Marian Foundation
Private foundation · Chapel Hill, NC · EIN 56-2169788 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Marian Foundation
81grants reported
$200median award
$100lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$39Ktotal paid
14states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 81 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $200 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
1617 Homestead RD
Chapel Hill, NC 27516-9064
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mamabird Alumni Mentorship Association Mentorship | Denver, CO | $6,000 |
| Prison Mindfulness Institute Humanitarian Education | South Deerfield, MA | $1,500 |
| Book Harvest Educational | Durham, NC | $1,500 |
| PBS Foundation Educational | Arlington, VA | $1,000 |
| NPR Educational | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| American Dance Festival Professional Development | Durham, NC | $1,000 |
| National Outdoor Leadership School Environmental Education | Lander, WY | $1,000 |
| Appalachian Trial Conservancy Nature Conservation | Harpers Ferry, WV | $1,000 |
| American Dance Festival Performing Arts Education | Durham, NC | $1,000 |
| Table NC Humanitarian Aid | Carrboro, NC | $1,000 |
| Porch Communities Humanitarian Aid | Carrboro, NC | $1,000 |
| Appalachian Trial Conservancy Nature Conservation | Harpers Ferry, WV | $1,000 |
| International Campaign for Tibet Human Rights | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Friends of Dss Humanitarian Aid | Hillsborough, NC | $1,000 |
| Rocking the Boat NYC Environmental Education | Bronx, NY | $1,000 |
| Triangle Land Conservancy Nature Conservation | Durham, NC | $1,000 |
| Barack Obama Foundation Community Restoration | Chicago, IL | $600 |
| HL Ferguson Museum Educational | Fishers Island, NY | $500 |
| Prison Mindfulness Institute Humanitarian Education | South Deerfield, MA | $500 |
| Book Harvest Educational | Durham, NC | $500 |
| Triangle Land Conservancy Nature Conservation | Durham, NC | $500 |
| International Campaign for Tibet Human Rights | Washington, DC | $500 |
| HL Ferguson Museum Educational | Fishers Island, NY | $500 |
| UM Jazz Foundation Educational | Missoula, MT | $500 |
| Prison Mindfulness Institute Humanitarian Education | South Deerfield, MA | $500 |
| Friends of Dss Humanitarian Aid | Hillsborough, NC | $500 |
| MS Magazine Educational | Arlington, VA | $500 |
| Unc Botanical Gardens Nature Conservation | Chapel Hill, NC | $500 |
| National Outdoor Leadership School Environmental Education | Lander, WY | $500 |
| HL Ferguson Museum Educational | Fishers Island, NY | $500 |
| Porch Communities Humanitarian Aid | Carrboro, NC | $500 |
| Emily's List Women Rights | Washington, DC | $500 |
| Friends of Governors Island Nature Conservation | New York, NY | $500 |
| Jane Goodall Nature Education | Washington, DC | $500 |
| Monica Bill Barnes Cultural Education | New York, NY | $500 |
| Designed for Joy Women Rights | Raleigh, NC | $500 |
| University of Montana School of Music Musical Education | Missoula, MT | $415 |
| Cambodian Childrens Humanitarian Aid | Santa Monica, CA | $400 |
| Appalachian Trail Conservancy Nature Conservation | Harpers Ferry, WV | $300 |
| National Outdoor Leadership School Environmental Education | Lander, WY | $200 |
| Porch Communities Humanitarian Aid | Carrboro, NC | $200 |
| Rocking the Boat NYC Environmental Education | Bronx, NY | $200 |
| Feeding America Humanitarian Aid | Chicago, IL | $200 |
| Barack Obama Foundation Community Restoration | Chicago, IL | $200 |
| USA Ultimate Fund Financial Assistance | Colorado Springs, CO | $200 |
| Stark Mountain Foundation Nature Conservation | Waitsfield, VT | $200 |
| Shelburne Falls Nature Conservation | Selburne Falls, MA | $200 |
| Interfaith Food Shuttle Food Secuirty Support | Raleigh, NC | $200 |
| National Women's Health Humanitarian Education | Washington, DC | $200 |
| Feeding America Humanitarian Aid | Chicago, IL | $200 |
| National Trust for Historic Preservation Educational | Washington, DC | $200 |
| ACLU Human Rights | New York, NY | $200 |
| International Campaign for Tibet Human Rights | Washington, DC | $100 |
| Unc Botanical Gardens Nature Conservation | Chapel Hill, NC | $100 |
| ACLU Human Rights | New York, NY | $100 |
| Durham Rescue Mission Humanitarian Aid | Durham, NC | $100 |
| Designed for Joy Women Rights | Raleigh, NC | $100 |
| American Discovery Trail Nature Conservation | Washington, DC | $100 |
| Planned Parenthood Humanitarian Aid | Chapel Hill, NC | $100 |
| San Diego Zoo Nature Conservation | San Diego, CA | $100 |
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