Georgia · Private foundation
The Jim & Paula McDonald Charitable Trus
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $1.3M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 4
- Grants FY2025
- 7
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 29%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $200,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $875,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 15
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 4
- Total assets, FY2025
- $12M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 29% of the organizations The Jim & Paula McDonald Charitable Trus funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 4 | $1.3M | 25% |
| FY2024 | 7 | $1.1M | 29% |
| FY2023 | 6 | $990k | 50% |
| FY2022 | 12 | $856k | 25% |
| FY2021 | 15 | $1.1M | 33% |
| FY2020 | 14 | $868k | 64% |
| FY2019 | 15 | $357k | 33% |
| FY2018 | 13 | $686k | 62% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital Corporation | $3,332,000 | 6 | 0% |
| New Hope Baptist Church | $558,332 | 4 | n/a |
| St Xavier High School Inc | $490,000 | 7 | n/a |
| Greater Atlanta Christian Schools Inc | $88,210 | 4 | 0% |
| National Association of Basketball Coaches Foundation Inc | $75,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Fitms Neurobalance Center | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation | $6,750 | 5 | 0% |
| Breakthrough T1d | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| American Cancer Society Inc | $1,775 | 3 | 0% |
Show all 21 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital Corporation | $3,332,000 | 6 | 0% |
| New Hope Baptist Church | $558,332 | 4 | n/a |
| St Xavier High School Inc | $490,000 | 7 | n/a |
| Greater Atlanta Christian Schools Inc | $88,210 | 4 | 0% |
| National Association of Basketball Coaches Foundation Inc | $75,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Fitms Neurobalance Center | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation | $6,750 | 5 | 0% |
| Breakthrough T1d | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| American Cancer Society Inc | $1,775 | 3 | 0% |
| American Legion Post 251 Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The Hap Foundation Inc (F/K/A Journeycare Foundation) | $1,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Angel Flight Inc | $700 | 2 | 2% |
| Barrington Area Comm Foundation Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Shriners' Hospital for Children | $400 | 1 | 0% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc | $350 | 2 | 0% |
| Elk Volunteer Fire Department | $250 | 1 | n/a |
| Turning Point USA Inc | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| The 100 Club of Illinois | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Parkinson's Foundation Inc | $100 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 29 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.9M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Jim & Paula McDonald Charitable Trus supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
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How this is measured
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About The Jim & Paula McDonald Charitable Trus
- How much does The Jim & Paula McDonald Charitable Trus give?
- The Jim & Paula McDonald Charitable Trus reported 4 grants totaling $1,300,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 15 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does The Jim & Paula McDonald Charitable Trus fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (71%), Education (14%), Religion (7%).
- Who are The Jim & Paula McDonald Charitable Trus's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Children's Hospital Corporation ($3.3M), New Hope Baptist Church ($558k), St Xavier High School Inc ($490k).
- Does The Jim & Paula McDonald Charitable Trus fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 29% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Jim & Paula McDonald Charitable Trus accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Jim & Paula McDonald Charitable Trus?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include American Endowment Foundation, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc.
- Where is The Jim & Paula McDonald Charitable Trus based?
- The Jim & Paula McDonald Charitable Trus is based in GA.
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