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The McNamara Purcell Foundation: 25 grants to organizations, $1.4 million (tax year ended December 2024)
The McNamara Purcell Foundation, a private foundation in Chicago, IL, paid 25 grants to organizations totaling $1,388,500 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 14, 2025. The largest was $400,000 to University of ND - 1M Endowment To ND Grads in Notre Dame, IN for unrestricted.
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- EIN
- 367293187
- Based in
- Chicago, IL
- Assets
- $27,423,773
- Grants paid
- $1,388,500
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202503189349103000. It reported $1,388,500 in grants paid; 25 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of ND - 1M Endowment To ND Grads | Notre Dame, IN | Unrestricted | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Joseph and St Francis | Wilmette, IL | Unrestricted | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| MS Research Center of Ny - Annual Dinner | New York, NY | Unrestricted | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Loyola Academy Rex Englebert First Responders Awar | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| High Point University Friends of Hpu Collective | High Point, NC | Unrestricted | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Multiple Myeloma - Chicago Dinner | Norwalk, CT | Unrestricted | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tcu Flying T Club (nil) | Forth Worth, TX | Unrestricted | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Texas Christian University - Deans Discr Fund | Fort Worth, TX | Unrestricted | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Notre Dame - Friends of ND Nil Effor | Notre Dame, IN | Unrestrcited | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Usd - the Ole Foundation | San Diego, CA | Unrestricted | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Leader Dogs | Rochester Hills, MI | Unrestricted | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Texas Christian University - Athletics Exc PLDG | Fort Worth, TX | Unrestricted | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Holy Cross Ministries | Salt Lake City, UT | Unrestricted | Health care | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Impact Through Golf Foundation Napa Valley | Scottsdale, AZ | Unrestricted | Community improvement and capacity building | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Navy Seal Foundation | Virginia Beach, VA | Unrestricted | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alotian Charitable | Roland, AZ | Unrestricted | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brain Research Foundation | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Waterford School General Fund | Sandy, UT | Unrestricted | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| High Point University 5-Yr Pledge Strted in 2022 | High Point, NC | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Carl's Kids | Durham, NC | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Chapter of the Spinal Cord Society | Palos Heights, IL | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Connie Dwyer Breast Cancer Foundation | Newark, NJ | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| NTL MS Sty - in HNR of Kathleen Kelleher Bringming | New York, NY | Unrestricted | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| CC Cares Foundation SLC | Salt Lake City, UT | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Health care | $25,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $25,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $20,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Indiana | $450,000 |
| Illinois | $310,000 |
| New York | $177,500 |
| Texas | $130,000 |
| North Carolina | $65,000 |
| Connecticut | $50,000 |
| California | $50,000 |
| Arizona | $45,000 |
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Updated November 14, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.