The McNamara Purcell Foundation

EIN 367293187 Private Foundation

Chicago, IL 60606 |(847) 405-1069

Total Given 2020–2024
$4.2M
128 grants · $844K avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$15K
typical small grants · $5K–$28K
grant size
37%
supporter · 29/79 multi-year
repeat
$27.4M
Assets (2024)
79
Distinct Recipients

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Phone (847) 405-1069
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2019 N/A $20.3M $609K N/A
2020 $999K $20.9M $600K 36
2022 $1.1M $21.3M $2.1M 33
2023 $777K $24.0M $1.0M 34
2024 $1.4M $27.4M $2.6M 25

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 128 grants on record

Minimum
$500
25th Pctl
$5K
Median
$15K
Average
$33K
75th Pctl
$28K
Maximum
$400K

Geographic Distribution


Texas Counties Served

9.4% of US grants · Rank #3 of 20 states $545K across 12 grants 2 of 254 counties

Top 2 counties

  1. 1 Tarrant 11 grants · $540K
  2. 2 Bexar 1 grant · $5K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (128 total)

Purpose
University of ND - 1M Endowment to ND Grads Notre Dame, IN $400,000 UNRESTRICTED 2024
USD Golf Project San Diego, CA $300,000 UNRESTRICTED 2022
University of Notre Dame - Friends of ND NIL Effor Notre Dame, IN $250,000 UNRESTRCITED 2022
University of Notre Dame - Friends of ND NIL Effor Notre Dame, IN $250,000 UNRESTRCITED 2023
Intermountain Foundation Park City Hospital Park City, UT $200,000 UNRESTRICTED 2020
St Joseph and St Francis Wilmette, IL $200,000 UNRESTRICTED 2024
Ms Research Center of NY - Annual Dinner New York, NY $175,000 UNRESTRICTED 2024
Donor Advised Trust at Fidelity Covington, KY $125,000 UNRESTRICTED 2020
TCU Dean's Discretionary Fund Fort Worth, TX $100,000 UNRESTRICTED 2020
Loyola Academy Rex Englebert First Responders Awar Chicago, IL $80,000 Unrestricted 2024
Intermountain Research and Medical Foundation Murray, UT $75,000 UNRESTRICTED 2020
TCU Business School Building Campaign Fort Worth, TX $75,000 UNRESTRICTED 2020
Texas Christian University - DEANS DISCR FUND Fort Worth, TX $75,000 UNRESTRICTED 2022
American Enterprise Institute Washington DC, DC $50,000 UNRESTRICTED 2020
Cristo REY Network Chicago, IL $50,000 UNRESTRICTED 2020
Cristo REY Network Chicago, IL $50,000 UNRESTRICTED 2022
Texas Christian University - DEANS DISCR FUND Fort Worth, TX $50,000 UNRESTRICTED 2023
Multiple Myeloma - Chicago Dinner Norwalk, CT $50,000 UNRESTRICTED 2024
Texas Christian University - DEANS DISCR FUND Fort Worth, TX $50,000 UNRESTRICTED 2024
University of Notre Dame - Friends of ND NIL Effor Notre Dame, IN $50,000 UNRESTRCITED 2024
TCU Flying T. Club (NIL) Forth Worth, TX $50,000 Unrestricted 2024
High Point University Friends of HPU Collective High Point, NC $50,000 UNRESTRICTED 2024
USD - the Ole Foundation San Diego, CA $50,000 UNRESTRICTED 2024
Loyola Academy Rex Englebert First Responders Awar Chicago, IL $40,000 Unrestricted 2023
Leader Dogs Rochester Hills, MI $40,000 Unrestricted 2024

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