JOHN & LINDA MACDONALD FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $1.3M · expenses $1.2M · assets $12.5M

EIN
46-4310945
Address
80875 VIA PORTOFINO, LA QUINTA, CA 92253-7595
NTEE code
Z99
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
July 2014 (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
Cross-check
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 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
John A Macdonald PRESIDENT2018-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Kathryn J Macdonald SECRETARY2018-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Linda M Macdonald VICE PRESIDENT, TREASURER2018-2024 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN A MACDONALD PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
KATHRYN J MACDONALD SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
LINDA M MACDONALD VICE PRESIDENT, TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN A MACDONALD PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
KATHRYN J MACDONALD SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
LINDA M MACDONALD VICE PRESIDENT, TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN A MACDONALD PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
KATHRYN J MACDONALD SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
LINDA M MACDONALD VICE PRESIDENT, TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN A MACDONALD PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
LINDA M MACDONALD VICE PRESIDENT, TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
KATHRYN J MACDONALD SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN A MACDONALD PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
LINDA M MACDONALD VICE PRESIDENT, TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
KATHRYN J MACDONALD SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN A MACDONALD PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
LINDA M MACDONALD VICE PRESIDENT, TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
KATHRYN J MACDONALD SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN A MACDONALD PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
LINDA M MACDONALD VICE PRESIDENT, TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
KATHRYN J MACDONALD SECRETARY0 $0-$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.

2024 · 18 grants to organizations · $1.1M
2023 · 15 grants to organizations · $745K
2022 · 17 grants to organizations · $740K
2021 · 23 grants to organizations · $830K
2020 · 22 grants to organizations · $800K
2019 · 25 grants to organizations · $710K
2018 · 24 grants to organizations · $695K

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.

2024 · 1 contributor · $257K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JOHN AND LINDA MACDONALD Person LA QUINTA, CA $257,293$257,293 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
2023 · 1 contributor · $215K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JOHN AND LINDA MACDONALD Person LA QUINTA, CA $215,377$215,377 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2022 · 1 contributor · $199K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JOHN AND LINDA MACDONALD Person LA QUINTA, CA $199,198$199,198 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · 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
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,250,118$1,238,598 $12,502,200$12,502,200 $257,293- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$986,255$857,881 $12,850,251$12,719,715 $215,377- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$623,055$867,691 $12,865,481$12,865,481 $199,198- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,196,974$970,483 $13,171,960$13,171,960 $231,546- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$973,700$934,721 $13,129,976$13,129,976 $250,000- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,002,702$851,219 $13,381,909$13,381,909 -- $0--
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$471,312$835,391 $13,028,430$13,028,430 $152,158- $0--

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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DRG FOUNDATIONCAZ99 $725,140$383,432 Board Chairman$0 Same NTEE code Z99, revenue within 2x, same state
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KITE KEY FOUNDATIONCAZ99 $738,955$529,178 CO-TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code Z99, revenue within 2x, same state
AGUA HEDIONDA LAGOON FOUNDATIONCAZ99 $1,645,385$1,609,076 CEO$181,380 Same NTEE code Z99, revenue within 2x, same state
REDONDO BEACH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONCAZ99 $1,615,166$1,870,898 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (UNTIL 2/28/2025)$132,450 Same NTEE code Z99, revenue within 2x, same state
PADI AWARE FOUNDATIONCAZ99 $1,374,315$1,435,904 GLOBAL OPERATIONS DIRECTOR$118,311 Same NTEE code Z99, revenue within 2x, same state
TAILHOOK EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INCCAZ99 $2,014,965$1,079,263 Executive Director$127,534 Same NTEE code Z99, revenue within 2x, same state
WAKERLY FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAZ99 $1,044,155$365,560 Pres. Chair$0 Same NTEE code Z99, revenue within 2x, same state
REED SCHOOLS FOUNDATIONCAZ99 $2,138,319$2,079,074 Dir Operations$66,809 Same NTEE code Z99, revenue within 2x, same state
FOUNDATION FOR GLOBAL ARTSCAZ99 $1,167,137$843,911 Vice President$40,000 Same NTEE code Z99, revenue within 2x, same state
BRUTTEN FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAZ99 $732,058$692,886 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code Z99, revenue within 2x, same state
TANIMURA FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAZ99 $1,071,028$613,122 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code Z99, revenue within 2x, same state
AICCU RESEARCH FOUNDATIONCAZ99 $1,737,502$1,825,912 PRESIDENT$406,166 Same NTEE code Z99, revenue within 2x, same state
ISABEL ALLENDE FOUNDATIONCAZ99 $2,236,186$3,324,331 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$181,250 Same NTEE code Z99, revenue within 2x, same state
LAGUNA DE SANTA ROSA FOUNDATIONCAZ99 $2,209,196$1,964,929 Executive Dir.$109,141 Same NTEE code Z99, revenue within 2x, same state
OPEN NETWORKING FOUNDATIONCAZ99 $966,915$702,607 Executive Dir.$20,687 Same NTEE code Z99, revenue within 2x, same state
WILMINGTON JAYCEES FOUNDATION INCCAZ99 $1,189,188$1,197,657 EXECUTVIE DIRECTOR$73,481 Same NTEE code Z99, revenue within 2x, same state
COMMONWEALTH FOUNDATION INCCAZ99 $965,733$923,431 CHAIR$0 Same NTEE code Z99, revenue within 2x, same state
LEON A & ESTHER F BLUM FOUNDATION INCCAZ99 $1,171,390$640,702 TRUSTEE AND CFO$0 Same NTEE code Z99, revenue within 2x, same state
THE CARROLL SHELBY FOUNDATIONCAZ99 $1,155,298$1,034,314 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code Z99, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

