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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 30-0286945

Mako Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 59 grants and $383,600 paid in grants.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $383,600

    Grants listed
    59
    Assets, end of year
    $4,794,233

  • Tax year 2023

    $317,726

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $3,880,596

  • Tax year 2022

    $434,600

    Grants listed
    50
    Assets, end of year
    $4,030,719

  • Tax year 2021

    $438,600

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $4,219,294

  • Tax year 2020

    $400,500

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $4,163,225

Grants paid in 2024

59 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. International Medical CorpsLos Angeles, CA

    General operating support/annual gift

    $25,000
  2. Natural Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $25,000
  3. Center for Public Interest Research IncBoston, MA

    General operating support/annual gift

    $20,000
  4. Movement Voter Fund Via Tides FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support/annual gift

    $20,000
  5. StreetsquashNew York, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $20,000
  6. Type Media Center (fka the Nation Institute)New York, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $20,000
  7. Black Farmer FundNew York, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $15,000
  8. Proteus Fund - Piper FundWaltham, MA

    General operating support/annual gift

    $15,000
  9. Proteus Fund - Rise Together FundAmherst, MA

    General operating support/annual gift

    $15,000
  10. Association for Macular DiseasesNew York, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $10,000
  11. Bard College - Bard Prison InitiativeAnnandale, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $10,000
  12. Center for Public IntegrityWashington, DC

    General operating support/annual gift

    $10,000
  13. Collective Power for Reproductive JusticeBoston, MA

    General operating support/annual gift

    $10,000
  14. Community Vision Capital & Consulting (fka Northern California Community LoFrancisco, CA

    General operating support/annual gift

    $10,000
  15. First Nations Development InstituteLongmont, CO

    General operating support/annual gift

    $10,000
  16. Hudson River HousingPoughkeepsie, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $10,000
  17. Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ilrc)San Francisco, CA

    General operating support/annual gift

    $10,000
  18. Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness - Campaign to Save the Boundary WatEly, MN

    General operating support/annual gift

    $10,000
  19. Partners for JusticeNew York, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $10,000
  20. Regional Food Bank of the Ne (fkafood Bank of the Hudson Valley)Latham, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $10,000
  21. Reproductive Freedom for All Foundation (fka Naral Pro-Choice America FoundWashington, DC

    General operating support/annual gift

    $10,000
  22. Alliance for JusticeWashington, DC

    General operating support/annual gift

    $5,000
  23. Camp NebagamonLK Nebagamon, WI

    General operating support/annual gift

    $5,000
  24. Family of WoodstockKingston, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $5,000
  25. Go Doc GoKingston, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $5,000
  26. Hampshire College TrusteesAmherst, MA

    General operating support/annual gift

    $5,000
  27. Jobs with Justice Education FundWashington, DC

    General operating support/annual gift

    $5,000
  28. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $5,000
  29. Missouri Democracy Education Fund Via Amalgamated Charitable Foundation (FSWashington, DC

    General operating support/annual gift

    $5,000
  30. Rethinking SchoolsMilwaukee, WI

    General operating support/annual gift

    $5,000
  31. Scenic HudsonPoughkeepsie, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $5,000
  32. University of Michigan - New England Literature Program (nelp)Ann Arbor, MI

    General operating support/annual gift

    $5,000
  33. Wallkill Valley Land TrustNew Paltz, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $5,000
  34. Tides Center - for the Many Education FundSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support/annual gift

    $3,000
  35. Hudson River Sloop ClearwaterBeacon, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $2,500
  36. Mohonk PreserveNew Paltz, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $2,500
  37. Theatre for A New Audience (tfana)New York, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $2,500
  38. Catskill Animal SanctuarySaugerties, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $2,000
  39. East Hampton Food PantryEast Hampton, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $2,000
  40. PerennialSaint Louis, MO

    General operating support/annual gift

    $2,000
  41. World LearningBrattleboro, VT

    General operating support/annual gift

    $2,000
  42. National Writing Project Via Community Initiatives (FS)Berkeley, CA

    General operating support/annual gift

    $1,500
  43. Bardavon 1869 Opera HousePoughkeepsie, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $1,000
  44. Equine RescueBloomingburg, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $1,000
  45. Healthconnect OneChicago, IL

    General operating support/annual gift

    $1,000
  46. Walkway Over the Hudson (fka Poughkeepsie Highland Railroad Bridge Co)Poughkeepsie, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $1,000
  47. Wamc Northeast Public RadioAlbany, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $1,000
  48. Elting Memorial LibraryNew Paltz, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $500
  49. Gardiner LibraryGardiner, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $500
  50. Huguenot Historical Society New Paltz NYNew Paltz, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $500
  51. Poughkeepsie Day SchoolPoughkeepsie, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $500
  52. Poughkeepsie Day SchoolPoughkeepsie, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $500
  53. Unison Arts CenterNew Paltz, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $500
  54. Buckley Country Day SchoolRoslyn, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $250
  55. Community School AssociationSaint Louis, MO

    General operating support/annual gift

    $250
  56. Friends AcademyLocust Valley, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    $250
  57. John Burroughs SchoolSaint Louis, MO

    General operating support/annual gift

    $250
  58. Colorado CollegeColorado SPGS, CO

    General operating support/annual gift

    $100
  59. Poughkeepsie Day SchoolPoughkeepsie, NY

    General operating support/annual gift

    -$500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment5 grants $37,00021% of the total
  2. International aid2 grants $27,00015% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation2 grants $25,00014% of the total
  4. Social science1 grant $20,00011% of the total
  5. Community development1 grant $15,0008% of the total
  6. Crime and legal aid1 grant $10,0006% of the total
  7. 9 other causes21 grants $44,85025% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York32 grants $173,500
  2. California6 grants $69,500
  3. Massachusetts5 grants $65,000
  4. District of Columbia5 grants $35,000
  5. Colorado2 grants $10,100
  6. Minnesota1 grant $10,000
  7. Wisconsin2 grants $10,000
  8. Michigan1 grant $5,000
  9. Missouri3 grants $2,500
  10. Vermont1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Thomas W MeyerPRESIDENT / DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Julie StevensonSECRETARY / DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Nancy MeyerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Michael C McQuinnVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lauren K MacDonaldTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

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