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Private foundation (trust)EIN 461448238Est. 2014-07

The McDonnell Family Foundation

Memphis, TN 38117

Total Assets

$135.6M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$1.7M

FY 2024

Grants Made

25

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$67K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$5K–$955K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

PhilanthropyVoluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$6.9M

Total Expenses

$1.8M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.7M

Distributable Amount

$6.5M

Min. Investment Return

$6.6M

Undistributed Income

$6.5M

Payout rate 26%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.26%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

25 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $25K to maximum $955K, 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 2018 to 2024. Peak $3.3M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

46 grants

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER MPH
$2.3M
2 grants
MEMPHIS OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP
$1.1M
3 grants
Community Foundation of Greater Memphis
$955K
1 grant
A Step Ahead Foundation
$300K
3 grants
CHURCH OF THE HOLY COMMUNION
$200K
2 grants
Porter Leath
$100K
1 grant
The Hospitality Hub
$100K
1 grant
MEMPHIS TEACHER RESIDENCY
$100K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

46 grants

<$10K
13
grants
$10–50K
19
grants
$50–250K
10
grants
$250K–1M
2
grants
$1–5M
2
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

6 states

Tennessee
$5.6M
98% of total
Mississippi
$50K
1% of total
District of Columbia
$35K
1% of total
Connecticut
$10K
0% of total
Michigan
$10K
0% of total
Pennsylvania
$8K
0% of total

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