Marrazzo Family Foundation
Marrazzo Family Foundation is a private 501(c)(3) foundation based in Philadelphia, PA that primarily makes charitable grants in arts and culture. Public filings (Form 990-PF) show assets around $5.8M (2024) and substantial charitable disbursements. The domain marrazzofoundation.org is live but currently only displays a "Coming Soon" landing page with a contact email.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small- to mid-sized arts, arts+education, or youth-focused organizations with a Philadelphia-area presence or partnerships and a clear track record in community-engaged arts programming.
Good Fit
- • Programs that integrate arts into K–12 education or youth development in Philadelphia.
- • Organizations with demonstrated community partnerships or visibility in the Philadelphia cultural ecosystem.
- • Requests for project or general operating support at grant sizes roughly between $25K and $125K.
- • Evidence of serving under-resourced neighborhoods or running teaching-artist micro-grant programs.
Geography
Observed giving is geographically narrow: in 2023 about 92% of dollars went to Pennsylvania and most grants served Philadelphia-area organizations, with only minor out-of-state grants to New York and California.
Recipient Variety
In the latest year the foundation funded 10 distinct recipients (11 grants) with seven new entrants, showing a fairly broad and changing recipient set for a small private foundation despite financial concentration among the top five grantees.
New Applicants
Behaviorally the foundation added many new recipients in 2023 (seven new grantees), but it also states that it only funds preselected applicants and provides no public application process, so an unfamiliar applicant is not clearly likely to win funding without introduction or visibility in the foundation’s network.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
