Mary J Donnelly Foundation
Pittsburgh, PA · EIN 25-6037469. Reported 189 grants totalling $1,289,000 to 56 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. 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. Mary J Donnelly Foundation 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 $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $50,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $210,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Rosemont College | Bryn Mawr, PA | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Carlow University | Pittsburgh, PA | $60,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Jesuit Volunteer Corps | Pittsburgh, PA | $60,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gregorian University Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $55,000 | 10 | 5 | 2024 |
| Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank | Duquesne, PA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Oakland Catholic High School | Pittsburgh, PA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| St Paul Cathedral Parish | Pittsburgh, PA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Catholic Relief Service | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jesuit Refugee Service | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| St Mary Magdelene Parish | Pittsburgh, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boston College School of Theology and Ministry | Brighton, MA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Bread for the World Institute | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley | Mccallen, TX | $25,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| De Paul School for Hearing and Speech | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Elizabeth Seton Center | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Focus on Renewal | Mckees Rock, PA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Future Church | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hospital Albert Schweitzer - Haiti | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 5 | 3 | 2022 |
| Just Faith Ministries | Louisville, KY | $25,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maryknoll Lay Missioners | Maryknoll, NY | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Maryknoll Sisters | Ossining, NY | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| National Leadership Roundtable on Church Mgmt | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona Inc | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Catholic Extension Hispanic Lay Leadership Partner | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Central Catholic High School | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| City Mission | Washington, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Vincentian Charitable Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fadica | Washington, DC | $14,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Ways Ministry | Mt Rainier, MD | $11,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Angel's Place | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Catholic Relief Services | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Duquesne University | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hope Border Instiute | El Paso, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Marian Manor Corporation | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Ministry Center of St Magdalene Parish | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Taasc International | Washington DC, DC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nph USA | Chicago, IL | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Holy Family Academy | Emsworth, PA | $6,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| National Catholic Community Foundation | Crownsville, MD | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nazareth Prep | Emsworth, PA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Catholic Charities of Southern Arizona | Tucson, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Catholic Extension | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Central Catholic Forensic Society | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Central Catholic Hs | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Discerning Deacons | Saint Paul, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Family Links Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hopital Albert Schweitzer Haiti | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Caritas Internationalis | New York, NY | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Holy Family Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Diocese of Pittsburgh Catholic Campus Ministries | Pittsburgh, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girls Inc Sarasota County | Sarasota, FL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Discerning Deacons | Durnham, NC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mary Queen of Peace Parish | Pittsburgh, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Paul of the Cross Monastery | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
40 of 56 (71%) 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 71%, 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.
- Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh
TO FURTHER THE PURPOSE OF THE DONEE ORG.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 51 | $276,500 | $5,000 |
| 2021 | 27 | $207,500 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 48 | $303,000 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 25 | $202,500 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 38 | $299,500 | $5,000 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Mary J Donnelly Foundation has 41 of them, worth $215,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic Relief Services | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 |
| Jesuit Volunteer Corps | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 |
| Catholic Relief Services | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 |
| Catholic Relief Service | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 |
| Jesuit Volunteer Corps | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 |
| Catholic Charities of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 |
| Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona | Tucson, AZ | $5,000 |
| Gregorian University Foundation | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Just Faith Ministries | Louisville, KY | $5,000 |
| Hopital Albert Schweitzer Haiti | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 |
| National Leadership Roundtable on Church Mgmt | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Catholic Extension | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley | Mcallen, TX | $5,000 |
| Central Catholic High School | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 |
| De Paul School for Hearing and Speech | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 |
Where its money goes
69% of its giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. 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 $5,000. 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 Pennsylvania.
- 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 Mary J Donnelly Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). 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: 2901 Smallman Street Apt 5B, Pittsburgh, PA, 15201. 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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