Oregon · Nonprofit
MARCUS J BORG FOUNDATION
MARCUS J BORG FOUNDATION (Oregon) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $1,750 to it, the largest being PANWY FOUNDATION INC ($1,750). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2018
- $82k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $2k
- Net assets
- $23k
What Marcus J Borg Foundation does
Mission
The marcus j. Borg foundation is committed to reimagining a realistic and meaningful christianity for the 21st century. Our foundation builds upon the historical and biblical work of marcus j. Borg. We are a resource for conversation, study and community building.
As stated on its FY2018 Form 990-EZ.
Program
The marcus j. Borg foundation, inc., is committed to reimagining and articulating a meaningful and realistic christianity for the 21st century. As part of that effort we provide monthly articles and reflections, daily quotes from books by marcus borg, and model conversation in a monthly local gathering. We also provide audio tape on our website of our monthly conversations. Our email list reaches over 5000, facebook followers number about 27,000 and our average attendance at our monthly gatherings is 100. In addition, we have developed a website where we have almost completed importing all marcus borg videos with transcriptions, listed all his books, post our articles, and respond to comments
The first program described on its most recent Form 990-EZ.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $250 → $500.
From the IRS filings of MARCUS J BORG FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
MARCUS J BORG FOUNDATION draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Oregon, across 1 state in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
MARCUS J BORG FOUNDATION runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 5,798 religion nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 5,798 religion nonprofits under $100k, FY2018
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In Oregon
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 2 states
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds MARCUS J BORG FOUNDATION?
- MARCUS J BORG FOUNDATION (Oregon) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $1,750 to it, the largest being PANWY FOUNDATION INC ($1,750). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does MARCUS J BORG FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $1,750 in grants to MARCUS J BORG FOUNDATION, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of MARCUS J BORG FOUNDATION?
- PANWY FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $1,750 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like MARCUS J BORG FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Oregon. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2018 (financials across 2018–2018), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing