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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 38-2840692

McDonald Agape Foundation

A private foundation in Birmingham, MI. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 55 grants and $7 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $6,975,127

    Grants listed
    55
    Assets, end of year
    $41,769,894

  • Tax year 2023

    $6,418,151

    Grants listed
    59
    Assets, end of year
    $42,498,174

  • Tax year 2022

    $4,324,028

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $40,797,389

  • Tax year 2021

    $2,847,726

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $59,250,028

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,798,705

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $55,708,086

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,328,128

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $43,813,378

  • Tax year 2018

    $444,537

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $15,416,451

Grants paid in 2024

55 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Lambeth TrustLondon, United Kingdom

    Education:theology - centre for cultural witness (lambeth palace)

    $585,282
  2. International Dominican FoundationMetairie, LA

    Education: theology - angelicum scriptual exegesis project

    $583,000
  3. Columbia University - Vagelos Medical CollegeNew York, NY

    Education: ethics/medicine - center for clinical medical ethics

    $400,000
  4. Duke University - Divinity SchoolDurham, NC

    Education: theology/arts - dita directorship support

    $400,000
  5. Emory University - Chandler Divinity SchoolAtlanta, GA

    Education: theology/law - new testament professorship

    $300,000
  6. Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC

    Education: theology/medicine - bioethics fellowship

    $298,000
  7. St Mellitus College TrustLondon, United Kingdom

    Education: theology - nicaea 325th anniversary project

    $255,113
  8. Duke University - Divinity SchoolDurham, NC

    Education: theology - christian informing academic medicine

    $200,000
  9. Emory University - Law SchoolAtlanta, GA

    Education: theology/law - senior fellowship program

    $200,000
  10. University of Hong KongHong Kong

    Education history of religion - faith and eurban civilizations in asia

    $200,000
  11. Sagamore InstituteIndianapolis, IN

    Education: ministry & outreach - forum network (new york)

