Funding search · EIN 510348090 · Wilmington, DE
Ellice & Rosa McDonald 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.
- 150
- grants reported
- $7.3M
- total given
- 2020–2024
- filing years
- $43,050
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2020–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
Full IRS filings ↗How this is builtReport an error
Funding pattern
What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.
Sign in to analyze this funder’s giving pattern. Free in early access.
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Delaware Botanical Gardens4 grants · $550,000
- Faithful Friends4 grants · $400,000
- First State Squash4 grants · $350,000
- The Ministry of Caring4 grants · $300,000
- St Michaels School and Nursery4 grants · $215,000
- Tower Hill School4 grants · $210,000
- Historic Odessa Foundation3 grants · $203,759
- The University of Delaware2 grants · $200,000
- Episcopal Diocese of Delaware2 grants · $200,000
- Delaware Military Academy2 grants · $200,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 150 grants.
- $250,000
Delaware Botanical Gardens · Dagsboro, DE · 2020
Fiancial Assistance
- $125,000
Delaware Hospice · Newark, DE · 2024
Financial Assistance
- $125,000
Faithful Friends · Wilmingotn, DE · 2023
Financial Assistance
- $125,000
Faithful Friends · Wilmingotn, DE · 2022
Financial Assistance
- $125,000
Delaware Museaum of Natural History · Wilmington, DE · 2020
Financial Assistance
- $125,000
Faithful Friends · Wilmingotn, DE · 2020
Financial Assistance
- $100,000
Delaware Botanical Gardens · Dagsboro, DE · 2024
Financial Assistance
- $100,000
First State Squash · Wilmington, DE · 2024
Financial Assistance
- $100,000
Urban Promise · Wilmington, DE · 2024
Financial Assistance
- $100,000
Delaware Botanical Gardens · Dagsboro, DE · 2023
Financial Assistance
- $100,000
Delaware Military Academy · Wilmington, DE · 2023
Financial Assistance
- $100,000
Eastside Community Learning Center Foundation · Wilmingotn, DE · 2023
Financial Assistance
- $100,000
Episcopal Diocese of Delaware · Wilmington, DE · 2023
Financial Assistance
- $100,000
First State Squash · Wilmington, DE · 2023
Financial Assistance
- $100,000
The University of Delaware · Newark, DE · 2023
Financial Assistance
- $100,000
Delaware Botanical Gardens · Dagsboro, DE · 2022
Financial Assistance
- $100,000
Delaware Military Academy · Wilmington, DE · 2022
Financial Assistance
- $100,000
Episcopal Diocese of Delaware · Wilmington, DE · 2022
Financial Assistance
- $100,000
First Community Foundation · Wilmington, DE · 2022
Financial Assistance
- $100,000
First State Squash · Wilmington, DE · 2022
Financial Assistance
- $100,000
The University of Delaware · Newark, DE · 2022
Financial Assistance
- $100,000
Camp Arrowhead · Lewes, DE · 2020
Financial Assistance
- $100,000
Mary Campbell Center · Wilmingotn, DE · 2020
Financial Assistance
- $97,000
Historic Odessa Foundation · Odessa, DE · 2023
Financial Assistance
- $80,000
Epilepsy Foundation · Newport, DE · 2022
Financial Assistance
- $75,000
Aspira Academy · Newark, DE · 2024
Financial Assistance
- $75,000
Delaware College Scholars · Wilmingotn, DE · 2024
Financial Assistance
- $75,000
Delaware Theater Company · Wilmingotn, DE · 2024
Financial Assistance
- $75,000
Stratford Hall Historic Preserve · Stratford, VA · 2024
Financial Assistance
- $75,000
The Ministry of Caring · Wilmington, DE · 2024
Financial Assistance
- $75,000
Delaware College Scholars · Wilmingotn, DE · 2023
Financial Assistance
- $75,000
Easter Seals Deeastern Shore · New Castle, DE · 2023
Financial Assistance
- $75,000
The Ministry of Caring · Wilmington, DE · 2023
Financial Assistance
- $75,000
Aspira Foundation · Newark, DE · 2022
Financial Assistance
- $75,000
Delaware Museum of Natural History · Wilmington, DE · 2022
Financial Assistance
- $75,000
Food Bank of Delaware · Newark, DE · 2022
Financial assistance
- $75,000
St Michaels School and Nursery · Wilmington, DE · 2022
Financial assistance
- $75,000
The Ministry of Caring · Wilmington, DE · 2022
Financial Assistance
- $75,000
East Side Charter Community Learning · Wilmington, DE · 2020
Financial Assistance
- $75,000
The Ministry of Caring · Wilmington, DE · 2020
Financial Assistance
- $75,000
West End Neighborhood House · Wilmington, DE · 2020
Financial Assistance
- $68,133
Delaware Museum of Natural History · Wilmington, DE · 2023
Financial Assistance
- $65,000
Delaware Center for Horticulture · Wilmington, DE · 2023
Financial Assistance
- $60,000
The Delaware Kids Fund · Newport, DE · 2024
Financial Assistance
- $56,759
Historic Odessa Foundation · Odessa, DE · 2022
