Wm Mcnally Family Foundation
Saginaw, MI · EIN 38-2429175. Reported 176 grants totalling $3,289,057 to 84 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. 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. Wm Mcnally Family Foundation 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 $9,603. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $285,713. 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. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covenant Healthcare Found | Saginaw, MI | $500,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Children's Zoo at Celebration Squar | Saginaw, MI | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Valley Lutheran High School | Saginaw, MI | $285,713 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Camp Restore Detroit | Detroit, MI | $165,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cmu College of Medicine | Saginaw, MI | $135,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Saginaw Community Foundation | Saginaw, MI | $120,134 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| YMCA of Saginaw | Saginaw, MI | $105,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Children's Zoo at Celebration Square | Saginaw, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Major Chords for Minors | Saginaw, MI | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Svsu Foundation | University Center, MI | $98,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hospital Hospitality House | Saginaw, MI | $90,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Great Lakes Bay Health Center | Saginaw, MI | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rescue Ministries of Mid-Michigan | Saginaw, MI | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wellspring Lutheran Services | Saginaw, MI | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Concordia Seminary | St Louis, MO | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mayo Clinic Fdn | Rochester, MN | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Faith Lutheran Church | Bay City, MI | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Friends of Hoyt Park Foundation | Saginaw, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shine Bright Saginaw-Community Fdn | Saginaw, MI | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Temple Arts | Saginaw, MI | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Saginaw Promise Zone Authority | Saginaw, MI | $35,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Keys of Hope Foundation | Pontiac, MI | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Can Council | Saginaw, MI | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Great Lakes Bay Health Centers | Saginaw, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hunger Solutions Center | Saginaw, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Well of Saginaw Men's Shelter | Saginaw, MI | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Underground Railroad | Saginaw, MI | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Historical Society of Bridgeport | Bridgeport, MI | $24,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Mid Michigan Childrens Museum | Saginaw, MI | $21,784 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bridgeport Township Dda | Bridgeport, MI | $21,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boy Scouts of America Water & Woods | Flint, MI | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of the Glbr | Saginaw, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Faith Lutheran Church and Childcare | Bay City, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Pointe Christian Schools | Grand Rapids, MI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Svsu Dance Team | University Center, MI | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Lorenz Lutheran Church and School | Frankenmuth, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Council of Mi Foundations | Grand Rapids, MI | $19,850 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Saginaw Shiawassee Habitat for Huma | Saginaw, MI | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan | Saginaw, MI | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Alma College | Alma, MI | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters | Saginaw, MI | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| River Jordan Inc | Bay City, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saginaw STEM | Saginaw, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Saginaw Shiawassee Habitat for Humanity | Saginaw, MI | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Read Association of Saginaw Co | Saginaw, MI | $14,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Children's Grief Center of the Glbr | Midland, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Emmaus House | Saginaw, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| One Week One Street | Saginaw, MI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Saginaw Area Fireworks Inc | Saginaw, MI | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Saginaw Co Veterans Memorial Plaza | Sagninaw, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Saginaw Future | Saginaw, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Saginaw Future - Talent Attraction Init | Saginaw, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Temple Theater | Saginaw, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thomas Township Nature Preserve | Saginaw, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Urban Youth Tennis Foundation | Saginaw, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Child & Family Services of Saginaw | Saginaw, MI | $9,207 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| All Things Kabuki | Wasilla, AK | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Women of Colors | Saginaw, MI | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ahsrat Co | Saginaw, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Glbr | Midland, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Flint, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Community Village | Saginaw, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lutheran Special Education Ministri | Farmington Hills, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lutheran Special Education Ministries | Ann Arbor, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mt Calvary Lutheran Church | Greenville, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mission Opportunities Short Term | Ann Arbor, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army | Saginaw, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Special Olympics of Michigan | Bloomfield, MI | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| United Way of Saginaw County | Saginaw, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hidden Harvest | Saginaw, MI | $3,369 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| First Choice of Saginaw | Saginaw, MI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pit & Balcony | Saginaw, MI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bridgeport Township Parks & Rec | Bridgeport, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Old Town Soup Kitchen | Saginaw, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Peace Lutheran School | Saginaw, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Child and Family Services Saginaw | Saginaw, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cathedral of Mary of the Assumption | Saginaw, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lutheran Hour Ministries | St Louis, MO | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy | Bay City, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Frankenmuth Little Angels | Frankenmuth, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lead | Midland, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stand Up Award | Saginaw, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Old Town Christian Outreach Center | Saginaw, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
41 of 84 (49%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 65%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
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.
- Valley Lutheran High School
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR BUILDING - Camp Restore Detroit
PROMOTE THE COMEBACK CITY - Great Lakes Bay Health Center
FUNDS FOR QUALITY HEALTHCARE - Hospital Hospitality House
LODGING FOR FAMILIES IN HOSPITALS - YMCA of Saginaw
PROGRAMS DEVELOP HEALTHY SPIRIT BODY - Mayo Clinic Fdn
DIAGNOSE AND TREAT COMPLEX ILLNESS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 73 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | $716,513 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 33 | $664,769 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 38 | $634,284 | $8,750 |
| 2024 | 39 | $622,050 | $7,500 |
| 2025 | 37 | $651,441 | $10,000 |
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
96% of its giving went to organizations in Michigan. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $9,603. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Michigan.
- 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.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Wm Mcnally Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 5825 Dixie Highway, Saginaw, MI, 48601. 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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