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The Martin Family Fund Inc

Preselected recipients only Edgewater, New Jersey · EIN 222781283

The Martin Family Fund Inc is a private foundation in Edgewater, New Jersey. In tax year 2025 it gave $22,900 in 15 grants; the typical grant was $700 and the largest $5,500. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $32,550 the year before.

20% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$34,80019$1.0 million
2024$32,55019$726,119
2025$22,90015$714,719

How to apply

The Martin Family Fund Inc 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 The Martin Family Fund Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York3$11,200
New Jersey3$5,000
Connecticut6$4,000
Massachusetts1$2,000
Pennsylvania1$500
District of Columbia1$200

Grants paid in 2025

All 15 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Metropolitan Opera
New York, NY
General support$5,500
Calvary Christian Academy
Warwick, NY
General support$5,000
Human Needs Food Pantry
Montclair, NJ
General support$3,000
Brandeis University
Waltham, MA
General support$2,000
Westport Farmers Market
Westport, CT
General support$2,000
Ars Musica Chorale Inc
Paramus, NJ
General support$1,000
New Jersey Choral Society
Ridgewood, NJ
General support$1,000
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
White Plains, NY
General support$700
Avon Theatre Film Center
Stamford, CT
General support$500
Soundview Empowerment Alliance
Westport, CT
General support$500
St Hubert Catholic High School (Phila)
Philadelphia, PA
General support$500
Tails
Westport, CT
General support$500
Person to Person
Darien, CT
General support$250
Westport Volunteer Ems
Westport, CT
General support$250
The Thirteen
Washington, DC
General support$200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Martin Family Fund Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Martin Family Fund Inc give?

$22,900 in tax year 2025, across 15 grants, with a typical grant of $700.

Who runs The Martin Family Fund Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Gertrude Ann Martin (Secretary) and Alan H Martin (President).

What does The Martin Family Fund Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and faith communities.

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