Open Foundations · Delaware

Ellice and Rosa Mcdonald Foundation Inc

Wilmington, Delaware · EIN 510348090. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $1.9M across 45 grants in 2024, a median of $31K each.

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$1.9M
paid in 2024
45
grants paid
$31K
median grant
29%
to first-time recipients
$25.7M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

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

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202541789349100804. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

financial

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 45 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Delaware HospiceDE$125,000Financial Assistance
2Delaware Botanical GardensDE$100,000Financial Assistance
3First State SquashDE$100,000Financial Assistance
4Urban PromiseDE$100,000Financial Assistance
5Aspira AcademyDE$75,000Financial Assistance
6Delaware College ScholarsDE$75,000Financial Assistance
7Delaware Theater CompanyDE$75,000Financial Assistance
8Stratford Hall Historic PreserveVA$75,000Financial Assistance
9The Ministry of Caring IncDE$75,000Financial Assistance
10The Delaware Kids FundDE$60,000Financial Assistance
11Delaware Museum of Natural HistoryDE$54,500Financial Assistance
12Tower Hill SchoolDE$52,500Scholarship Fund
13West End Neighborhood HouseDE$51,498Financial Assistance
14Community Education BuildingDE$50,000Financial Assistance
15Eastside Community Learning Center FoundationDE$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

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Delaware87%
Virginia2%
Tennessee2%
New Jersey2%
North Carolina2%

Who decides

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

Gregory Inskip EsqPres · 2024
H Murray SawyerVice. Pres. · 2024
John T Fay CpaSec/Treas. · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; 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 collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

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

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