Mares Family Education Foundation Inc
Mares Family Education Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Greendale, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $184K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $6K. Net investment income was $6K.
Mares Family Education Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Mares Family Education Foundation Inc gave $6K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $5,500
- +37.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 5
- +25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,100
- +10.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $183,909
- +15.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Wisconsin (59% 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 Mares Family Education Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
22 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 22 grants of 22 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.
Cities
How Mares Family Education Foundation Inc gives
- Giving grew 38% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 76% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2020) to $6K (2025). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $6K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 5 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $5,500 |
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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 | $183,909 | $6,413 | $6,405 | $5,500 | 5 | $6,405 | $6,413 | $8,439 |
| 2024 | $159,637 | $5,613 | $4,900 | $4,000 | 4 | $4,900 | $6,627 | $7,693 |
| 2023 | $145,193 | $5,056 | $5,750 | $5,000 | 5 | $5,750 | $6,138 | $7,097 |
| 2022 | $146,343 | $6,812 | $4,500 | $4,000 | 4 | $4,500 | $6,812 | $6,752 |
| 2021 | $127,586 | $4,838 | $4,700 | $4,000 | 4 | $4,500 | $4,838 | — |
| 2020 | $131,078 | $6,361 | $4,404 | $4,000 | 4 | — | $5,957 | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mares Family Education Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $8K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Mares Family Education Foundation Inc is led by Paul Mares, President & Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Paul Mares
President & Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Mares
Treasurer & Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Maggie Mares Spurgin
Secretary & Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Stephanie Mares
Vice President & Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steven Mares
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 Mares Family Education Foundation Inc
How much does Mares Family Education Foundation Inc give each year?
Mares Family Education Foundation Inc gave $6K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $4K across 4 grants.
What is Mares Family Education Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Mares Family Education Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,100, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Mares Family Education Foundation Inc give grants?
Mares Family Education Foundation Inc gives mostly in Wisconsin: 59% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Texas (23%) and Kansas (18%).
Does Mares Family Education Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Mares Family Education Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (5 grants).
How large is Mares Family Education Foundation Inc?
Mares Family Education Foundation Inc reported $184K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $6K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $8K (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 Mares Family Education Foundation Inc?
Mares Family Education Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Greendale, WI. It holds $184K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Mares Family Education Foundation Inc's EIN?
Mares Family Education Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-0725725. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 29, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
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