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McKay Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$349k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
31
Grants FY2025
31
Organizations funded FY2024
23%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$25,000
Organizations funded a year
16 to 33
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
1
Total assets, FY2025
$6.1M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 23% of the organizations McKay Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 14% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $48k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesHealthYouth DevelopmentEducationArts & CultureHousing & ShelterOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving31$349k16%
FY202431$350k23%
FY202333$361k42%
FY202231$364k52%
FY202116$201k50%
FY202017$155kn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Human Services$737kHealth$202kHousing & Shelter$202kFood & Nutrition$179kYouth Development$157kCrime & Legal$120kReligion$93kEmployment$30kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Food for Lane County$125,00050%
Relief Nursery Inc$125,00051%
Every Child Lane County$120,00058%
Squareone Villages$105,00061%
Pearl Buck Center Incorporated$97,50051%
Hosea Youth Services$60,00044%
Eugene Mission Inc$56,50040%
Casa of Lane County$50,00051%
St Vincent de Paul$45,0003n/a
Center for Community Counseling$40,00037%
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All grantees of McKay Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Food for Lane County$125,00050%
Relief Nursery Inc$125,00051%
Every Child Lane County$120,00058%
Squareone Villages$105,00061%
Pearl Buck Center Incorporated$97,50051%
Hosea Youth Services$60,00044%
Eugene Mission Inc$56,50040%
Casa of Lane County$50,00051%
St Vincent de Paul$45,0003n/a
Center for Community Counseling$40,00037%
Looking Glass Community Services$40,00030%
Parenting Now$40,00031%
One Hope Network$35,00052%
Bags of Love$32,50031%
Garten Services Inc$30,00020%
Community Supported Shelters$30,00021%
Friends of the Child Advocacy Center Inc$30,00030%
Assistance League of Eugene$30,00032%
Christians as Family Advocates$27,50030%
Circle of Friends School$27,50036%
Burrito Brigade$26,00032%
Northwest Youth Corps$25,70030%
Arc of Lane County$25,00030%
South Lane Family Nursery Inc$24,90031%
Daisy C H a I N$24,00041%
Positive Community Kitchen$22,50033%
Ophelia's Place$20,00031%
Bridgeway House$20,00020%
Lane County Diaper Bank$15,00033%
A Family for Every Child$15,00021%
Friends of the Children - Lane County$15,00011%
Serenity Lane$15,00020%
Oslc Developments Inc$14,00020%
Emmaus Lutheran Church$13,0001n/a
Smart Reading$13,00020%
Boys and Girls Clubs of Emerald Valley$12,50020%
Wheel to Walk Foundation$12,00041%
Sponsors Inc$12,00010%
The Boys & Girls Aid Society of Oregon$10,00010%
Our Community Birth Center$10,00012%
HIV Alliance$10,00020%
Nightingale Hosted Shelters$10,00016%
Connected Lane County$10,00010%
Womenspace$10,00010%
Willamette Family Inc$10,00010%
Medical Teams International$10,00010%
Dove Medical$6,00011%
ALS Northwest$5,00010%
Marist Catholic High School Eugene Oregon$5,0001n/a
Instaballet$5,00013%
Wellmama Inc$5,00011%
Community Food for Creswell$5,0001n/a
Mental Health for Children Inc Riverview Center for Growth$2,5001n/a
Creswell Clubhouse$2,50011%
Wordcrafters in Eugene$2,50011%
Girls on the Run of Portland Metro DBA Girls on the Run of Greater Oregon$1,50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 11 recipients with no EIN on record ($188k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget McKay Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFood for Lane County: $125,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetRelief Nursery Inc: $125,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetEvery Child Lane County: $120,000 over 5y, 7.8% of budgetSquareone Villages: $105,000 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetPearl Buck Center Incorporated: $97,500 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetHosea Youth Services: $60,000 over 4y, 4.1% of budgetEugene Mission Inc: $56,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetCasa of Lane County: $50,000 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetCenter for Community Counseling: $40,000 over 3y, 7.0% of budgetLooking Glass Community Services: $40,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetParenting Now: $40,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetOne Hope Network: $35,000 over 5y, 1.7% of budgetBags of Love: $32,500 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetGarten Services Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCommunity Supported Shelters: $30,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetFriends of the Child Advocacy Center Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetAssistance League of Eugene: $30,000 over 3y, 2.0% of budgetChristians as Family Advocates: $27,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetCircle of Friends School: $27,500 over 3y, 5.7% of budgetBurrito Brigade: $26,000 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetNorthwest Youth Corps: $25,700 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetArc of Lane County: $25,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetSouth Lane Family Nursery Inc: $24,900 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetDaisy C H a I N: $24,000 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetPositive Community Kitchen: $22,500 over 3y, 3.4% of budgetOphelia's Place: $20,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetBridgeway House: $20,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetLane County Diaper Bank: $15,000 over 3y, 3.1% of budgetA Family for Every Child: $15,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetFriends of the Children - Lane County: $15,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetSerenity Lane: $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetOslc Developments Inc: $14,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSmart Reading: $13,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetBoys and Girls Clubs of Emerald Valley: $12,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetWheel to Walk Foundation: $12,000 over 4y, 1.4% of budgetSponsors Inc: $12,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Boys & Girls Aid Society of Oregon: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOur Community Birth Center: $10,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetHIV Alliance: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNightingale Hosted Shelters: $10,000 over 1y, 6.2% of budgetConnected Lane County: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetWomenspace: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetWillamette Family Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMedical Teams International: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDove Medical: $6,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetALS Northwest: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetInstaballet: $5,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetWellmama Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 51.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Chambers Family Found…The Oregon Community …The Autzen FoundationThe Ford Family Found…United Way of Lane Co…The Woodard Family Fo…Lane Community Health…Pacificsource Foundat…Braemar Charitable Tr…Food for Lane CountyMarie Lamfrom Charita…The Collins Foundation
Chambers Family FoundationOR98.2× affinity45 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Chambers Family Foundation · The Oregon Community Foundation · The Autzen Foundation · The Ford Family Foundation · United Way of Lane County · The Woodard Family Foundation · Lane Community Health Council · Pacificsource Foundation for Health Improvement · Braemar Charitable Trust · Food for Lane County · Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation Trust · The Collins Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About McKay Family Foundation

How much does McKay Family Foundation give?
McKay Family Foundation reported 31 grants totaling $349,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 16 and 33 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does McKay Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (41%), Health (11%), Housing & Shelter (11%).
Who are McKay Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Food for Lane County ($125k), Relief Nursery Inc ($125k), Every Child Lane County ($120k).
Does McKay Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 23% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does McKay Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as McKay Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Chambers Family Foundation, The Oregon Community Foundation, The Autzen Foundation.
Where is McKay Family Foundation based?
McKay Family Foundation is based in OR.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 67 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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