Open Foundations · Delaware

Ellice and Rosa Mcdonald Foundation Inc

Wilmington, Delaware · EIN 510348090. It paid $2.1M across 47 grants in 2025, a median of $40K each. Its Form 990-PF says it accepts unsolicited grant requests.

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$2.1M
paid in 2025
47
grants paid
$40K
median grant
22%
to first-time recipients
$29.1M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

These application terms come from Part XV of the foundation's Form 990-PF.

Send requests to
John T Fay CPA
Address
3801 Kennett Pike Bldg C Suite 101, Wilmington, DE, 19807
Phone
4847987982
Email
jfay289491@aol.com
Form the request should take
Letter request and phamplet
Submission deadline
none
Restrictions on awards
Mid-Atlantic Area 501(c)(3) organizations

From the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202642199349100604. Entries appear as filed.

What it funds, in its own words

These are the most frequent words in the purposes the foundation wrote on its 2025 grants.

financial

Biggest grants in 2025

These are the 15 largest of the 47 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Friends of Newark Free LibraryDE$127,980Financial Assistance
2Delaware Botanical GardensDE$124,500Financial Assistance
3Historic Odessa FoundationDE$100,000Financial Assistance
4Aspira AcademyDE$75,000Financial Assistance
5Delaware College ScholarsDE$75,000Financial Assistance
6Easterseals De Eastern ShoreDE$75,000Financial Assistance
7Faithful FriendsDE$75,000Financial Assistance
8First State SquashDE$75,000Financial Assistance
9Food BankDE$75,000Financial Assistance
10The Ministry of Caring IncDE$75,000Financial Assistance
11University of DelawareDE$75,000Financial Assistance
12Delaware Museum of Natural HistoryDE$61,925Financial Assistance
13Tower Hill SchoolDE$57,500Scholarship Fund
14Brandywine Red Clay AlliancePA$50,000Financial Assistance
15Centreville Layton SchoolDE$50,000Financial Assistance

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202033$1.7M
202138$1.7M
202236$1.9M
202336$1.8M
202445$1.9M
2025 (partial year)47$2.1M

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
Delaware81%
Pennsylvania4%
New Jersey2%
Virginia2%
California2%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees are listed as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Gregory Inskip EsqPres · 2025
H Murray SawyerVice. Pres. · 2025
John T Fay CpaSec/Treas. · 2025

Each figure comes from the foundation's latest filed year, 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Grants and application terms come from each foundation's latest IRS 990-PF e-file return. The newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants count once and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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