Funding search · EIN 874025113 · Downers Grove, IL
The Donald McNeeley 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.
- 47
- grants reported
- $134,126
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $2,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Guardian Angels3 grants · $14,335
- Humanitarian Service Project2 grants · $11,479
- Fabricators & Manufacturers Association1 grant · $10,000
- Build Each Other Up1 grant · $10,000
- South Bend Youth Hockey1 grant · $10,000
- Indian Boundry Ymca2 grants · $7,000
- Lauren Brown2 grants · $6,000
- Erin Davy3 grants · $6,000
- Riley Gambino3 grants · $6,000
- Jack Schroeder3 grants · $6,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 47 reported grants, largest first.
- $11,280
Guardian Angels · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $11,000
Humanitarian Service Project · Carol Stream, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Build Each Other Up · Park Ridge, IL · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Fabricators & Manufacturers Association · Elgin, IL · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
South Bend Youth Hockey · South Bend, IN · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Penfed Foundation · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
The Woman'S Board of Rush University Medical · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Travis John · Medinah, IL · 2023
Mld fund-raising for his son
- $5,000
Indian Boundry Ymca · Downers Grove, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $4,000
Lauren Brown · Canton, IL · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,000
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable
- $2,000
Abby Pohodich · Chicago, IL · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,000
Erin Davy · Champaign, IL · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,000
Jack Schroeder · Columbus, OH · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,000
Joseph Brady · Iowa City, IA · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,000
Lauren Brown · Canton, IL · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,000
Lillian Marks · Bloomington, IN · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,000
National Pku Alliance · Roanoke, VA · 2024
Charitable
- $2,000
Riley Gambino · Notre Dame, IN · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,000
Abby Pohodich · Chicago, IL · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Erin Davy · Champaign, IL · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Indian Boundry Ymca · Downers Grove, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $2,000
Jack Schroeder · Columbus, OH · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Joseph Brady · Iowa City, IA · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Riley Gambino · Notre Dame, IN · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Robert Emery · West Lafayette, IN · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Aiyanie Troutman · Terre Haute, IN · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,000
Erin Davy · Champaign, IL · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,000
Jack Schroeder · Columbus, OH · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,000
John & Lesa Wiberg Endowment · Tacoma, WA · 2022
Charitable
- $2,000
Joseph Brady · Iowa City, IA · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,000
Lillian Marks · Bloomington, IN · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,000
Riley Gambino · Notre Dame, IN · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,000
Robert Emery · West Lafayette, IN · 2022
Scholarship
- $1,723
Guardian Angels · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $1,332
Guardian Angels · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Ad Disaster Relief Foundation · Wayne, PA · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Hinsdale Humane Society · Hinsdale, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Lewy Body Dementia Association · Lilburn, GA · 2023
Charitable
- $541
People'S Resource Center · Wheaton, IL · 2024
Winter clothing drive
- $500
Permian Mojo Baseball · Odessa, TX · 2024
Charitable
- $500
Xtreme Performance Volleyball Club · Mokena, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $479
Humanitarian Service Project · Carol Stream, IL · 2024
Christmas toys
- $471
4 Kids Sake · Bolingbrook, IL · 2024
Thanksgiving food drive
- $100
Crystal Lake South High School · Crystal Lake, IL · 2024
Support boys golf team
- $100
McKendree University · Lebanon, IL · 2024
Charitable
- $100
McKendree University · Lebanon, IL · 2023
Charitable
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Similar purposes
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Similar grant size
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