The Douglas B Marshall Jr Family Foundation is a private foundation established in 2001 and based in Houston, Texas. The foundation operates as a grantmaking organization focused on supporting education and research initiatives.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
$26.1M
+1.3% YoY
Annual Giving
$2.2M
-34.4% YoY
Grant Count
19
-17.4% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$116K
-20.5% YoY
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation's mission is to support education and research on all levels, including cutting-edge research at universities, laboratories, and other institutions, as well as basic education with emphasis on literacy, numeracy, and science.
The foundation prioritizes funding for projects that are:
- Evidence-based, with rigorous research demonstrating improved educational outcomes
- Cost-effective, maximizing impact at low cost
- Scalable in the long term, even if currently at small scale
Primary funding focus areas include education, science, health and well-being, hunger and food insecurity, and research.
Grantmaking
The foundation indicates it is "possibly open to applications" based on recent tax filings, though it operates with limited staffing.
Grant Range
$5,000 to $625,000
Average Grant
amount: $146,000
How to Apply
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation funds organizations across multiple states, with recent grant activity in:
- New York, NY
- Houston, TX
- Los Angeles, CA
- San Jose, CA
- New Haven, CT
- Washington, DC
- Wilmington, DE
- Boston, MA
- Cambridge, MA
- Framingham, MA
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Assets & Revenue:
- Total assets: $25.8 million to $41.4 million (varying by reporting year)
- Total giving (2023): $2,202,500 to $3,355,081
- Total revenues (2023): $3,671,515
- Total expenses (2023): $3,732,637
- Total liabilities: $0
IRS Status:
- EIN: 76-0664812
- Tax-exempt status since February 2002
- Designated as 501(c)(3)
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $26,089,797 | $25,764,210 | $26,342,279 |
| Revenue | $2,903,327 | $3,671,515 | $2,743,062 |
| Expenses | $2,697,740 | $3,732,637 | $2,558,367 |
| Qualifying Distributions | $2,312,352 | $3,454,894 | $2,205,825 |
| Net Investment Income | $2,570,990 | $2,621,448 | $1,466,468 |
| Distributable Amount | $2,127,053 | $1,859,368 | $1,896,484 |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
98 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Board and Key Personnel:
- Douglas B Marshall III - President/Director
- Amrita Ahuja - VP/Director
- Rebecca Dietz - Secretary
- Robert T Arnold - Treasurer/Director
- Valmik Ahuja - Director
- Tracy Kimmel - Director
The foundation operates with limited paid staffing, relying primarily on volunteer board members.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas B Marshall III | President/Director | 5 | — |
| Amrita Ahuja | VP/Director | 1 | — |
| Rebecca Dietz | Secretary | 6 | — |
| Robert T Arnold | Treasurer/Director | 1 | — |
| Valmik Ahuja | Director | 1 | — |
| Tracy Kimmel | Director | 1 | — |
Contact Information
- Website: dbmjr.org
- Phone: 713-651-8800
- Address: PO Box 1471, Houston, TX 77251-1471
Subject Areas
Focus areas based on grantmaking activity
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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.
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