Marineau Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker San Francisco, CA EIN: 20-8043517

Marineau Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in San Francisco, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $784K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $185K. Net investment income was $45K.

Marineau Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Marineau Family Foundation gave $185K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $62K), top state California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$185,000
+5.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
-25.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$61,667
+41.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$60,000
Total assets
$784,227
-15.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (41% 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 Marineau Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

San Francisco Opera: $75KSan Francisco Opera$75KOpera America Inc: $60KOpera America Inc$60KSanta Fe Opera: $50KSanta Fe Opera$50K

The largest 2025 recipient was San Francisco Opera ($75K). Together the top 3 received $185K.

Grant Size Distribution

30 grants across all recorded years

11<$50K16$50–100K2$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 16 grants of 30 (53%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

San FranciscoSanta FeNew YorkWashingtonLos AngelesSacramentoBrooklynConcordSan JoseTampa

How Marineau Family Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 35% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 359% 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

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K10 grants2019 11 grants2020 11 grants2021 6 grants2022 6 grants2023 4 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $175K (2024) to $650K (2021). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $185K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
San Francisco Opera San Francisco, CATO SUPPORT Chloe Lamford's production of The Innocence$75,000
Opera America Inc New York, NYgeneral purpose$60,000
Santa Fe Opera Santa Fe, NMLouisa Muller's production of La Traviata$50,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$784,227$56,748$201,179$185,0003$189,259$45,363$52,788
2024$928,422$86,008$189,887$175,0004$178,550$74,671$54,341
2023$1,032,669$93,515$296,781$281,0006$284,690$81,424$60,488
2022$1,236,376$89,524$307,910$282,5006$286,470$74,584$73,133
2021$1,453,244$289,189$668,530$650,00011$651,928$272,587$98,507
2020$1,832,836$125,841$486,539$465,00011—$107,069$112,822
2019$2,192,408$162,763$443,228$420,00010—$142,148$127,964

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Marineau Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $53K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Marineau Family Foundation is led by Susan Marineau, President & Chief Financial since 2022 (on filings since 2019); none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Susan Marineau

    President & Chief Financial

    President & Chief Financial → President % Chief Financial, 2021

    President % Chief Financial → President & Chief Financial, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Philip Marineau

    Secretary & Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    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.

Frequently asked questions about Marineau Family Foundation

How much does Marineau Family Foundation give each year?

Marineau Family Foundation gave $185K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $175K across 4 grants.

What is Marineau Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Marineau Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $60,000, and its average grant was $61,667, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Marineau Family Foundation give grants?

Marineau Family Foundation's top state is California, with 41% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were New York (32%) and New Mexico (27%).

Does Marineau Family Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 33% of Marineau Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Marineau Family Foundation?

Marineau Family Foundation reported $784K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $189K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $53K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Marineau Family Foundation's EIN?

Marineau Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-8043517. 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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 15, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 17, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 21, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 22, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 26, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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