Marcia Brady Tucker Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation says grant requests are initiated by the foundation itself, and application forms are not distributed without a recommendation from an active member, so the realistic first step is to find a member who can make that recommendation.
- Its grants have covered humanitarian aid and education, though these themes come from its grants rather than its own statement, and it gives priority to challenge grants and launching new ventures rather than annual operations, with member-match grants excepted.
- Half of its 332 grants to organisations across its three most recent filings were $1,000 or less, so a modest request fits its pattern, and in its most recent filing 64% of grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in one of the two earlier filings, which suggests a relationship-led pattern.
- No geographic focus is stated, and the filings show grants mainly in New York, California, Maryland, Colorado, Massachusetts and the United States, so that spread is not a rule for who may apply.
- Members must submit completed grant forms at least 30 days before a Board meeting, so allow that lead time, and do not apply if you are an individual or an organisation that is not a registered 501(c)(3).
Overview
Marcia Brady Tucker Foundation is a US private foundation based in Easton, MD.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Marcia Brady Tucker Foundation describes its work as charitable grantmaking that honours Marcia Brady Tucker’s legacy and encourages philanthropy among its members. It supports charitable organisations aligned with its mission of giving back, making grants to registered 501(c)(3) organisations rather than individuals. Its grants have covered humanitarian work and education, alongside arts, conservation, religion, medical care and health. The Foundation involves interested members in evaluating and selecting grantees. It gives priority to grants that leverage support and have a multiplying effect within a limited period, such as challenge grants and launching new ventures, rather than annual operations; member-match grants are excepted.
Themes
From its grants, not stated by the foundation:
- Humanitarian aid
- Education
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York, California, Maryland, Colorado, Massachusetts and the United States.
What They Don't Fund
- Individuals
- Organizations other than 501(c)3 registered organizations
How to apply
Grant requests are initiated by the Foundation. Public application forms and guidelines are not distributed without a recommendation from an active Foundation member.
Deadlines: Members must provide completed grant forms at least 30 days before a Board meeting.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 64% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 332 grants to organisations were $1,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- The Foundation prioritises grants that exercise leverage and multiply their effect within a limited period, rather than annual operations; member-match grants are excepted.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 21%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 10%
- The largest single recipient received 8% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 64% of grant dollars went to organisations Marcia Brady Tucker Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 8% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 101 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $1,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Country School · Education$41,4902024 tax year
- Chapel of Saint James the Fisherman · Religion$34,1652024 tax year
- Democratism · Humanitarian$22,8502024 tax year
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · Health$21,0002024 tax year
- Our House · Humanitarian$20,0002024 tax year
- Medicins Sans Frontieres · Medical$20,0002024 tax year
- Lupins Africa · Humanitarian$20,0002024 tax year
- Blue Sky Bridge · Humanitarian$20,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Noah Tucker — Secretary
- Elisa Chute — President
- David M Randell JR — Treasurer
- Will Randell — Director
- Jojo Sanders — Director
- Anne Coyle — Director
- Toinette Tucker — Director
- Amy Stoehr — Director
- Sarah Hanna — Director
- Elizabeth Stoehr — Director
- Olivia Tucker Amato — Vice President
- Luther Tucker — Director
- Marcia Boogaard — Director
- Tracy L Royston — Administrator
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $988,526 | $635,809 | $10,893,899 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $713,657 | $355,455 | $12,075,022 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $889,897 | $490,925 | $12,871,455 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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