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The Mark and Anne Hansen Foundation

Accepts applications Washington, District of Columbia · EIN 205794944

The Mark and Anne Hansen Foundation is a private foundation in Washington, District of Columbia. In tax year 2024 it gave $528,744 in 16 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $125,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $518,024 the year before.

50% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$443,10010$13.2 million
2023$518,02414$16.4 million
2024$528,74416$20.2 million

How to apply

ContactTrustee Co the Mark and Anne Hansen
1615 M Street NW Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036
Phone or email(877) 829-5500

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Mark and Anne Hansen Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 9 states, the most to Wisconsin.

StateGrantsAmount
Wisconsin4$246,000
District of Columbia5$104,294
Vermont1$100,000
Maine1$43,200
Illinois1$10,000
Pennsylvania1$10,000
Utah1$10,000
Massachusetts1$5,000
Tennessee1$250

Grants paid in 2024

All 16 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University School of Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
Donation$125,000
Lacrosse Central Alumni Foundation
La Crosse, WI
Donation$100,000
Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT
Donation$100,000
Bishop John T Walker School Fund
Washington, DC
Donation$50,000
John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Washington, DC
Donation$50,000
Bates College
Lewiston, ME
Donation$43,200
Door County Land Trust
Sturgeon Bay, WI
Donation$20,000
Association of Women Surgeons
Chicago, IL
Donation$10,000
Humane Pennsylvania
Reading, PA
Donation$10,000
Sundance Institute
Park City, UT
Donation$10,000
Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA
Donation$5,000
Friends of the Smithsonian
Washington, DC
Donation$2,794
Gifts for the Homeless
Washington, DC
Donation$1,000
YMCA
Sturgeon Bay, WI
Donation$1,000
Penfaulkner
Washington, DC
Donation$500
Swan Ball Initiative
Nashville, TN
Donation$250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Mark and Anne Hansen Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Mark and Anne Hansen Foundation give?

$528,744 in tax year 2024, across 16 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs The Mark and Anne Hansen Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Mark Hansen (Grantor/Trustee), Anne Hansen (Grantor/Trustee), Elisabeth Carson (Trustee) and Caroline Hansen (Trustee) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does The Mark and Anne Hansen Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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