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Virginia Cretella Mars Foundation: 37 grants to organizations, $1.1 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Virginia Cretella Mars Foundation, a private foundation in New York, NY, paid 37 grants to organizations totaling $1,081,498 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 13, 2025. The largest was $50,000 to Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust in New London, NH for general support.
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- EIN
- 133798973
- Based in
- New York, NY
- Assets
- $21,648,257
- Grants paid
- $1,081,498
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 13, 2025, IRS object ID 202503179349101130. It reported $1,081,498 in grants paid; 37 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust | New London, NH | General support | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Children's Art Guild | New York, NY | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Everybody Matters | Phoenix, AZ | General support | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| French & Pickering Creek Conservation Trust Inc | Phoenixville, PA | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Healthy Humor | New York, NY | General support | Health care | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mighty Writers | Philadelphia, PA | General support | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Neighborhood Garden Trust | Philadelphia, PA | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Reading Team | New York, NY | General support | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens | Devon, PA | General support | Environment | $41,498 | apps.irs.gov |
| Capitol Hill Arts Workshop | Washington, DC | General support | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Institute for Local Self-Reliance | Washington, DC | General support | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Literacy Lab | Washington, DC | General support | Education | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Philadelphia Education Fund | Philadelphia, PA | General support | Youth development | $37,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Building Bridges Across the River | Washington, DC | General support | Community improvement and capacity building | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Theatre Breaking Through Barriers | New York, NY | General support | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Behind the Book | New York, NY | General support | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Aquarium | Baltimore, MD | General support | Animal-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Philadelphia Outward Bound School | Philadelphia, PA | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rosemount Center | Washington, DC | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shout Mouse Press | Washington, DC | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Smith Memorial Playground and Playhouse | Philadelphia, PA | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests | Concord, NH | General support | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ansonia Music Outreach | New York, NY | General support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Beacon House Community Ministry Inc | Washington, DC | General support | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Critical Exposure | Washington, DC | General support | Youth development | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Project Create | Washington, DC | General support | Youth development | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| TWW Inc | Brooklyn, NY | General support | Community improvement and capacity building | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Urban Dove | Long Island City, NY | General support | Youth development | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Workshop Learning Dba Project Based Learning Inc | Philadelphia, PA | General support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Capital Fringe | Washington, DC | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fringearts | Philadelphia, PA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Naptown Philharmonic Orchestra Fka Londontowne Symphony Orchestra | Edgewater, MD | General support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community College of Baltimore County Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | General support | Education | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Free Library of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Performance Garage | Philadelphia, PA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Barn at Spring Brook Farm | West Chester, PA | General support | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trellis for Tomorrow | Phoenixville, PA | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $127,500 |
| Human services | $120,000 |
| Environment | $116,498 |
| Youth development | $97,500 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $65,000 |
| Health care | $60,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $55,000 |
| Animal-related | $25,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | $353,998 |
| District of Columbia | $280,000 |
| New York | $270,000 |
| New Hampshire | $75,000 |
| Maryland | $52,500 |
| Arizona | $50,000 |
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Updated November 13, 2025. 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.