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The McDonald Family Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$54k
Granted FY2024still arriving
18
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$20k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0192% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Youth Development$110kPhilanthropy$72kEducation$68kHuman Services$18kHealth$15kHousing & Shelter$12kArts & Culture$12kScience & Tech$3kOther$0
02FY2024 · 18 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k15 grants · $14k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $40k
$265
Median grant
4
States reached
$549k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BOYS GIRLS CLUBS OF BROWARD COUNTY$20,000
UNITED WAY OF BROWARD COUNTY$10,300
BROWARD PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION$10,000
NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY$6,000
JACK JILL CHILDREN'S CENTER$2,500
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF DAVIE$1,500
ELS FOR AUTISM$1,000
SPECIAL OLYMPICS FLORIDA$500
HISTORIC STRANAHAN HOUSE$265
BROWARD BULLDOG INC$250
BROWARD PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION$250
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION$250
HANDY INC$250
NOW PROGRAM$250
PLAY FOR PINK$250
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–23, $4k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%ARC BROWARD: $210 → 13%VICTORY LIVING PROGRAMS: $3k → 13%KIDS IN DISTRESS: $250 → 13%KIDS IN DISTRESS: $250 → 13%KIDS IN DISTRESS: $250 → 13%KIDS IN DISTRESS: $200 → 13%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

MT
IL
MI
NY
CA
DC
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

90%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$284k · 17 repeat orgs$33k to everyone else

17 repeat relationships: 11 still active in FY2024, 6 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
22

Total granted

$284k
$21k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+37%
+48%

Still filing today

53%
41%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 79% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $11k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24
HealthPhilanthropyEducationHuman ServicesHousing & ShelterCrime & LegalOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • UW
    UNITED WAY OF BROWARD COUNTY INC
    5× · 2020–2024 · $71k · revenue +42%
  • Nova Southeastern University Inc
    5× · 2020–2024 · $65k · revenue +37%
  • BP
    BROWARD PARTNERSHIP FOR THE HOMELESS INC
    3× · 2020–2023 · $6k · revenue +18%

Funded once

  • HO
    HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES MORTGAGE ASSIST & EFFECTIVE NEIGHBORHOOD SOLUTIONS INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $7k · revenue +136%
  • SI
    SISTRUNK INC
    one grant, 2020 · $3k
  • VL
    VICTORY LIVING PROGRAMS INC
    one grant, 2022 · $3k · revenue -29%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Broward House Inc

Mission the mission of broward house is to improve the quality of life for individuals impacted with chronic health challenges, including hiv, by providing pathways to wellness. vision providing hope and healing to our communities,

Human Services
2
University of Miami
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3
Barry University Inc

Barry university is a catholic institution of higher education founded by the adrian dominican sisters. with a liberal arts tradition, barry university is a scholarly community committed to the highest academic standards in undergraduate,…

Education
4
Broward Regional Health Planning Council

Broward regional health planning council is committed to delivering health and human service innovations at the national, state, and local level through planning, direct services, evaluation and capacity building.

Health
5
Healthy Mothers-Health Babies Coalition of Broward County Inc

Healthy mothers-healthy babies is dedicated to reducing infant deaths by providing resources and education to pregnant women, parents, and their families. the organization serves all families of broward county but focuses primarily on…

Health
6
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Inc

We harness the power of plants for humankind and share the joy and beauty of tropical gardening with everyone. fairchild tropical botanic garden is a museum of tropical plants within a world famous, 83-acre designed landscape. it was…

Environment
7
Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce

Founded in 1910, the greater fort lauderdale chamber of commerce is the oldest and largest business organization in broward county and it is apparent that throughout our history we have transitioned to better serve the business community.

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8
Partners for Breast Cancer Careinc

To provide public education and assistance to those without necessary resources and whom have the need for diagnosis and treatment of breast disease.

Health
9
Banner Health

Banner health's nonprofit mission is "making health care easier, so life can be better".

