Funding search · EIN 030577385 · Ridgefield, CT

The McMaster Family Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

62
grants reported
$1.0M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • Fidelity Charitable2 grants · $897,961
  • First Congregational Church of Ridgefield1 grant · $18,000
  • First Congregational Church of Ridgefield1 grant · $16,250
  • Christ Church Episcopal1 grant · $11,000
  • The MIT Alumni Fund2 grants · $10,000
  • Christ Episcopal Churc Among the Oaks1 grant · $10,000
  • Pie in the Sky Community Alliance1 grant · $2,500
  • Pie in the Sky Community Alliance1 grant · $2,500
  • Episcopal Relief & Development2 grants · $2,000
  • Home Again St Johns2 grants · $2,000

Giving over time

$52,600
2022
$51,500
2023
$897,780
2024
$181
2025

Grant history

All 62 reported grants, largest first.

  • $897,780

    Fidelity Charitable · Cincinnati, OH · 2024

    Mcmaster donor advised fund

  • $18,000

    First Congregational Church of Ridgefield · Ridgefield, CT · 2022

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $16,250

    First Congregational Church of Ridgefield · Ridgefield, CT · 2023

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $11,000

    Christ Church Episcopal · Ponte Vedra, FL · 2022

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $10,000

    Christ Episcopal Churc Among the Oaks · Pnte Verde Beach, FL · 2023

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $5,000

    The MIT Alumni Fund · Boston, MA · 2023

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $5,000

    The MIT Alumni Fund · Cambridge, MA · 2022

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $2,500

    Pie in the Sky Community Alliance · St Johns, FL · 2023

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $2,500

    Pie in the Sky Community Alliance · Hastings, FL · 2022

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $2,000

    Help Our Military Heroes · Easton, CT · 2023

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $1,500

    National Psorisis Foundation · Portland, OR · 2023

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $1,500

    Help Our Miltary Heroes · Easton, CT · 2022

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $1,500

    National Psorisis Foundation · Alexandria, VA · 2022

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $1,000

    Betty Griffin House · St Augustine, FL · 2023

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $1,000

    Episcopal Relief & Development · Merrifeld, VA · 2023

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $1,000

    Home Again St Johns · St Augustine, FL · 2023

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $1,000

    The Center for Empowerment and Education · Danbury, CT · 2023

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $1,000

    Betty Griffin House · St Augustine, FL · 2022

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $1,000

    Episcopal Relief & Development · New York, NY · 2022

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $1,000

    Home Again St Johns · St Augustine, FL · 2022

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $1,000

    Newport Festivals Foundation · Essex, MA · 2022

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $1,000

    The Center for Empowerment & Education · Danbury, CT · 2022

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $500

    Alpha Omega Miricle Home · St Augustine, FL · 2023

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $500

    Als Associaation Fl Chapter · Tampa, FL · 2023

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $500

    American Chemical Society · Washington, DC · 2023

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $500

    Anns Place · Danbury, CT · 2023

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $500

    Council On Aging · St Augustine, FL · 2023

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $500

    Evelyn C Peeler Childrens Holiday Gift Fund · Ridgefield, CT · 2023

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $500

    Friends of the Gtm Reserve · Ponte Vedra Beach, FL · 2023

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $500

    Guiding Eyes for the Blind · Yorktown Heights, NY · 2023

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $500

    Home · Orland, ME · 2023

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $500

    Housatonic Habitat for Humanity · Danbury, CT · 2023

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $500

    Learn To Read of St Johns County · St Augustine, FL · 2023

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $500

    Ms Hospice · West Jefferson, NC · 2023

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $500

    National Pku Alliance · New York, NY · 2023

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $500

    Prospector Theater · Ridgefield, CT · 2023

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $500

    Regional Hospice and Palliative Care Center · Danbury, CT · 2023

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $500

    St Francis Housing & Crisis Center · St Augustine, FL · 2023

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $500

    St Gerard Campus · St Augustine, FL · 2023

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $500

    St Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church · Danbury, CT · 2023

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $500

    The Keeler Tavern Preservation Society · Ridgefield, CT · 2023

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $500

    Als Association of Fl · Tampa, FL · 2022

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $500

    American Chemical Society Project Seed · Wasington, DC · 2022

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $500

    Ann'S Place · Danbury, CT · 2022

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $500

    Council On Aging · St Augustine, FL · 2022

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $500

    Evelyn C Peeler Children'S Holiday Gift Fund · Ridgefield, CT · 2022

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $500

    Guidng Eyes for the Blind · Yorktown Heights, NY · 2022

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $500

    Learn To Read of St John'S County · St Augustine, FL · 2022

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $500

    National Pku Alliance · New York, NY · 2022

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $500

    Prospector Theater · Ridgefield, CT · 2022

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $500

    Regional Hospice & Pallitive Care Center · Danbury, CT · 2022

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $500

    St Francis House · St Augustine, FL · 2022

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $500

    St Joseph Catholic Church · Somers, NY · 2022

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $500

    St Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church · Danbury, CT · 2022

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $500

    The Keeler Tavern Preservation Society · Ridgefield, CT · 2022

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $500

    Uf Foundation · Gainesville, FL · 2022

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $500

    Wolf Conservation Center · South Salem, NY · 2022

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $250

    Rides for Ridgefield · Ridgefield, CT · 2023

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $250

    Ridgefield Operation for Animal Rescue · Ridgefield, CT · 2023

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $250

    Ridgefield Volunteer Fire Dept · Ridgefield, CT · 2023

    Charitable giving to public charity

  • $181

    Fidelity Charitable · Cincinnati, OH · 2025

    Mcmaster donor advised fund

  • $100

    Andrew McDonaugh B Foundation · Wilmington, DE · 2022

    Charitable giving to public charity

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.