Financial Assistance
- $55,000
Tower Hill School · Wilmington, DE · 2022
Scholarship Fund
- $54,500
Delaware Museum of Natural History · Wilmington, DE · 2024
Financial Assistance
- $52,500
Tower Hill School · Wilmington, DE · 2024
Scholarship Fund
- $52,500
Tower Hill School · Wilmington, DE · 2023
Scholarship Fund
- $51,498
West End Neighborhood House · Wilmington, DE · 2024
Financial Assistance
- $50,000
Community Education Building · Wilmingotn, DE · 2024
Financial Assistance
- $50,000
Eastside Community Learning Center Foundation · Wilmingotn, DE · 2024
Financial Assistance
- $50,000
Habitat for Humanity · Wilmingotn, DE · 2024
financial assistance
- $50,000
Mary Campbell Center · Wilmingotn, DE · 2024
Financial Assistance
- $50,000
St Michaels School and Nursery · Wilmington, DE · 2024
Financial assistance
- $50,000
Sunday Breakfast Mission · Wilmington, DE · 2024
Financial Assistance
- $50,000
Ursuline Academy · Wilmingotn, DE · 2024
Financial Assistance
- $50,000
Chi Psi Educational Trust · Nashville, TN · 2023
Financial Assistance
- $50,000
Delaware Theater Company · Wilmingotn, DE · 2023
Financial Assistance
- $50,000
Rcw Services Foundation · Wilmingotn, DE · 2023
Financial Assistance
- $50,000
St Michaels School and Nursery · Wilmington, DE · 2023
Financial assistance
- $50,000
Sunday Breakfast Mission · Wilmington, DE · 2023
Financial Assistance
- $50,000
Latin America Community Center · Wilmington, DE · 2022
Financial Assistance
- $50,000
The Independence School · Wilmington, DE · 2022
Financial Assistance
- $50,000
Delaware Boys and Girls Club · Wilmington, DE · 2020
Financial Assistance
- $50,000
Delaware Center for Horticulture · Wilmington, DE · 2020
Financial Assistance
- $50,000
Delaware College Scholars · Wilmingotn, DE · 2020
Financial Assistance
- $50,000
First State Squash · Wilmington, DE · 2020
Financial Assistance
- $50,000
Food Bank of Delaware · Newark, DE · 2020
Financial assistance
- $50,000
Habitat for Humanity · Wilmington, DE · 2020
Financial Assistance
- $50,000
Historic Odessa Foundation · Odessa, DE · 2020
Financial Assistance
- $50,000
Leadership Delaware · Wilmingotn, DE · 2020
Scholarship assistance
- $50,000
Tower Hill School · Wilmington, DE · 2020
Scholarship Fund
- $47,000
Delaware Center for Horticulture · Wilmington, DE · 2022
Financial Assistance
- $45,000
Delaware Boys and Girls Club · Wilmington, DE · 2022
Financial Assistance
- $41,100
Kalmar Nyckel Foundation · Wilmingotn, DE · 2024
Financial Assistance
- $40,000
St Michaels School and Nursery · Wilmington, DE · 2020
Financial assistance
- $35,000
Delaware Boys and Girls Club · Wilmington, DE · 2024
Financial Assistance
- $35,000
Delaware Boys and Girls Club · Wilmington, DE · 2023
Financial Assistance
- $35,000
Newport Rowing Club · Newport, DE · 2023
Financial Assistance
- $35,000
Delaware College Scholars · Wilmingotn, DE · 2022
Financial Assistance
- $35,000
Reading Assist · Wilmington, DE · 2022
Financial Assistance
- $35,000
Sunday Breakfast Mission · Wilmington, DE · 2022
Financial Assistance
- $31,200
Christ Church Episcopal Preschool · Wilmingotn, DE · 2024
Financial Assistance
- $30,000
Delaware Center for Horticulture · Wilmington, DE · 2024
Financial Assistance
- $30,000
Delaware Children'S Museum · Wilmingotn, DE · 2024
Financial Assistance
- $30,000
Delaware Wild Lands · Odessa, DE · 2024
Financial Assistance
- $30,000
Friendship House · Wilmingotn, DE · 2024
Financial Assistance
- $30,000
Lyte Scholars · Wilmingotn, DE · 2024
Financial Assistance
- $30,000
Friendship House · Wilmingotn, DE · 2023
Financial Assistance
- $30,000
The Delaware Kids Fund · Newport, DE · 2023
Financial Assistance
- $30,000
Alpha Sigma Foundation · Ithica, NY · 2022
Financial Assistance
- $30,000
Nativity Preparatory Shcool of Wilmington · Wilmington, DE · 2022
Scholarship Assistance
- $30,000
The Pilot School · Wilmington, DE · 2022
Financial Assistance
- $30,000
Sunday Breakfast Mission · Wilmington, DE · 2020
Financial Assistance
- $26,000
The Independence School · Newark, DE · 2024
Financial Assistance
- $25,000
Amanecer Counseling & Resource Center · Wilmington, DE · 2024
Financial Assistance
- $25,000
Amistad Mission · Nashville, TN · 2024
Financial Assistance
- $25,000
Delaware Zoological Society · Wilmingotn, DE · 2024
Financial Assistance
- $25,000
Faithful Friends · Wilmingotn, DE · 2024
Financial Assistance
Grants already paid are the record; PaperOrbit reads your paper and finds the funders whose record matches it — then explains why.
Search funders like this oneSource: 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.

