The Martin Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Work in environmental conservation fits the foundation's stated theme, and its recorded grants also cover education, healthcare, arts, media, food assistance and community services.
- Most of its grants are modest: about 8 in 10 of its 149 grants to organisations fall between $10,000 and $100,000, and half are $25,000 or less, so a request in that range is realistic, though that band is typical rather than a ceiling, since its largest grant was $250,000.
- The filing shows that 83% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in an earlier filing, so a first approach to a group it has not supported before should be made with that in mind.
- Write to the foundation at the address in the filing to request its guidelines; the filing gives no deadlines, though it records that the foundation accepts applications.
- The filing states no geographic focus, so location should not be read as a rule, although its grants are mainly in Florida, California, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Vermont and the United States.
Overview
The Martin Foundation is a US private foundation based in Naples, FL.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (conservancy.org), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation was established to support civic charitable endeavours, and the reporting organisation describes the Martin family as committed to sustainability and conservation in its region. Its grant record includes environmental and conservation work, education and healthcare, alongside arts institutions, media, food assistance and community services. Recipients include conservation organisations, universities and colleges, hospitals, broadcasters, food banks and community providers. Grants are recorded both as general support and for specific projects, so its giving includes flexible support as well as targeted contributions. Applicants are asked to write for guidelines; no submission deadlines are listed in the filing.
Themes
- Environmental conservation
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Florida, California, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Vermont and the United States.
How to apply
Write to the foundation at the address provided in the filing to request guidelines.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 83% 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 149 grants to organisations were $25,000 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: 16%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 3%
- The largest single recipient received 14% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 83% of grant dollars went to organisations The Martin Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 6% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 50 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $25,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Conservancy Of SWFL · Phython & senior climate policy position$200,0002024 tax year
- Naples Botanical Garden · Storm water system$150,0002024 tax year
- Umass Boston · Nurse practitioner scholarship fund$120,0002024 tax year
- Lawrence General Hospital · General support$100,0002024 tax year
- QuestScope · General support$100,0002024 tax year
- Solihten Institue · General support$100,0002024 tax year
- Vermont College of Fine Arts · General support$100,0002024 tax year
- University of Minnesota · Bee lab$100,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Elizabeth Lmartin — President
- Jennifer Lmartin — Secretary
- Casper Martin — Treasurer
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $2,620,101 | $2,300,000 | $47,029,497 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,430,972 | $2,122,500 | $50,697,979 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,726,480 | $2,280,000 | $53,685,875 | 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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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (239) 649-4543
- Naples, FL