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Mackinnon Family Charitable Foundation

Accepts applications Williston, Vermont · EIN 046925848

Mackinnon Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Williston, Vermont. In tax year 2024 it gave $55,000 in 31 grants; the typical grant was $500 and the largest $25,300. 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 $50,000 the year before.

26% of its 2024 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$50,00031$994,797
2024$55,00031$1.1 million

How to apply

ContactLarry D Mackinnon
192 Overlake View, Williston, VT 05495
Phone or email(802) 876-7726
What to submitSimple letter request with a copy of their IRS determination letter as a 501(c)(3) organization.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Mackinnon Family Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 14 states, the most to Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania1$25,300
Vermont2$8,000
New Jersey5$6,150
New York7$5,400
Virginia2$2,500
Missouri3$1,500
Colorado2$1,500
Maine2$1,250
New Hampshire2$1,000
California1$500

Grants paid in 2024

All 31 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Penn State University
University Park, PA
Charitable$25,300
Essex Alliance Church
Essex JCT, VT
Charitable$7,500
New Jersey Audubon Society
Cape May, NJ
Charitable$4,550
The New Community School
Richmond, VA
Educational$2,000
St Lawrence University
Canton, NY
Educational$1,950
United Methodist Committee
New York, NY
Charitable$1,000
Durango Trails
Durango, CO
Charitable$750
Oak Tree Youth Resources
Durango, CO
Charitable$750
Planned Parenthood Federation
New York, NY
Charitable$750
Portland Trails
Portland, ME
Charitable$750
American Foundation for Suicide
New York, NY
Charitable$500
American Red Cross
Cape May Courthouse, NJ
Charitable$500
American Society of Church History
Minneapolis, MN
Charitable$500
Atlantic City Rescue Mission
Atlantic City, NJ
Charitable$500
Community Food Bank of New Jersey
Hillside, NJ
Charitable$500
Community Food Cupboard Inc
Manchester Center, VT
Charitable$500
Family Promise of Southern NH
Nashua, NH
Charitable$500
Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital
St Louis, MO
Charitable$500
Great Rivers Environmental Law Center
Saint Louis, MO
Charitable$500
Harrison Maine Food Bank
Harrison, ME
Charitable$500
Hudson Community Food Pantry
Hudson, MA
Charitable$500
Island Conservation Long Marine Lab Center for Ocean Health
Santa Cruz, CA
Educational$500
Nashua Soup Kitchen & Shelter
Nashua, NH
Charitable$500
Newtown Action Alliance
Newtown, CT
Charitable$500
Planned Parenthood Action Fund
New York, NY
Charitable$500
The Carver Project
Saint Louis, MO
Charitable$500
The Nature Conservancy
Arlington, VA
Charitable$500
National Parks Conservation Assoc
Washington, DC
Charitable$400
St Peter's United Methodist Church
Ocean City, NY
Charitable$400
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs, NY
Educational$300
American Cancer Society
Cherry Hill, NJ
Charitable$100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Mackinnon Family Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Mackinnon Family Charitable Foundation give?

$55,000 in tax year 2024, across 31 grants, with a typical grant of $500.

Who runs Mackinnon Family Charitable Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Larry D Mackinnon (Trustee), Janis L Buckelew (None), Lynn A Valeri (None) and Susan M Browse (None).

What does Mackinnon Family Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, faith communities and environment and conservation.

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