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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 39-1419756

MCP Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Wisconsin Rapids, WI. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 27 grants and $84,542 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $84,542

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $1,250,636

  • Tax year 2023

    $69,606

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,209,214

  • Tax year 2022

    $69,836

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,153,945

  • Tax year 2021

    $70,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $1,103,541

  • Tax year 2020

    $75,207

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,180,788

  • Tax year 2019

    $44,600

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,320,212

  • Tax year 2018

    $16,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,305,611

Grants paid in 2024

27 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Judicial Watch IncWashington, DC

    Operations

    $14,903
  2. The Leadership InstituteArlington, VA

    Operations

    $14,903
  3. Americans for Prosperity FoundationArlington, VA

    Operations

    $5,080
  4. The Leadership InstituteArlington, VA

    Operations

    $5,080
  5. Camp Five Museum Foundation IncLaona, WI

    Operations and improvements

    $5,000
  6. Ashland UniversityAshland, OH

    Support ashbrook center

    $3,000
  7. Hazelden Betty Ford FoundationSt Paul, MN

    Operations

    $3,000
  8. Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MI

    Operations

    $3,000
  9. Mackinac Center for Public PolicyMidland, MI

    Operations

    $3,000
  10. Prager University FoundationSherman Oaks, CA

    Operations

    $3,000
  11. The Fund for American StudiesWashington, DC

    Operations

    $2,500
  12. Americans for Prosperity FoundationArlington, VA

    Operations

    $2,000
  13. Foundation for Economic EducationAtlanta, GA

    Operations

    $2,000
  14. George Mason University FoundationFairfax, VA

    Mercatus center

    $2,000
  15. James Madison Institute for PublicTallahassee, FL

    Operations

    $2,000
  16. Wisconsin Institute for Law & LiberMilwaukee, WI

    Operations

    $2,000
  17. Colonial Williamsburg FoundationWilliamsburg, VA

    Operations

    $1,776
  18. Wounded Warrior ProjectJacksonville, FL

    Operations

    $1,500
  19. National Association of ScholarsNew York City, NY

    Operations

    $1,300
  20. American Stewards of Liberty IncGeorgetown, TX

    Operations

    $1,000
  21. Barry Goldwater Institute for PubliPhoenix, AZ

    Operations

    $1,000
  22. Claremont InstituteClaremont, CA

    Operations

    $1,000
  23. Institute for Reforming GovernmentDelafield, WI

    Operations

    $1,000
  24. The Fund for American StudiesWashington, DC

    Operations

    $1,000
  25. Young Americans for Liberty FoundatAustin, TX

    Operations

    $1,000
  26. Friends of Hearthstone IncAppleton, WI

    Operations

    $750
  27. Stratford Area Historical Society IStratford, WI

    Operations

    $750

Where the money goes

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

  1. Public affairs4 grants $37,88655% of the total
  2. Education5 grants $12,00017% of the total
  3. Social science3 grants $9,08013% of the total
  4. Arts and culture3 grants $7,52611% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $1,5002% of the total
  6. Civil rights1 grant $1,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia6 grants $30,839
  2. District of Columbia3 grants $18,403
  3. Wisconsin5 grants $9,500
  4. Michigan2 grants $6,000
  5. California2 grants $4,000
  6. Minnesota1 grant $3,000
  7. Ohio1 grant $3,000
  8. Florida1 grant $2,000
  9. Georgia1 grant $2,000
  10. Texas2 grants $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Dudley D PiercePRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Andrew G PierceVICE PRESIDE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Phillip PrangeVICE PRESIDE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Mary C PierceSECRETARY TR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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