MRM Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Auburn, KS EIN: 84-3092980

MRM Foundation is a private foundation, based in Auburn, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $308K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 4 grants totaling $20K. Net investment income was $15K.

MRM Foundation at a glance

In short: MRM Foundation gave $20K across 4 grants in 2024 (avg $5K), mostly in Kansas. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$20,000
+11.1% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
4
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$5,000
+11.1% vs 2023
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$307,691
-1.6% vs 2023
Primary geography
Kansas (50% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who MRM Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2024

Big Brothers Big Sisters: $5KBig Brothers Big Sisters$5KEight Days of Hope: $5KEight Days of Hope$5KSt Jude Children's Research Hospital: $5KSt Jude Children's ResearchHospital$5KWounded Warrior Project: $5KWounded Warrior Project$5K

The largest 2024 recipient was Big Brothers Big Sisters ($5K). Together the top 4 received $20K.

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

20<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 20 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

TopekaTupeloWichitaMemphis

How MRM Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (−2%). Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 107% 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$10K$20K$30K4 grants2020 4 grants2021 4 grants2022 4 grants2023 4 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2020) to $22K (2022). In 2024 it made 4 grants totaling $20K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Big Brothers Big Sisters Wichita, KSProvide one-to-one mentoring, life coaching and other services such as legal, drug and alcohol treatment, and counseling to children and youth facing adversity.$5,000
Eight Days of Hope Tupelo, MSProvide skilled labor to homeowners in disaster-affected areas who would otherwise be unable to make repairs to their homes.$5,000
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Memphis, TNProvide funding for research to understand and treat childhood cancer. Provide treatment, travel, housing, or food to families.$5,000
Wounded Warrior Project Topeka, KSProvide injured veterans and their families with free mental health and wellness, physical health and wellness, career and benefits counseling, and support.$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
2024$307,691$19,558$24,762$20,0004$20,000$15,002$18,708
2023$312,713$2,916$22,443$18,0004$18,000$6,463$17,541
2022$331,972$8,402$26,422$22,0004$23,005$5,254$18,557
2021$349,992$21,841$23,125$20,4004$20,400$19,115$20,823
2020$351,276$165,104$24,585$15,0004—$61,276$13,329

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, MRM Foundation reported a distributable amount of $19K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

MRM Foundation's 2024 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Michael A. Miller

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ronda L. Miller

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 MRM Foundation

How much does MRM Foundation give each year?

MRM Foundation gave $20K across 4 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $18K across 4 grants.

What is MRM Foundation's typical grant size?

MRM Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $5,000, and its average grant was $5,000, across 4 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does MRM Foundation give grants?

MRM Foundation gives mostly in Kansas: 50% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Mississippi (25%) and Tennessee (25%).

Does MRM Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on MRM Foundation's 2024 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is MRM Foundation?

MRM Foundation reported $308K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $20K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $19K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is MRM Foundation's EIN?

MRM Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-3092980. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

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  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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