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MCP Charitable Foundation

Preselected recipients only Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin · EIN 391419756

MCP Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. In tax year 2024 it gave $84,542 in 27 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $14,903. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $69,606 the year before.

29% 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$69,60619$1.9 million
2024$84,54227$2.2 million

How to apply

MCP Charitable Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What MCP Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 13 states, the most to Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
Virginia6$30,839
District of Columbia3$18,403
Wisconsin5$9,500
Michigan2$6,000
California2$4,000
Minnesota1$3,000
Ohio1$3,000
Texas2$2,000
Florida1$2,000
Georgia1$2,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 27 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Judicial Watch Inc
Washington, DC
Operations$14,903
The Leadership Institute
Arlington, VA
Operations$14,903
Americans for Prosperity Foundation
Arlington, VA
Operations$5,080
The Leadership Institute
Arlington, VA
Operations$5,080
Camp Five Museum Foundation Inc
Laona, WI
Operations and improvements$5,000
Ashland University
Ashland, OH
Support ashbrook center$3,000
Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
St Paul, MN
Operations$3,000
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, MI
Operations$3,000
Mackinac Center for Public Policy
Midland, MI
Operations$3,000
Prager University Foundation
Sherman Oaks, CA
Operations$3,000
The Fund for American Studies
Washington, DC
Operations$2,500
Americans for Prosperity Foundation
Arlington, VA
Operations$2,000
Foundation for Economic Education
Alanta, GA
Operations$2,000
George Mason University Foundation
Fairfax, VA
Mercatus center$2,000
James Madison Institute for Public
Tallahassee, FL
Operations$2,000
Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liber
Milwaukee, WI
Operations$2,000
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Williamsburg, VA
Operations$1,776
Wounded Warrior Project
Topeka, KS
Operations$1,500
National Association of Scholars
New York City, NY
Operations$1,300
American Stewards of Liberty Inc
Georgetown, TX
Operations$1,000
Barry Goldwater Institute for Publi
Phoenix, AZ
Operations$1,000
Claremont Institute
Claremont, CA
Operations$1,000
Institute for Reforming Government
Delafield, WI
Operations$1,000
The Fund for American Studies
Washington, DC
Operations$1,000
Young Americans for Liberty Foundat
Austin, TX
Operations$1,000
Friends of Hearthstone Inc
Appleton, WI
Operations$750
Stratford Area Historical Society I
Stratford, WI
Operations$750

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does MCP Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does MCP Charitable Foundation give?

$84,542 in tax year 2024, across 27 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs MCP Charitable Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Dudley D Pierce (President), Andrew G Pierce (Vice Preside), Phillip Prange (Vice Preside) and Mary C Pierce (Secretary Tr).

What does MCP Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and arts and culture.

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