Health
10
Broward Moms Incorporated Dba Greater Fort Lauderdale Diaper Bank

The mission of the greater fort lauderdale diaper bank is to provide diapers to families in need in broward county while supporting community partners. we are committed to education, advocacy, and connecting families to essential…

Human Services
11
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc

Susan g. komen has an unmatched, comprehensive 360-degree approach to fighting breast cancer across all fronts and supporting millions of people in the u.s. and in countries worldwide. we advocate for policies to protect patients, drive…

Health
12
Broward Healthy Start Coalition

Our mission is to lead the broward county maternal child health system of care serving mothers, infants and families, promoting health and well-being to achieve a successful pregnancy and a healthy start in life. our vision is that all…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is United Way of Broward County Inc; the most unlike its peers is Share the Blessings Ministry Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

25 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 25 of the 46 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
24/25
Grantees still filing
18/25
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

BOYS GIRLS CLUBS OF BROWARD COUNTY: $109,500 · OtherBOYS GIRLS CLUBS OF BROWARD COUNTYBROWARD PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · OtherBROWARD PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION INCJEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: $7,500 · OtherJACK JILL CHILDREN'S CENTER: $7,025 · OtherSOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF DAVIE: $6,500 · Other+22 more: $12,791 · Other+22 moreUNITED WAY OF BROWARD COUNTY INC: $71,225 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY OF BROWARD COU…+2 more: $375 · PhilanthropyNova Southeastern University Inc: $65,250 · EducationNova Southeastern Univer…University of Miami: $2,500 · Education+1 more: $350 · EducationHOUSING OPPORTUNITIES MORTGAGE ASSIST & EFFECTIVE NEIGHBORHOOD SOLUTIONS INC: $6,500 · Housing & ShelterBROWARD PARTNERSHIP FOR THE HOMELESS INC: $5,750 · Housing & ShelterELS FOR AUTISM FOUNDATION: $3,000 · HealthHOLY CROSS HOSPITAL INC: $1,000 · HealthWARRIORS & QUIET WATERS FOUNDATION INC: $500 · HealthPINKBALL INC: $250 · HealthAMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION: $250 · HealthTOMORROW'S RAINBOW INC: $209 · Health+1 more: $100 · HealthVICTORY LIVING PROGRAMS INC: $2,500 · Human ServicesKIDS IN DISTRESS INC: $950 · Human ServicesARC BROWARD INC: $210 · Human ServicesSPECIAL OLYMPICS FLORIDA Inc: $2,000 · Recreation & Sports
Other$153,316Philanthropy$71,600Education$68,100Housing & Shelter$12,250Health$5,309Human Services$3,660Recreation & Sports$2,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUNITED WAY OF BROWARD COUNTY INC: $71,225 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetNova Southeastern University Inc: $65,250 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBROWARD PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHOUSING OPPORTUNITIES MORTGAGE ASSIST & EFFECTIVE NEIGHBORHOOD SOLUTIONS INC: $6,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetBROWARD PARTNERSHIP FOR THE HOMELESS INC: $5,750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetELS FOR AUTISM FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetVICTORY LIVING PROGRAMS INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetUniversity of Miami: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS FLORIDA Inc: $2,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHOLY CROSS HOSPITAL INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHUMANE SOCIETY OF BROWARD COUNTY INC: $950 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetKIDS IN DISTRESS INC: $950 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWARRIORS & QUIET WATERS FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBroward Bulldog Inc DBA Florida Bulldog: $450 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBROWARD PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC: $350 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPARKLAND CARES INC: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPLAY FOR PINK INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetARC BROWARD INC: $210 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTOMORROW'S RAINBOW INC: $209 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDREN'S OPPORTUNITY GROUP INC: $125 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSHARE THE BLESSINGS MINISTRY INC: $100 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFEEDING SOUTH FLORIDA INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

Community Foundation …The Thomas Family Fou…The Amaturo Family Fo…Bbx Capital Foundatio…Florida Panthers Foun…The Batchelor Foundat…Publix Super Markets …American Express Foun…The Bank of America C…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …
Community Foundation of Broward IncFL19.8× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of Broward Inc · The Thomas Family Foundation Inc · The Amaturo Family Foundation · Bbx Capital Foundation Inc · Florida Panthers Foundation Inc · The Batchelor Foundation Inc · Publix Super Markets Charities Inc · American Express Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The McDonald Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The McDonald Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 70%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 5%
  • United Way of Broward County Inc: 27% of income from government
  • Feeding South Florida Inc: 5% of income from government
  • Broward Partnership for the Homeless Inc: 5% of income from government
  • University of Miami: 5% of income from government
  • Nova Southeastern University Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Holy Cross Hospital Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Kids in Distress Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
7get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
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Find your warmest path to The McDonald Family Foundation Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

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 46 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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