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Martha P Mack Foundation

Preselected recipients only Detroit, Michigan · EIN 306702159

Martha P Mack Foundation is a private foundation in Detroit, Michigan. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.8 million in 9 grants; the typical grant was $100,000 and the largest $500,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $1.1 million the year before.

100% 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
2023$1.1 million4$20.3 million
2024$1.8 million9$22.5 million

How to apply

Martha P Mack Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Martha P Mack Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California8$1.8 million
Texas1$25,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 9 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
La Jolla, CA
For support of daily$500,000
Scripps Health Foundation
La Jolla, CA
For support of daily$500,000
Uc San Diego Foundation
La Jolla, CA
For support of daily$405,000
The Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, CA
For support of daily$100,000
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
La Jolla, CA
For support of daily$100,000
Sharp Healthcare Foundation
San Diego, CA
For support of daily$100,000
The Salvation Army
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
For support of daily$50,000
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX
For support of daily$25,000
La Jolla Institute of Immunology
La Jolla, CA
For support of daily$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Martha P Mack Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Martha P Mack Foundation give?

$1.8 million in tax year 2024, across 9 grants, with a typical grant of $100,000.

Who runs Martha P Mack Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Bank of America NA (Prior Trustee) and Comerica Bank (Trustee).

What does Martha P Mack Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health.

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