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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 75-3022425

McMahan Family Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Hattiesburg, MS. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $137,084 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 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 2025

    $137,084

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $778,109
  • Tax year 2024

    $62,100

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $841,602
  • Tax year 2023

    $81,450

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $852,106
  • Tax year 2022

    $69,350

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $917,212
  • Tax year 2021

    $64,200

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $977,912
  • Tax year 2020

    $56,760

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $932,443
  • Tax year 2019

    $68,170

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $990,054
  • Tax year 2018

    $102,844

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $962,340

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

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

  1. American Red CrossBirmingham, AL

    General charitable purposes

    $65,034
  2. Pinebelt Community FoundationHattiesburg, MS

    General charitable purposes

    $36,300
  3. Petal Children's Task ForcePetal, MS

    General charitable purposes

    $25,000
  4. Pine Burr Area Council Boy ScoutsHattiesburg, MS

    General charitable purpose

    $10,000
  5. Individual

    General charitable purposes

    $500
  6. American Heart AssociationDallas, TX

    General charitable purposes

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $25,00099% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $250<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Mississippi4 grants $71,550
  2. Alabama1 grant $65,034

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Lynn B McMahanPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • Brian McMahanTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Katherine McMahan WalkerTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Shawn B McMahanTrustee Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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