March Family Foundation
March Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Dallas, Texas. In its 2025 filing, it reported 38 grants totaling $2,069,500, supporting organizations including Dallas-area groups working in community services, journalism, youth development, arts, recovery, and essential-goods distribution.
March Family Foundation at a glance
In short: March Family Foundation gave $2.1M across 38 grants in 2025 (avg $54K), mostly in Texas. 31% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,069,500
- +12.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 38
- -7.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $54,461
- +21.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $33,155,475
- +12.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 31% first-time grantees (11 of 36, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Texas (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to March Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 6425 Northport Drive, Dallas, TX 75230
Phone: (214) 642-5701
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who March Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was United Way ($505K). Together the top 10 received $2.0M.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($5,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
173 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 140 grants of 173 (81%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 99% of grant dollars went to recipients in Texas. The reported shares for Florida, New York, Oregon, and Washington were each 0%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 38 itemized grants.
Cities
Is March Family Foundation open to new grantees?
31%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 11 of 36 grantees (31%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $121K; repeat grants $30K. How we count
Medians: $3K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 67% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 50% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 98% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $993K (2020) to $2.1M (2025). In 2025 it made 38 grants totaling $2.1M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| United Way Dallas, TX | To improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities to advance the common good. | $505,000 |
| Kerakxt Dallas, TX | To serve North Texas by delivering trusted journalism, thoughtful storytelling, and inspiring music that informs, educates, and connects the community. | $350,000 |
| Cafe Momentum Dallas, TX | To empower justice-involved youth through a restaurant and community that transforms lives. | $255,000 |
| Taca Dallas, TX | To foster excellence and impact in the arts through grantmaking, capacity building, and thought leadership. | $250,000 |
| Nexus Dallas, TX | To serve as a community of hope and recovery for all women and their families who strive to live healthy, resilient lives. | $210,000 |
| Dallas Children's Theater Dallas, TX | To inspire young people to creative and productive lives through the art of theater. | $200,000 |
| Trusted World Dallas, TX | To bridge the gap between donated goods and the organizations serving individuals in need by providing a centralized resource for sorting, processing, and distributing essential items. | $100,000 |
| Shumla Dallas, TX | To preserve the oldest known books in North America the rock art of the Lower Pecos Canyonlands of southwest Texas and northern Mexico through documentation, research, stewardship, and education. | $45,000 |
| Undermain Theatre Dallas, TX | To produce challenging, provocative, and innovative theater in a nurturing and supportive artistic environment. | $27,500 |
| Junior Players Dallas, TX | To inspire children and youth through the arts to develop creativity, confidence, and life skills that lead to success in school and in life. | $25,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $33,155,475 | $6,337,672 | $2,126,156 | $2,069,500 | 38 | $2,070,095 | $5,003,086 | $2,103,144 |
| 2024 | $29,537,978 | $3,556,601 | $1,872,663 | $1,833,950 | 41 | $1,834,450 | $2,488,037 | $2,011,782 |
| 2023 | $28,336,139 | $2,001,834 | $1,570,414 | $1,484,500 | 35 | $1,485,000 | $1,299,505 | $1,804,227 |
| 2022 | $28,254,795 | $13,558,623 | $1,389,144 | $1,376,000 | 27 | $1,376,500 | $5,056,569 | $1,396,153 |
| 2021 | $20,609,232 | $2,863,520 | $1,131,905 | $1,106,700 | 32 | $1,107,180 | $1,496,867 | $1,513,091 |
| 2020 | $19,488,017 | $3,560,300 | $1,030,337 | $993,325 | 38 | — | $2,204,404 | $1,160,200 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, March Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2.1M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No foundation mission statement is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for organizations whose stated work spans community services, journalism, youth development, the arts, recovery, and preservation and education.
For example, Cafe Momentum describes its work as equipping at-risk youth with life skills, education, and employment opportunities. TACA says it invests in the vibrancy and resilience of Dallas’s arts community, while Dallas Children’s Theater says its mission is to inspire young people to creative and productive lives through theater.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 38 grants totaling $2,069,500. Grants ranged from $500 to $505,000, with a median grant of $5,000.
The largest 2025 grants included $505,000 to United Way, $350,000 to KERA, $255,000 to Cafe Momentum, $250,000 to TACA, $210,000 to Nexus, and $200,000 to Dallas Children’s Theater. Other listed grants included $100,000 to Trusted World and $45,000 to Shumla.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Kevin March, Carol March, and Shannon March as directors.
March Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Carol March
Director
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin March
Director
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shannon March
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Sean March (2020–2024) — Director
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 March Family Foundation
How much does March Family Foundation give each year?
March Family Foundation gave $2.1M across 38 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.8M across 41 grants.
What is March Family Foundation's typical grant size?
March Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $54,461, across 38 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from March Family Foundation that year got $121K on average.
Where does March Family Foundation give grants?
March Family Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Dallas, TX (25 grants), Portland, OR (3 grants) and Plano, TX (2 grants).
Does March Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 38 grants with a stated purpose on March Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are March Family Foundation's largest grantees?
March Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include United Way ($505,000), Kerakxt ($350,000) and Cafe Momentum ($255,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($5,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 54% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is March Family Foundation?
March Family Foundation reported $33.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2.1M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2.1M (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does March Family Foundation fund?
No foundation mission statement is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for organizations whose stated work spans community services, journalism, youth development, the arts, recovery, and preservation and education. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from March Family Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is March Family Foundation's EIN?
March Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-4705723. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does March Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). March Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/march-family-foundation-morg_208ed4d1ef794e9fa72f33cfca1e7992
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