Margies House
Margies House is a private foundation focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in Mandeville, LA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $580K in total assets.
Margies House at a glance
- Total assets
- $580,488
- -3.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $38,743
- -7.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $40,130
- +37.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Margies House funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Margies House gives
- In 2024 it paid out 218% of 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
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $100 (2020) to $500 (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $500.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Safe Harbor Mandeville, LA | General Support | $500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $580,488 | $38,743 | $40,130 | — | — | — | $89 |
| 2024 | $601,850 | $42,000 | $29,264 | $500 | 1 | $500 | $229 |
| 2023 | $620,343 | $42,000 | $30,069 | — | — | — | $122 |
| 2022 | $633,336 | $42,000 | $30,590 | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | $1,105,966 | $55,617 | $38,914 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $1,125,581 | $39,554 | $55,044 | $100 | 1 | — | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Margies House reported a distributable amount of $89 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Margies House is led by Paul Rees, Director on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Paul Rees
Director
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (3)
- Former: Kim Kirby (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Peggy Valejo (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Ron Davis (2020–2021) — 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 Margies House
How large is Margies House?
Margies House reported $580K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $39K.
What is Margies House?
Margies House is a private foundation focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in Mandeville, LA. It holds $580K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Margies House operate?
Margies House has awarded grants in Louisiana.
How much is Margies House required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Margies House reported a distributable amount of $89 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is Margies House's EIN?
Margies House's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-0789444. 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
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 3, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 5, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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