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Donna & Harry B McDonald Charitable Tr

Accepts applications Columbus, Ohio · EIN 476599329

Donna & Harry B McDonald Charitable Tr is a private foundation in Columbus, Ohio. In tax year 2025 it gave $492,500 in 43 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $60,000. 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 $363,500 the year before.

33% 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$350,50042$5.8 million
2024$363,50040$6.0 million
2025$492,50043$6.2 million

How to apply

ContactDonna Harry McDonald Charitable
101 West Prospect Ave, Cleveland, OH 44115
Phone or email(216) 694-5656
What to submitForm is available upon request

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Donna & Harry B McDonald Charitable Tr funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 11 states, the most to Ohio.

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio29$325,000
Indiana2$35,000
Maryland2$27,500
Georgia2$25,000
Virginia2$20,000
Florida1$15,000
District of Columbia1$10,000
New York1$10,000
Tennessee1$10,000
Wisconsin1$10,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 43 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Benedictine High School Inc
Cleveland, OH
General operating$60,000
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
General operating$30,000
Little Sisters of the Poor
Baltimore, MD
General operating$20,000
Greater Cleveland Food Bank
Cleveland, OH
General operating$20,000
Arthritis Foundation
Atlanta, GA
General operating$20,000
Wounded Warrior Project
Jacksonville, FL
General operating$15,000
The Salvation Army
Alexandria, VA
General operating$15,000
Nationwide Childrens Hospital Foundation
Columbus, OH
General operating$15,000
Rotary Club of Columbus Ohio
Hilliard, OH
General operating$15,000
St Andrews Abbey
Cleveland, OH
General operating$15,000
West Side Catholic Center
Cleveland, OH
General operating$15,000
Hospice of the Western Reserve Inc
Cleveland, OH
General operating$15,000
KCNA2 Epilepsy Inc
Broadview HTS, OH
General operating$15,000
St Jeromes Church
E Rochester, NY
General operating$10,000
GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer
Washington, DC
General operating$10,000
2nd and 7 Foundation
New Albany, OH
General operating$10,000
Cristo Rey Columbus High School
Columbus, OH
General operating$10,000
Purcell Marian High School
Cincinnati, OH
General operating$10,000
Upper Arlington Education Foundation
Columbus, OH
General operating$10,000
Bishop Watterson High School
Columbus, OH
General operating$10,000
Ohio Health Foundation
Columbus, OH
General operating$10,000
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
General operating$10,000
St Peters Church
Canton, OH
General operating$10,000
Jesuit Retreat House
Oshkosh, WI
General operating$10,000
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital Inc
Memphis, TN
General operating$10,000
Ashtabula St John School
Ashtabula, OH
General operating$10,000
The Homeless Families Foundation
Columbus, OH
General operating$7,500
Unverferth House Inc
Columbus, OH
General operating$7,500
Catholic Diocese of Columbus
Columbus, OH
General operating$7,500
Junior League of Columbus Inc
Columbus, OH
General operating$7,500
St Charles High School
Waldorf, MD
General operating$7,500
American Cancer Society
Kennesaw, GA
General operating$5,000
St Josephs Home for the Blind
Englewood Cliffs, NJ
General operating$5,000
Ohio State University Foundation
Columbus, OH
General operating$5,000
Special Olympics
Columbus, OH
General operating$5,000
Recovery Resources Cleveland
Cleveland, OH
General operating$5,000
Malachi House Inc
Cleveland, OH
General operating$5,000
Miller Garden Club
Gary, IN
General operating$5,000
Cure JM Foundation
Leesburg, VA
General operating$5,000
Rock It Out
Lakewood, OH
General operating$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Donna & Harry B McDonald Charitable Tr accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Donna & Harry B McDonald Charitable Tr give?

$492,500 in tax year 2025, across 43 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Donna & Harry B McDonald Charitable Tr?

Its 2025 filing lists Huntington National Bank (Trustee).

What does Donna & Harry B McDonald Charitable Tr fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, health and faith communities.

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