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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 25-1113448

McBrier Foundation

A private foundation in Erie, PA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 7 grants and $37,500 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $37,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2023

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $40,312
  • Tax year 2022

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $26,770
  • Tax year 2021

    $42,600

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $42,097
  • Tax year 2020

    $31,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $56,844
  • Tax year 2019

    $500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $56,058
  • Tax year 2018

    $12,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $41,435

Grants paid in 2024

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Erie Yacht Club FoundationErie, PA

    General operating fund

    $10,000
  2. Mercy Center for WomenErie, PA

    General operating fund

    $7,500
  3. Erie Philharmonic OrchestraErie, PA

    General operating fund

    $7,500
  4. Cleveland ClinicCleveland, OH

    General operating fund

    $5,000
  5. Creative Community ConnectorsErie, PA

    General operating fund

    $2,500
  6. The Jefferson SocietyErie, PA

    General operating fund

    $2,500
  7. Maria House ProjectErie, PA

    General operating fund

    $2,500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Sports and recreation1 grant $10,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania6 grants $32,500
  2. Ohio1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • James McBrierPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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