The Mcmaster Family Foundation Inc
Ridgefield, CT · EIN 03-0577385. Reported 98 grants totalling $1,060,130 to 66 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Mcmaster Family Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $500. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $1,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $897,780. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Charitable | Cincinnati, OH | $897,780 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| First Congregational Church of Ridgefield | Ridgefield, CT | $54,750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The MIT Alumni Fund | Boston, MA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Christ Church Episcopal | Ponte Vedra, FL | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Christ Episcopal Churc Among the Oaks | Pnte Verde Beach, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Christ Church Serenata | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pie in the Sky Community Alliance | St Johns, FL | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Help Our Military Heroes | Easton, CT | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Betty Griffin House | St Augustine, FL | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Home Again St Johns | St Augustine, FL | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Psorisis Foundation | Alexandria, VA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Newport Festivals Foundation | Essex, MA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Center for Empowerment and Education | Danbury, CT | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Council on Aging | St Augustine, FL | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Episcopal Relief & Development | New York, NY | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Help Our Miltary Heroes | Easton, CT | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Psorisis Foundation | Portland, OR | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church | Danbury, CT | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Keeler Tavern Preservation Society Inc | Ridgefield, CT | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Alpha Omega Miricle Home | St Augustine, FL | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ann's Place | Danbury, CT | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Chemical Society - Project Seed | Wasington, DC | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Episcopal Relief & Development | Merrifeld, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Evelyn C Peeler Children's Holiday Gift Fund | Ridgefield, CT | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Housatonic Habitat for Humanity | Danbury, CT | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hislight International Ministries | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Learn to Read of St John's County | St Augustine, FL | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| National Pku Alliance | New York, NY | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Prospector Theater | Ridgefield, CT | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Regional Hospice & Pallitive Care Center | Danbury, CT | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Francis House | St Augustine, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Center for Empowerment & Education | Danbury, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Home Inc | Orland, ME | $700 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Als Associaation Fl Chapter | Tampa, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Als Association of Fl | Tampa, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Als Association of Fl | Calabasas Hills, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Chemical Society | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Anns Place | Danbury, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Esch of St John's County | St Augustine, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Evelyn C Peeler Childrens Holiday Gift Fund | Ridgefield, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Gtm Reserve | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Gtm Preserve | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Guiding Eyes for the Blind | Yorktown Heights, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Guidng Eyes for the Blind | Yorktown Heights, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Learn to Read of St Johns County | St Augustine, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ms Hospice | West Jefferson, NC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Regional Hospice and Palliative Care Center | Danbury, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ridgefield Operation for Animal Rescue | Ridgefield, CT | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Francis House | St Augustine, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Francis Housing & Crisis Center | St Augustine, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Gerard Campus | St Augustine, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Joseph Catholic Church | Somers, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Church | Somers, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Rye Brook, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Uf Foundation | Gainesville, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Uf Foundation (u Florida) | Gainesville, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wolf Conservation Center | South Salem, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wolfson's Children's Hospital | Jacksonville, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Smile Train | New York, NY | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Make-a-Wish | Trumbull, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rides for Ridgefield | Ridgefield, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ridgefield Volunteer Fire Dept | Ridgefield, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ridgefield Volunteer Fire Department | Ridgefield, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Special Olympics of Florida | Clermont, FL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Gerard Campus | St Augustine, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Andrew Mcdonaugh B Foundation | Wilmington, DE | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
24 of 66 (36%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 36%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Fidelity Charitable
MCMASTER DONOR ADVISED FUND - First Congregational Church of Ridgefield
Charitable giving to public charity
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 29 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 37 | $58,250 | $500 |
| 2022 | 28 | $52,600 | $500 |
| 2023 | 32 | $51,500 | $500 |
| 2024 | 1 | $897,780 | $897,780 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 85% of this one's giving went to organizations in Ohio. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Ohio.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Mcmaster Family Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 164 Peaceable Hill Rd, Ridgefield, CT, 06877. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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