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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 36-4969620

McChord Foundation

A private foundation in Norwalk, CT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 20 grants and $6.6 million 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $6,620,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $182,011,839

  • Tax year 2023

    $4,405,000

    Grants listed
    53
    Assets, end of year
    $174,212,938

  • Tax year 2022

    $425,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $173,425,245

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2024

20 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Museum of ScienceBoston, MA

    General

    $1,200,000
  2. DonorschooseNew York, NY

    General

    $1,000,000
  3. Beloved AshevilleAshville, NC

    General

    $750,000
  4. World Central Kitchen IncWashington, DC

    General

    $750,000
  5. Manresa Island CorpNorwalk, CT

    General

    $500,000
  6. Northfield Mount Hermon SchoolMount Hermon, MA

    General

    $500,000
  7. Newtown Forest AssociationNewtown, CT

    General

    $475,000
  8. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA

    General

    $250,000
  9. Let GrowNew York, NY

    General

    $250,000
  10. Heifer Project InternationalLittle Rock, AR

    General

    $140,000
  11. A Better Chance of WiltonWilton, CT

    General

    $120,000
  12. Fraser Woods Montessori SchoolNewtown, CT

    General

    $100,000
  13. Friends of the Norwalk River Valley TrailGeorgetown, CT

    General

    $100,000
  14. Newtown Historical SocietyNewtown, CT

    General

    $100,000
  15. Newtown Bridle Lands AssociationNewtown, CT

    General

    $75,000
  16. Newtown Hook & Ladder CompanyNewtown, CT

    General

    $75,000
  17. Fraser Woods Montessori SchoolNewtown, CT

    General

    $70,000
  18. Newtown High SchoolSandy Hook, CT

    General

    $65,000
  19. Catherine Violet Hubbard FoundationNewtown, CT

    General

    $50,000
  20. Edesia NutritionNorth Kingstown, RI

    General

    $50,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $1,200,00029% of the total
  2. International aid2 grants $890,00022% of the total
  3. Education2 grants $620,00015% of the total
  4. Environment2 grants $575,00014% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $550,00013% of the total
  6. Human services1 grant $250,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts3 grants $1,950,000
  2. Connecticut11 grants $1,730,000
  3. New York2 grants $1,250,000
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $750,000
  5. North Carolina1 grant $750,000
  6. Arkansas1 grant $140,000
  7. Rhode Island1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Austin McChordDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Holt McChordDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kendall HorchDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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