Lizzi Marriott Intrepid Explorer Fund
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE LIZZI MARRIOTT INTREPID EXPLORER FUND HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED BY THE MARRIOTT FAMILY AS A MEANS TO HONOR AND CELEBRATE THE LIFE AND PASSION OF LIZZI MARRIOTT. IT WILL BE USED AS A SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR YOUNG ADULTS LOOKING TO EMBRACE AN EDUCATION AND LIFE WORKING IN MARINE SCIENCES. PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO WESTBOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES, VOLUNTEERS AT THE NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM AND UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE STUDENTS STUDYING MARINE SCIENCES. IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO POTENTIAL RECIPIENTS FROM THE PREFERENTIAL GROUP AS DEFINED ABOVE, OR ANY OTHER POTENTIAL RECIPIENT, THEN THE ORGANIZATION SHALL MAKE THE GIFT OF THE DESIGNATED SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT TO A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES THE PROTECTION OF THE WORLD'S OCEAN AND HABITATS OF MARINE LIFE AND OR THE FINE ARTS OF MUSIC, ART OR PHOTOGRAPHY.
- Income
- $1,630
- Spending
- $44
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- THE LIZZI MARRIOTT INTREPID EXPLORER FUND HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED BY THE MARRIOTT FAMILY AS A MEANS TO HONOR AND CELEBRATE THE LIFE AND PASSION OF LIZZI MARRIOTT. IT WILL BE USED AS A SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR YOUNG ADULTS LOOKING TO EMBRACE AN EDUCATION AND LIFE WORKING IN MARINE SCIENCES. PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO WESTBOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES, VOLUNTEERS AT THE NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM AND UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE STUDENTS STUDYING MARINE SCIENCES. IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO POTENTIAL RECIPIENTS FROM THE PREFERENTIAL GROUP AS DEFINED ABOVE, OR ANY OTHER POTENTIAL RECIPIENT, THEN THE ORGANIZATION SHALL MAKE THE GIFT OF THE DESIGNATED SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT TO A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES THE PROTECTION OF THE WORLD'S OCEAN AND HABITATS OF MARINE LIFE AND OR THE FINE ARTS OF MUSIC, ART OR PHOTOGRAPHY.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2014.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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