Marguerite Delany Hark Foundation
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 charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small charity should not send a cold application.
- The filings show grants mainly in Illinois and Colorado, but no geographic focus is stated, so that pattern is not a rule about who may apply.
- About 8 in 10 of its grants to organisations fall between $15,000 and $250,000, and the median is $35,000, so a modest request sits within its typical giving, though its largest grant was $500,000.
- Most of its grant dollars go to organisations it had already funded, with 72% in the latest filing, so a first contact should aim at building a relationship rather than expecting an immediate award.
- The filings give no further application steps or timing, so any approach should be made with that limit in mind.
Overview
Marguerite Delany Hark Foundation is a US private foundation based in Venice, FL.
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 filings do not state a specific funding field or formal applicant criteria. All recorded organisation grants are described as unrestricted general fund support. The recipients include housing and homelessness organisations, health and medical-research bodies, childcare services, conservation and wildlife organisations, and community groups serving children and older people. Arts and youth organisations also appear among the recipients. The grant record spans several states, with Illinois and Colorado accounting for the largest shares of dollars. The filing says contributions go only to preselected charitable organisations and unsolicited requests are not accepted; it gives no further application steps or stated eligibility conditions.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Illinois and Colorado.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests; the filing gives no further application steps.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 72% 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 91 grants to organisations were $35,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
4 other states: 3%
- The largest single recipient received 12% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 72% of grant dollars went to organisations Marguerite Delany Hark Foundation 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 40 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $50,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Fellowship Housing · Unrestricted general fund$500,0002024 tax year
- Orthopedic Research And · Unrestricted general fund$500,0002024 tax year
- Eagle River Valley Childcare · Unrestricted general fund$333,3332024 tax year
- Habitat for Humanity Vail Valley · Unrestricted general fund$300,0002024 tax year
- Vail Health Foundation · Unrestricted general fund$300,0002024 tax year
- Home · Unrestricted general fund$135,0002024 tax year
- Gary Sinise Foundation · Unrestricted general fund$130,0002024 tax year
- Conservation Foundation Gulf Coast · Unrestricted general fund$125,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- N Drew Petterson — Trustee
- William P Eftax — Trustee
- Michael Towler — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $253,398 | $225,000 | $3,946,495 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $3,370,193 | $3,060,000 | $107,933,500 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $4,438,287 | $3,710,000 | $181,313,354 | 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
- Venice, FL