Public Charity

THE MARTIS FUND

Based in TRUCKEE, CA, THE MARTIS FUND operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $3.1M in revenue, $1.7M in expenses, $17.9M in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 77 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $11.5M.

EIN: 208187896 TRUCKEE, CA Fund Raising & Fund Distribution NTEE: C12 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$3.1M
Total Expenses$1.7M
Total Assets$17.9M
Grants Given77
Grant Total$11.5M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

THE MARTIS FUND SUPPORTS PROGRAMS TO CONSERVE OPEN SPACE; MANAGE AND RESTORE HABITAT AND FOREST LANDS; AND PROMOTE OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING AND RELATED COMMUNITY PURPOSES IN THE MARTIS VALLEY REGION.

Where $100 goes at The Martis Fund

How The Martis Fund divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$96 Programs the work itself
$4 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $96 for programs

$67
The workforce housing fund has implemented a down payment assistance program for home purchases in the Truckee region and pays an administrative fee to sierra business council
70% of program spending
$28
For habitat/forest restoration, the fund made grants to support forest management and habitate restoration for organizations in the martis valley, tahoe basin and surrounding watershed
29% of program spending
$1
Historically, the fund supported the acquisition of waddle ranch by the Truckee donner land trust as a publicly accessible, open space conservation easement and hte fund contributed to…
1% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Before you apply to The Martis Fund

Sometimes funds new orgs 30% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2022–2024).

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Sample Grants Given

KINGS BEACH, CA · 2024
Housing Advocacy and Direct Assista
$400,000
TRUCKEE, CA · 2024
WORKFORCE HOUSING
$350,000
TRUCKEE, CA · 2024
CONSERVATION OPPORTUNITIES
$150,000
AUBURN, CA · 2024
Winter Housing Support
$140,000
TRUCKEE, CA · 2024
SMALL HABITAT RESTORATION
$100,000

Showing up to 5 of 77 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

President Alexis Ollar
Secretary Dan Haas
Director Geoff Edelstein
Director Mark Johnson
Vice President Matthew O'grady
Director Tom Murphy

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Environment & Conservation
$2,892,293 18 grants
General Support
$2,790,500 18 grants
Housing & Homelessness
$2,051,250 11 grants
Arts & Culture
$1,409,000 4 grants
Economic Development
$1,000,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $3.1M $1.7M $17.9M
2023 $2.9M $3.9M $17.0M
2022 $3.3M $1.1M $16.9M
2021 $4.6M $7.4M $15.6M
2020 $4.9M $1.3M $18.4M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $4.9M to $3.1M (-37%), with total assets most recently reported at $17.9M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, ID, MT, NV.

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