Private foundation · EIN 01-0744113 · New York, New York · Philanthropy & grantmaking

McCullough Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 62 grants paid, $121K total, median $1,000. 3% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
62
$121K
Median grant
$1,000
Stays in NY
3%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.1M

Grants paid in 2025

Top 60 of 62 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Park McCullough HouseNorth Bennington, VTFor operations$15K
North Stonington Congregational ChurchNorth Stonington, CTFor operations$14K
World Bicycle ReliefChicago, ILFor operations$12K
ChikumbusoNorth Stonington, CTFor operations$6,000
Amer Friends Svc Comm-Afsc Dev FdPhiladelphia, PAFor operations$5,000
ImbaBoulder, COFor operations$5,000
Mercy CorpsPortland, ORFor operations$4,000
Planned ParenthoodWashington, DCFor operations$4,000
United Way of Se ConnecticutGales Ferry, CTFor operations$3,500
American Red CrossWashington, DCFor operations$3,000
Connecticut FoodshareWallinford, CTFor operations$3,000
FincaWashington, DCFor operations$3,000
Groton Open SpaceGroton, CTFor operations$3,000
Wheeler LibraryNorth Stonington, CTFor operations$3,000
Doctors Without BordersHagerstown, MDFor operations$2,500
Garde Arts CenterNew London, CTFor operations$2,500
Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, ALFor operations$2,500
Habitat for HumanityAmericus, GAFor operations$2,000
OceanaWashington, DCFor operations$2,000
Trust for Public LandsBoston, MAFor operations$2,000
North Stonington PTONorth Stonington, CTFor operations$1,750
Intergrated Reguee & Immigrant ServicesNew Haven, CTFor operations$1,500
Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center Tranportation ProgramPawcatuck, CTFor operations$1,500
Population ConnectionWashington, DCFor operations$1,500
The Nature Conservancy of ConnecticutMiddletown, CTFor operations$1,500
People for the American Way FoundationWashington, DCFor operations$1,250
Planned Parenthood of Se New EnglandNew Haven, CTFor operations$1,200
Habitat for Humanity of Eastern ConnecticutNew London, CTFor operations$1,000
Habitat for Humanity SectNew London, CTFor operations$1,000
Lycoming CollegeWilliamsport, PAFor operations$1,000
Sandy Hook PromiseNewtown, CTFor operations$1,000
The Nature ConservancyMerrifield, VAFor operations$1,000
United Way of Bec & Food BankBuffalo, NYFor operations$1,000
WarmWesterly, RIFor operations$1,000
Westerly Friends MeetingWesterly, RIFor operations$1,000
Chorus of WesterlyWesterly, RIFor operations$500
Park McCullough ScholarshipNorth Bennington, MAFor operations$500
Save the SoundNew Haven, CTFor operations$500
Sierra Club - Nat'l HeadquartersOakland, CAFor operations$500
North Stonington Historical SocietyNorth Stonington, CTFor operations$400
Denison Pequotsepos Nature CenterMystic, CTFor operations$250
Friends of HarknessWaterford, CTFor operations$250
The Xerces SocietyWashington, DCFor operations$250
Wood Pawcatuck Watershed AssociationHope Valley, RIFor operations$250
Mystic SeaportMystic, CTFor operations$200
North Stonington Education FoundationNorth Stonington, CTFor operations$200
North Stonington LionsNorth Stonington, CTFor operations$125
ALS Association Jm Catfish Hunter ChapterRaleigh, NCFor operations$100
Always HomeMystic, CTFor operations$100
American Heart AssnPhoenix, AZFor operations$100
Avalonia Land ConservancyOld Mystic, CTFor operations$100
Bonnell Cove FoundationCamden, MEFor operations$100
Interfaith Light and PowerSan Francisco, CAFor operations$100
Island InstituteRockland, MEFor operations$100
Madonna PlaceNorwich, CTFor operations$100
National MS SocietyNew York, NYFor operations$100
New London Maritime MuseumNew London, CTFor operations$100
WaterorgKansas City, MOFor operations$100
Women for Women InternationalWashington, DCFor operations$100
New London County Historical SocietyNew London, CTFor operations$50

By state: Connecticut 28 · District of Columbia 8 · Vermont 1 · Illinois 1 · Pennsylvania 2 · Colorado 1

About this foundation

McCullough Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in New York, New York, administered in care of Ash & Parsont, tax-exempt since 2003. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does McCullough Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does McCullough Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $121K across 62 grants, a median of $1,000.

Where does McCullough Foundation give?

Connecticut (28 grants), District of Columbia (8 grants), Vermont (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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