Private foundation · EIN 13-6085999 · Mount Kisco, New York

Magowan Family Foundation Inc

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 2024 Form 990-PF: 19 grants paid, $99K total, median $2,500. 53% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
19
$99K
Median grant
$2,500
Stays in NY
53%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.0M

Grants paid in 2024

19 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Kent SchoolKent, CTGeneral$30K
Two East Sixty Second Street FoundationNew York, NYGeneral$25K
James Merrill HouseStonington, CTGeneral$12K
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MAGeneral$7,500
Boys Club of NyNew York, NYGeneral$2,500
Harvard LampoonCambridge, MAGeneral$2,500
Peconic Land TrustSouthampton, NYGeneral$2,500
Stamford HospitalStamford, CTGeneral$2,500
The Frick CollectionNew York, NYGeneral$2,500
Weill Cornell Medical CollegeNew York, NYGeneral$2,500
Chapin SchoolNew York, NYGeneral$1,500
Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NYGeneral$1,500
The Chapin SchoolNew York, NYGeneral$1,500
The Museum of Modern ArtNew York, NYGeneral$1,500
St Bernards SchoolNew York, NYGeneral$1,250
Francis W Parker SchoolChicago, ILGeneral$1,000
Preservation Foundation of Palm BeachPalm Beach, FLGeneral$1,000
Wheaton CollegeWheaton, ILGeneral$500
WikimediaSan Francisco, CAGeneral$100

By state: Connecticut 3 · New York 10 · Massachusetts 2 · Illinois 2 · Florida 1 · California 1

About this foundation

Magowan Family Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Mount Kisco, New York, administered in care of Lebowitz & Selznick, tax-exempt since 1959. 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 Magowan Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 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 Magowan Family Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $99K across 19 grants, a median of $2,500.

Where does Magowan Family Foundation Inc give?

Connecticut (3 grants), New York (10 grants), Massachusetts (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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