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 20202024. 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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Top recipients

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  • 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

$1.7M
2020
$1.9M
2022
$1.8M
2023
$1.9M
2024

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

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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.