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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-4216262

Malcolm E Kenney Foundation

A private foundation in Mayfield Heights, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 14 grants and $463,625 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

    $463,625

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $6,525,242
  • Tax year 2024

    $174,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $6,805,105
  • Tax year 2023

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $709,896
  • Tax year 2022

    $34,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $836,660
  • Tax year 2021

    $22,400

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $625,766
  • Tax year 2020

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $456,651
  • Tax year 2019

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $455,482
  • Tax year 2018

    $3,100

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $321,491

Grants paid in 2025

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cleveland Museum of Natural HistoryCleveland, OH

    Education programming - $30,000slam dunk program - $40,000

    $70,000
  2. Ohio Aerospace InstituteBrookpark, OH

    Girls of tomorrow STEM explorers program at douglas macarthur leadership academy

    $58,625
  3. Great Lakes Science CenterCleveland, OH

    Water technology exhibit

    $50,000
  4. Holden ArboretumKirtland, OH

    Green corps

    $50,000
  5. The Young Women's Christian AssociationCleveland, OH

    Independence place

    $40,000
  6. Cleveland Zoological SocietyCleveland, OH

    Education program to support northeast ohio's children

    $30,000
  7. Open Doors AcademyCleveland, OH

    General operating support during the 2024-2025 school year and summer 2025

    $25,000
  8. Children's Museum ClevelandCleveland, OH

    Museum for all program

    $25,000
  9. Minds Matter ClevelandCleveland, OH

    General support

    $25,000
  10. Daily Dose of ReadingSouth Euclid, OH

    Play & learn program expansion

    $20,000
  11. The Salvation ArmyCleveland, OH

    Operating support for the YMCA of greater cleveland

    $20,000
  12. YMCA of Greater ClevelandCleveland, OH

    Hillcrest family YMCA 2025 annual campaign

    $20,000
  13. St Paul's Episcopal ChurchCleveland Heights, OH

    Part-time employee for children and youth ministries

    $20,000
  14. Greater Cleveland Food BankCleveland, OH

    Fy26 calander year-end match campaign

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $70,00027% of the total
  2. Science and technology1 grant $58,62523% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $50,00019% of the total
  4. Animals1 grant $30,00012% of the total
  5. Education1 grant $20,0008% of the total
  6. Human services1 grant $20,0008% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $10,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio14 grants $463,625

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Catherine G VeresPRESIDENT, DIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Marcia J WexbergSECRETARY, TREASURER, DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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