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Elinor Jones McConnell Trust Fund

Accepts applications Myrtle Beach, South Carolina · EIN 256747287

Elinor Jones McConnell Trust Fund is a private foundation in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. In tax year 2025 it gave $169,700 in 14 grants; the typical grant was $6,250 and the largest $43,800. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $180,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$198,50012$0
2024$180,00016$30,100
2025$169,70014$2.1 million

How to apply

ContactLinda Long
P O Box 14702, Myrtle Beach, SC 29587
Phone or email(843) 424-9527
What to submitName and purpose of facility
Deadlines1031
RestrictionsApplicant must be a 501C3 funds are for animal protection and welfare

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Elinor Jones McConnell Trust Fund funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania14$169,700

Grants paid in 2025

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Animal Friends
Pittsburgh, PA
Animal shelter$43,800
Butler County Humane Society
Renfrew, PA
Animal shelter$39,000
Westmoreland County Humane Society
Greensburg, PA
Animal shelter$20,800
Humane Animal Rescue
Pittsburgh, PA
Animal rescue$15,000
Beaver County Humane Society
Monaca, PA
Animal shelter$13,000
Animal Care and Welfare
Pittsburgh, PA
Animal shelter$9,200
White Oak Animal Safe Haven
McKeesport, PA
Animal shelter$8,000
Individual
PA
Animal shelter$4,500
Individual
PA
Animal shelter$4,400
Bridge to Home Rescue
Evans City, PA
Animal rescue$3,200
Kiski Valley Cat Kitten Rescue
Apollo, PA
Animal rescue$3,000
Promises for Pets
Pittsburgh, PA
Animal shelter$2,800
Individual
PA
$1,800
Individual
PA
$1,200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Elinor Jones McConnell Trust Fund accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: 1031.

How much does Elinor Jones McConnell Trust Fund give?

$169,700 in tax year 2025, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $6,250.

Who runs Elinor Jones McConnell Trust Fund?

Its 2025 filing lists Linda Long (Trustee).

What does Elinor Jones McConnell Trust Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly animals.

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