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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 76-0430319

Macdonald-Peterson Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 37 grants and $540,000 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.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $540,000

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $13,560,882

  • Tax year 2023

    $480,000

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $13,628,685

  • Tax year 2022

    $480,000

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $13,628,999

  • Tax year 2021

    $490,000

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $13,578,644

  • Tax year 2020

    $470,000

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $10,862,585

Grants paid in 2024

37 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. New York Public LibraryNew York, NY

    General fund

    $35,000
  2. Independent Institute for Being HomelessOakland, CA

    General fund

    $30,000
  3. Stanislaus Family Justice CenterModesto, CA

    General fund

    $30,000
  4. South Chico Community Assistance CenterChico, CA

    General fund

    $27,500
  5. Drusilla Huffmaster Anderson Prize in MusicHouston, TX

    General fund

    $25,000
  6. Redwood Foundation for EducationGrants Pass, OR

    General fund

    $25,000
  7. BakerripeleyHouston, TX

    General fund

    $20,000
  8. Billy Defrank Lesbian & Gay Community CenterSan Jose, CA

    General fund

    $20,000
  9. Houston Livestock Show and RodeoHouston, TX

    General fund

    $20,000
  10. St Martin's Episcopal ChurchHouston, TX

    Operating fund

    $20,000
  11. Wikimedia FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General fund

    $20,000
  12. Enloe Hospital FoundationChico, CA

    General fund

    $15,000
  13. Joe's Place MinistriesGrants Pass, OR

    General fund

    $15,000
  14. Naumberg Orchesta ConcertsNew York, NY

    General fund

    $15,000
  15. Out of EqualityWoodside, CA

    General fund

    $15,000
  16. Reaching Our CommunityGrants Pass, OR

    General fund

    $15,000
  17. Stanford Fund GHGVGWashington, DC

    General fund

    $15,000
  18. Texas Children's HospitalHouston, TX

    General fund

    $15,000
  19. 100 Club of HoustonHouston, TX

    General fund

    $10,000
  20. Citymeals on WheelsNew York, NY

    General fund

    $10,000
  21. College DreamsGrants Pass, OR

    General fund

    $10,000
  22. Committee for Skeptical InquiryAmherst, NY

    General fund

    $10,000
  23. Illinois Valley Safe House AllianceCave Junction, OR

    General fund

    $10,000
  24. Jo Co Spay and Neuter FundGrants Pass, OR

    General fund

    $10,000
  25. National Right to Work Legal Defense and EducationSpringfield, VA

    General fund

    $10,000
  26. Nest Project in GeorgetownGeorgetown, TX

    General fund

    $10,000
  27. Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ

    General fund

    $10,000
  28. South Beach Program of NY Public LibraryNew York, NY

    General fund

    $10,000
  29. St Francis Episcopal ChurchHouston, TX

    General fund

    $10,000
  30. Theatre Under the StarsHouston, TX

    General fund

    $10,000
  31. University of the South (va)Sewanee, TN

    General fund

    $10,000
  32. American WhitewaterCullowhee, NC

    General fund

    $7,500
  33. Barnstormers TheatreGrants Pass, OR

    General fund

    $7,000
  34. Bread for the World InstituteWashington, DC

    General fund

    $5,000
  35. Toby Fund of Wolf Creek OregonGrants Pass, OR

    General fund

    $5,000
  36. WQXR RadioNew York, NY

    General fund

    $5,000
  37. American Leadership Forum of OregonPortland, OR

    General fund

    $3,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education4 grants $75,00030% of the total
  2. Youth development2 grants $45,00018% of the total
  3. Health2 grants $30,00012% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $27,50011% of the total
  5. Food and agriculture2 grants $25,00010% of the total
  6. Arts and culture2 grants $17,0007% of the total
  7. 3 other causes4 grants $30,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California7 grants $157,500
  2. Texas9 grants $140,000
  3. Oregon9 grants $100,000
  4. New York6 grants $85,000
  5. District of Columbia2 grants $20,000
  6. New Jersey1 grant $10,000
  7. Tennessee1 grant $10,000
  8. Virginia1 grant $10,000
  9. North Carolina1 grant $7,500

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Diana MacDonald MoorePRESIDENT Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • William T MillerVICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Kathirene Zoe Peterson WhiteDIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Kristin Marie ClarkeVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Roderick Nicholas PetersonSECRETARY Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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