The George and Judy Marcus Family Foundation II
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation makes contributions only to preselected organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small charity should not send it an application unless it has been invited to do so, and a relationship that leads to an invitation is the realistic route in.
- The filing states no geographic focus, and its grants are mainly in California and New York, but that pattern should not be read as a rule about who may apply.
- About 8 in 10 of its 213 grants to organisations fall between $1,000 and $75,000, and half are $10,000 or less, so any request should be modest, although the largest grant is $5,000,000, so that band is typical rather than a limit.
- Repeat giving is strong: 98% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had funded in earlier filings, so its giving is largely concentrated among existing recipients.
Overview
The George and Judy Marcus Family Foundation II is a US private foundation based in Palo Alto, CA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation’s grant record shows support reaching a broad range of charitable organisations rather than a single identified field. Recipient types include community-service charities, churches and other faith organisations, cultural and arts bodies, health organisations, education providers, and humanitarian and advocacy organisations. The filed purposes are overwhelmingly recorded as charity or general fund, so the record does not specify what each award supports. Its application information says it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests. The filing identifies no public eligibility criteria or selection considerations.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in California and New York.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 98% 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 213 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 3%
- The largest single recipient received 21% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 98% of grant dollars went to organisations The George and Judy Marcus Family Foundation II had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 71 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Bay Area Cancer Connections · General fund$2,000,0002024 tax year
- Ucsf Foundation · Charity$2,000,0002024 tax year
- Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America · General fund$200,0002024 tax year
- Crossroad Institute · Charity$150,0002024 tax year
- American School of Classical Studies at Athens · Charity$75,0002024 tax year
- Cofam · General fund$60,7502024 tax year
- AHEPA Charitable Fund · Charity$50,0002024 tax year
- Hoover Institution · General fund$30,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Judith A Marcus — Trustee
- George M Marcus — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $15,243,331 | $15,205,816 | $59,046,280 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $8,373,900 | $8,340,740 | $69,193,290 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $5,249,029 | $5,213,590 | $68,945,908 | 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
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Contact
- Palo Alto, CA