Marquis 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 and gives by invitation only, so a cold application is unlikely to get a hearing; the practical route is to build a relationship with the foundation and wait to be invited.
- Its typical grants fall between $6,000 and $56,000, with a median of $25,000, though its largest grant was $100,000, so a request near the middle of that band is most in line with what it has given.
- Most of its grant dollars in the latest filing went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so a first gift is less common than a renewal.
- No geographic focus is stated and no subject priorities are given, so whether your work fits should be judged on whether it is charitable and whether you can be introduced, not on location or field.
Overview
Marquis Foundation is a US private foundation based in West Linn, OR.
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 recorded grants are described as general support and went to organisations in Oregon. The recipient list includes organisations in food assistance, community and emergency support, volunteer medical services, women's services and education. Its grants therefore reach several kinds of charitable organisation rather than one named field in the records. The application information says contributions are made to preselected charitable organisations, and the filings show that some organisations received grants in more than one filing. The materials do not state additional subject priorities or criteria for selecting organisations.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Oregon.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 75% 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 39 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
- The largest single recipient received 23% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 75% of grant dollars went to organisations Marquis 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 13 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $20,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Dougy Center · General support$100,0002024 tax year
- SnowCap Community Charities · General support$40,0002024 tax year
- Northeast Emergency Food Program · General support$30,0002024 tax year
- My Father's House · General support$30,0002024 tax year
- Bybee Lakes Hope Center · General support$25,0002024 tax year
- Clackamas Volunteers in Medicine · General support$25,0002024 tax year
- We Shine Initiative · General support$20,0002024 tax year
- Hungar Fighters · General support$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
- Jill Marquis — Director
- Philip Marquis — Director
- Sydney Brown — President
- Robert Mesher — Treasurer
- Janelle Chorzempa — Secretary / Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $442,587 | $379,000 | $6,967,505 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $411,679 | $338,000 | $6,672,091 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $442,554 | $345,250 | $6,885,900 | 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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- West Linn, OR
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Contact
- West Linn, OR