Private foundation · EIN 34-1286873 · Chagrin Falls, Ohio · Philanthropy & grantmaking

The McKenna Family Fund

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: 28 grants paid, $183K total, median $1,100. 75% of grants stayed in Ohio.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
28
$183K
Median grant
$1,100
Stays in OH
75%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$3.0M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Wabun FoundationNew Canaan, CTEducational$130K
Hathaway Brown SchoolShaker Heights, OHEducational$17K
University SchoolShaker Heights, OHEducational$5,000
University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VAEducational$5,000
Western Reserve Land ConservancyMoreland Hills, OHGeneral welfare$2,500
Providence HouseCleveland, OHChild welfare$1,500
St Martin de Porres High SchoolCleveland, OHEducational$1,500
West Side Catholic CenterCleveland, OHGeneral welfare$1,500
Cleveland Food BankCleveland, OHGeneral welfare$1,500
Playhouse Square FoundationClevleand, OHGeneral welfare$1,500
Holden Forests & GardensKirtland, OHGeneral welfare$1,500
Interval HouseSeal Beach, CAGeneral welfare$1,500
Garden Club of ClevelandLyndhurst, OHGeneral welfare$1,230
The Cleveland OrchestraCleveland, OHEducational$1,200
HopewellChagrin Falls, OHPhysical health$1,000
FIRST Tee of ClevelandNewburgh Heights, OHEducational$1,000
Deerwood FoundationHolderness, NHChild welfare$1,000
Rare Books SchoolCharlottesville, VAEducational$1,000
Urban SquashCleveland, OHEducational$1,000
MedwishmedbashCleveland, OHPhysical health$1,000
DreamNew York, NYChild welfare$1,000
Hanna Perkins CenterShaker Heights, OHChild welfare$500
Ketchum Sun Valley Volunteer AssociationKetchum, IDGeneral welfare$500
Western Reserve Histroical SocietyCleveland, OHEducational$500
Heights Youth TheaterBeachwood, OHEducational$500
Cleveland Museum of ArtCleveland, OHEducational$500
Cleveland Museum of Natural HistoryCleveland, OHEducational$500
Nature Center of Shaker LakesCleveland, OHEducational$500

By state: Connecticut 1 · Ohio 21 · Virginia 2 · California 1 · New Hampshire 1 · New York 1

About this foundation

The McKenna Family Fund is a private grantmaking foundation in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, administered in care of Laura S McKenna, tax-exempt since 2015. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does The McKenna Family Fund 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 The McKenna Family Fund give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $183K across 28 grants, a median of $1,100.

Where does The McKenna Family Fund give?

Connecticut (1 grants), Ohio (21 grants), Virginia (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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