The John Martin Foundation
Invitation OnlySan Francisco, California · EIN 30-0948144 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2025)$13.2M
Organizations funded16
Typical grant$250,000
Total assets$29.7M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $150,000 and $1,000,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2025 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
72% of grants went outside California.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Institute of Human Virology University of Maryland School of Medicine | Baltimore, MD | Endowments in honor of john C. martin at institute of human virology: a.ihv chair professorship $5 million; B. ihv annual lectureship… | $5,500,000 |
| Myriad USA Inc | New York, NY | American friends of caprisa | $1,500,000 |
| Aranda Org Inc | New York, NY | Extending the aranda model and enhancing stewardship and surveillance service to new countries | $1,250,000 |
| Center for Disease Analysis Foundation Inc | Lafayette, CO | Polaris observatory to support hepatitis elimination | $1,000,000 |
| Pharmaccess Foundation | Amsterdam, NL | Improve quality of maternal and childcare through m-tiba care bundles | $1,000,000 |
| The Scripps Research Institute | LA Jolla, CA | Clinical proof-of-concept of an affordable, oral cancer immunotherapy (ox-4224) in india for low- and middle-income countries | $1,000,000 |
| Integral Global Consulting | Atlanta, GA | Linkage to care and health education in underserved communities of islamabad, pakistan | $394,478 |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Palo Alto, CA | Support for asian liver center 2024-2027 | $250,000 |
| The Scripps Research Institute | LA Jolla, CA | Amended: endowed graduate fellowships | $250,000 |
| Task Force for Global Health Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination | Decatur, GA | Un group of friends to eliminate hepatitis 2025-2027 | $238,563 |
| Integral Global Consulting | Atlanta, GA | Mitigation the spread of covid-19 among garment factory and textile mill populations in bangladesh: phase II translating results into… | $236,348 |
| Task Force for Global Health Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination | Decatur, GA | Un group of friends to eliminate hepatitis | $150,000 |
| The Global Hepatitis Association | Toronto, CA | 19Th international symposium of viral hepatitis & liver diseases - global hepatitis summit 2025 | $150,000 |
| World Hepatitis Alliance | Geneva, SZ | Community impact programme | $150,000 |
| Society on Liver Disease in Africa | Utrecht, NL | Conference on liver disease in africa | $58,771 |
| Icalma | Buenos Aires, AR | Antimicrobial resistance patterns of bacterial infections in patients with cirrhosis: a surveillance project from argentina and uruguay | $50,880 |
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task Force for Global Health Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination | Decatur, GA | Un group of friends to eliminate hepatitis 2025-2027 | $769,591 |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Palo Alto, CA | Support for asian liver center 2024-2027 | $750,000 |
| Integral Global Consulting | Atlanta, GA | Preventing mother-to-child transmission of hbv in islamabad's urban slums: antiviral (tenofovir) intervention and hepatitis b birth dose… | $400,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $13,179,040 | 19 |
| 2024 | $13,904,678 | 21 |
| 2023 | $11,216,120 | 21 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed May 11, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202611319349104726
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 30-0948144
- Profile updated Nov 6, 2026
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