Jay & Shirley Marks Foundation
Private foundation · Houston, TX · EIN 23-7253928 · reported 2023–2025
15grants reported
$5,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$680smallest grant
$122Ktotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 15 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $36K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
11946 S Durrette Dr
Houston, TX 77024-7102
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jewish Family Service | Houston, TX | $30,000 |
| Contempory Art Museum | Houston, TX | $15,000 |
| Contempory Art Museum | Houston, TX | $14,680 |
| Houston Food Bank | Houston, TX | $13,600 |
| Houston Food Bank | Houston, TX | $13,000 |
| Boston Symphony Orchestra | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| University of Houston | Houston, TX | $5,000 |
| Holocaust Museum | Houston, TX | $5,000 |
| University of Houston | Houston, TX | $5,000 |
| River Oaks Baptist School | Houston, TX | $3,500 |
| River Oaks Baptist School | Houston, TX | $3,000 |
| Los Angeles Food Bank | Los Angeles, CA | $1,360 |
| Holocaust Museum | Houston, TX | $1,000 |
| The Innocence Project | New York, NY | $680 |
| Houston Public Library | Houston, TX | $680 |
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