Donna & Harry B Mcdonald Charitable Tr
Columbus, OH · EIN 47-6599329. Reported 197 grants totalling $1,839,000 to 91 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Donna & Harry B Mcdonald Charitable Tr did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $7,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $2,000 and the largest $60,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benedictine High School Incorporated | Cleveland, OH | $225,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Andrews Abbey | Cleveland, OH | $90,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Arthritis Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Hospice of the Western Reserve Inc | Cleveland, OH | $55,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Little Sisters of the Poor | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| St Jeromes Church | E Rochester, NY | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Salvation Army | Alexandria, VA | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Homeless Families Foundation | Columbus, OH | $37,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ashtabula St John School | Ashtabula, OH | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Cleveland Food Bank | Cleveland, OH | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| KCNA2 Epilepsy Inc | Broadview Hts, OH | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| West Side Catholic Center | Cleveland, OH | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Jacksonville, FL | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Cristo Rey Columbus High School | Columbus, OH | $32,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| American Cancer Society | Kennesaw, GA | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Cleveland Clinic | Cleveland, OH | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Little Sisters of the Poor | Cincinatti, OH | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jesuit Retreat House | Oshkosh, WI | $28,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Upper Arlington Education Foundation | Columbus, OH | $28,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Catholic Diocese of Columbus | Columbus, OH | $27,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Alzheimers Association | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mid Ohio Food Bank | Grove City, OH | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ohio Health Foundation | Columbus, OH | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Second and 7 Foundation | Columbus, OH | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Special Olympics | Columbus, OH | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Peters Church | Canton, OH | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Unverferth House Inc | Columbus, OH | $22,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Arthritis Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Go 2 Foundation for Lung Cancer | Columbus, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Greater Cleveland Food Bank | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Malachi House Inc | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Rock It Out | Lakewood, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital Inc | Memphis, TN | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Westside Catholic Center | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wounded Warrior Project Fbo US Navy Vet | Jacksonville, FL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bishop Watterson High School | Columbus, OH | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Cleveland Art Museum | Columbus, OH | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Museum of Art | Cleveland, OH | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Nationwide Childrens Hospital Foundation | Columbus, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Purcell Marian High School | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Recovery Resources Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Rotary Club of | Erdenheim, PA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rotary Club of Columbus Ohio | Hilliard, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Talisman Summer Camp | Zirconia, NC | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Junior League of Columbus Inc | Columbus, OH | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| 2ND & Seven Foundation | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| 2ND and 7 Foundation | New Albany, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Akron Childrens Hospital Foundation | Akron, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Cancer Society | Dublin, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cleveland Clinic Heart & Vascular | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Joseph's Home | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Metanoia Project Inc | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Miller Family Heart and Vascular | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Miller Garden Club | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Foundatio | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nationwide Childrens Hospital | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Our Lady of Mt Carmel | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Recovery Resources Dba 407- Recovery Res | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rotary Club of Columbus | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Saint John School | Ashtabula, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Jerome's Church | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Arthritis Foundation Cleveland | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Arthritis Foundation Columbus | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Salvation Army | West Nyack, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Charles High School | Waldorf, MD | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| St Francis De Sales Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Jesuit Retreat House | Parma, OH | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cure Jm Foundation | Columbus, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cure Jm Foundation | Leesburg, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Miller Garden Club | Gary, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ohio Health Fdn Fbo Mcconnell Heart Care | Columbus, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ohio State University | Steubenville, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ohio State University Foundation | Columbus, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shadyside Hospital Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Charles Church | Boardman, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Charles High School Address | Waldorf, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Charles Preparatory School | Bexley, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Josephs Home for the Blind | Englewood Cliffs, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| St Jude | Memphis, TN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Columbus, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Warner Park | Columbus, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Wheeling Helping Hands | Columbus, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Aquatorium Society | Columbus, OH | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Mary Parish | Columbus, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Saint Mary's Parish | Massillon, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Saint Marys Parish | Massillon, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
48 of 91 (53%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 67%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Benedictine High School
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What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 72 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 34 | $307,000 | $6,750 |
| 2022 | 38 | $325,500 | $5,500 |
| 2023 | 42 | $350,500 | $6,750 |
| 2024 | 40 | $363,500 | $7,500 |
| 2025 | 43 | $492,500 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
73% of its giving went to organizations in Ohio. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $7,500. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Ohio.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Donna & Harry B Mcdonald Charitable Tr's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 1558 Dept EA5W86, Columbus, OH, 43216. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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