The Marshall Mathers Foundation
Invitation OnlyEncino, California · EIN 01-0706738 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2024)$308K
Organizations funded50
Typical grant$2,500
Total assets$256K
Half of its grants to organizations were between $2,000 and $5,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 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
100% of grants went outside California.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford Health System | Detroit, MI | To provide aid to impoverished children. | $95,000 |
| Target Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose | $25,000 |
| Lighthouse | New York, NY | To provide support for people who are visually impaired, expanding their opportunities and building toward a world in which no person is… | $20,000 |
| Elton John AIDS Foundation | New York, NY | To provide aid to impoverished children. | $15,000 |
| Save the Music Foundation | New York, NY | Save the music foundation mission is to help students, schools, and communities reach their potential through the power of making music. | $10,000 |
| Why Not Care More | New York, NY | Providing homeless with essential resources | $10,000 |
| Wolverine Human Services | Grossee Pointe Park, MI | To provide aid to impoverished children. | $10,000 |
| Vista Maria | Dearborn Heights, MI | To deliver innovative care, support, treatment and education to vulnerable youth | $8,000 |
| Sphinx Organization | Detroit, MI | Helping to transform lives through diversity in art | $7,500 |
| Care of Southeast Michigan | Fraser, MI | An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose | $5,000 |
| Common Ground | Chicago, IL | Strengthen individuals, families, and communities with affordable housing | $5,000 |
| Downtown Boxing Gym | Detroit, MI | Helping kids with free academic and athletic skills | $5,000 |
| Families Against Narcotics | Fraser, MI | To educate about the dangers of narcotics and substance abuse | $5,000 |
| Forgotten Harvest | Oak Park, MI | To relieve hunger in metro detroit | $5,000 |
| Giffords | Washington, DC | To save lives from gun violence. | $5,000 |
| Gleaners Community Food Bank | Detroit, MI | To provide aid to impoverished children. | $5,000 |
| Ilitch Charities for Children | Detroit, MI | To provide aid to impoverished children. | $5,000 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose | $5,000 |
| Remember the Child | Bloomfield Hills, MI | General operations | $4,000 |
| St Clair Butterfly Foundation | Auburn Hills, MI | Empowers students all across the country, through mentorship programs based in the creative arts, to reach their potential to soar. | $3,000 |
| Detroit Childrens Foundation | Detroit, MI | Providing children with solutions and discoveries taht improve physical and mental health | $2,500 |
| Detroit Public Tv | Wixom, MI | General operations | $2,500 |
| Fraternal Order of Police Ferndale | Ferndale, MI | To provide aid to impoverished children. | $2,500 |
| Health Unit on Davison Avenue | Detroit, MI | To improve the lives of those in need through comprehensive health care, education, and resources. | $2,500 |
| Inside Out Literary Arts Project | Detriot, MI | Inspire youth to think broadly, create bravely and share their voices with the wider world. | $2,500 |
| Life Leaders Inc | Detroit, MI | Empowering youth to empower their future | $2,500 |
| Living Arts | Miami, FL | Helping people find joy and express who they truly are | $2,500 |
| Matrix Human Services | Detriot, MI | Provide information, risk reduction training, counseling and testing, and case management services for HIV for at-risk populations in… | $2,500 |
| Miside Community Impact Center Aka Southwest Counseling Solutions | Detroit, MI | An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose | $2,500 |
| Mosiac Youth Theater | Detroit, MI | Devlops and inspires the behaviors and critical life and learning skills youth need to be successful | $2,500 |
| Notes for Notes | Nashville, TN | Provides support for music appreciation | $2,500 |
| Shar House | Detroit, MI | To provide aid to impoverished children. | $2,500 |
| The Youth Connection | Detroit, MI | To provide aid to impoverished children. | $2,500 |
| The Yunion | Detroit, MI | To counter negative culture influences through counciling and mentoring | $2,500 |
| Wigs 4 Kids | St Clair Shores, MI | To provide aid to impoverished children. | $2,500 |
| Mittens for Detroit Inc | Berkley, MI | An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose | $2,500 |
| Building Beds for Kids | Oak Park, MI | An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose | $2,000 |
| Highland Park Youth Advocacy Alliance Inc | Highland Park, MI | An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose | $2,000 |
| St Vincent de Paul - Detroit | Detroit, MI | Provide emergency services such as food, clothing, housing assistance and other basic needs. | $2,000 |
| 826 Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | 826Michigan is helping students in southeast michigan write better futures, one story at a time. | $1,000 |
| Detroit Writer's Guild | Detroit, MI | To create and advance knowledge, prepare a diverse student body to thrive, and positively impact local and global communities. | $1,000 |
| Life Ties | Camden, NJ | Helping families grow by providing direct services to family through therapy and counseling | $1,000 |
| Student Advocacy Center of Michigan | Ypsilanti, MI | The student advocacy center of michigan works collaboratively with under served students, and their families to stay in school, realize… | $1,000 |
| The Bear Hug Foundation Inc | Birmingham, MI | An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose | $1,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan | Farmington Hills, MI | An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose | $1,000 |
| The Detroit Creativity Project | Farmington Hills, MI | An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose | $1,000 |
| The Empowerment Plan | Detroit, MI | An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose | $1,000 |
| Violence Policy Center | Washington, DC | Educational, research activity on firearms violence. | $500 |
| Hospitality House | Commerce Township, MI | An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose | $500 |
| Passenger Inc | Hamtrack, MI | An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose | $500 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $308,000 | 50 |
| 2023 | $257,500 | 48 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 14, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202513189349103511
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 01-0706738
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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