Mark B Sutton Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Austin, TX EIN: 30-0245632

Mark B Sutton Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Austin, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.9M in total assets. Net investment income was $1.2M.

Mark B Sutton Family Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$1,882,314
+167.1% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$1,197,507
+2250.4% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$1,176,087
+2473.6% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$19,905
-87.2% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Mark B Sutton Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

States

Cities

AustinSalem

How Mark B Sutton Family Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (−14%). Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 153% 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$600K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 2 grants2021 0 grants2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $150K (2024) to $402K (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $150K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Austin Speech Labs Austin, TXGeneral Support$150,000
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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$1,882,314$1,197,507$19,905———$1,176,087$90,350
2024$704,712$50,948$155,250$150,0001$150,000$45,698$98,091
2023$809,014$17,143$414,429$401,7542$401,754$4,468$96,660
2022$831,110$14,211$175———$14,036$90,906
2021$817,074$6,694$182,125$175,0002$175,000—$92,771
2020$992,505$1,904,566$4,675————$26,708
2019$653$4,027$8,000————$157

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mark B Sutton Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $90K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Mark B Sutton Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Dayna Sutton

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Mark B. Sutton

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    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 Mark B Sutton Family Foundation

How large is Mark B Sutton Family Foundation?

Mark B Sutton Family Foundation reported $1.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $1.2M.

Where does Mark B Sutton Family Foundation operate?

Mark B Sutton Family Foundation has awarded grants in Ohio, Texas.

How much is Mark B Sutton Family Foundation required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Mark B Sutton Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $90K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Mark B Sutton Family Foundation's EIN?

Mark B Sutton Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 30-0245632. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 27, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 8, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 7, 2022)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 8, 2023)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 4, 2024)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 21, 2025)

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