Life · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $5,000
US Fund for Unicef · New York, NY · 2022
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $4,500
Fuente Latina · Miami, FL · 2023
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $4,000
Fuente Latina · Miami, FL · 2022
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $3,500
Jewish Federation & Family Services of Orange Cty · Irvin, CA · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $3,500
Jewish Federation & Family Services of Orange Cty · Irvin, CA · 2023
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $3,000
Fuente Latina · Miami, FL · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $3,000
Jdc - Joint Distribution Center · New York, NY · 2023
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $3,000
Jewish Agency for Israel · New York, NY · 2023
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $2,500
Beloved Ashville · Ashville, NC · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $2,500
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $2,500
Hawaii Community Foundation - Maui Strong · Honolulu, HI · 2023
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $2,500
Maui United Way · Wailuku, HI · 2023
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $2,500
Jewish Federation & Family Services of Orange Cty · Irvin, CA · 2022
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $2,000
Planned Parenthood Action Fund · Tempe, AZ · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $2,000
Youth in Arts · San Rafael, CA · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $1,800
Congregation Kehillah · Cave Creek, AZ · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $1,500
Coleman Elementary School · San Rafael, CA · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $1,500
Denver Health Foundation · Denver, CO · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $1,500
Jewish Community Relations Council of Arizona · Scottsdale, AZ · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $1,500
Jewish Federation & Children'S Services of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $1,500
American Friends of Magen David Adom · Washington, DC · 2023
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $1,500
Denver Health Foundation · Denver, CO · 2023
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $1,500
Jewish Federation & Children'S Services of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $1,500
Youth in Arts · San Rafael, CA · 2023
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $1,500
Congregation B'Nai Tzedek · Fountain Valley, CA · 2022
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $1,500
Jewish Federation & Children'S Services of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $1,250
Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix · Scottsdale, AZ · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $1,000
Anti-Defamation League of Arizona · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $1,000
Contemporary Craft · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $1,000
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $1,000
Jewish National Fund · Scottsdale, AZ · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $1,000
Mayo Clinic of Arizona · Rochester, MN · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $1,000
Pittsburgh Glass Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $1,000
Squirrel Hill Community Food Pantry · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $1,000
Tahoe Forest Health System · Tahoe City, CA · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $1,000
Trips for Kids · San Rafael, CA · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $1,000
Wnc Nature Center · Ashville, NC · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $1,000
Coleman Elementary School · San Rafael, CA · 2023
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $1,000
Contemporary Craft · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $1,000
Headsup San Rafael Public Education Foundation · San Rafael, CA · 2023
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $1,000
Hias · Chicago, IL · 2023
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $1,000
Jewish Community Relations Council of Arizona · Scottsdale, AZ · 2023
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $1,000
Lost Tribe · Scottsdale, AZ · 2023
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $1,000
Pittsburgh Glass Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $1,000
Planned Parenthood Action Fund · Tempe, AZ · 2023
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $1,000
Ritter Center · San Rafael, CA · 2023
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $1,000
Sandy Hook Promise · Newtown, CT · 2023
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $1,000
Squirrel Hill Community Food Pantry · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $1,000
Tahoe Forest Health System · Tahoe City, CA · 2023
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $1,000
Alcf (Bonnie J Addario Lung Cancer Foundation) · San Carlos, CA · 2022
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $1,000
Coleman Elementary School · San Rafael, CA · 2022
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $1,000
Denver Health Foundation · Denver, CO · 2022
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $1,000
Jewish Community Relations Council of Arizona · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $1,000
Jewish Federation & Children'S Services of San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2022
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $1,000
Lost Tribe · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $1,000
Pittsburgh Glass Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $1,000
Tahoe Forest Health System · Tahoe City, CA · 2022
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $1,000
Tahoe Fund · Tahoe City, CA · 2022
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $1,000
Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation · Truckee, CA · 2022
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $1,000
Youth in Arts · San Rafael, CA · 2022
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $850
The Friendship Circle of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $850
The Friendship Circle of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $750
Contemporary Craft · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $750
Squirrel Hill Community Food Pantry · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $500
10000 Degrees · San Rafael, CA · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $500
Achieve Tahoe (Formerly Disabled Sports) · Truckee, CA · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $500
American Friends of Magen David Adom · Washington, DC · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $500
Canal Alliance · San Rafael, CA · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $500
Carnegie Museum of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $500
Cedars of Marin · Ross, CA · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $500
Coleman Elementary Pto · San Rafael, CA · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $500
Community Action Marin · San Rafael, CA · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $500
Hair To Stay · San Francisco, CA · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $500
Headsup San Rafael Public Education Foundation · San Rafael, CA · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $500
Homeward Bound San Rafail · San Rafael, CA · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $500
Jewish Federation & Children'S Services of San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $500
Little Wishes · San Anselmo, CA · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $500
Lost Tribe · Scottsdale, AZ · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $500
Marin Casa · San Rafael, CA · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $500
Marin Foster Care Associates · San Rafael, CA · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $500
Meals On Wheels of San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $500
Milo Foundation · Albany, CA · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $500
Pittsburgh Pastorial Institute · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $500
Ritter Center · San Rafael, CA · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $500
San Francisco-Marin Food Bank · San Francisco, CA · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $500
St Vincent De Paul Society of Marin County · San Rafael, CA · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $500
Tahoe Fund · Tahoe City, CA · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $500
University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences · Houston, TX · 2024
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $500
Achieve Tahoe (Formerly Disabled Sports) · Truckee, CA · 2023
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $500
Canal Alliance · San Rafael, CA · 2023
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $500
Carnegie Museum of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $500
Cedars of Marin · Ross, CA · 2023
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $500
Fistula Foundation · San Jose, CA · 2023
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $500
Homeward Bound San Rafail · San Rafael, CA · 2023
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $500
Jewish Federation & Children'S Services of San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2023
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $500
Little Wishes · San Anselmo, CA · 2023
All grants made to charity's general fund
- $500
Marin Foster Care Associates · San Rafael, CA · 2023
All grants made to charity's general fund
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