Cadieux Martin Foundation
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting a variety of charitable causes. It primarily funds health-related initiatives, civil rights advocacy, food security efforts, and educational institutions. Notable recipients include organizations such as Doctors Without Borders, the ACLU Foundation, and Habitat for Humanity, reflecting its commitment to health, social justice, and community service. The foundation operates with a focus on unrestricted grants, allowing recipients flexibility in their use of funds. While it has a broad range of funding interests, it does not appear to be geographically restricted, supporting organizations across multiple states.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A mission-aligned U.S. nonprofit (often national or regional) that fits the foundation's past interests—civil rights, health, food banks, education, disaster response—and that is appropriate for small unrestricted grants in the $1K–$5K range.
Good Fit
- • Work aligns with civil rights, health, food security, education, or disaster response.
- • Funding needs match small unrestricted grants (typically $1K–$5K).
- • Existing relationship, prior introduction, or connection to past recipients or the trustee network.
- • Organizational profile similar to previously funded charities (established nonprofits or university foundations).
Geography
The latest year’s grants covered roughly 11 states with only about one-quarter of dollars remaining in the foundation state, indicating a multi-state footprint rather than a single-local focus.
Recipient Variety
Each observed year funds about 15–18 distinct independent recipients across a range of mission types (civil rights, health, food banks, education, disaster response), so the portfolio is broad for a micro private foundation.
New Applicants
Across three years the foundation shows a stable roster of returning grantees (14 of 15 in 2024) and the foundation explicitly marks grants as preselected-only, so unfamiliar applicants appear unlikely to enter the portfolio without a direct introduction.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
