4M Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Bowie, TX EIN: 46-1911696

4M Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Bowie, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $11K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $3K. Net investment income was $6.

4M Family Foundation at a glance

In short: 4M Family Foundation gave $3K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $916.667), mostly in Oklahoma. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$2,750
+175.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$917
+83.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,000
Total assets
$11,320
-82.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Oklahoma (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who 4M Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Garvin County Junior Livestock Show: $2KGarvin County Junior LivestockShow$2KPurcell Foundation: $1KPurcell Foundation$1KSulphur Athletics: $250Sulphur Athletics$250

The largest 2025 recipient was Garvin County Junior Livestock Show ($2K). Together the top 3 received $3K.

Grant Size Distribution

23 grants across all recorded years

23<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 23 grants of 23 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

PurcellOklahoma CityPauls ValleyAdaArdmoreHoustonNormanStratfordSulphurTishomingo

How 4M Family Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 68% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K0 grants2020 7 grants2021 6 grants2022 5 grants2023 2 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2024) to $19K (2021). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $3K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Garvin County Junior Livestock Show Pauls Valley, OKCharitable$1,500
Purcell Foundation Purcell, OKCharitable$1,000
Sulphur Athletics Sulphur, OKCharitable$250
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$11,320$2,516$51,971$2,7503$51,971$6$68
2024$62,905$62,123$63,061$1,0002$63,061$85$499
2023$64,083$19,717$72,909$11,1005$72,909$309$2,672
2022$114,905$383$71,204$8,6506$71,204$383$9,346
2021$188,118$99,556$58,358$18,5007$58,358—$4,950
2020$146,920$146,472$385———$46,472$4,354

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, 4M Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $68 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

4M Family Foundation is led by Richard A. Marcum, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Richard A. Marcum

    President

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Hunter Marcum

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Taylor Marcum

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about 4M Family Foundation

How much does 4M Family Foundation give each year?

4M Family Foundation gave $3K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1K across 2 grants.

What is 4M Family Foundation's typical grant size?

4M Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $917, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does 4M Family Foundation give grants?

4M Family Foundation gives mostly in Oklahoma: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does 4M Family Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on 4M Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (3 grants).

How large is 4M Family Foundation?

4M Family Foundation reported $11K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $52K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $68 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is 4M Family Foundation's EIN?

4M Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-1911696. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 2, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 29, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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