Marek Trust Fund
Marek Trust Fund is a private foundation, based in Muscatine, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $191K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $7K. Net investment income was $7K.
Marek Trust Fund at a glance
In short: Marek Trust Fund gave $7K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $7,200
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,400
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,400
- Total assets
- $190,864
- +4.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Iowa (67% 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 Marek Trust Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Claire Wubbenauniversity of Iowa ($2K). Together the top 2 received $5K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($2,400), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
16 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 16 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Marek Trust Fund gives
- Giving grew 20% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 89% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2020) to $7K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $7K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Claire Wubbenauniversity of Iowa Iowa City, IA | Scholarship | $2,400 |
| Kyla Karnesuniv of Nort Hern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA | Sholarship | $2,400 |
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $2,400 |
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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 | $190,864 | $21,105 | $12,394 | $7,200 | 3 | $9,097 | $6,648 | $10,202 |
| 2024 | $182,367 | $9,072 | $12,650 | $7,200 | 3 | $10,406 | $6,813 | $9,905 |
| 2023 | $185,920 | $4,415 | $11,984 | $7,200 | 4 | $11,951 | $5,659 | $9,443 |
| 2022 | $193,491 | $4,175 | $10,329 | $6,000 | 3 | $10,286 | $5,668 | $11,722 |
| 2021 | $199,654 | $8,348 | $10,723 | $6,000 | 3 | $10,723 | $8,348 | $10,657 |
| 2020 | $202,106 | $12,277 | $10,649 | $6,000 | 3 | — | $12,277 | $10,139 |
| 2019 | $200,559 | $13,713 | $10,847 | $6,201 | 3 | — | $13,692 | $10,102 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Marek Trust Fund reported a distributable amount of $10K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Marek Trust Fund's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; 1 of 3 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
CBI Bank Trust
Trustee
On filings since 2019
$2K (2019) → $2K (2025)
Erik Buchholz
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Mark E. Schneider
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $2K, to CBI Bank Trust (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Marek Trust Fund
How much does Marek Trust Fund give each year?
Marek Trust Fund gave $7K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $7K across 3 grants.
What is Marek Trust Fund's typical grant size?
Marek Trust Fund's median grant in 2025 was $2,400, and its average grant was $2,400, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Marek Trust Fund give grants?
Marek Trust Fund gives mostly in Iowa: 67% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Virginia (33%).
Does Marek Trust Fund give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Marek Trust Fund's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Marek Trust Fund?
Marek Trust Fund reported $191K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $9K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $10K (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 is Marek Trust Fund's EIN?
Marek Trust Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-6397123. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 12, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 21, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 4, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 13, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 19, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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