Marshall Foundation
Tucson, AZ · EIN 86-0102198. Reported 155 grants totalling $6,156,347 to 93 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Marshall Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $20,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $200,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ua Foundation | Tucson, AZ | $1,092,695 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| U of a Foundation | Tucson, AZ | $450,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ua Foundation - Honors College | Tucson, AZ | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ua Foundation - 20242025 Scholarship | Tucson, AZ | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ua Foundation - 20242025 Scholarships | Tucson, AZ | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ua Foundation - 20222023 Scholarships | Tucson, AZ | $197,539 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ua Foundation - 20232024 Scholarships | Tucson, AZ | $197,539 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Youth on Their Own | Tucson, AZ | $165,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Literacy Connects | Tucson, AZ | $150,600 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ua Foundation - Az Assurance | Tucson, AZ | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jobpath Inc | Tucson, AZ | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sahuarita Food Bank | Sahuarita, AZ | $123,020 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Children's Action Alliance | Tucson, AZ | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ua Foundation - College of Education | Tucson, AZ | $106,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project | Tucson, AZ | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tucson Festival of Books | Tucson, AZ | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ua Foundation - Pride of Ariz Marching Band | Tucson, AZ | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ua Foundation - School Garden Workshop | Tucson, AZ | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Old Pueblo Community Services | Tucson, AZ | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Scholarships a-Z | Tucson, AZ | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| CASA De Los Ninos | Tucson, AZ | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Interfaith Community Services | Tucson, AZ | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ua Foundation - College of Law | Tucson, AZ | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ua Foundation - Ccrmathermatics Dept | Tucson, AZ | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Books for Classrooms | Green Valley, AZ | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Educational Enrichment Foundation | Tucson, AZ | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| El Rio Health Center Foundation | Tucson, AZ | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Earn to Learn | Tucson, AZ | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Florence Immigrant & Refuee Rights Project | Tucson, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Job Path Inc | Tucson, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Junior Achievement of Arizona | Tucson, AZ | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Laptops 4 Learning | Sahuarita, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| So Az Assoc for the Visually Impaired (saavi) | Tucson, AZ | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Step Student Expedition Program | Tucson, AZ | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ua Foundation - Center for Creative Photography | Tucson, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ua Foundation - School of Journalism | Tucson, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ua Foundation - Azpm | Tucson, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ua Foundation - Tmestep | Tucson, AZ | $49,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sunnyside Unified School District Foundation Inc | Tucson, AZ | $48,647 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ua Foundation - Cooperative Extension Pima County | Tucson, AZ | $47,789 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Social Venture Partners Tucson | Tucson, AZ | $45,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tucson Girls Chorus | Tucson, AZ | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ua Foundation - Arizona Arts Live | Tucson, AZ | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Beacon Group | Tucson, AZ | $42,700 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ua Foundation - Student Engagement & Career Development | Tucson, AZ | $38,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ua Foundation - African American Museum of So Az | Tucson, AZ | $34,600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ua Foundation - Women in Science & Engineering | Tucson, AZ | $31,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys to Men Tucson | Tucson, AZ | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Children's Clinics | Tucson, AZ | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Step Up to Justice | Tucson, AZ | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ua Foundation - Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry | Tucson, AZ | $28,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tucson Childrens Museum | Tucson, AZ | $27,875 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona | Tucson, AZ | $25,200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Act One | Tucson, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Assistance League of Tucson Inc | Tucson, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City Center for Collaborative Learning | Tucson, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Education Enrichment Foundation | Tucson, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Community Foundation of So Az | Tucson, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Marana Schools 2340 Foundation | Marana, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Our Family Services Inc | Tucson, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood Arizona Inc | Tucson, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation | Tucson, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sunnyside Foundation | Tucson, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tucson Jazz Festival | Tucson, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ua Foundation - Early Academic Outreach | Tucson, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ua Foundation - Tucson Village Farm | Tucson, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ua Foundation - Astrobiology Center | Tucson, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YWCA Southern Arizona | Tucson, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ua Foundation - College of Science | Tucson, AZ | $20,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Amphitheater Public Schools Foundation | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ua Foundation - Maria Teresa Velez Diversity Leadership Scholarship | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ua Foundation - Parents & Family Programs | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ua Foundation - Graduate College | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ua Foundation - College of Architecture Planning & Landscape | Tucson, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Foundation for Southern Arizona | Tucson, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| FFA Foundation | Glendale, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Startup Tucson | Tucson, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stratford Artworks | Tucson, AZ | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Law College Assocation | Tucson, AZ | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eller College of Management | Tucson, AZ | $2,500 | 6 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stratford Art Works | Tucson, AZ | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Angel Charity for Children | Tucson, AZ | $2,243 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Civic Orchestra of Tucson | Tucson, AZ | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way | Tucson, AZ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trot | Tucson, AZ | $900 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Humane Society of Southern Arizona | Tucson, AZ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Food Bank of So Az | Tucson, AZ | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Reid Park Zoological Society | Tucson, AZ | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters | Tucson, AZ | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Reid Park Zoo | Tucson, AZ | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tmc Children's Clinics | Tucson, AZ | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
30 of 93 (32%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 44%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Ua Foundation
2022/2023 EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS - Ua Foundation - College of Education
COOPER CENTER - COOPER FACILITY RENOVATIONS - U of a Foundation
SCHOLARSHIPS (2023 4 OF 5) - Ua Foundation - Pride of Ariz Marching Band
NEW BAND UNIFORMS (Matching Grant) (Matching Grant) - Ua Foundation - School Garden Workshop
Rainwater Harvesting Living Laboratory - Youth on Their Own
RENOVATION OF NEW HEADQUARTERS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 74 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 30 | $1,156,078 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 49 | $1,504,387 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 40 | $1,758,968 | $30,000 |
| 2024 | 36 | $1,736,914 | $25,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Marshall Foundation has 22 of them, worth $1,748,578. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Ua Foundation | Tucson, AZ | $300,000 |
| Ua Foundation | Tucson, AZ | $200,000 |
| Ua Foundation | Tucson, AZ | $197,539 |
| Ua Foundation - 20212022 Scholarships - Spring 2022 | Tucson, AZ | $197,539 |
| Ua Foundation - Honors College | Tucson, AZ | $150,000 |
| Ua Foundation - Pride of Arizona Marching Band | Tucson, AZ | $100,000 |
| Ua Foundation | Tucson, AZ | $100,000 |
| Ua Foundation - Honors College | Tucson, AZ | $100,000 |
| Ua Foundation - Az Assurance | Tucson, AZ | $100,000 |
| Ua Foundation | Tucson, AZ | $100,000 |
| Ua Foundation - Honors College | Tucson, AZ | $50,000 |
| Ua Foundation - Az Assurance | Tucson, AZ | $50,000 |
| Ua Foundation | Tucson, AZ | $50,000 |
| Tucson Festival of Books | Tucson, AZ | $25,000 |
| Tucson Festival of Books - 2022 Festival of Books | Tucson, AZ | $25,000 |
Where its money goes
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $25,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Arizona.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Marshall Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 814 E University Boulevard, Tucson, AZ, 85719. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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