Private foundation · EIN 23-6396940 · Wayne, Pennsylvania

McLean Contributionship

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you're in Pennsylvania. The foundation accepts applications (Please see the Contributionship's website: McLeancontributionship.org) and its median grant is $4.0M.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 1 grants paid, $4.0M total, median $4.0M. 100% of grants stayed in Pennsylvania. Stated restrictions: Please see the Contributionship's website: McLeancontributionship.org

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
1
$4.0M
Median grant
$4.0M
Stays in PA
100%
of grants
Deadline
See below
Please see the Contributionship's websit
Assets
$50M

How to apply

Please see the Contributionship's website: Mcleancontributionship.org Contact: McLean Contributionship, 230 Sugartown Road Suite 30, Wayne, Pa, 6109898090 Deadlines: Please see the Contributionship's website: McLeancontributionship.org Restrictions: Please see the Contributionship's website: McLeancontributionship.org

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Detail Available at Foundation Office AttachedWayne, PAGeneral and Restricted Gifts to various Philadelphia area IRC 501 c 3 charitable organizations. PDF attachment contains list and amounts of…$4.0M

About this foundation

McLean Contributionship is a private grantmaking foundation in Wayne, Pennsylvania, administered in care of Sandra McLean, 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.

Foundation websiteAll filings on ProPublica

Does McLean Contributionship accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Please see the Contributionship's website: Mcleancontributionship.org Deadlines: Please see the Contributionship's website: McLeancontributionship.org.

How much does McLean Contributionship give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $4.0M across 1 grants, a median of $4.0M.

Where does McLean Contributionship give?

Pennsylvania (1 grants), per its latest filing.

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