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John C Markey Charitable Fund

Accepts applications Charlotte, North Carolina · EIN 346572724

John C Markey Charitable Fund is a private foundation in Charlotte, North Carolina. In tax year 2024 it gave $300,000 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $55,000 and the largest $150,000. 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 $135,000 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$135,0004$4.3 million
2024$300,0004$4.6 million

How to apply

ContactJohn C Markey II
1227 Princeton Ave, Charlotte, NC 28209
Phone or email(704) 552-9997
What to submitApplications must be in writing
RestrictionsAs set forth in the by-laws: religious,charitable, educational, literary, or scientific.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Utah.

StateGrantsAmount
Utah1$150,000
Michigan1$60,000
California1$50,000
New York1$40,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Huntsman Cancer Foundation
Salt Lake City, UT
General fund$150,000
Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy
Traverse City, MI
General fund$60,000
Grace Based Films
Los Angeles, CA
General fund$50,000
International Rescue Committee Inc
New York, NY
General fund$40,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does John C Markey Charitable Fund accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does John C Markey Charitable Fund give?

$300,000 in tax year 2024, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $55,000.

Who runs John C Markey Charitable Fund?

Its 2024 filing lists Carl T Anderson (President/Secretary) and John Clifton Markey II (Treasurer).

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