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).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$8,026,02245 122009–2024 MENDING KIDS INTERNATIONAL; HERNANDEZ MARIACHI HERITAGE SOCIETY; JEWISH FREE LOAN ASSOCIATION; EDUCATING YOUNG MINDS and 8 more
THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT Private foundation$7,644,510114 102009–2024 SACRAMENTO AREA CONGREGATIONS TOGETHER; CENTER FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELL-BEING INC; THE MENTORING CENTER; MERCED LAO FAMILY COMMUNITY INC and 6 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$6,356,457156 342016–2024 JEWISH FREE LOAN ASSOCIATION; PACT AN ADOPTION ALLIANCE; REED SCHOOLS FOUNDATION; EDUCATING YOUNG MINDS and 30 more
JEWISH COMMUNITY FDN OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION COUNCIL OF GREATER LA DAF sponsor$5,419,76219 22010–2024 JEWISH FREE LOAN ASSOCIATION; MUSIC MENDS MINDS INC
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$4,939,894125 282019–2025 REED SCHOOLS FOUNDATION; REDWOOD CITY EDUCATION FOUNDATION; TWIN LAKES FOOD BANK; REDONDO BEACH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION and 24 more
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor$4,242,49646 152020–2024 FRIENDS OF DXE; COMMONWEALTH FOUNDATION INC; BAY AREA RIDGE TRAIL COUNCIL; REDWOOD CITY EDUCATION FOUNDATION and 11 more
THE CRAIL-JOHNSON FOUNDATION Private foundation$3,378,00019 12015–2024 LOS ANGELES MARITIME INSTITUTE
SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$3,306,13058 102010–2024 THE MENTORING CENTER; SAN FRANCISCO INTERFAITH COUNCIL; SAN FRANCISCO SENIOR AND DISABILITY ACTION; PACT AN ADOPTION ALLIANCE and 6 more
WINDSONG TR Private foundation$3,210,00015 22011–2024 REDONDO BEACH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION; HERMOSA BEACH EDUCATION FOUNDATION
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$2,954,510142 282014–2024 PACT AN ADOPTION ALLIANCE; BAY AREA RIDGE TRAIL COUNCIL; REED SCHOOLS FOUNDATION; ADOPT A FAMILY OF MARIN and 24 more
FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor$2,222,41177 192010–2024 ADOPT A FAMILY OF MARIN; LAGUNA DE SANTA ROSA FOUNDATION; REDWOOD CITY EDUCATION FOUNDATION; ORGANIC FARMING RESEARCH FOUNDATION and 15 more
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$1,879,27038 42012–2024 CENTER FOR BIO-ETHICAL REFORM; GATEWAYS TO BETTER EDUCATION; LOVE HAS NO LIMITS INC; A BROADER LIVING EXPERIENCE
TIDES FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$1,763,00014 42020–2024 THE MENTORING CENTER; COMMONWEALTH FOUNDATION INC; NATIONAL HISPANIC MEDIA COALITION; REDWOOD CITY EDUCATION FOUNDATION
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$1,702,87440 92010–2024 REDWOOD CITY EDUCATION FOUNDATION; GEOHAZARDS INTERNATIONAL; COMMONWEALTH FOUNDATION INC; BAY AREA RIDGE TRAIL COUNCIL and 5 more
ANN AND GORDON GETTY FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS Private foundation$1,500,0001 12022–2022 FOUNDATION FOR GLOBAL ARTS

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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.

2024 · Form 990PF · $1,238,598 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,125,600 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,125,600 90.9%
Fees: other professional $89,331 7.2%
Fees: accounting $10,000 0.8%
Other expenses $9,212 0.7%
Taxes $4,455 0.4%
Total$1,238,598100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $857,881 spent · pay $0 · grants $745,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $745,000 86.8%
Fees: other professional $80,738 9.4%
Fees: accounting $20,000 2.3%
Other expenses $7,322 0.9%
Taxes $4,821 0.6%
Total$857,881100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $867,691 spent · pay $0 · grants $740,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $740,000 85.3%
Fees: other professional $87,291 10.1%
Fees: accounting $20,000 2.3%
Other expenses $15,216 1.8%
Taxes $5,184 0.6%
Total$867,691100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $970,483 spent · pay $0 · grants $830,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $830,000 85.5%
Fees: other professional $103,254 10.6%
Fees: accounting $20,500 2.1%
Other expenses $10,998 1.1%
Taxes $5,731 0.6%
Total$970,483100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $934,721 spent · pay $0 · grants $800,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $800,000 85.6%
Fees: other professional $101,248 10.8%
Fees: accounting $20,000 2.1%
Other expenses $9,087 1.0%
Taxes $4,386 0.5%
Total$934,721100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $851,219 spent · pay $0 · grants $710,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $710,000 83.4%
Fees: other professional $103,006 12.1%
Fees: accounting $20,000 2.3%
Other expenses $10,342 1.2%
Taxes $7,871 0.9%
Total$851,219100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $835,391 spent · pay $0 · grants $695,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $695,000 83.2%
Fees: other professional $107,113 12.8%
Fees: accounting $20,000 2.4%
Taxes $13,278 1.6%
Total$835,391100%

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