About Marmot Foundation
The Marmot Foundation makes highly concentrated, intermediary-focused gifts: all recorded giving is directed to a philanthropic intermediary (National Philanthropic Trust/Torque Foundation) for general/educational purposes. Rather than funding operating nonprofits or programs directly, the foundation appears to route its resources through a donor-advised or fiscal-sponsorship vehicle, suggesting emphasis on flexible, pass-through grantmaking and philanthropy infrastructure.
Focus Areas
Funding through philanthropic intermediaries / donor-advised fundsSupport for general and educational purposes via fiscal sponsorsPhilanthropy infrastructure and grantmaking vehicles
Who They Fund
students (unspecified age)educational institutions and programseducators and school staff
Giving Approach
Very concentrated: two large grants totaling the foundation's entire recorded giving, both to the same intermediary. Pattern suggests use of donor-advised or fiscal-sponsorship mechanisms rather than diversified direct grants.
Funding Style
About Marmot Foundation
Marmot Foundation’s giving is defined by a very large 2025 transfer to National Philanthropic Trust Torque Foundation for general and educational purposes, followed by a broad set of smaller grants in 2023. That pattern places a philanthropic intermediary at the center of its grantmaking, with the foundation also supporting operating organizations across education, health, arts, and community service. The largest recorded gifts are $2,700,000 in 2025 and $830,000 in 2023 to National Philanthropic Trust Torque Foundation, both in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, which signals a structured, pass-through style of philanthropy rather than direct program financing alone. Beyond the intermediary grants, Marmot Foundation has backed institutions such as Hospital for Special Surgery in New York and Community School in Sun Valley, Idaho, each for general and educational purposes. Its smaller awards include support for museums, colleges, preservation groups, and service organizations, often at the $25,000 to $60,000 level. The portfolio shows a consistent preference for flexible support tied to education, institutions, and community programming, with no individual giving and no program-related investments reported.
What Marmot Foundation Funds
Education appears across the portfolio in both direct and intermediary forms. Marmot Foundation gave $60,000 to Community School in Sun Valley for general and educational purposes, and $50,000 to Rollins College in Winter Park for the same broad use. It also supported Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach with a $30,000 grant, again designated general and educational. Cultural and preservation organizations are another visible area. The foundation awarded $45,000 to Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach and $35,000 to Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art in Chadds Ford. In heritage work, it gave $25,000 to Eleutherian Mills Residence Committee in Wilmington and another $25,000 to Hagley Museum & Library. Community-serving grants include $30,000 to Hps Helping People Succeed in Stuart and $25,000 to Town of Palm Beach United Way in Palm Beach.
How Marmot Foundation Gives
Grant size clusters around modest awards: p25 is $20,000, median is $25,000, and p75 is $35,000. The record also includes a few much larger exceptions, led by the $2,700,000 grant in 2025 and an $830,000 grant in 2023 to the same intermediary. Most recorded grants appear in 2023, with one in 2025, suggesting periodic rather than frequent annual distribution in the available file. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Recorded giving is highly concentrated in a pass-through structure centered on a philanthropic intermediary, alongside direct grants to nonprofits. The stated purposes are consistently general and educational.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.8M
Total Assets
$21.2M
Total Revenue
$1.5M
Total Expenses
$3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $20K and $35K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$35K
Geographic Reach
Regional7 states funded
About 2% of grants go to recipients in FL.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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