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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 27-3949004

McNamara Foundation 3

A private foundation in Washington, DC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 23 grants and $122,759 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

    $122,759

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $1,429,773

  • Tax year 2024

    $100,521

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $1,441,039

  • Tax year 2023

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,311,334

  • Tax year 2022

    $76,001

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $1,139,288

  • Tax year 2021

    $135,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $1,345,992

  • Tax year 2020

    $76,500

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $1,321,269

  • Tax year 2019

    $88,500

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $1,185,628

  • Tax year 2018

    $56,167

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,460,509

Grants paid in 2025

23 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Voces UnidasGlenwood Springs, CO

    General support

    $20,000
  2. Margaret McNamara Educational GrantsWashington, DC

    General activities/international scholarship

    $16,000
  3. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    General activities

    $11,259
  4. Misty Meadows Equine Learning CenterVineyard HVN, MA

    General support

    $8,000
  5. Women's Earth AllianceBerkeley, CA

    Women empowerment/climate change support

    $8,000
  6. Seed PeaceDraper, VA

    General support

    $6,000
  7. Center for Land Based LearningWoodland, CA

    General activities

    $5,000
  8. Wilderness WorkshopCarbondale, CO

    General activities

    $5,000
  9. KDNK Community RadioCarbondale, CO

    General support

    $5,000
  10. Martha's Vinyard Community FoundationWest Tisbury, MA

    General support

    $5,000
  11. Natuaral Resources Defense Council (NRDC)New York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  12. Capital Area Food BankWashington, DC

    Food needs

    $4,500
  13. Martha's TableWashington, DC

    Food needs

    $4,500
  14. Life Inter Faith Team on Unemployment and Poverty (lift Up)Glenwood Springs, CO

    General support

    $4,000
  15. Peace Lutheran ChurchLas Cruces, NM

    Refugee assistance

    $3,000
  16. Huts for VetsBasalt, CO

    General activities

    $2,500
  17. Biodiversity WorksEdgartown, MA

    General support

    $2,000
  18. Dumbarton Oaks Park ConservancyWashington, DC

    General activities

    $2,000
  19. Island Grown InitiativeVineyard HVN, MA

    Food needs, regenerative agriculture

    $2,000
  20. City WildlifeWashington, DC

    General activities

    $1,000
  21. Reading Is FundamentalWashington, DC

    General activities

    $1,000
  22. The Trust for Public LandsSan Francisco, CA

    General activities

    $1,000
  23. Rios to RiversAspen, CO

    General support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $11,25926% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture3 grants $11,00026% of the total
  3. Education3 grants $10,00023% of the total
  4. Environment3 grants $8,00019% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $2,5006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia7 grants $40,259
  2. Colorado6 grants $37,500
  3. Massachusetts4 grants $17,000
  4. California3 grants $14,000
  5. Virginia1 grant $6,000
  6. New York1 grant $5,000
  7. New Mexico1 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.

  • Kathleen McNamaraPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Morgan HodgsonSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 2Pay $0
  • Natalie SpearsDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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