Marlette Family Foundation
Marlette Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Maryville, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $199K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $5K. Net investment income was $9K.
Marlette Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Marlette Family Foundation gave $5K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $4,841
- -30.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,614
- -30.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,041
- Total assets
- $199,007
- +13.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Tennessee (58% 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 Marlette Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Boys and Girls Club of Ocoee Region ($3K). Together the top 3 received $5K.
Grant Size Distribution
16 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 16 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Marlette Family Foundation gives
- Giving fell 34% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 53% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2025) to $37K (2019). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $5K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Boys and Girls Club of Ocoee Region Cleveland, TN | Youth Development/Scholarships | $2,700 |
| Donors Choose New York, NY | Education Enhancement | $2,041 |
| Tellico Safe Cleveland, TN | Children Safety | $100 |
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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 | $199,007 | $10,593 | $7,165 | $4,841 | 3 | $4,841 | $8,860 | $9,108 |
| 2024 | $175,863 | $11,790 | $9,215 | $6,980 | 3 | $6,980 | $7,225 | $8,350 |
| 2023 | $167,271 | $-797 | $8,286 | $6,187 | 3 | $6,187 | $6,457 | $7,812 |
| 2022 | $153,786 | $5,015 | $9,152 | $7,375 | 3 | $7,375 | $5,834 | $8,343 |
| 2021 | $146,761 | $15,810 | $8,483 | $6,876 | 4 | $6,876 | $13,471 | $8,800 |
| 2020 | $142,969 | $2,335 | $9,383 | $7,070 | 2 | — | $6,223 | $8,375 |
| 2019 | $154,304 | $8,927 | $38,949 | $36,779 | 5 | — | $5,997 | $8,370 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Marlette Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $9K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Marlette Family Foundation is led by Joseph C. Marlette, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Joseph C. Marlette
President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Laurel A. Marlette
Secretary
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 Marlette Family Foundation
How much does Marlette Family Foundation give each year?
Marlette Family Foundation gave $5K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $7K across 3 grants.
What is Marlette Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Marlette Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,041, and its average grant was $1,614, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Marlette Family Foundation give grants?
Marlette Family Foundation gives mostly in Tennessee: 58% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was New York (42%). The most frequent recipient cities were Cleveland, TN (2 grants).
Does Marlette Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Marlette Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Marlette Family Foundation?
Marlette Family Foundation reported $199K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $5K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $9K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Marlette Family Foundation's EIN?
Marlette Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-6383730. 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
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 20, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 25, 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 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 30, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 26, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 9, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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