Tennessee · Private foundation
The McDonnell Family Foundation
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.
- $468k
- Granted FY2018
- 12
- Grants FY2018
- 11
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 27%
- First-time grantees FY2018
Read this first · the figures below need context
57% of The McDonnell Family Foundation’s FY2024 grant dollars went to Community Foundation Of Greater Memphis Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2024 names 19 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2018, the last year The McDonnell Family Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 7 organizations, $468k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2018
- $25,000
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $100,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 10 to 11
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 4
- Total assets, FY2018
- $133M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 27% of the organizations The McDonnell Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 8% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 11 | $463k | 27% |
| FY2017 | 10 | $630k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Step Ahead Foundation Inc | $599,828 | 6 | 6% |
| Memphis Teacher Residency Inc | $300,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Church Health Center of Memphis Inc | $250,000 | 2 | 1% |
| University of Mississippi Foundation | $150,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The Hospitality Hub of Memphis | $100,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Porter-Leath | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Dixon Gallery and Gardens | $96,996 | 1 | 2% |
| Mid-South Food Bank | $50,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Webb School | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Slingshot Memphis Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
Show all 28 grantees
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 9 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.1M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The McDonnell Family Foundation 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.
Open a dossier: Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc · Christian Community Foundation of Memphis · The Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation · Thomas W Briggs Foundation Inc · Jr Hyde III Family Foundation · Rose Montgomery Johnston Family Foundation · The Urban Child Institute · The Assisi Foundation of Memphis Inc · Plough Foundation · Crews Family Foundation · Self Foundation · The Kresge Foundation
How this is measured
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About The McDonnell Family Foundation
- How much does The McDonnell Family Foundation give?
- The McDonnell Family Foundation reported 12 grants totaling $468,000 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 10 and 11 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does The McDonnell Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Philanthropy (45%), Education (12%), Human Services (10%).
- Who are The McDonnell Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: A Step Ahead Foundation Inc ($600k), Memphis Teacher Residency Inc ($300k), Church Health Center of Memphis Inc ($250k).
- Does The McDonnell Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 27% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The McDonnell Family Foundation 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 McDonnell Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc, Christian Community Foundation of Memphis, The Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation.
- Where is The McDonnell Family Foundation based?
- The McDonnell Family Foundation is based in TN.
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