Grants paid by Jay & Shirley Marks Foundation
EIN 23-7253928 · Houston, TX · Form 990-PF, Part XV
Jay & Shirley Marks Foundation of Houston, TX (EIN 23-7253928) reported 27 grants paid totaling $269,275 to 16 recipients in tax years 2018–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$269,275
27 grants
Recipients
16
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2025
7 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | $1,775 | — |
| 2020 | 3 | $26,500 | — |
| 2021 | 5 | $79,500 | — |
| 2022 | 2 | $40,000 | — |
| 2023 | 2 | $40,000 | — |
| 2024 | 8 | $40,000 | — |
| 2025 | 5 | $41,500 | — |
Top recipients
The 16 recipients receiving the most from Jay & Shirley Marks Foundation, by grants paid, out of 16 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Family Service 74-1152607 | B | Houston, TX | 4 | $122,000 | 2023 |
| Boston Symphony Orchestra Symphony Hall 04-2103550 | D | Boston, MA | 3 | $30,000 | 2023 |
| Contempory Art Museum | U | Houston, TX | 2 | $29,680 | 2025 |
| Houston Food Bank 74-2181456 | B | Houston, TX | 2 | $26,600 | 2025 |
| Jewish Community Center | U | Houston, TX | 2 | $13,000 | 2021 |
| Uh Js Scholarship End | U | Houston, TX | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| Houston Symphony 74-1157373 | C | Houston, TX | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| University of Houston | U | Houston, TX | 2 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| River Oaks Baptist School | U | Houston, TX | 2 | $6,500 | 2025 |
| Holocaust Museum | U | Houston, TX | 2 | $6,000 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles Food Bank 86-1620575 | C | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $1,360 | 2024 |
| Houston Symphony Houston Synphony | U | Housston, TX | 1 | $1,000 | 2018 |
| Uh Foundation 84-3399591 | D | Houston, TX | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
| Other Donation Less Than 1000 Other Donation Less Than 1000 | U | Housston, TX | 1 | $775 | 2018 |
| Houston Public Library 74-1926301 | D | Houston, TX | 1 | $680 | 2024 |
| The Innocence Project 32-0077563 | B | New York, NY | 1 | $680 | 2024 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 27 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Contempory Art Museum Houston, TX | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202610139349100941 |
| 2025 | Houston Food Bank Houston, TX | B | $13,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202610139349100941 |
| 2025 | Holocaust Museum Houston, TX | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202610139349100941 |
| 2025 | University of Houston Houston, TX | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202610139349100941 |
| 2025 | River Oaks Baptist School Houston, TX | U | $3,500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202610139349100941 |
| 2024 | Contempory Art Museum Houston, TX | U | $14,680 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202530849349100238 |
| 2024 | Houston Food Bank Houston, TX | B | $13,600 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202530849349100238 |
| 2024 | University of Houston Houston, TX | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202530849349100238 |
| 2024 | River Oaks Baptist School Houston, TX | U | $3,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202530849349100238 |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Food Bank Los Angeles, CA | C | $1,360 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202530849349100238 |
| 2024 | Holocaust Museum Houston, TX | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202530849349100238 |
| 2024 | Houston Public Library Houston, TX | D | $680 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202530849349100238 |
| 2024 | The Innocence Project New York, NY | B | $680 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202530849349100238 |
| 2023 | Jewish Family Service Houston, TX | B | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202440469349100714 |
| 2023 | Boston Symphony Orchestra Symphony Hall Boston, MA | D | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202440469349100714 |
| 2022 | Jewish Family Service Houston, TX | B | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202310309349100001 |
| 2022 | Boston Symphony Orchestra Symphony Hall Boston, MA | D | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202310309349100001 |
| 2021 | Jewish Family Service Houston, TX | B | $37,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202230179349100413 |
| 2021 | Jewish Community Center Houston, TX | U | $12,500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202230179349100413 |
| 2021 | Boston Symphony Orchestra Boston, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202230179349100413 |
| 2021 | Uh Js Scholarship End Houston, TX | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202230179349100413 |
| 2021 | Houston Symphony Houston, TX | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202230179349100413 |
| 2020 | Jewish Family Service Houston, TX | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202131099349100208 |
| 2020 | Uh Foundation Houston, TX | D | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202131099349100208 |
| 2020 | Jewish Community Center Houston, TX | U | $500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202131099349100208 |
| 2018 | Houston Symphony Houston Synphony Housston, TX | U | $1,000 | paid | GNERAL PURPOSE | 201920639349100012 |
| 2018 | Other Donation Less Than 1000 Other Donation Less Than 1000 Housston, TX | U | $775 | paid | GENERAL LPURPOSE | 201920639349100012 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-11-30 | not stated | 2024v5.0 | 202610139349100941 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-11-30 | not stated | 2023v6.0 | 202530849349100238 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-11-30 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202440469349100714 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-11-30 | not stated | 2021v4.0 | 202310309349100001 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-11-30 | not stated | 2020v4.0 | 202230179349100413 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-11-30 | not stated | 2019v5.0 | 202131099349100208 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-11-30 | not stated | 2017v2.3 | 201920639349100012 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/237253928.json.
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