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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-3313677

The McSweeney Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Utica, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 14 grants and $83,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $83,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $786,309

  • Tax year 2024

    $141,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $796,395

  • Tax year 2023

    $115,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $815,873

  • Tax year 2022

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $894,331

  • Tax year 2021

    $85,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $972,081

  • Tax year 2020

    $76,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $903,955

  • Tax year 2019

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $915,205

  • Tax year 2018

    $92,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $911,148

Grants paid in 2025

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Lewis County General Hospital FoundationLowville, NY

    General contribution

    $22,000
  2. Red CrossWatertown, NY

    General contribution

    $10,000
  3. Lewis County Historical SocietyLowville, NY

    General contribution

    $8,000
  4. Abigail's Athletes IncSauquoit, NY

    General contribution

    $5,000
  5. Lewis County Humane SocietyLowville, NY

    General contribution

    $5,000
  6. St Peters ChurchLowville, NY

    General contribution

    $5,000
  7. Care Net of Norther New YorkLowville, NY

    General contribution

    $4,000
  8. Care Net Pregnancy Center of CnyUtica, NY

    General contribution

    $4,000
  9. Lowville Rural Cemetery AssociationLowville, NY

    General contribution

    $4,000
  10. The ARC Oneida-Lewis ChapterUtica, NY

    General contribution

    $4,000
  11. Lewis County HospiceLowville, NY

    General contribution

    $3,000
  12. Lowville Free LibraryLowville, NY

    General contribution

    $3,000
  13. Rescue Mission of UticaUtica, NY

    General contribution

    $3,000
  14. Sisters of the Precious BloodDayton, OH

    General contribution

    $3,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $5,00036% of the total
  2. Medical research1 grant $5,00036% of the total
  3. Mutual benefit1 grant $4,00029% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York13 grants $80,000
  2. Ohio1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • L Michael FitzgeraldTREASURER Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Edgar S K Merrell 3rdPRESIDENT/SECRETARY Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Rick L NortzVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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