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Margaret L McQuinn Scholarship Foundation

Preselected recipients only Meadow Vista, California · EIN 450499860

Margaret L McQuinn Scholarship Foundation is a private foundation in Meadow Vista, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $331,000 in 57 grants; the typical grant was $7,000 and the largest $7,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $313,000 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$181,50036$4.0 million
2024$313,00042$4.2 million
2025$331,00057$4.3 million

How to apply

Its grants go to individuals, not organizations. Every grant in its 2025 filing was paid to an individual (for example a scholarship or assistance with costs), so it is not a funding prospect for a nonprofit.

Margaret L McQuinn Scholarship Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Margaret L McQuinn Scholarship Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California56$329,000
Pennsylvania1$2,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 57 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
CA
Scholarship$7,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$7,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$7,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$7,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$7,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$7,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$7,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$7,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$7,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$7,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$7,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$7,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$7,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$7,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$7,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$7,000
Individual
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Scholarship$7,000
Individual
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Scholarship$7,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$7,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$7,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$7,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$7,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$7,000
Individual
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Scholarship$7,000
Individual
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Scholarship$7,000
Individual
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Scholarship$7,000
Individual
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Scholarship$7,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$7,000
Individual
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Scholarship$7,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$7,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$6,500
Individual
CA
Scholarship$6,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$6,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$6,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$6,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$6,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$6,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$6,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$6,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$6,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Margaret L McQuinn Scholarship Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Margaret L McQuinn Scholarship Foundation give?

$331,000 in tax year 2025, across 57 grants, with a typical grant of $7,000.

Who runs Margaret L McQuinn Scholarship Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Linda Larkin (Executive Direc), Ronald Goldman (Secretary) and Casandra Pritchard (Director).

What does Margaret L McQuinn Scholarship Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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