California · Private foundation
Marques & Chen Foundation
Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $43k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 6
- Grants FY2026
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 75%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Median grant, FY2026
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $25,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 4
- FY2023 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 1
- Total assets, FY2026
- $946k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 75% of the organizations Marques & Chen Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 94% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 6% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $16k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 5 | $42k | 60% |
| FY2025 | 4 | $17k | 75% |
| FY2024 | 4 | $9k | 75% |
| FY2023 | 3 | $3k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2023 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sustainable Communities AI Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Yavneh Day School | $7,000 | 1 | 0% |
| California State Parks Foundation | $4,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Los Gatos Education Foundation Dba One Community Lg | $1,018 | 1 | 0% |
| Girls on the Run of Silicon Valley Inc | $600 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 7 recipients with no EIN on record ($33k), not named here.
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About Marques & Chen Foundation
- How much does Marques & Chen Foundation give?
- Marques & Chen Foundation reported 6 grants totaling $42,600 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 4 organizations a year over FY2023 to FY2025.
- What does Marques & Chen Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2026, its largest causes are Religion (34%), Education (28%), Recreation & Sports (10%).
- Who are Marques & Chen Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2023 to FY2026: Sustainable Communities AI Foundation ($25k), Yavneh Day School ($7k), California State Parks Foundation ($4k).
- Does Marques & Chen Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 75% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Marques & Chen Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Where is Marques & Chen Foundation based?
- Marques & Chen Foundation is based in CA.
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