Private foundation · EIN 36-4507175 · Lincoln, MA · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where James S McDonnell Family Foundation's grants went
It reported $8.49M in grants paid across 40 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 82.2% of those dollars to 29 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $6.98M 29 lines
- No confident match $1.51M 11
What its filing says about applications
Preselected only It checked the 990-PF box saying it only gives to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 38 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis & Elkins College Elkins, WV · EIN 55-0357021 | $4,245,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Donald Danforth Plant Science Center Saint Louis, MO · EIN 31-1584621 | $945,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| St Louis Community Foundation Clayton, MO · no confident EIN match | $566,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Unmatched Help match |
| Mo Bontanical Gardens St Louis, MO · no confident EIN match | $390,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Unmatched Help match |
| Stl Life Sciences Projects St Louis, MO · no confident EIN match | $265,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Unmatched Help match |
| The Opportunity Trust D/B/A Zest Education St Louis, MO · EIN 82-1838644 | $247,500 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same city 1.00 |
| St Louis County Library Foundation Saint Louis, MO · EIN 43-1863977 | $205,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Teach St Louis Saint Louis, MO · EIN 30-1000654 | $200,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same city 1.00 |
| Gateway Global American Youth and Business Association St Louis, MO · no confident EIN match | $160,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Unmatched Help match |
| Micds Scholarship Fund Saint Louis, MO · EIN 43-1220528 | $135,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 0.59 |
| The Saint Louis Zoo Association Saint Louis, MO · EIN 43-1727309 | $135,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund Boston, MA · EIN 11-0303001 | $126,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Known alias 1.00 |
| Great Rivers Environmental Law Center Saint Louis, MO · EIN 43-1943334 | $100,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same city 1.00 |
| Teach for America New York, NY · EIN 13-3541913 | $100,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Known alias 1.00 |
| The Little Bit Foundation Maryland Hts, MO · EIN 20-0126713 | $100,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Exact name 1.00 |
| Washington University St Louis, MO · EIN 43-0653611 | $100,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same city 1.00 |
| Trustees of Tufts College Medford, MA · EIN 04-2103634 | $95,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same ZIP 0.99 |
| Karkhana Global Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match | $75,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Unmatched Help match |
| The University of Texas Foundation Austin, TX · EIN 74-1587488 | $35,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches Washington, DC · EIN 53-0196605 | $25,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Known alias 1.00 |
| Scripps College Claremont, CA · EIN 95-1664123 | $25,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Environment America Research and Policy Center Denver, CO · EIN 13-4339865 | $20,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| The Minneapolis Foundation Minneapolis, MN · EIN 41-6029402 | $20,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same street 1.00 |
| Boston Foundation Boston, MA · EIN 04-2104021 | $20,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Turn the Page Stl Saint Louis, MO · EIN 84-2055559 | $15,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Aim High St Louis Saint Louis, MO · EIN 43-1582098 | $10,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same city 1.00 |
| Trustees of Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA · EIN 04-2103545 | $10,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same street 0.79 |
| Characterplus Saint Louis, MO · EIN 20-5696782 | $10,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Community School Association Saint Louis, MO · EIN 43-0653286 | $10,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Cortex Saint Louis, MO · EIN 30-0082817 | $10,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest Chicago, IL · EIN 36-3866530 | $10,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 0.87 |
| Home Works - Thvp Saint Louis, MO · EIN 45-4572322 | $10,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| John Burroughs School Saint Louis, MO · EIN 43-0652619 | $10,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| The Recycling Partnership Washington, DC · EIN 37-1622018 | $10,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Exact name 1.00 |
| Community Funds New York, NY · no confident EIN match | $10,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Unmatched Help match |
| Mo Coalition for the Environment Saint Louis, MO · no confident EIN match | $10,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Unmatched Help match |
| Princeton University - Trustees Princeton, NJ · no confident EIN match | $10,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Unmatched Help match |
| St James School St Louis, MO · no confident EIN match | $5,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Unmatched Help match |
2 more lines ($20K) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
Foundations that fund the same organizations
- Amazonsmile Foundation Seattle, WA
20 recipients in common - The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Charlotte, NC
15 recipients in common - The Pfizer Foundation New York, NY
12 recipients in common - Verizon Foundation Basking Ridge, NJ
10 recipients in common - Edward Jones Foundation St Louis, MO
10 recipients in common - The Cigna Group Foundation Philadelphia, PA
9 recipients in common - Enterprise Holdings Foundation Saint Louis, MO
9 recipients in common - Shell USA Company Foundation Houston, TX
8 recipients in common
Where this comes from
Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.