Mars Foundation Jacqueline Risch Trustee
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting various charitable causes, primarily focused on children and youth. Its mission includes providing educational programs, assistance to needy children, and support for health-related initiatives such as cystic fibrosis research. The foundation also engages in community service by aiding local charities and organizations that assist disabled young adults and victims of violence. Through its grants, it demonstrates a commitment to improving the lives of vulnerable populations, particularly children and young adults, while also addressing broader community needs.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small or local nonprofits working on children's health, youth development, education, or community aid—especially organizations active in Massachusetts with modest, project-level funding needs.
Good Fit
- • Programs serving children, youth, or families (education, health, youth services).
- • Strong local presence or operations in Massachusetts.
- • Need for small, one-time grants or support for fundraisers and program expenses.
- • Existing relationships or local introductions to the foundation trustee or intermediaries.
Geography
Although grants touched three states in the latest year, giving is highly concentrated in Massachusetts—about 92% of dollars—so the practical applicant footprint is locally focused in that state.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded around 8–12 distinct recipients each year and the latest year shows 10 separate grantees with several new entrants, indicating a moderate spread of independent recipients rather than a single captive beneficiary.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of an open application process is absent and the foundation's recorded default is to fund only preselected applicants; while new grantees do appear in the observed years, there is no public path for unfamiliar organizations to apply, so unsolicited applicants are unlikely to gain entry without a relationship or nomination.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
