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Jay & Shirley Marks Foundation: 5 grants to organizations, $41,500 (tax year ended November 2025)
Jay & Shirley Marks Foundation, a private foundation in Houston, TX, paid 5 grants to organizations totaling $41,500 in its tax year ended November 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on January 7, 2026. The largest was $15,000 to Contempory Art Museum in Houston, TX for general purpose.
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- EIN
- 237253928
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- Assets
- $648,828
- Grants paid
- $41,500
- Tax year ended
- November 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended November 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed January 7, 2026, IRS object ID 202610139349100941. It reported $41,500 in grants paid; 5 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contempory Art Museum | Houston, TX | General purpose | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Houston Food Bank | Houston, TX | General purpose | $13,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Holocaust Museum | Houston, TX | General purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Houston | Houston, TX | General purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| River Oaks Baptist School | Houston, TX | General purpose | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended November 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed March 25, 2025, IRS object ID 202530849349100238. It reported $40,000 in grants paid; 8 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contempory Art Museum | Houston, TX | General purpose | $14,680 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Houston Food Bank | Houston, TX | General purpose | $13,600 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Houston | Houston, TX | General purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| River Oaks Baptist School | Houston, TX | General purpose | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Los Angeles Food Bank | Los Angeles, CA | General purpose | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $1,360 | apps.irs.gov |
| Holocaust Museum | Houston, TX | General purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Houston Public Library | Houston, TX | General purpose | $680 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Innocence Project | New York, NY | General purpose | Human services | $680 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $1,360 |
| Human services | $680 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Texas | $79,460 |
| California | $1,360 |
| New York | $680 |
Also on SpecStream
Updated January 7, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.