Marian Family Foundation
Marian Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Red Bank, New Jersey. It makes grants to charitable organizations; its 2025 filing says it contributes only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Marian Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Marian Family Foundation gave $71K across 47 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), top state New Jersey. 30% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $71,200
- +18.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 47
- +34.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,515
- -11.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $500
- Total assets
- $743,539
- -0.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 30% first-time grantees (14 of 47, 2025)
- Primary geography
- New Jersey (34% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Marian Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 12 Sunrise Place, Red Bank, NJ 07701
Phone: (610) 420-6545
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Marian Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Sogang Alumni ($10K). Together the top 10 received $46K.
Grant Size Distribution
183 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 183 grants of 183 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, the largest shares of grant dollars went to organizations in New Jersey (34%) and New York (22%), followed by Minnesota (7%), Maryland (6%), and Arkansas (4%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 47 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Marian Family Foundation open to new grantees?
30%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 14 of 47 grantees (30%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $571; repeat grants $2K. How we count
Medians: $500 first-time, $1K repeat.
- 53% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 32% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 125% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $43K (2019) to $71K (2025). In 2025 it made 47 grants totaling $71K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Sogang Alumni Ridgefield, NJ | Support Charitable Programming | $10,000 |
| Salesian Sisters of St John Bosco North Haledon, NJ | Support Charitable Programming | $7,800 |
| Doctors Without Borders New York, NY | Support Charitable Programming | $6,000 |
| MEE JOO Catholic Inc Palisades Park, NJ | Support Charitable Programming | $4,000 |
| Catholic Relief Services Baltimore, MD | Support Charitable Programming | $3,000 |
| Heifer International Little Rock, AR | Support Charitable Programming | $3,000 |
| International Rescue Committee Albert Lea, MN | Support Charitable Programming | $3,000 |
| Save the Children Fairfield, CT | Support Charitable Programming | $3,000 |
| Unbound Kansas City, KS | Support Charitable Programming | $3,000 |
| UNICEF New York, NY | Support Charitable Programming | $3,000 |
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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 | $743,539 | $75,094 | $82,005 | $71,200 | 47 | $71,950 | $51,268 | $57,527 |
| 2024 | $750,450 | $61,904 | $70,709 | $60,200 | 35 | $61,066 | $40,982 | $56,002 |
| 2023 | $759,255 | $18,539 | $60,622 | $50,900 | 33 | $51,733 | $4,313 | $59,175 |
| 2022 | $801,338 | $3,062 | $65,305 | $54,000 | 40 | $54,758 | $2,865 | $59,734 |
| 2021 | $863,581 | $64,432 | $69,228 | $57,940 | 28 | $58,748 | $44,955 | $60,325 |
| 2020 | $868,377 | $13,818 | $57,044 | $46,440 | 18 | — | $1,627 | $52,973 |
| 2019 | $911,603 | $30,907 | $52,848 | $42,912 | 29 | — | $11,634 | $52,498 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Marian Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $58K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement is provided in the available information. The foundation’s 2025 grants support charitable programming at organizations with varied missions. For example, World Vision describes its work as addressing poverty and injustice through emergency relief and long-term community development, while Unbound says it supports families and communities worldwide on their self-directed paths out of poverty. The International Rescue Committee describes responding to humanitarian crises and helping people affected by conflict and disaster.
Grantmaking
The foundation reported 47 grants totaling $71,200 in 2025, compared with 35 grants totaling $60,200 in 2024 and 33 grants totaling $50,900 in 2023. In 2025, grants ranged from $100 to $10,000, with a median grant of $500.
Among the largest 2025 grants were $10,000 to Sogang Alumni, $7,800 to Salesian Sisters of St John Bosco, $6,000 to Doctors Without Borders, and $4,000 to Mee Joo Catholic Inc. Catholic Relief Services and Heifer International each received $3,000.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Chong Keun Ho as chairman/director; Chong Soon Ok as president/director; Chong Raymond, Choi Jiyoon, and Lee Kyisun as directors; Chong Jonathan as treasurer/director; and Yoo Joonkeun as secretary/director. Lee Joo Myung is also listed as a director.
Marian Family Foundation is led by Chong Soon Ok, President & Director on every filing since 2024; none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Chong Soon Ok
President & Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Chong Keun Ho
Chairman & Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Choi Jiyoon
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Chong Jonathan
Treasurer & Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Chong Raymond
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Lee Joo Myung
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Lee Kyisun
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Yoo Joonkeun
Secretary & Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Former officers (8)
- Former: Jiyoon Choi (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Jonathan Chong (2019–2023) — Treasurer & Director
- Former: Joo Myung Lee (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Joonkeun Yoo (2019–2023) — Secretary & Director
- Former: Keun Ho Chong (2019–2023) — Chairman & Director
- Former: Kyisun Lee (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Raymond Chong (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Soon Ok Chong (2019–2023) — President & Director
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.
Frequently asked questions about Marian Family Foundation
How much does Marian Family Foundation give each year?
Marian Family Foundation gave $71K across 47 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $60K across 35 grants.
What is Marian Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Marian Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $500, and its average grant was $1,515, across 47 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Marian Family Foundation that year got $571 on average.
Where does Marian Family Foundation give grants?
Marian Family Foundation's top state is New Jersey, with 34% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were New York (22%) and Minnesota (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (4 grants) and Washington, DC (2 grants).
Does Marian Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 47 grants with a stated purpose on Marian Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Support Charitable Programming" (46 grants).
Who are Marian Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Marian Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Sogang Alumni ($10,000), Salesian Sisters of St John Bosco ($7,800) and Doctors Without Borders ($6,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 33% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Marian Family Foundation?
Marian Family Foundation reported $744K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $72K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $58K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Marian Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement is provided in the available information. The foundation’s 2025 grants support charitable programming at organizations with varied missions. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Marian Family Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Marian Family Foundation's EIN?
Marian Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-0901163. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Marian Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
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 June 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 30, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2023
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Grantable. (2026). Marian Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/marian-family-foundation-morg_4eca58671afa4fc9b38406638be83fd2
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