Martin & Illie Anderson Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Fresno, CA EIN: 77-0440292

Martin & Illie Anderson Foundation is a private foundation, based in Fresno, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $265K. Net investment income was $877K.

Martin & Illie Anderson Foundation at a glance

In short: Martin & Illie Anderson Foundation gave $265K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $133K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$265,000
-3.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
-33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$132,500
+44.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$132,500
Total assets
$2,696,517
+29.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (100% 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 Martin & Illie Anderson Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Hoover Institution: $260KHoover Institution$260KFresno Philharmonic Orchestra: $5KFresno Philharmonic Orchestra$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Hoover Institution ($260K). Together the top 2 received $265K.

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K5$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 5 grants of 8 (63%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

StanfordFresnoTiburon

How Martin & Illie Anderson Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−5%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 164% 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$300K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 3 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $260K (2023) to $280K (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $265K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Hoover Institution Stanford, CAVarious$260,000
Fresno Philharmonic Orchestra Fresno, CAVarious$5,000
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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$2,696,517$892,888$286,694$265,0002$265,000$877,447$161,257
2024$2,090,324$381,677$297,169$275,0003$275,000$367,851$160,389
2023$2,004,888$260,931$282,676$260,0001$260,000$248,653$144,726
2022$2,025,669$296,727$299,157$280,0001$280,000$282,785$151,920
2021$2,028,099$423,268$297,176$280,0001$280,000$408,473$169,782
2020$1,902,007$183,125$303,409$280,0001—$170,129$138,627

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Martin & Illie Anderson Foundation reported a distributable amount of $161K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Martin & Illie Anderson Foundation is led by WF Docker, President on every filing since 2023 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • WF Docker

    President

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Martin Anderson (2020–2022) — CEO

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Martin & Illie Anderson Foundation

How much does Martin & Illie Anderson Foundation give each year?

Martin & Illie Anderson Foundation gave $265K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $275K across 3 grants.

How large is Martin & Illie Anderson Foundation?

Martin & Illie Anderson Foundation reported $2.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $265K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $161K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Martin & Illie Anderson Foundation operate?

Martin & Illie Anderson Foundation has awarded grants in California.

What is Martin & Illie Anderson Foundation's EIN?

Martin & Illie Anderson Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 77-0440292. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 3, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 2, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 1, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)

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Cite this profile

Grantable. (2026). Martin & Illie Anderson Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 5, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/martin-and-illie-anderson-foundation-morg_a1fbb28cf00244b2ac1b61e96f7d9a97

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