The Marc Foundation
The Marc Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,769,152
- +5.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $79,364
- -75.8% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $13,859
- -77.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $5,898
- -34.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Marc Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2020) to $63K (2019). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $62K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Marc Community Resources Inc Mesa, AZ | Purchase of Mobile Gyms | $62,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,769,152 | $79,364 | $5,898 | — | — | $13,859 |
| 2024 | $1,675,614 | $327,536 | $8,939 | — | — | $61,854 |
| 2023 | $1,362,348 | $478,634 | $145,693 | $62,000 | 1 | $25,329 |
| 2022 | $999,201 | $376,672 | $45,079 | — | — | $-5,151 |
| 2021 | $691,009 | $193,857 | $61,295 | — | — | $1,782 |
| 2020 | $967,130 | $213,833 | $234,788 | $3,174 | Total only | $163 |
| 2019 | $716,288 | $239,290 | $226,735 | $62,744 | 1 | $3,503 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About The Marc Foundation
Based on IRS filings
The Marc Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Mesa, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.8M in total assets. Net investment income was $14K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Marc Foundation is led by Sharareh Najafi-Piper, CEO on every filing since 2022; none of the 14 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sharareh Najafi-Piper
CEO
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Day
Chair
Vice Chair & Treasurer → Chair, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Abraham Barton
Director
Director From → Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian Kotsur
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian Middleton
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jon Scott Williams
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wilford Cardon
Director
Immediate Past Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Cardon
Director
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Simplot
Director
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Don J Fowls
Secretary
Chairman → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Holly Williams
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Craig A Cardon
Treasurer
Director From → Director, 2022
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Martin Quintana
CFO
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joe Keeper
CFO
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (8)
- Former: John Moore (2020–2023) — CFO
- Former: A Melvin McDonald (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Chris Schneck (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Deborah Elliot (2020–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Diane Hough (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Paul Barnes (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Shar Najafi-Piper (2020–2021) — CFO
- Former: Norm Duve (2019–2020) — Chief Development Officer
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 The Marc Foundation
How large is The Marc Foundation?
The Marc Foundation reported $1.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $79K.
What is The Marc Foundation?
The Marc Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Mesa, AZ. It holds $1.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does The Marc Foundation operate?
The Marc Foundation has awarded grants in Arizona.
What is The Marc Foundation's EIN?
The Marc Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-0604565. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 13, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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