Marvin Freeman Youth Foundation Incorporated

Private foundation · Grantmaker Smyrna, GA EIN: 83-2698019

Marvin Freeman Youth Foundation Incorporated is a private foundation focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Smyrna, GA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $65K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $5K.

Marvin Freeman Youth Foundation Incorporated at a glance

In short: Marvin Freeman Youth Foundation Incorporated gave $5K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Georgia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$5,200
+80.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
5
+25.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,040
+44.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,000
Total assets
$64,621
+29.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Georgia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Marvin Freeman Youth Foundation Incorporated funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Charity Donation: $2KCharity Donation$2KKeith O Brien Community Service Scholarship: $1KKeith O Brien CommunityService Scholarship$1KBaseball Camp: $500Baseball Camp$500Travel Ball Scholarship: $250Travel Ball Scholarship$250

The largest 2025 recipient was Charity Donation ($2K). Together the top 4 received $4K.

Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($1,450), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

17 grants across all recorded years

17<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 17 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.

States

Cities

SmyrnaMariettaCovingtonTuckeTuckerSmyma

How Marvin Freeman Youth Foundation Incorporated gives

  • Giving grew 420% from 2022 to 2025. 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$2K$4K$6K0 grants2020 4 grants2021 1 grant2022 3 grants2023 4 grants2024 5 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $450 (2021) to $5K (2025). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $5K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Charity Donation Smyrna, GATo Support Other Nonprofit Foundatiom$2,000
1 grant to individuals Recipients not named —$1,450
Keith O Brien Community Service Scholarship Covington, GAeducational scholarship for low income youth$1,000
Baseball Camp Smyrna, GABaseball Camp to Serve Low Income Youth$500
Travel Ball Scholarship Smyrna, GASupport Low Income Youth Travel to Ball Game$250
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying Distributions
2025$64,621$38,783$24,130$5,2005$5,200
2024$49,968$36,526$20,778$2,8754$2,875
2023$34,267$39,638$7,320$3,7003$3,700
2022$6,717$11,452$3,898$1,0001$1,470
2021$5,663$1,470$1,479$4504—
2020$5,671$1,127$474———

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Marvin Freeman Youth Foundation Incorporated is led by Marvin Freeman, CEO on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Marvin Freeman

    CEO

    On filings since 2020

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deidra Freeman

    Education Director

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Arnetta K. Freeman

    CFO & Secretary

    CFO & Secreatry → CFO & Secretary, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    30 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paris A. Freeman

    COO

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

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 Marvin Freeman Youth Foundation Incorporated

How much does Marvin Freeman Youth Foundation Incorporated give each year?

Marvin Freeman Youth Foundation Incorporated gave $5K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $3K across 4 grants.

What is Marvin Freeman Youth Foundation Incorporated's typical grant size?

Marvin Freeman Youth Foundation Incorporated's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,040, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Marvin Freeman Youth Foundation Incorporated give grants?

Marvin Freeman Youth Foundation Incorporated gives mostly in Georgia: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Smyrna, GA (3 grants).

Does Marvin Freeman Youth Foundation Incorporated give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Marvin Freeman Youth Foundation Incorporated's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

Who are Marvin Freeman Youth Foundation Incorporated's largest grantees?

Marvin Freeman Youth Foundation Incorporated's largest 2025 grantees include Charity Donation ($2,000), Keith O Brien Community Service Scholarship ($1,000) and Baseball Camp ($500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($1,450), which are not listed by name. Together they received 67% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Marvin Freeman Youth Foundation Incorporated?

Marvin Freeman Youth Foundation Incorporated reported $65K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $39K.

What is Marvin Freeman Youth Foundation Incorporated?

Marvin Freeman Youth Foundation Incorporated is a private foundation focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Smyrna, GA. It holds $65K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Marvin Freeman Youth Foundation Incorporated's EIN?

Marvin Freeman Youth Foundation Incorporated's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-2698019. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated October 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 2020 (received by the IRS June 25, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 24, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 25, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 19, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 3, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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