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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 54-0761802

We McGuire Charitable Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Norfolk, VA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 30 grants and $59,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Oct 31, 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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $59,000

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $955,448
  • Tax year 2023

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $957,145
  • Tax year 2022

    $64,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $955,511
  • Tax year 2021

    $65,500

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $927,557
  • Tax year 2020

    $54,000

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $972,606
  • Tax year 2019

    $54,000

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $952,573
  • Tax year 2018

    $52,500

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $987,247
  • Tax year 2017

    $44,500

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $996,242

Grants paid in 2024

30 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Christ Episcopal ChurchBlacksburg, VA

    Church programs

    $5,000
  2. Second Harvest HeartlandBrooklyn Park, MN

    Support services

    $5,000
  3. Guilford CollegeGreensboro, NC

    Various programs

    $5,000
  4. Center for Irish MusicSaint Paul, MN

    Arts & culture

    $4,000
  5. Heritage Elementary PTOLynchburg, VA

    Arts & culture

    $4,000
  6. Chrysler MuseumNorfolk, VA

    Arts & culture

    $3,500
  7. Parkview Community MissionLynchburg, VA

    Support services

    $3,500
  8. Mill Mt TheaterRoanoke, VA

    Support services

    $2,500
  9. Women's Resource CenterRadford, VA

    Various programs

    $2,000
  10. YMCA of Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN

    Health services

    $2,000
  11. WVTF Public RadioRoanoke, VA

    Arts & culture

    $2,000
  12. Miriam's HouseLynchburg, VA

    Various programs

    $2,000
  13. Minnesota Public RadioSaint Paul, MN

    Arts & culture

    $1,500
  14. Twin Cities Public TelevisionSaint Paul, MN

    Arts & culture

    $1,500
  15. Virginia OperaNorfolk, VA

    Arts & cultural

    $1,500
  16. Alzheimer AssocWashington, DC

    General

    $1,000
  17. Davidson CollegeDavidson, NC

    Various programs

    $1,000
  18. Food Bank of Se V ANorfolk, VA

    Charitable

    $1,000
  19. Intellectual Disabilities AgencyChristiansburg, VA

    Health services

    $1,000
  20. MCV FoundationRichmond, VA

    Support services

    $1,000
  21. Montgomery Country Christmas StoreBlacksburg, VA

    Arts & cultural

    $1,000
  22. Univ of Va - School of NursingCharlottesville, VA

    Higher education

    $1,000
  23. Va Arts FestivalNorfolk, VA

    Arts & culture

    $1,000
  24. Bower Center for the ArtsBedford, VA

    Various programs

    $1,000
  25. Chesapeake Bay FoundationAnnapolis, MD

    Various programs

    $1,000
  26. Friends of the Mississippi RiverSaint Paul, MN

    Various programs

    $1,000
  27. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    Health services

    $1,000
  28. WhroNorfolk, VA

    Various programs

    $1,000
  29. Union MissionNorfolk, VA

    Church programs

    $500
  30. Barry Art MuseumNorfolk, VA

    Arts & culture

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture5 grants $11,50041% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $6,00021% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture1 grant $5,00018% of the total
  4. Environment2 grants $2,0007% of the total
  5. Housing and shelter1 grant $2,0007% of the total
  6. International aid1 grant $1,0004% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $5002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia19 grants $35,000
  2. Minnesota6 grants $15,000
  3. North Carolina2 grants $6,000
  4. Maryland2 grants $2,000
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Dr William McGuire WaldropTREASURER Hours 2Pay $0
  • David Jerome RheesPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Susan Waldrop DonckersVP Hours 2Pay $0
  • Katie RoseveareBOARD MEMBER Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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