The Bruce and Carolyn Costin Martin
EIN 843808773 Private FoundationTotal Given 2020–2024
$597K
40 grants · $119K avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$11K
typical small grants · $5K–$25K
grant size
36%
supporter · 9/25 multi-year
repeat
$4.6M
Assets (2023)
25
Distinct Recipients
About
THE FOUNDATION ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER WITH THE BRUCE AND CAROLYN COSTIN MARTIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION (A DELAWARE NONPROFIT NONSTOCK CORPORATION), EIN 92-3702907 EFFECTIVE 4/24/2023. PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT, ALL ASSETS OF THE FOUNDATION WERE TRANSFERRED TO THE ACQUIRING ORGANIZATION IN DECEMBER, 2024.
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Phone
(310) 924-1703
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $39K | $742K | $880K | 5 |
| 2021 | $79K | $1.4M | $975K | 7 |
| 2022 | $108K | $3.3M | $2.6M | 4 |
| 2023 | $159K | $4.6M | $1.6M | 9 |
| 2024 | $213K | $0 | $1.2M | 15 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 40 grants on record
Minimum
$1K
25th Pctl
$5K
Median
$11K
Average
$15K
75th Pctl
$25K
Maximum
$40K
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
2.6% of US grants
· Rank #6 of 7 states
$1K across
1 grant
1 of 254 counties
Top 1 counties
- 1 Dallas
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (40 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Usa | Laguna Hills, CA | $40,000 | UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | 2022 |
| Wildaid | San Francisco, CA | $39,250 | UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | 2024 |
| Project Heal | Brooklyn, NY | $35,000 | UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUITION | 2022 |
| Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Usa | Laguna Hills, CA | $35,000 | UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | 2024 |
| Chico University Foundation | Chico, CA | $26,000 | UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | 2024 |
| Wildaid | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | 2022 |
| Project Heal | Brooklyn, NY | $25,000 | UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUITION | 2023 |
| Wildaid | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | 2023 |
| Leading Harvest | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | 2023 |
| Carbon Underground | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | 2023 |
| Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Usa | Laguna Hills, CA | $25,000 | UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | 2023 |
| Leading Harvest | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | 2024 |
| Chico University Foundation | Chico, CA | $22,600 | UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | 2023 |
| Wildaid | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | CHARITY | 2021 |
| Project Heal | Brooklyn, NY | $20,000 | CHARITY | 2021 |
| The Carbon Underground | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | CHARITY | 2021 |
| Project Heal | Brooklyn, NY | $15,000 | UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUITION | 2024 |
| Wildaid | San Francisco, CA | $14,000 | CHARITY | 2020 |
| March for Our Lives Foundation | New York, NY | $12,000 | UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | 2024 |
| Office of | Los Angeles, CA | $12,000 | UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | 2024 |
| Sheldrick Wildlife Trust | Mbagathi, None | $10,000 | CHARITY | 2020 |
| Leading Harvest | Arlington, VA | $10,000 | CHARITY | 2021 |
| Oakland Literacy Coalition | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | 2024 |
| Civic Nation | Washington, DC | $10,000 | UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | 2024 |
| Women Make Movies | New York, NY | $10,000 | UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | 2024 |