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The McDaniel Family Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Dalton, Georgia · EIN 582339066

The McDaniel Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Dalton, Georgia. In tax year 2025 it gave $111,550 in 21 grants; the typical grant was $1,500 and the largest $55,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $94,480 the year before.

29% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$84,05328$674,275
2024$94,48027$611,192
2025$111,55021$434,288

How to apply

ContactWayne McDaniel
PO Box 33, Chatsworth, GA 30705
Phone or email(706) 695-2110, wmcdan9821@aol.com
What to submitVerbal or written requests with proof of exempt status

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The McDaniel Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Georgia.

StateGrantsAmount
Georgia18$107,900
California1$2,000
Virginia1$1,150
District of Columbia1$500

Grants paid in 2025

All 21 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Ga Northwestern Technical College
Dalton, GA
Charitable contribution$55,000
First Baptist Church of Chatsworth
Chatsworth, GA
Charitable contribution$14,200
Dalton State College
Dalton, GA
Charitable contribution$7,500
Spring Place School
Chatsworth, GA
Charitable contribution$6,200
First United Methodist Chatsworth
Chatsworth, GA
Charitable contribution$5,000
Gideons International
Chatsworth, GA
Charitable contribution$5,000
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA
Charitable contribution$2,500
Boys and Girls Club
Dalton, GA
Charitable contribution$2,000
Murray County Next Steps
Chatsworth, GA
Charitable contribution$2,000
Trust for Public Land
San Francisco, CA
Charitable contribution$2,000
Bethel Methodist Church
Dalton, GA
Charitable contribution$1,500
Oscar N Jonas Foundation
Dalton, GA
Charitable contribution$1,500
Spring Place Ruritan
Dublin, VA
Charitable contribution$1,150
Murray County High School
Chatsworth, GA
Charitable contribution$1,000
Compassion House
Dalton, GA
Charitable contribution$1,000
Homeland Baptist Church
Chatworth, GA
Charitable contribution$1,000
North Murray High School
Chatsworth, GA
Charitable contribution$1,000
Northwest Ga Family Crisis Center
Dalton, GA
Charitable contribution$500
Uso
Washington, DC
Charitable contribution$500
Love T Nolan Elementary School
College Park, GA
Charitable contribution$500
Spring Place Cemetery
Chatsworth, GA
Charitable contribution$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The McDaniel Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The McDaniel Family Foundation Inc give?

$111,550 in tax year 2025, across 21 grants, with a typical grant of $1,500.

Who runs The McDaniel Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists David McDaniel (President) and Wayne McDaniel (Treasurer).

What does The McDaniel Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and faith communities.

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