Tennessee · Private foundation
The Marc Bulger 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.
- $22k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 6
- Grants FY2026
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 25%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Median grant, FY2026
- $3,000
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $7,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 6
- FY2019 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 5
- Total assets, FY2026
- $380k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 25% of the organizations The Marc Bulger Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 63% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 38% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $25k 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 | 6 | $22k | 50% |
| FY2025 | 4 | $40k | 25% |
| FY2024 | 6 | $20k | 33% |
| FY2023 | 4 | $38k | 50% |
| FY2022 | 3 | $25k | 67% |
| FY2021 | 4 | $85k | 75% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $27k | 50% |
| FY2019 | 3 | $115k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our Rescue | $75,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Patriot Foundation | $30,000 | 2 | 0% |
| West Virginia University Foundation Inc | $26,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Children's Miracle Network | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Folds of Honor Foundation | $14,582 | 3 | 0% |
| Motor Racing Outreach Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The Special Forces Charitable Trust | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Creativets | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hm3 Partners Independence Fund Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 8 recipients with no EIN on record ($187k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Marc Bulger Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
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How this is measured
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About The Marc Bulger Foundation
- How much does The Marc Bulger Foundation give?
- The Marc Bulger Foundation reported 6 grants totaling $21,750 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 6 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2025.
- What does The Marc Bulger Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2026, its largest causes are Health (39%), Arts & Culture (21%), Human Services (12%).
- Who are The Marc Bulger Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2026: Our Rescue ($75k), Patriot Foundation ($30k), West Virginia University Foundation Inc ($26k).
- Does The Marc Bulger Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Marc Bulger 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.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Marc Bulger Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is The Marc Bulger Foundation based?
- The Marc Bulger Foundation is based in TN.
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