Marcus Foundation

{{Short description|Group of non-profit foundations}}

The Marcus Foundation is a prominent philanthropic organization established by Bernie Marcus, co-founder of The Home Depot, and his wife, Billi Marcus.https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/economics-magazines/marcus-bernard The goal of the foundation is to improve the cure rates of childhood brain tumors through direct funding of organized clinical research.{{cite web | url=https://www.marcus.foundation/what-we-do#:~:text=It%20is%20the%20goal%20of,star%20for%20us%20all | title=What We do }}

The Marcus Foundation refers to three different foundations: the Marcus Niziak Childhood Brain Tumor Fund, the Grace R. and Alan D. Marcus Foundation, and the Marcus Foundation.{{cite web |title=Marcus Foundation announces $10 million grant for blood center |url=https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/293532 |website=Israel National News |date=22 December 2020 |access-date=17 October 2021 |language=en}}{{cite web | url=https://medium.com/office-of-citizen/how-private-foundations-can-support-civic-education-j-ack-miller-family-foundation-and-marcus-1a7a4b93e93d | title=How Private Foundations Can Support Civic Education — A Spotlight on Jack Miller Family Foundation | date=21 September 2021 }}