The McMichael Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered; the sensible first step is to find a route to an invitation rather than send a proposal.
- About 8 in 10 of its 21 grants to organisations fall between $100,000 and $430,000, the median grant was $200,000 and half of its grants were $200,000 or less, so a modest request near the lower end fits its usual giving, although its largest grant was about $875,000.
- Repeat giving is strong: 74% of its grant dollars to organisations went to recipients it had also funded in earlier filings, so a new applicant faces a harder route.
- No geographic focus is stated, so location should not be treated as a rule, and the recorded grants went to universities, health organisations, a Christian foundation, a church and other charitable bodies, so an organisation outside those types may find the fit thin.
Overview
The McMichael Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Madison, NC.
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
Its grants went to universities, health organisations, a Christian foundation, a church and other charitable bodies. Most listed grants were for general purposes; specified uses included endowed scholarships, a business college and an economics department. The filings say that contributions are confined to preselected charitable organisations and that unsolicited requests are not accepted. They do not state wider subject areas, detailed organisational eligibility criteria or a service area. The recipient and purpose entries therefore describe the recorded giving, rather than an announced grantmaking programme.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in North Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky and Ohio.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 74% 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 21 grants to organisations were $200,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 36% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 74% of grant dollars went to organisations The McMichael Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 16% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 10 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $188k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- University of Georgia · General purpose$447,0002024 tax year
- Elon University · General purpose$235,0002024 tax year
- Project Liberia · General purpose$225,0002024 tax year
- NC State University · Endowed scholarship$200,0002024 tax year
- High Point Regional Health Foundation · General purpose$191,5002024 tax year
- National Christian Foundation Kentucky · General purpose$185,0002024 tax year
- Meninak Club Foundation · General purpose$103,0002024 tax year
- Barry Joyce Cancer Support · General purpose$100,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Andrew Martin Miracle — Junior Member
- Anna Drew Kirk — Junior Member
- Whitney Brigman Heard — Secretary / Ju
- Gail Lane — Treasurer / Director
- Flavel McMichael Godfrey — Vice President / Director
- Dalton L McMichael Jr — President / Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $3,702,808 | $2,817,000 | $57,831,187 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $3,918,868 | $3,100,600 | $66,103,304 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,926,076 | $3,278,801 | $70,646,798 | 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
- Madison, NC