MCSWEENEY FOUNDATION INC

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2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $76K · expenses $86K · assets $786K

EIN
26-3313677
Address
291 GENESEE ST CO MIKE FITZGERALD, UTICA, NY 13501-3813
NTEE code
T22 Private Independent Foundations (Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
January 2009 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 4 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
L Michael Fitzgerald TREASURER2011-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Edgar S K Merrell 3rd PRESIDENT/SECRETARY2011-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Rick L Nortz VICE PRESIDENT2018-2025 0 $0 reported 1
W Peter Nortz (former) TRUSTEE - EMERITUS2011-2020 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
L MICHAEL FITZGERALD TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
EDGAR S K MERRELL 3RD PRESIDENT/SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
RICK L NORTZ VICE PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
L MICHAEL FITZGERALD TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
EDGAR S K MERRELL 3RD PRESIDENT/SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
RICK L NORTZ VICE PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
L MICHAEL FITZGERALD TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
EDGAR S K MERRELL 3RD PRESIDENT/SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
RICK L NORTZ VICE PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
L MICHAEL FITZGERALD TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
EDGAR S K MERRELL 3RD PRESIDENT/SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
RICK L NORTZ VICE PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
L MICHAEL FITZGERALD TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
EDGAR S K MERRELL 3RD PRESIDENT/SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
RICK L NORTZ VICE PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
L MICHAEL FITZGERALD TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
EDGAR S K MERRELL 3RD PRESIDENT/SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
RICK L NORTZ VICE PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
W PETER NORTZ TRUSTEE - EMERITUS0 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
L MICHAEL FITZGERALD TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
EDGAR S K MERRELL 3RD PRESIDENT/SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
RICK L NORTZ VICE PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
W PETER NORTZ TRUSTEE - EMERITUS0 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
L MICHAEL FITZGERALD TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
EDGAR S K MERRELL 3RD PRESIDENT/SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
RICK L NORTZ VICE PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
W PETER NORTZ TRUSTEE - EMERITUS0 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
L MICHAEL FITZGERALD Treasurer0 $0-- $01
W PETER NORTZ President0 $0-- $01
EDGAR S K MERRELL 3RD Secretary0 $0-- $01
2016 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
L MICHAEL FITZGERALD Treasurer0 $0-- $01
W PETER NORTZ President0 $0-- $01
EDGAR S K MERRELL 3RD Secretary0 $0-- $01
2015 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
L MICHAEL FITZGERALD Treasurer0 $0-- $01
W PETER NORTZ President0 $0-- $01
EDGAR S K MERRELL 3RD Secretary0 $0-- $01
2014 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
L MICHAEL FITZGERALD Treasurer0 $0-- $01
W PETER NORTZ President0 $0-- $01
EDGAR S K MERRELL 3RD Secretary0 $0-- $01
2013 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
L MICHAEL FITZGERALD Treasurer0 $0-- $01
W PETER NORTZ President0 $0-- $01
EDGAR S K MERRELL 3RD Secretary0 $0-- $01
2012 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
EDGAR S K MERRELL 3RD Secretary0 $0-- $01
W PETER NORTZ President0 $0-- $01
L MICHAEL FITZGERALD Treasurer0 $0-- $01
2011 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
EDGAR S K MERRELL 3RD Secretary0 $0-- $01
W PETER NORTZ President0 $0-- $01
L MICHAEL FITZGERALD Treasurer0 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2025 · 14 grants to organizations · $83K
2024 · 14 grants to organizations · $141K
2023 · 15 grants to organizations · $115K
2022 · 14 grants to organizations · $65K
2021 · 14 grants to organizations · $85K
2020 · 14 grants to organizations · $76K
2019 · 12 grants to organizations · $40K
2018 · 14 grants to organizations · $92K
2017 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 15 grants to individuals · $72K
2016 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 13 grants to individuals · $51K
2015 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 14 grants to individuals · $52K
2014 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 12 grants to individuals · $50K
2013 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 11 grants to individuals · $54K
2012 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 7 grants to individuals · $34K
2011 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 7 grants to individuals · $22K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2012 · 1 contributor · $921K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 Estate of Mary McSweeney Person Utica, NY $920,938- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2012 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$75,960$86,046 $786,309$786,309 -- $0--
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$130,057$142,035 $796,395$796,395 -- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$30,767$116,725 $815,873$808,373 -- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
-$8,961$68,789 $894,331$894,331 -- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$156,355$88,229 $972,081$972,081 -- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$66,647$77,897 $903,955$903,955 -- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$45,541$41,484 $915,205$915,205 -- $0--
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$14,676$93,318 $911,148$911,148 -- $0--
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$22,821$74,215 $982,954$982,954 -- ---
2016 · Form 990PF period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
-$536$54,025 $1,028,493$1,028,493 -- ---
2015 · Form 990PF period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$64,048$54,536 $1,074,295$1,074,295 -- ---
2014 · Form 990PF period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$31,400$52,803 $1,064,305$1,064,305 -- ---
2013 · Form 990PF period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$48,671$55,615 $1,084,560$1,084,560 -- ---
2012 · Form 990PF period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$931,913$35,503 $1,089,829$1,089,829 -- ---
2011 · Form 990PF period ending 2011-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$11,758$29,362 $193,419$193,419 -- ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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STAR FOUNDATIONNYT22 $77,525$186,950 Trustee$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
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YM AND T FOUNDATIONNYT22 $72,675$72,675 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
SUZANNE AND ROBERT ROBOTTI FOUNDATION INCNYT22 $80,022$129,720 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
ARONI & CHANI PARNES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INCNYT22 $75,000$73,500 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
THE WIENER FAMILY FOUNDATIONNYT22 $79,930$78,800 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
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WILLIAM MEAD REGAN FOUNDATIONNYT22 $74,485$59,771 Vice President$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
ROGER W WHITE SR FOUNDATIONNYT22 $74,600$1,108,749 DIRECTOR/ PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
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Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990PF · $86,046 spent · pay $0 · grants $83,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $83,000 96.5%
Taxes $2,226 2.6%
Fees: accounting $795 0.9%
Other expenses $25 0.0%
Total$86,046100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $142,035 spent · pay $0 · grants $141,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $141,000 99.3%
Fees: accounting $750 0.5%
Other expenses $185 0.1%
Taxes $100 0.1%
Total$142,035100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $116,725 spent · pay $0 · grants $115,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $115,000 98.5%
Fees: accounting $1,475 1.3%
Taxes $250 0.2%
Total$116,725100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $68,789 spent · pay $0 · grants $65,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $65,000 94.5%
Taxes $3,614 5.3%
Fees: other professional $175 0.3%
Total$68,789100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $88,229 spent · pay $0 · grants $85,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $85,000 96.3%
Taxes $2,384 2.7%
Fees: accounting $650 0.7%
Fees: other professional $195 0.2%
Total$88,229100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $77,897 spent · pay $0 · grants $76,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $76,000 97.6%
Taxes $1,142 1.5%
Fees: accounting $580 0.7%
Fees: other professional $175 0.2%
Total$77,897100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $41,484 spent · pay $0 · grants $40,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $40,000 96.4%
Fees: accounting $930 2.2%
Taxes $379 0.9%
Fees: other professional $175 0.4%
Total$41,484100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $93,318 spent · pay $0 · grants $92,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $92,000 98.6%
Fees: accounting $580 0.6%
Taxes $563 0.6%
Fees: other professional $175 0.2%
Total$93,318100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $74,215 spent · pay $0 · grants $72,288 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $72,288 97.4%
Fees: accounting $1,385 1.9%
Taxes $467 0.6%
Other expenses $75 0.1%
Total$74,215100%

