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Private foundation (trust)EIN 364507175Est. 2004-02

JAMES S MCDONNELL FAMILY FOUNDATION

LINCOLN, MA 017732002

Total Assets

$207.4M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$8.5M

FY 2023

Grants Made

40

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$212K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$5K–$4.2M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$13.6M

Total Expenses

$9.5M

Qualifying Distributions

$8.5M

Distributable Amount

$9.0M

Min. Investment Return

$9.1M

Undistributed Income

$8.3M

Payout rate 94%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.94%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

40 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $25K to maximum $4.2M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $8.5M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

140 grants

DAVIS & ELKINS COLLEGE
$11.8M
3 grants
DONALD DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTER
$2.6M
3 grants
TRUSTEES OF THE MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDENS
$2.2M
1 grant
ST LOUIS LIFE SCIENCES PROJECT (SLLSP)
$2.0M
3 grants
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
$1.6M
1 grant
ST LOUIS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$1.3M
4 grants
TUFTS COLLEGE TRUSTEES
$925K
4 grants
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
$815K
7 grants

Grant Size Distribution

140 grants

<$10K
47
grants
$10–50K
39
grants
$50–250K
36
grants
$250K–1M
12
grants
$1–5M
6
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

18 states

Missouri
$14.0M
46% of total
West Virginia
$11.8M
39% of total
Massachusetts
$1.9M
6% of total
New Jersey
$1.7M
6% of total
Ohio
$326K
1% of total
Texas
$105K
0% of total
New Hampshire
$100K
0% of total
Illinois
$95K
0% of total
California
$45K
0% of total
Minnesota
$40K
0% of total

+8 more states

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