    $175,000
  12. University of AberdeenAberdeen, United Kingdom

    Education: theology - ecclesiology after christendom

    $169,611
  13. Kings College LondonLondon, United Kingdom

    Education: theology - theology & the visual arts uk

    $151,472
  14. Yale University - Divinty SchoolNew Haven, CT

    Education: theology - who is christ for us today

    $150,000
  15. Wisconsin Center for Christian StudiesWaukesha, WI

    Education: theology - N.T. Wright online programming

    $145,000
  16. University of OxfordOxford, United Kingdom

    Education: theology - health & christian ethics program

    $144,588
  17. Kings College LondonLondon, United Kingdom

    Education: theology/arts - visual arts research associate

    $140,870
  18. Institute on Religion and DemocracyWashington, DC

    Education: ethics and morality - scholar in residence program support

    $130,000
  19. University of AberdeenAberdeen, United Kingdom

    Education: theology/medicine - dementia and mental illness

    $126,804
  20. Dominican House of StudiesWashington, DC

    Education:theology - visiting scholar program

    $124,000
  21. St Mellitus College TrustLondon, United Kingdom

    Education: theology - theology professorship

    $121,578
  22. University of HeidelebergHeidelberg, Germany

    Education: theology - character formation and moral education

    $108,508
  23. Columbia University - Vagelos Medical CollegeNew York, NY

    Education: theology/medicine - theological frameworks in medicine

    $100,000
  24. Duke University - Divinity SchoolDurham, NC

    Education: theology/arts - dita operational support

    $100,000
  25. Emory University - Law SchoolAtlanta, GA

    Education: theology/law - scholar in residence

    $100,000
  26. Emory University - Law SchoolAtlanta, GA

    Education: theology/law - law & religion professorship

    $100,000
  27. Yale University - Divinity SchoolNew Haven, CT

    Education: theology - asian christian scholarship

    $100,000
  28. Rose Castle FoundationCarlisle, United Kingdom

    Education: theology - christian wisdom of reconciliation

    $91,620
  29. Duke University - Divinty SchoolDurham, NC

    Education - theology/arts - theology & music fellowships

    $90,000
  30. Hippocratic SocietyRaleigh, NC

    Education: theology/medicine - general program support

    $90,000
  31. Americans for OxfordNew York, NY

    Education:theology - pusey house program support

    $80,000
  32. Dominican House of StudiesWashington, DC

    Education: theology - academic programming support

    $80,000
  33. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA

    Education: theology/arts - octet collaborative

    $80,000
  34. University of OxfordOxford, United Kingdom

    Education:theology - departmental lecturer in theology

    $75,736
  35. University of HeidelbergHeidelberg, Germany

    Education: history of religion - american church history fellowship

    $75,000
  36. Yale University Divinity SchoolNew Haven, CT

    Education: theology - christ and being human consultations

    $75,000
  37. The Lambeth TrustLondon, United Kingdom

    Education theology and arts - michael ramsey prize (lambeth palace)

    $70,450
  38. Excelsis Center IncOrlando, FL

    Education: theology - program support (trinity forum europe)

    $61,000
  39. Duke University - Divinity SchoolDurham, NC

    Education: theology - doctoral program support

    $50,000
  40. Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC

    Education - theology/medicine - general program support

    $45,000
  41. Harvard University - Divinity SchoolCambridge, MA

    Education: theology - general program support

    $41,500
  42. Emory University - Law SchoolAtlanta, GA

    Education: theology/law - senior fellowship program

    $40,000
  43. International Dominican FoundationMetairie, LA

    Education: theology - angelicum theology of grace project

    $40,000
  44. Emory University - Law SchoolAtlanta, GA

    Education:theology/law - general program support

    $30,000
  45. The Lambeth TrustLondon, United Kingdom

    Education: theology - emerging leaders programme

    $30,000
  46. The Veritas ProgramCambridge, MA

    Religious: ministry & outreach - general operating support

    $30,000
  47. St Mellitus College TrustLondon, United Kingdom

    Education: theology - visiting scholars program

    $28,401
  48. University of CambridgeCambridge, United Kingdom

    Education: theology - general program support

    $26,188
  49. Emory University - Law SchoolAtlanta, GA

    Education: theology/law - law and religion fellowships

    $25,000
  50. Saint John Devine Cathedral ChurchNew York, NY

    Educational: theology - general program support

    $25,000
  51. University of HeidelbergHeidelberg, Germany

    Education: theology - spirit christology

    $21,703
  52. University of HeidelbergHeidelberg, Germany

    Education: history of religion - biblia americana

    $21,703
  53. The Trinity ForumMC Lean, VA

    Religious: ministry and outreach - general operating support

    $20,000
  54. International Dominican FoundationMetairie, LA

    Education: theology - angelicum special project funding

    $15,000
  55. Catholic Information CenterWashington, DC

    Religious: ministry and outreach - general program support

    $8,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion5 grants $844,00048% of the total
  2. Education4 grants $503,00029% of the total
  3. Public affairs1 grant $175,00010% of the total
  4. Civil rights1 grant $130,0007% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $90,0005% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $20,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina6 grants $930,000
  2. Georgia7 grants $795,000
  3. District of Columbia7 grants $705,000
  4. Louisiana3 grants $638,000
  5. New York4 grants $605,000
  6. Connecticut3 grants $325,000
  7. Indiana1 grant $175,000
  8. Massachusetts3 grants $151,500
  9. Wisconsin1 grant $145,000
  10. Florida1 grant $61,000

Officers, directors and trustees

10 people as filed

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

  • Mark MauriceTREASURER/ASSISTANT SECRETARY Hours 35Pay $293,600
  • Jonathan AitkenDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $12,000
  • Peter McDonaldPRESIDENT/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Hours 35Pay $340,600
  • Walter CzarneckiDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $3,000
  • Virginia Dunn-BiggarDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $3,000
  • Jennifer PetersDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $3,000
  • Gregory JonesDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $3,000
  • Kenneth ChurchillDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $3,000
  • R Jamison Williams JrRETIRED SECRETARY Hours 5Pay $0
  • Robert BickSUCCESSOR SECRETARY Hours 5Pay $0

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