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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 52-1968656

David R MacDonald Foundation

A private foundation in Emerald Isle, NC. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 6 grants and $106,001 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $106,001

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,763,503

  • Tax year 2023

    $126,765

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,805,591

  • Tax year 2022

    $175,900

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,992,962

  • Tax year 2021

    $109,365

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,107,721

  • Tax year 2020

    $113,865

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,950,915

  • Tax year 2019

    $70,972

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,101,310

Grants paid in 2024

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Chicago Public School System- Chess Tournament ScholarshipsChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $27,000
  2. Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA

    Charitable

    $21,000
  3. Locrian Chamber PlayersJackson Heights, NY

    Charitable

    $20,000
  4. The Salvation Army NationalWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $18,001
  5. Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY

    Charitable

    $10,000
  6. University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI

    Charitable

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $31,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York2 grants $30,000
  2. Illinois1 grant $27,000
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $21,000
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $18,001
  5. Michigan1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • Verna Joy MacDonaldPRESIDENT Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Martha MacDonald SpanoDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Emily MacDonald SpanoDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • David J MacDonaldDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Rachel MacDonald BondelevitchDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Rebecca MacDonald MaasSECRETARY Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Barbara DooleyVP & TREASURER Hours 8Pay $38,500

The return

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