The McKean Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered; organisations without an invitation should not send one, and any approach should come through an existing relationship.
- Its grants are mostly small: half of its 34 grants to organisations were $2,500 or less, and the median was $2,500, so a modest request fits better than a large one.
- Its typical grant band runs from $400 to $50,000, although its largest grant was $150,000, so that band is not a ceiling.
- Repeat giving carries weight, as 30% of its grant dollars to organisations in the latest filing went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings.
- The filing does not state a geographic focus; the grants it records are mainly in Missouri, with further giving in Virginia and North Carolina, but this describes past grants rather than a rule for who may apply.
Overview
The McKean Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in ST Louis, MO.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) 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 foundation's recorded grants were mostly classified as general support, with a small number for child sponsorship. Recipient organisations included a secondary school and student centres, paediatric and heart-care organisations, religious bodies, park and conservation organisations, and charities focused on family or community support. Most recorded grant dollars went to organisations in Missouri, with further giving in Virginia and North Carolina and smaller grants across other states. The filings therefore show a varied portfolio of organisational grants, chiefly recorded under the general-support purpose.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Missouri, Virginia and North Carolina.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 30% 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 34 grants to organisations were $2,500 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
3 other states: 2%
- The largest single recipient received 31% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 30% of grant dollars went to organisations The McKean Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 16 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $4,491 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- International Heart Care Fund at Saint Louis Children's Hospital · General support$150,0002024 tax year
- Vianney High School · General support$58,0002024 tax year
- World Pediatric Project · General support$55,0002024 tax year
- Sally Jungclaus Glioblastoma Research Fund · General support$50,0002024 tax year
- Catholic Student Center · General support$35,0002024 tax year
- Ollie Hinkle Heart Foundation · General support$20,0002024 tax year
- Sisters of Charity of Nazareth · General support$5,0002024 tax year
- Apostles of the Sacred Heart · General support$5,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Jennifer M Mckean — Trustee
- Nathan G Mckean — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $30,980 | $21,066 | $1,461,871 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $78,616 | $63,264 | $1,653,724 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $411,277 | $395,182 | $20,393,734 | 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.
Sources
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- ST Louis, MO