Funding search · EIN 367293187 · Chicago, IL

The McNamara Purcell 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.

92
grants reported
$3.2M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$20,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

unrestrcited

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • University of Notre Dame - Friends of Nd Nil Effor3 grants · $550,000
  • University of Nd - 1m Endowment To Nd Grads1 grant · $400,000
  • Usd Golf Project1 grant · $300,000
  • St Joseph and St Francis1 grant · $200,000
  • Ms Research Center of Ny - Annual Dinner2 grants · $200,000
  • Texas Christian University - Deans Discr Fund3 grants · $175,000
  • Loyola Academy Rex Englebert First Responders Awar2 grants · $120,000
  • Multiple Myeloma - Chicago Dinner3 grants · $100,000
  • Texas Christian University - Athletics Exc Pldg3 grants · $90,000
  • Tcu Flying T Club (Nil)2 grants · $75,000

Giving over time

$1.1M
2022
$777,419
2023
$1.4M
2024

Grant history

All 92 reported grants, largest first.

  • $400,000

    University of Nd - 1m Endowment To Nd Grads · Notre Dame, IN · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $300,000

    Usd Golf Project · San Diego, CA · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $250,000

    University of Notre Dame - Friends of Nd Nil Effor · Notre Dame, IN · 2023

    Unrestrcited

  • $250,000

    University of Notre Dame - Friends of Nd Nil Effor · Notre Dame, IN · 2022

    Unrestrcited

  • $200,000

    St Joseph and St Francis · Wilmette, IL · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $175,000

    Ms Research Center of Ny - Annual Dinner · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $80,000

    Loyola Academy Rex Englebert First Responders Awar · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $75,000

    Texas Christian University - Deans Discr Fund · Fort Worth, TX · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    High Point University Friends of Hpu Collective · High Point, NC · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Multiple Myeloma - Chicago Dinner · Norwalk, CT · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Tcu Flying T Club (Nil) · Forth Worth, TX · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Texas Christian University - Deans Discr Fund · Fort Worth, TX · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    University of Notre Dame - Friends of Nd Nil Effor · Notre Dame, IN · 2024

    Unrestrcited

  • $50,000

    Usd - the Ole Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Texas Christian University - Deans Discr Fund · Fort Worth, TX · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Cristo Rey Network · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $40,000

    Leader Dogs · Rochester Hills, MI · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $40,000

    Loyola Academy Rex Englebert First Responders Awar · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $35,000

    Hospital for Special Surgery · Golf, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $30,000

    Texas Christian University - Athletics Exc Pldg · Fort Worth, TX · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $30,000

    Texas Christian University - Athletics Exc Pldg · Fort Worth, TX · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $30,000

    Texas Christian University - Athletics Exc Pldg · Fort Worth, TX · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Holy Cross Ministries · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Impact Through Golf Foundation Napa Valley · Scottsdale, AZ · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Navy Seal Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Brain Research Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Impact Thtough Golf Foundation Napa Valley · Scottsdale, AZ · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Ms Society Illinois State Chapter - Dinner of Cham · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Multiple Myeloma - Chicago Dinner · Norwalk, CT · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Navy Seal Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Park City Miners Basketball · Park City, UT · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Tcu Flying T Club (Nil) · Forth Worth, TX · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Univeristy of Utah Ortho Spine Educ and Res Fnd · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Brain Research Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    First Tee Chicago Waveland Project · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Ms Research Center of Ny - Annual Dinner · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Multiple Myeloma - Chicago Dinner · Norwalk, CT · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Navy Seal Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Texas Christian University - Athl Dirdisc Fund · Fort Worth, TX · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Univeristy of Utah Ortho Spine Educ and Res Fnd · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Waterford School General Fund · Sandy, UT · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Alotian Charitable · Roland, AZ · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Brain Research Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Alotian Charitable · Roland, AZ · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Leader Dogs · Rochester Hills, MI · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Alotian Charitable · Roland, AZ · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Ms Research Center of Ny - Dr Sadiq STEM Cell Prj · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $16,419

    Univeristy of Notre Dame - Lasalle Street Forum Di · Notre Dame, IN · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $15,000

    Waterford School General Fund · Sandy, UT · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $15,000

    Waterford School General Fund · Sandy, UT · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $15,000

    Ms Society Illinois State Chapter - Dinner of Cham · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $15,000

    Wasatch Adaptive Sports · Snowbird, UT · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $14,000

    Youth Sports Alliance · Park City, UT · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    High Point University 5-Yr Pledge Strted in 2022 · High Point, NC · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Declan Drumm Sullivan Memorial Foundation · Long Grove, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Evan Scholars Foundation - Match Play Challenge · Glenview, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    High Point University 5-Yr Pledge Strted in 2022 · High Point, NC · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Wasatch Adaptive Sports · Snowbird, UT · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    High Point University 5-Yr Pledge Strted in 2022 · High Point, NC · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Hospital for Special Surgery · Golf, IL · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation · Alexandria, VA · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Park City Miners Basketball · Park City, UT · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Carl'S Kids · Durham, NC · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Chicago Chapter of the Spinal Cord Society · Palos Heights, IL · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Connie Dwyer Breast Cancer Foundation · Newark, NJ · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Big Shoulders · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Boys Hope Girls Hope · Wilmette, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Carl'S Kids · Durham, NC · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Chicago Chapter of the Spinal Cord Society · Palos Heights, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Connie Dwyer Breast Cancer Foundation · Newark, NJ · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Sacred Heart Church in Sacramento · Sacramento, CA · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Carl'S Kids · Durham, NE · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Chicago Chapter of the Spinal Cord Society · Palos Heights, IL · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Connie Dwyer Breast Cancer Foundation · Newark, NJ · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Declan Drumm Sullivan Memorial Foundation · Long Grove, IL · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Msrcny - Memory of Rizwana Sadiq · San Antonio, TX · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    Peggy Notebeart Nature Museaum Butterfly Ball · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    Peggy Notebeart Nature Museaum Butterfly Ball · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $2,500

    Ntl Ms Sty - in Hnr of Kathleen Kelleher Bringming · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $2,500

    Image Reborn Foundation · Holladay, UT · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Cc Cares Foundation Slc · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Cc Cares Foundation Slc · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    American Melanoma Foundation - Memory of Ha Buz · San Diego, CA · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Cc Cares Foundation Slc · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Jdrf Tennessee - Promise Gala To Find a Cure T1 Di · Brentwood, TN · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Judge Memorial Scholarship Fnd Memory of Mike Rodm · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $500

    Stanford Men'S Gold - Cypress Point Classic · Pebble Beach, CA · 2023

    Unrestricted

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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.