Private foundation · EIN 54-6037592 · New York, New York

Mars Hq Regional Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 105 grants paid, $1.7M total, median $10K. 3% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
105
$1.7M
Median grant
$10K
Stays in NY
3%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$48M

Grants paid in 2024

Top 60 of 105 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Capital Area Food BankWashington, DCGeneral support$300K
Pretend City the Children's Museum of Orange CountyIrvine, CAGeneral support$100K
Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, CAGeneral support$100K
Elon UniversityElon, NCGeneral support$50K
Chesapeake Bay FoundationAnnapolis, MDGeneral support$31K
The Student Conservation Association IncArlington, VAGeneral support$31K
McLean Project for the ArtsMcLean, VAGeneral support$25K
Arcs Foundation - Metro Washington ChapterPotomac, MDGeneral support$21K
Washington National OperaWashington, DCGeneral support$21K
Virginia Foundation for Independent CollegesRichmond, VAGeneral support$21K
Boys and Girls Club of FauquierWarrenton, VAGeneral support$20K
St Mary's Health Wagon IncWise, VAGeneral support$20K
Earth Force IncDenver, COGeneral support$20K
American National Red CrossFairfax, VAGeneral support$16K
Commonwealth Alliance for Rural CollegesRichmond, VAGeneral support$16K
Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing ArtsVienna, VAGeneral support$16K
World Wildlife FundWashinton, DCGeneral support$16K
Phillips CollectionWashington, DCGeneral support$11K
Black Student FundWashington, DCGeneral support$11K
Colonial WilliamsburgWilliamsburg, VAGeneral support$11K
Equine Land Conservation ResourceLexington, KYGeneral support$11K
Friends of ConservationPlainfield, ILGeneral support$11K
Galapagos Conservancy IncWashington, DCGeneral support$11K
Higher Achievement Program IncWashington, DCGeneral support$11K
Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union Burke & Herbert Bk & Tr Co CVernon, VAGeneral support$11K
Rebuilding Together AlexandriaWashington, DCGeneral support$11K
The Brinton MuseumBig Horn, WYGeneral support$11K
The Choral Arts Society of WashingtonWashington, DCGeneral support$11K
The Corporation for Jefferson's Poplar ForestWaterford, VAGeneral support$11K
The Montpelier FoundationWashington, DCGeneral support$11K
The Nature ConservancyArlington, VAGeneral support$11K
Thomas Jefferson Foundation Inc Development Truist Bank Checking Acct # 8Charlottesville, VAGeneral support$11K
Virginia Hunters Who Care IncBig Island, VAGeneral support$11K
Friends of the Blue RidgeRoanoke, VAGeneral support$11K
Jamestown Rediscovery FoundationJamestown, VAGeneral support$11K
Trustees of Amherst CollegeAmherst, MAGeneral support$11K
Wildlife Center of VirginiaWaynesboro, VAGeneral support$11K
Days End Farm Horse Rescue IncWashington, DCGeneral support$10K
Goose Creek AssociationMiddleburg, VAGeneral support$10K
Byte BackWashington, DCGeneral support$10K
Gettysburg FoundationGettysburg, PAGeneral support$10K
Humane Rescue AllianceWashington, DCGeneral support$10K
Imagination StageWashington, DCGeneral support$10K
LA Clinica del PuebloWashington, DCGeneral support$10K
Mvp Athletics DreamVienna, VAGeneral support$10K
Washington HomeWashington, DCGeneral support$10K
Boys and Girls Club of FauquierWarrenton, VAGeneral support$10K
C and O Canal Trust IncWarrenton, VAGeneral support$10K
Capital Hospice Dba Capital Caring HealthWarrenton, VAGeneral support$10K
Careers Through Culinary Arts ProgramWarrenton, VAGeneral support$10K
Casting for RecoveryBozeman, MTGeneral support$10K
Cathedral Choral Society of WashingtonWashington, DCGeneral support$10K
Dance PlaceWilliamsburg, VAGeneral support$10K
District of Columbia College Access ProgramWashington, DCGeneral support$10K
Fairfax Choral SocietyAnnandale, VAGeneral support$10K
The Fenwick FoundationAnnandale, VAGeneral support$10K
Friends of the National ArboretumWashington, DCGeneral support$10K
Gallaudet UniversityWashington, DCGeneral support$10K
Girl Scout Council of the Nation's CapitalWashington, DCGeneral support$10K
Girls Inc of the Washington Metropolitan AreaWashington, DCGeneral support$10K

By state: District of Columbia 38 · Virginia 40 · California 3 · Maryland 6 · North Carolina 1 · Kentucky 4

About this foundation

Mars Hq Regional Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in New York, New York, tax-exempt since 1957. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Mars Hq Regional Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Mars Hq Regional Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $1.7M across 105 grants, a median of $10K.

Where does Mars Hq Regional Foundation give?

District of Columbia (38 grants), Virginia (40 grants), California (3 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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