Private foundation · EIN 87-4593675 · Stamford, Connecticut · Human services

Tony McLellan Charitable Trust

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: 18 grants paid, $366K total, median $5,000. 17% of grants stayed in Connecticut.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
18
$366K
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in CT
17%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$5.4M

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Ackerman Institute for the FamilyNew York, NYAs per recipient's designated purpose$150K
African Community & Conservation FoundationPalm Beach, FLAs per recipient's designated purpose$74K
UncfWashington, DCAs per recipient's designated purpose$50K
Migrant and Immigrant Community Action Project (mica)St Louis, MOAs per recipient's designated purpose$20K
Pencil IncNew York, NYAs per recipient's designated purpose$15K
Center for Medicare AdvocacyMansfield, CTAs per recipient's designated purpose$10K
Monhegan MuseumMonhegan, MEAs per recipient's designated purpose$10K
Public CitizenWashington, DCAs per recipient's designated purpose$5,000
Guilford CollegeGreensboro, NCAs per recipient's designated purpose$5,000
Elevated AccessChampaign, ILAs per recipient's designated purpose$5,000
Wellspring Health AccessWashington, DCAs per recipient's designated purpose$5,000
Darien Book AidDarien, CTAs per recipient's designated purpose$5,000
ACLU FoundationNew York, NYAs per recipient's designated purpose$5,000
Bloomberg School of Public HealthNew York, NYAs per recipient's designated purpose$2,000
The WesterliesBrooklyn, NYAs per recipient's designated purpose$2,000
OrionGrreat Barrington, MAAs per recipient's designated purpose$1,000
Center for Biological DiversityTucson, AZAs per recipient's designated purpose$1,000
Choate Rosemary HallWallingford, CTAs per recipient's designated purpose$1,000

By state: New York 5 · Florida 1 · District of Columbia 3 · Missouri 1 · Connecticut 3 · Maine 1

About this foundation

Tony McLellan Charitable Trust is a private grantmaking foundation in Stamford, Connecticut, administered in care of Richard L True - Trustee, tax-exempt since 2022. 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 Tony McLellan Charitable Trust 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 Tony McLellan Charitable Trust give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $366K across 18 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does Tony McLellan Charitable Trust give?

New York (5 grants), Florida (1 grants), District of Columbia (3 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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