Donald C McGraw Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- This foundation funds by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a speculative application in the usual sense is not possible; your best route is to seek an introduction or connection to someone already linked to the foundation.
- Its giving is heavily relationship-led: 90% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so new organisations make up only a small share of the money given.
- If you do find a way in, pitch a modest request: about 8 in 10 of its 378 grants fall between $5,000 and $125,000, with a median grant of $25,000, though the largest grant reported was $350,000.
- The foundation supports general support grants to hospitals and healthcare organisations, schools and universities, museums and other cultural organisations, community foundations, youth organisations, and social-service charities, mainly in Massachusetts and Florida, though no geographic focus is formally stated.
- Given the invitation-only process and the dominance of repeat funding, this is not a foundation to approach cold; focus energy on building a connection rather than submitting a fresh proposal.
Overview
Donald C McGraw Foundation is a US private foundation based in Delray Beach, FL.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings describe the grants as general support and show that recipients span hospitals and healthcare organisations, schools and universities, museums and other cultural organisations, community foundations, youth organisations, and social-service charities. The giving record reaches organisations in 16 states, with Massachusetts receiving the largest share and Florida the next largest. Grants recur to organisations funded in earlier filings, and the foundation's application information says it contributes only to charitable organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests. The record therefore presents broad, repeat organisational giving rather than a stated, narrow subject focus.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Massachusetts and Florida.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 90% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 378 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 6%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 1%
- The largest single recipient received 6% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 90% of grant dollars went to organisations Donald C McGraw Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 4% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 131 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $25,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Brigham And Womans Hospital · General support$300,0002025 tax year
- Mayo Clinic Jacksonville · General support$250,0002025 tax year
- Bethesda Hospital Foundation · General support$250,0002025 tax year
- National MS Society-North Florida Chapter (Josh) · General support$250,0002025 tax year
- National Multiple Sclerosis Society · General support$250,0002025 tax year
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · General support$200,0002025 tax year
- Mystic Seaport · General support$200,0002025 tax year
- Berkshire School · General support$200,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Thomas A Smith — Treasurer
- Robert L W McGraw — Director
- J Patterson Cooper — Secretary
- David C McGraw — Director
- Donald C McGraw III — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $5,688,340 | $5,410,000 | $127,598,884 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $5,826,063 | $5,530,000 | $138,918,822 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $6,817,550 | $6,260,000 | $144,821,672 | Filing for 2025 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Contact
- Delray Beach, FL