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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 92-2482130

Macatawa Foundation

A private foundation in Scottsdale, AZ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 16 grants and $290,000 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

3 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $290,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $50,148
  • Tax year 2024

    $2,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $45,249
  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2025

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Center for Education ReformWashington, DC

    Support for parent power index

    $20,000
  2. Great Hearts AcademiesPhoenix, AZ

    General operating needs

    $20,000
  3. Icivics IncCambridge, MA

    General operating needs

    $20,000
  4. Leadership InstituteArlington, VA

    Support for school board leaders program

    $20,000
  5. National Wwii MuseumNew Orleans, LA

    General operating needs

    $20,000
  6. Project on Government Oversight (pogo)Washington, DC

    General operating needs

    $20,000
  7. Young America's FoundationReston, VA

    Support for high school conference

    $20,000
  8. The Fund for American StudiesWashington, DC

    General operating needs

    $20,000
  9. American Enterprise InstituteWashington, DC

    General operating needs

    $17,500
  10. Goldwater InstitutePhoenix, AZ

    General operating needs

    $17,500
  11. Hudson InstituteWashington, DC

    General operating needs

    $17,500
  12. Manhattan Institute for Policy ResearchNew York, NY

    General operating needs

    $17,500
  13. CrewWashington, DC

    General operating needs

    $15,000
  14. Edchoice IncIndianapolis, IN

    General operating needs

    $15,000
  15. Media Research CenterHerndon, VA

    General operating needs

    $15,000
  16. Ronald Reagan Presidential FoundationSimi Valley, CA

    General operating needs

    $15,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Public affairs3 grants $55,00039% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $35,00025% of the total
  3. Education2 grants $35,00025% of the total
  4. Social science1 grant $17,50012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia6 grants $110,000
  2. Virginia3 grants $55,000
  3. Arizona2 grants $37,500
  4. Louisiana1 grant $20,000
  5. Massachusetts1 grant $20,000
  6. New York1 grant $17,500
  7. California1 grant $15,000
  8. Indiana1 grant $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Kenneth WoodrowPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Marilyn WoodrowSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • John HinckTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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