About Marcus Foundation
The Marcus Foundation concentrates large, multi-year gifts in a few program areas: Jewish life and campus engagement (education, birthright and community centers), health and rehabilitation (major hospital systems and specialized rehab centers), and conservative public policy/media. Grants are geographically concentrated in Atlanta but include significant recurring support for national Jewish, medical, and defense/policy organizations. The foundation tends to fund established institutions with capacity for broad impact rather than small grassroots groups.
Focus Areas
Jewish campus life and Jewish education (Hillel, Birthright, Jewish day schools, teen/camp programs)Medical institutions and pediatric/trauma care in Atlanta (Emory, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Boca Raton Regional Hospital)Specialized rehabilitation and veteran/family recovery centers (Shepherd Center, IDI Foundation, Boulder Crest)Israel engagement and pro-Israel campus advocacy (Nefesh B'Nefesh, Israel on Campus Coalition, Passages America Israel)Conservative media and national policy organizations (PragerU, Foundation for Defense of Democracies)
Who They Fund
nonprofit organization (unspecified)
About Marcus Foundation
The Marcus Foundation Inc. puts very large gifts behind Jewish education and campus life, Atlanta health systems, and specialized rehabilitation. Its recent grants show repeated, multi-year support for institutions such as Jewish Education Project in New York, Shepherd Center Foundation in Atlanta, and Hillel Fdn for Jewish Campus in Washington, DC. The foundation also backs major medical centers and rehabilitation providers, including Emory University, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation, Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation, and Boulder Crest. The pattern is institution-focused: the grants are sized for large nonprofits with established programs, and many recipients return across multiple years. In Jewish education and engagement, the foundation has supported campus programming, day schools, and community infrastructure; in health, it has funded hospital systems and specialized care organizations; and in its policy and media-related work, it supports national organizations with broad reach. Across these areas, the grants point to a funder that uses substantial, repeated awards to sustain core organizational work rather than small project-only awards.
What Marcus Foundation Funds
In Jewish campus life and education, The Marcus Foundation Inc. gave $25,188,626 to Jewish Education Project for its exempt purpose and $10,575,000 to Hillel Fdn for Jewish Campus for the same broad organizational purpose. It also supported The Weber School with $7,073,538, reflecting direct backing for Jewish educational institutions. In health and rehabilitation, the foundation gave $17,647,034 to Shepherd Center Foundation and $6,183,361 to University of TX MD Anderson Cancer, alongside $9,396,848 to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation. Community infrastructure in Atlanta also appears through $6,117,510 to Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta.
How Marcus Foundation Gives
The typical grant size is substantial: p25 is $60,000, median is $245,000, and p75 is $750,000. The recent record is marked by repeated awards to the same organizations across multiple years, including Jewish Education Project, Shepherd Center Foundation, Emory University, Avalon Network, Hillel Fdn for Jewish Campus, and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation. The foundation is a regular funder and does not make program-related investments. The grant language is consistently broad, with awards described as supporting the exempt purpose of the recipient organization, which fits flexible operating or core support.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$816.7M
Total Assets
$366.8M
Total Revenue
$547.9M
Total Expenses
$261.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $60K and $750K, with a median of $245K.
25th Percentile
$60K
Median
$245K
75th Percentile
$750K
Geographic Reach
Regional23 states funded
About 42% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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