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The McCown Family Foundation

Accepts applications Portola Valley, California · EIN 943303581

The McCown Family Foundation is a private foundation in Portola Valley, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $35,981 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $12,981. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $15,000 the year before.

89% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$15,0001$457,380
2024$35,98110$480,781

How to apply

ContactThe McCown Family Foundation George
180 Lucero Way, Portola Valley, CA 94028
Phone or email(650) 854-6000
What to submitNo specific form has been established
RestrictionsThis foundation will support educational, scientific, religious, literary, and charitable activities. Support of other charitable organizations will be reviewed and evaluated by the board.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The McCown Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California10$35,981

Grants paid in 2024

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Synapse School
Menlo Park, CA
General support$12,981
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
Redwood City, CA
Hoover institute - general support$11,000
Six Seconds
Freedom, CA
General support$5,000
American Himalayan Foundation
San Francisco, CA
General support$1,000
Stroke Onward Inc
Portola Valley, CA
Capital campaign$1,000
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
Redwood City, CA
Stanford institute for economic policy research - general support$1,000
Sierra Club Foundation
Oakland, CA
General support$1,000
Sutter Bay Medical Foundation
Sacramento, CA
General support$1,000
Kqed Inc
San Francisco, CA
General support$1,000
Sequoia Hospital Foundation
Redwood City, CA
General support$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The McCown Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The McCown Family Foundation give?

$35,981 in tax year 2024, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs The McCown Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists George E McCown (President), Karen Stone McCown (Cfo) and Pamela Swain (Secretary).

What does The McCown Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and health.

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