Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund

Private foundation · EIN 23-7108002 · since 1971mcmfundgiving.org·Oregon·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$7.2M

Annual giving, 2024 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$5,000 to $100k

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$25,000

Typical grant (median)

165 grants in the latest filing

Invitation only

Unsolicited applications are not accepted

This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.

Key takeaways

The Fund supports Oregon organisations working in cultural arts, education, human services, medical and public benefit, so make sure your work sits within Oregon and one of these areas before approaching.
It operates by invitation only, funding preselected organisations with which it already has an established relationship, and board-member sponsorship must be in place before a letter of inquiry is submitted, so a cold approach without an existing board connection is unlikely to succeed.
Most grants are modest: about eight in ten of its 503 grants fall between $5,000 and $100,000, with a median grant of $25,000, so a request in that range is realistic rather than aiming for the $1,000,000 top grant.
Over half of its grant dollars go to organisations it has funded before, which points to a relationship-led funder where sustained contact matters as much as the initial approach.
If board sponsorship can be secured, plan around its two cycles: the Fall cycle opens 15 July with letters of inquiry due 15 August and full applications due 15 October, and the Spring cycle opens 15 January with letters of inquiry due 15 February and full applications due 15 April.

Overview

Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund is a US private foundation based in Bend, OR.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The Fund supports organisations in cultural arts, education, human services, medical and public benefit. Its primary objective is to sustain programmes and services by increasing fundraising capacity, and it seeks opportunities to build that capacity in institutions, organisations and agencies serving community needs. It gives grants to preselected Oregon not-for-profit organisations with which it has established relationships, and regards a relationship with an organisation’s board as essential. Its stated organisational priorities include mission compatibility, effective management, sound financial practices, board-led fundraising and sustainability. Recipients have included universities and schools, mentoring and youth-development organisations, arts groups, services for abused women and children, rehabilitation facilities, medical institutions, and agencies feeding and housing people in poverty.

Themes

Cultural Arts
Education
Human Services
Medical
Public Benefit

Geographic Focus

Oregon.

How to apply

Organisations must already have board-member sponsorship before submitting a letter of inquiry.

Deadlines:

The Fall grant cycle opens 15 July; letters of inquiry are due 15 August and full grant applications are due 15 October.
The Spring grant cycle opens 15 January; letters of inquiry are due 15 February and full grant applications are due 15 April.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 55% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 503 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.

What the foundation says:

The Fund favours mission compatibility.
The Fund prioritises effective management.
The Fund prioritises sound financial practices.
The Fund prioritises board-led fundraising.
The Fund prioritises sustainability.
It looks favourably upon organisations with board participation at all levels.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.

Grant dollars by state

Oregon91%

Washington2%

Illinois1%

Texas1%

Idaho<1%

Hawaii<1%

6 other states: 3%

The largest single recipient received 5% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2024, 55% of grant dollars went to organisations Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund had funded in earlier filings.
No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.

Grants

165 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $25,000

How much do they typically give?

Share of 165 grants in tax year 2024 by size

Under $1k2%

$1k–$2.5k1%

$2.5k–$5k4%

$5k–$10k8%

$10k–$25k33%

$25k–$50k23%

$50k–$100k16%

$100k–$250k8%

$250k–$500k4%

Median $25,000 (tax year 2024)

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

University of Oregon Foundation · Program support
$366,9502024 tax year
Providence Portland Medical Foundation · Capital and program support
$270,0002024 tax year
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Oregon and Southwest Washington · Capital campaign
$260,0002024 tax year
Columbia River Maritime Museum · Capital campaign
$250,0002024 tax year
Willamette Falls Trust · Program support
$250,0002024 tax year
Central Oregon Community College Foundation · Capital campaign
$250,0002024 tax year
Idanha-Detroit Fire District · Capital campaign
$250,0002024 tax year
Heart of Oregon Corps · Capital campaign
$212,8962024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Officers and directors

Janeen McAninch — Board Director
Gene D'Autremont — Board Director
Gary Branden — Board Director
Warner R Munro — Board Director
Clark C Munro Jr — Board Director
Maurie M Munro — Board Secretary
Clark C Munro — Board Chairman
Monique M Sanvitale — Board President

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$8,949,737	$7,733,668	$138,336,008	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$8,268,357	$7,105,595	$145,005,305	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$8,326,557	$7,210,725	$151,587,453	Filing for 2024 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.