Marino Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Lancaster, PA EIN: 20-3863090

Marino Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Lancaster, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $300K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $28K. Net investment income was $31K.

Marino Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Marino Family Foundation gave $28K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$28,000
+1300.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+100.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$7,000
+600.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$7,500
Total assets
$300,345
+0.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (64% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated November 2026.

Who Marino Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

B More Global: $10KB More Global$10KCommunity Progress Council: $10KCommunity Progress Council$10KSusquehanna Service Dogs: $5KSusquehanna Service Dogs$5KOlivias House: $3KOlivias House$3K

The largest 2025 recipient was B More Global ($10K). Together the top 4 received $28K.

Grant Size Distribution

28 grants across all recorded years

28<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 28 grants of 28 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

12states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

YorkNaplesLancasterHerndonBaltimoreGrantvilleStanhopeAlbanyArthurdaleColumbiaGettysburgHanoverHarrisburgHobokenLongmontMechanicsburgMechanincsburgMonroviaNew YorkNW Washington

How Marino Family Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+14%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 132% 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$100K$200K$300K12 grants2019 6 grants2020 8 grants2021 7 grants2022 7 grants2023 2 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2024) to $212K (2020). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $28K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
B More Global Baltimore, MDGeneral Support$10,000
Community Progress Council York, PAGeneral Support$10,000
Susquehanna Service Dogs Grantville, PAGeneral Support$5,000
Olivias House York, PAGeneral Support$3,000
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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$300,345$30,942$29,019$28,0004$28,000$30,885$21,235
2024$298,431$25,864$5,062$2,0002$2,000$25,761$20,118
2023$277,555$14,784$26,134$24,5807$24,580$14,775$18,236
2022$288,408$14,953$25,933$24,5007$24,500$12,652$19,052
2021$299,842$6,025$12,697$7,1008$7,100$7,097$20,732
2020$290,039$155,305$214,209$212,3506—$155,305$24,001
2019$364,964$27,131$15,128$12,60012—$26,155$18,488

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Marino Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $21K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Marino Family Foundation is led by Joseph W. Marino, President, Treasurer & Director on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Joseph W. Marino

    President, Treasurer & Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gene P. Otto

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marguerite M. Marino

    Vice President, Secretary & Director

    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 Marino Family Foundation

How much does Marino Family Foundation give each year?

Marino Family Foundation gave $28K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2K across 2 grants.

What is Marino Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Marino Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $7,500, and its average grant was $7,000, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Marino Family Foundation give grants?

Marino Family Foundation gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 64% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Maryland (36%). The most frequent recipient cities were York, PA (2 grants).

Does Marino Family Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Marino Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Marino Family Foundation?

Marino Family Foundation reported $300K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $28K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $21K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Marino Family Foundation's EIN?

Marino Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-3863090. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 2, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 29, 2022)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 1, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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