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Marina Kellen French Foundation

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 137270721

Marina Kellen French Foundation is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $2.8 million in 4 grants; the typical grant was $7,500 and the largest $2.8 million. 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 $2.7 million 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
2023$2.7 million5$62.3 million
2024$2.8 million4$61.3 million

How to apply

Marina Kellen French 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

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts1$2.8 million
New York3$16,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Fidelity Charitable
Boston, MA
General fund$2.8 million
Paideia Institute for Humanistic Study
New York, NY
General fund$10,000
American Friends of the Salzburg Festival
New York, NY
General fund$5,000
The Morgan Library
New York, NY
General fund$1,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Marina Kellen French Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Marina Kellen French Foundation give?

$2.8 million in tax year 2024, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $7,500.

Who runs Marina Kellen French Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Marina Kellen French (Trustee), Andrew S Gundlach (Treasurer) and Annabelle Garrett (Director).

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