The Ray H Marr Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small charity should not send a cold application and should look for an introduction or invitation instead.
- Its stated priority is the North Texas area and its listed theme is workforce education, so a project in that field and area is the closest fit.
- Most of its grants are modest: about 8 in 10 fall between $2,500 and $150,000, half of its 73 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less, and the median was $25,000, so a modest request is the realistic size; that band is typical rather than a ceiling, as its largest grant was $600,000.
- Where 99% of grant dollars have gone to organisations it had funded in earlier filings, the foundation appears relationship-led, and a new applicant should expect a difficult route in.
Overview
The Ray H Marr Foundation is a US private foundation based in Dallas, TX.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) and web pages about the foundation (yahoo.com), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation supports workforce education alongside Ray Marr’s other interests and passions, connecting this work with students expanding their skills and knowledge. Its reported support to colleges has included scholarships, equipment and fiscal support; the coverage describes college giving in the North Texas area. This account portrays an approach combining student scholarships with practical equipment and wider financial support for colleges. It identifies colleges as recipients and students’ skills and knowledge as part of the foundation’s interests, while also noting support for interests beyond workforce education.
Themes
- Workforce education
Geographic Focus
Priority: North Texas area. (as reported in other published sources)
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 99% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 73 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 17% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 99% of grant dollars went to organisations The Ray H Marr Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 23 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $25,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Boys Scouts Of America · General support contribution$600,0002025 tax year
- Smu-Ignited - Lyle Undergaduate Engineering · General support contribution$200,0002025 tax year
- Collin College Foundation · General support contribution$200,0002025 tax year
- Tyler Junior College Foundation · General support contribution$200,0002025 tax year
- Trinity Valley CC Foundation · General support contribution$150,0002025 tax year
- Panola College Foundation · General support contribution$100,0002025 tax year
- Azleway · General support contribution$75,0002025 tax year
- Northeast Texas Community College Foundation · General support contribution$50,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Christine Curtis — Treasurer
- Hugh Akin — Director
- Adam Reed — Executive Vice President
- Claire Hamilton — Secretary
- Douglas W Bonner — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $2,188,704 | $957,493 | $51,416,052 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,284,028 | $952,500 | $53,923,845 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $3,100,965 | $1,819,511 | $55,929,661 | Filing for 2025 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
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Contact
- Dallas, TX