What kinds of organizations does Marathon Petroleum Foundation Inc. fund most often?

Its recent grants favor organizations that can respond to urgent needs: United Way disaster recovery groups, the Red Cross, UNICEF, the International Rescue Committee, World Central Kitchen, local fire departments, and community foundations. The common thread is emergency relief, recovery, public safety, and other targeted community needs.

How large are the foundation’s typical grants?

The typical grant size is $10,000 at the median, with grants clustering from $2,500 at the 25th percentile to $45,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent list also includes much larger awards, such as $400,000 and $200,000 grants for disaster and humanitarian response.

Does Marathon Petroleum Foundation Inc. accept unsolicited applications?

Yes, at least for the Marathon Petroleum Foundation grants program, which is listed as accepting unsolicited applications. The corporate Community Investment Grants program is also marked as accepting unsolicited applications.

What are the main focus areas in the foundation’s recent giving?

The recent record centers on disaster relief and humanitarian aid, especially Ukraine response and hurricane recovery. It also includes grants for wildfire and tornado relief, emergency-response equipment for fire departments, food assistance, and a smaller number of education and STEM-related awards.

Are there repeat recipients in the recent grants list?

Yes. Several organizations appear more than once in 2023, including the American National Red Cross, the International Rescue Committee, World Central Kitchen, and the United States Fund for UNICEF. That repetition suggests the foundation makes follow-on gifts to some of the same relief partners.

Marathon Petroleum Foundation

Name: Marathon Petroleum Foundation — grants, 990 financials & funding data
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Findlay, OHWebsite8008391754

About Marathon Petroleum Foundation

Marathon Petroleum Foundation concentrates philanthropic support on disaster and humanitarian relief, backing large emergency-response efforts both internationally (notably Ukraine) and locally (hurricane recovery). Their grants go to major, high-capacity NGOs and community recovery partners, indicating a preference for organizations that can deliver rapid, large-scale relief and reconstruction.

Focus Areas

Emergency humanitarian relief for UkraineDomestic disaster recovery and long-term hurricane rebuilding (local United Ways and community recovery groups)Funding large international emergency-response NGOs (Red Cross, IRC, UNICEF)Food relief in crisis zones (e.g., World Central Kitchen)

Who They Fund

communities affected by natural disasters (U.S. counties, towns)civilians impacted by international conflict (Ukraine)fire departments and first respondersstudents and young women interested in STEM

About Marathon Petroleum Foundation

Marathon Petroleum Foundation Inc. directs its 2023 giving toward emergency response and recovery, with a $400,000 grant to St. John United Way for long-term Hurricane Ida recovery standing out as the largest recent award. The foundation also backed Ukraine relief at scale, including $200,000 grants to the United States Fund for UNICEF, American National Red Cross, and International Rescue Committee for humanitarian efforts tied to the conflict. That pattern shows a funder that moves quickly into crisis settings and favors organizations with the reach to operate in disaster zones and international emergencies. Its recent grants also include support for food aid and community recovery partners, such as World Central Kitchen and local United Way and area foundation intermediaries. Smaller awards extend the same approach into specific needs like wildfire recovery, tornado relief, and emergency-response equipment. The mix of large, targeted grants and smaller employee-linked gifts suggests a philanthropy built around responsive project support rather than broad unrestricted giving. Across the recent list, the foundation’s grantmaking is organized around urgent community needs, public safety, and humanitarian relief.

What Marathon Petroleum Foundation Funds

In international humanitarian aid, the foundation supported Ukraine through grants to the United States Fund for UNICEF for the Ukraine Humanitarian Effort Fund and to the International Rescue Committee for Humanitarian Aid for Ukraine. It also funded World Central Kitchen for Ukraine-related food assistance. Domestic disaster recovery appears in several forms. Marathon Petroleum Foundation Inc. gave $10,000 to the Commonwealth of Kentucky for the Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund and $10,000 to The Community Foundation Social Venture Partners for the Boulder County Wildfire Fund. For longer rebuilding work, it made a $400,000 grant to St. John United Way for the St. John Long-term Hurricane Ida Recovery Group. The foundation also supported public-safety and youth-oriented projects, including $12,000 to the City of Boise for the Boise Fire Department Fund and $25,000 to International Trade Education Programs for Women in STEM Career Awareness Day - 2022.

How Marathon Petroleum Foundation Gives

Typical grant sizes center on a $10,000 median, with a lower quartile of $2,500 and an upper quartile of $45,000. The recent record shows both large disaster-response awards and smaller employee-linked gifts, including matching gifts and volunteer grants. Some organizations appear more than once in 2023, which points to repeated support rather than a single one-time transaction for certain causes. The foundation also operates employee matching gifts and employee volunteer grants alongside its foundation grants, and both of those employee programs are eligible for U.S. charities. The main foundation grant program accepts unsolicited applications.

Financial Snapshot

Annual Giving

$1.3M

Total Assets

Total Revenue

$1K

Total Expenses

$1.3M

Typical Grant Size

Most grants fall between $3K and $45K, with a median of $10K.

25th Percentile

$3K

Median

$10K

75th Percentile

$45K

Geographic Reach

National12 states funded

About 0% of grants go to recipients in DC.

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Recipient	Location	Amount	Year	Purpose
ST JOHN UNITED WAY	RESERVE, LA	$400,000	2023	St. John Long-term Hurricane Ida Recovery Group Pu
UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF	NEW YORK, NY	$200,000	2023	UKRAINE HUMANITARIAN EFFORT FUND
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE INC	ALBERT LEA, MN	$200,000	2023	Humanitarian Aid for Ukraine
AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS

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