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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 35-2069109

Mackin Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Louisville, KY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 23 grants and $784,500 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. It still lists the details below.

Contact
Mackin Foundation
123 South 7th Street
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 569-2007
n/a
Form and materials
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Deadlines
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Restrictions
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Assets and giving by year

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

    $784,500

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $10,294,272
  • Tax year 2023

    $619,500

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $10,008,273
  • Tax year 2022

    $826,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $10,619,218
  • Tax year 2021

    $686,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $11,671,946
  • Tax year 2020

    $967,300

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $11,034,566

Grants paid in 2024

23 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The West End SchoolLouisville, KY

    Education

    $120,000
  2. Catholic Charities FoundationLouisville, KY

    Education

    $100,000
  3. Centre CollegeDanville, KY

    Education

    $100,000
  4. Catholic CharitiesLouisville, KY

    Support for Needy

    $60,000
  5. Big Brother Big Sisters of KentuckianaLouisville, KY

    Disadvantaged Youth Mentoring

    $50,000
  6. Harbor HouseLouisville, KY

    Support for Disabled

    $50,000
  7. Meredith Dunn SchoolLouisville, KY

    Education

    $50,000
  8. Waterfront Development CorpLouisville, KY

    Conservation

    $50,000
  9. Saint Xavier High SchoolLouisville, KY

    Education

    $45,000
  10. Educational Justice FoundationLouisville, KY

    Education

    $30,000
  11. The Backside Learning CenterLouisville, KY

    Education

    $26,500
  12. Cabbage Patch Settlement HouseLouisville, KY

    Disadvantaged Youth Mentoring

    $25,000
  13. Olmstead ParksLouisville, KY

    Conservation

    $25,000
  14. Nativity AcademyLouisville, KY

    Education

    $20,000
  15. UP for Women & ChildrenLouisville, KY

    Support for Needy

    $5,500
  16. Catawba CollegeSalisbury, NC

    Education

    $5,000
  17. Louisville Youth PhilanthropyProspect, KY

    Education

    $5,000
  18. Minnesota State University MoorheadMoorhead, MN

    Education

    $5,000
  19. Sisters of St BenedictFerdinand, IN

    Support for Needy

    $5,000
  20. California State UniversityLong Beach, CA

    Education

    $2,500
  21. Woodland Community CollegeWoodland, CA

    Education

    $2,500
  22. Queens DaughtersLouisville, KY

    Support for Needy

    $1,500
  23. Parklands of Floyds ForkLouisville, KY

    Conservation

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $225,00089% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $25,00010% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,500<1% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Kentucky18 grants $764,500
  2. California2 grants $5,000
  3. Indiana1 grant $5,000
  4. Minnesota1 grant $5,000
  5. North Carolina1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Jessica KramerPresident Hours 20Pay $0
  • Michael J MackinVice President Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jeffrey L MackinVice President Hours 0Pay $0
  • Lauren NovakSec./Treas. Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jay L MackinVice President Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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