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2016 · Form 990PF · $54,025 spent · pay $0 · grants $51,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $51,000 94.4%
Taxes $1,510 2.8%
Fees: accounting $1,420 2.6%
Other expenses $95 0.2%
Total$54,025100%

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2015 · Form 990PF · $54,536 spent · pay $0 · grants $52,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $52,000 95.3%
Fees: accounting $1,285 2.4%
Taxes $929 1.7%
Other expenses $322 0.6%
Total$54,536100%

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2014 · Form 990PF · $52,803 spent · pay $0 · grants $50,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $50,000 94.7%
Fees: accounting $1,310 2.5%
Taxes $1,300 2.5%
Other expenses $193 0.4%
Total$52,803100%

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2013 · Form 990PF · $55,615 spent · pay $0 · grants $53,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $53,500 96.2%
Fees: accounting $1,420 2.6%
Taxes $530 1.0%
Other expenses $165 0.3%
Total$55,615100%

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2012 · Form 990PF · $35,503 spent · pay $0 · grants $33,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $33,500 94.4%
Fees: accounting $1,195 3.4%
Other expenses $611 1.7%
Taxes $197 0.6%
Total$35,503100%

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2011 · Form 990PF · $29,362 spent · pay $0 · grants $22,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $22,500 76.6%
Fees: legal $5,000 17.0%
Fees: accounting $1,530 5.2%
Taxes $227 0.8%
Other expenses $57 0.2%
Fees: other professional $48 0.2%
Total$29,362100%

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