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The Marshall Mathers Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$308k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
50
Grants FY2024
48
Organizations funded FY2023
23%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$2,500
Largest grant, FY2024
$95,000
Organizations funded a year
35 to 63
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
9
Total assets, FY2024
$49k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 23% of the organizations The Marshall Mathers Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 30% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 70% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $77k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23
HealthArts & CultureHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentCommunity ImprovementEducationOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving50$308k20%
FY202348$258k23%
FY202243$225k21%
FY202137$231k19%
FY202063$1.3M48%
FY201945$195k18%
FY201843$174k40%
FY201735$508kn/a
94% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$710kHuman Services$412kEducation$359kYouth Development$353kInternational$199kArts & Culture$191kCommunity Improvement$163kFood & Nutrition$153kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
MN
IL
MI
NY
OR
NV
OH
NJ
CA
VA
TN
NC
DC
AL
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Michigan State University$261,4083n/a
Henry Ford Health System$240,00080%
Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program$216,00076%
The Gathering for Justice Inc$150,00018%
Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan$115,00080%
Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries$100,00011%
Cass Community Social Services Inc$100,00012%
Elton John AIDS Foundation Inc$85,00080%
Team Rubicon Inc$73,29010%
Giffords$67,50051%
Show all 73 grantees
All grantees of The Marshall Mathers Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Michigan State University$261,4083n/a
Henry Ford Health System$240,00080%
Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program$216,00076%
The Gathering for Justice Inc$150,00018%
Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan$115,00080%
Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries$100,00011%
Cass Community Social Services Inc$100,00012%
Elton John AIDS Foundation Inc$85,00080%
Team Rubicon Inc$73,29010%
Giffords$67,50051%
Wolverine Human Services$65,00080%
Forgotten Harvest Inc$37,50080%
Vista Maria$34,50080%
Sphinx Organization Inc$34,00080%
Care of Southeastern Michigan$33,00040%
Detroit City Lions Youth Club$30,0001n/a
Target Foundation$25,00010%
Beaumont Health Foundation$25,00010%
St Clair Butterfly Foundation$23,50085%
Kids in Need Foundation$20,0002n/a
Maggie's Wigs4kids of Michigan Inc$20,00080%
Notes For Notes Inc$20,00080%
The Clara Lionel Foundation$20,00020%
The Youth Connection Inc$19,00080%
Common Ground$18,00040%
Insideout Literary Arts Project$18,00071%
Matrix Human Services$17,50070%
The Yunion$16,00060%
Health Unit on Davison Avenue$15,50071%
Community Happens Here Inc$15,000428%
Common Ground$15,0003n/a
Save the Music Foundation$15,00020%
Horatio Williams Foundation$13,00071%
South Oakland Shelter$12,50030%
Detroit Childrens Choir$12,50052%
Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit$11,50040%
LifeTies Inc$11,00070%
Nami Southern Nevada$10,00014%
Lfe Leaders Inc$10,00033%
Kids in Need Foundation$10,0001n/a
Living Arts$10,00040%
Why Not Care Inc$9,0001n/a
Rockpointe Community Church$7,0002n/a
Detroit Writers Guild$7,0007n/a
826 Michigan Inc$6,00060%
Southern Poverty Law Center Inc$5,00010%
The Rainbow Connection$5,00010%
Motor City Youth Sports Foundation$5,0001n/a
Southwest Counseling Solutions$5,00020%
College Track$5,00010%
Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation Inc$3,00010%
Musicares Foundation Inc$3,00010%
Detroit Lions Charities$2,85010%
The Lower East Side Girls Club of New York Inc$2,50010%
Building Better Men$2,5001n/a
Avalon Village Inc$2,50012%
Mittens for Detroit Inc$2,50011%
Restore Worldwide Inc$2,50018%
Planet Ant Theatre Inc$2,00020%
Highland Park Youth Advocacy Alliance Inc$2,0001n/a
Lawrence Technological University$2,00020%
Student Advocacy Center of Michigan Inc$2,00020%
The Bear-Hug Foundation Inc$1,00011%
Campaign for Youth Justice$1,00010%
Violence Policy Center$1,00020%
The Empowerment Plan$1,00010%
The Detroit Creativity Project$1,00010%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan$1,00010%
Passenger Inc$50010%
Hospitality House$50010%
Children's Institute Inc$50010%
Dreams Over Dollars Foundation$5001n/a
American Cancer Society Inc$31310%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 54 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.1M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Marshall Mathers Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 61 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHenry Ford Health System: $240,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetDowntown Boxing Gym Youth Program: $216,000 over 7y, 6.2% of budgetThe Gathering for Justice Inc: $150,000 over 1y, 8.2% of budgetGleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan: $115,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetDetroit Rescue Mission Ministries: $100,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetCass Community Social Services Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetElton John AIDS Foundation Inc: $85,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetTeam Rubicon Inc: $73,290 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGiffords: $67,500 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetWolverine Human Services: $65,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetForgotten Harvest Inc: $37,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetVista Maria: $34,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSphinx Organization Inc: $34,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetCare of Southeastern Michigan: $33,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetTarget Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBeaumont Health Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSt Clair Butterfly Foundation: $23,500 over 8y, 4.7% of budgetMaggie's Wigs4kids of Michigan Inc: $20,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetNotes For Notes Inc: $20,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetThe Clara Lionel Foundation: $20,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetThe Youth Connection Inc: $19,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetCommon Ground: $18,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetInsideout Literary Arts Project: $18,000 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetMatrix Human Services: $17,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetThe Yunion: $16,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetHealth Unit on Davison Avenue: $15,500 over 7y, 1.0% of budgetCommunity Happens Here Inc: $15,000 over 4y, 28% of budgetSave the Music Foundation: $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHoratio Williams Foundation: $13,000 over 7y, 0.8% of budgetSouth Oakland Shelter: $12,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetDetroit Childrens Choir: $12,500 over 5y, 2.0% of budgetMosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit: $11,500 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetLifeTies Inc: $11,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetNami Southern Nevada: $10,000 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetLfe Leaders Inc: $10,000 over 3y, 3.0% of budgetLiving Arts: $10,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budget826 Michigan Inc: $6,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetSouthern Poverty Law Center Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Rainbow Connection: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSouthwest Counseling Solutions: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCollege Track: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRush Philanthropic Arts Foundation Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMusicares Foundation Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDetroit Lions Charities: $2,850 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Lower East Side Girls Club of New York Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAvalon Village Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetMittens for Detroit Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetRestore Worldwide Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 7.9% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 61.

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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 tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Community Foundation for Southeast MichiganMI38.7× affinity19 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan · Ford Philanthropy · United Way for Southeastern Michigan · DTE Energy Foundation · The Kresge Foundation · The Skillman Foundation · Culturesource · The Fred & Barbara Erb Family Foundation · Harry a and Margaret D Towsley Foundation · The Carls Foundation · Children's Hospital of Michigan Foundation · Michigan Health Endowment Fund

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About The Marshall Mathers Foundation

How much does The Marshall Mathers Foundation give?
The Marshall Mathers Foundation reported 50 grants totaling $308,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 35 and 63 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Marshall Mathers Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (21%), Human Services (12%), Education (11%).
Who are The Marshall Mathers Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Michigan State University ($261k), Henry Ford Health System ($240k), Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program ($216k).
Does The Marshall Mathers Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 23% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Marshall Mathers 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 Marshall Mathers Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, Ford Philanthropy, United Way for Southeastern Michigan.
Where is The Marshall Mathers Foundation based?
The Marshall Mathers Foundation is based in CA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 128 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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