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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 54-2011247

Knoll-Macdonald Foundation

A private foundation in Los Altos, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 3 grants and $4,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Geraldine MacDonald
1 West Edith Avenue C211
Los Altos, CA 94022
(703) 627-7294
[email protected]
Form and materials
Simple Letter stating purpose and amount of the requested grant tax-exempt status contact information including e-mail address
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $4,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $82,026

  • Tax year 2023

    $4,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $83,460

  • Tax year 2022

    $4,200

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $77,873

  • Tax year 2021

    $4,220

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $79,851

  • Tax year 2020

    $4,200

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $88,148

Grants paid in 2024

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cupertino Middle SchoolCupertino, CA

    To support the band program at the Cupertino Middle School

    $2,500
  2. Brown UniversityProvidence, RI

    To support Engineering Education

    $1,000
  3. Vestal Central SchoolsVestal, NY

    To support Odyssey of the Mind Competition

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Community development1 grant $1,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California1 grant $2,500
  2. Rhode Island1 grant $1,000
  3. New York1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Geraldine MacDonaldPres & Treasurer Hours 2Pay $0
  • Erin MacDonaldVP & Secretary Hours 1Pay $0
  • Matthew KornDirector Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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