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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 95-4504431

John C McCarthy Foundation

A private foundation in Monrovia, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $6,200 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

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

    $6,200

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $236,725
  • Tax year 2024

    $6,400

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $240,808
  • Tax year 2023

    $6,750

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $244,213
  • Tax year 2022

    $6,600

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $248,323
  • Tax year 2021

    $7,050

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $261,644
  • Tax year 2020

    $7,845

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $212,662
  • Tax year 2018

    $8,695

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $199,097

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Donation

    $2,000
  2. Claremont HeritageClaremont, CA

    Donation

    $1,000
  3. Northamton Cycling ClubNorthampton, MA

    Donation

    $1,000
  4. Individual

    Donation

    $500
  5. Sustainable ClaremontClaremont, CA

    Donation

    $500
  6. Los Angeles Regional Food BankVernon, CA

    Donation

    $200
  7. Individual

    Donation

    $200
  8. The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    Donation

    $200
  9. The Carter CenterAtlanta, GA

    Donation

    $200
  10. Individual

    Donation

    $200
  11. Individual

    Donation

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment1 grant $50071% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $20029% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California3 grants $1,700
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $1,000
  3. Georgia1 grant $200
  4. Virginia1 grant $200

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Sheila McCarthyTrustee Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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