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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 47-7253754

The Grant McDonald Foundation

A private foundation in Newberry, SC. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 14 grants and $105,000 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

    $105,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,104,581

  • Tax year 2023

    $96,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,157,402

  • Tax year 2022

    $103,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,227,427

  • Tax year 2021

    $97,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,379,722

  • Tax year 2020

    $103,250

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,401,000

  • Tax year 2019

    $94,745

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,528,346

  • Tax year 2018

    $72,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,598,306

Grants paid in 2024

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Support historic public facility

    $20,000
  2. Evangelical Lutheran ChurchChicago, IL

    Food and groceries for children

    $8,500
  3. Individual

    Support of educational TV

    $8,000
  4. Harvest Hope Food BankColumbia, SC

    Support for hungry families

    $8,000
  5. Univ of Georgia FoundationAthens, GA

    Support of public university

    $8,000
  6. St Nicholas Orthodox AcademyAtlanta, GA

    Educational institution

    $8,000
  7. Lutheran Services CarolinasSalisbury, NC

    Support of family services

    $6,000
  8. Newberry County Family YMCANewberry, SC

    Support family and community activities

    $6,000
  9. Individual

    Support emergency shelter for children

    $6,000
  10. Living Hope FoundationNewberry, SC

    Support for hunger counseling education

    $6,000
  11. Central SC Habitat for HumanityColumbia, SC

    Local community support

    $5,500
  12. Individual

    Local community support

    $5,000
  13. Create Newberry IncNewberry, SC

    Arts training and education

    $5,000
  14. Newberry County Literary CouncilNewberry, SC

    Support of literary programs

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $12,00048% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $8,00032% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $5,00020% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. South Carolina6 grants $35,500
  2. Georgia2 grants $16,000
  3. Illinois1 grant $8,500
  4. North Carolina1 grant $6,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Joseph A McDonaldTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Mary G McDonaldTrustee Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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