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The Macdonald Foundation Grants

Private foundation · EIN 33-6269762 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025

Total grants paid
$1.4M
Grants reported
87
Typical grant
$7.5K
Future commitments

Reported commitments not yet paid.

Not reported

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Original filing text

Reported organization name: THE MACDONALD FOUNDATION

Giving by tax year

Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
202545$690.5K
202442$695K

Where The Macdonald Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin

WAUSAU, WI

$104.5KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Various organization donations - to enhance the quality of life in their region

Marshfield Clinic Health Foundation

MARSHFIELD, WI

$75KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Helps children's miracle network hospitals continue their mission of helping local sick and injured children

Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin

WAUSAU, WI

$67.8KTax year 2025

Grant purpose

Various organization donations - to enhance the quality of life in their region

St Pius X St Matthias

DOWNEY, CA

$57.5KTax year 2025

Grant purpose

For scholarship fund and the school's annual fund

Bridge Streeet Mission

WAUSAU, WI

$55KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Providing quality meals and safe shelter for those in our community

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from The Macdonald Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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