Funding search · EIN 272141567 · Los Angeles, CA
Robert & Margaret McNamara
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 98
- grants reported
- $281,030
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $3,000
- 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Reading Is Fundamental3 grants · $19,000
- New Energy Nexus1 grant · $15,000
- Doctors Without Borders3 grants · $13,010
- Martha'S Table3 grants · $11,196
- Center for Land Based Learning3 grants · $11,190
- World Central Kitchen3 grants · $11,043
- Capital Area Food Bank3 grants · $11,000
- Amnesty International3 grants · $11,000
- The Carter Center3 grants · $10,700
- Habitat for Humanity3 grants · $10,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 98 reported grants, largest first.
- $15,000
New Energy Nexus · Berkeley, CA · 2023
General donation
- $7,000
Reading Is Fundamental · Washington, DC · 2023
General donation
- $7,000
Reading Is Fundamental · Washington, DC · 2022
General donation
- $6,010
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
General donation
- $6,000
Habitat for Humanity · Washington, DC · 2022
General donation
- $5,164
Martha'S Table · Washington, DC · 2024
General donation
- $5,000
Amnesty International · Washington, DC · 2024
General donation
- $5,000
Capital Area Food Bank · Washington, DC · 2024
General donation
- $5,000
Center for Land Based Learning · Woodland, CA · 2024
General donation big day of giving
- $5,000
Reading Is Fundamental · Washington, DC · 2024
General donation
- $5,000
Realding Is Fundamental Nova · Arlington, VA · 2024
General donation
- $5,000
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2024
General donation
- $5,000
The Carter Center · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General donation
- $5,000
Unhcr · Washington, DC · 2024
General donation
- $5,000
Amnesty International · Washington, DC · 2022
General donation
- $5,000
Capital Area Food Bank · Washington, DC · 2022
General donation
- $5,000
Conservation International · Arlington, VA · 2022
General donation
- $5,000
Martha'S Table · Washington, DC · 2022
General donation
- $5,000
New Futures · Washington, DC · 2022
General donation
- $4,700
The Carter Center · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General donation
- $4,500
Weta · Washington, DC · 2022
General donation
- $4,145
Center for Land Based Learning · Winters, CA · 2022
General donation big day of giving
- $4,043
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2024
General donation
- $4,000
Common Cause · Annapolis, MD · 2022
General donation
- $4,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022
General donation
- $4,000
Himalayan Cataract Project · Waterbury, VT · 2022
General donation
- $4,000
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2022
General donation
- $4,000
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2022
General donation
- $4,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022
General donation
- $3,750
Wunderglo Foundation · Toluca Lake, CA · 2022
General donation
- $3,300
Nrdc Council of 1000 · New York, NY · 2022
General donation
- $3,098
Wola · Washington, DC · 2022
General donation
- $3,091
Partners in Health · Boston, MA · 2022
General donation
- $3,000
Environmental Defense Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
General donation
- $3,000
Grist · Seattle, WA · 2024
General donation
- $3,000
Groceryships · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General donation
- $3,000
Habitat for Humanity · Washington, DC · 2024
General donation
- $3,000
Nrdc Council of 1000 · New York, NY · 2024
General donation
- $3,000
Southern Environment Law Center · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General donation
- $3,000
Weta · Washington, DC · 2024
General donation
- $3,000
Wunderglo Foundation · Toluca Lake, CA · 2024
General donation
- $3,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
General donation
- $3,000
Groceryships · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General donation
- $3,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2023
General donation
- $3,000
Groceryships · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General donation
- $3,000
Kickstarter · New York, NY · 2022
General donation
- $3,000
Oye · Washington, DC · 2022
General donation
- $3,000
Unhcr · Washington, DC · 2022
General donation
- $3,000
Wamu · Washington, DC · 2022
General donation
- $3,000
Woolly Mammoth Theatre · Washington, DC · 2022
General donation
- $2,060
Global Camps Africa · Lynchburg, VA · 2024
General donation
- $2,045
Center for Land Based Learning · Winters, CA · 2023
General donation big day of giving
- $2,000
Common Cause · Washington, DC · 2024
General donation
- $2,000
Pfnca · Olney, MD · 2024
General donation
- $2,000
Wamu · Washington, DC · 2024
General donation
- $2,000
Wola · Washington, DC · 2024
General donation
- $2,000
Common Cause · Annapolis, MD · 2023
General donation
- $2,000
Conservation International · Arlington, VA · 2023
General donation
- $2,000
Nrdc Council of 1000 · New York, NY · 2023
General donation
- $2,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2023
General donation
- $2,000
Weta · Washington, DC · 2023
General donation
- $2,000
Wola · Washington, DC · 2023
General donation
- $2,000
Wunderglo Foundation · Toluca Lake, CA · 2023
General donation
- $2,000
Environmental Defense Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
General donation
- $2,000
Global Camps Africa · Reston, VA · 2022
General donation
- $2,000
Planned Parenthood · Washington, DC · 2022
General donation
- $1,500
Truefalse Film Fest · Columbia, MO · 2024
General donation
- $1,500
New Futures · Washington, DC · 2023
General donation
- $1,052
Himalayan Cataract Project · Waterbury, VT · 2023
General donation
- $1,032
Martha'S Table · Washington, DC · 2023
General donation
- $1,030
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023
General donation
- $1,000
Canary Media · Asheville, NC · 2024
General donation
- $1,000
Climate Changemakers · Windsor, CT · 2024
General donation
- $1,000
Oye · Washington, DC · 2024
General donation
- $1,000
Partners in Health · Boston, MA · 2024
General donation
- $1,000
Woolly Mammoth Theatre · Washington, DC · 2024
General donation
- $1,000
Amnesty International · Washington, DC · 2023
General donation
- $1,000
Capital Area Food Bank · Washington, DC · 2023
General donation
- $1,000
Climate Cabinet · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General donation
- $1,000
Environmental Defense Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
General donation
- $1,000
Environmental Film Festival · Washington, DC · 2023
General donation
- $1,000
Global Camps Africa · Reston, VA · 2023
General donation
- $1,000
Habitat for Humanity · Washington, DC · 2023
General donation
- $1,000
Kristof Impact · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
General donation
- $1,000
National Organization for Women · Washington, DC · 2023
General donation
- $1,000
Oye · Washington, DC · 2023
General donation
- $1,000
Partners in Health · Boston, MA · 2023
General donation
- $1,000
Pfnca · Olney, MD · 2023
General donation
- $1,000
Planned Parenthood · Washington, DC · 2023
General donation
- $1,000
Rci Caregivers Fund · Americus, GA · 2023
General donation
- $1,000
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2023
General donation
- $1,000
The Carter Center · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General donation
- $1,000
Unhcr · Washington, DC · 2023
General donation
- $1,000
Wamu · Washington, DC · 2023
General donation
- $1,000
Woolly Mammoth Theatre · Washington, DC · 2023
General donation
- $1,000
Environmental Film Festival · Washington, DC · 2022
General donation
- $510
Environmental Film Festival · Washington, DC · 2024
General donation
- $500
Capital Clubhouse · Washington, DC · 2023
General donation
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