The Mcmahon Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 13-3318163
EducationEnvironmentHuman services

The Mcmahon Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $58K. Net investment income was $364.

The Mcmahon Family Foundation at a glance

In short: The Mcmahon Family Foundation gave $58K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $14K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$57,843
+50.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$14,461
+12.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$3,500
Primary geography
Ohio (87% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who The Mcmahon Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund: $50KFidelity InvestmentsCharitable Gift Fund$50KLa Mama Experimental Theatre Club Inc: $5KLa Mama Experimental TheatreClub Inc$5KGigis Playhouse Inc: $2KGigis Playhouse Inc$2KFidelity Charitable: $635Fidelity Charitable$635

The largest 2025 recipient was Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund ($50K). Together the top 4 received $58K.

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

9<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 11 (82%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

New YorkWashingtonHoffman EstCincinnatiMedfield

How The Mcmahon Family Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+18%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K8 grants2019 2 grants2020 3 grants2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 3 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $39K (2024) to $61K (2021). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $58K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund Cincinnati, OHGeneral Purpose$50,208
La Mama Experimental Theatre Club Inc New York, NYGeneral Purpose$5,000
Gigis Playhouse Inc Hoffman Est, ILGeneral Purpose$2,000
Fidelity Charitable Medfield, MAGeneral Purpose$635
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025—$4,100$61,157$57,8434$58,818$364$1,987
2024$26,062$86,005$38,517$38,5003$38,500$36,136$1,656
2023$24,227$1,424$210——$195$1,248$1,944
2022$23,013$49,639$49,416$49,2211$49,416$1,104$2,378
2021$22,009$44,490$60,985$60,5003$60,600$43,990$3,842
2020$38,504$29,617$60,000$60,0002—$29,617$4,798
2019$68,887$21,628$54,215$53,5008—$21,626$6,581

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Mcmahon Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Mcmahon Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • MARY D McMAHON

    Trustee

    Trustee & Part-Time → Trustee, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rachel McMahon

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan McMahon

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about The Mcmahon Family Foundation

How much does The Mcmahon Family Foundation give each year?

The Mcmahon Family Foundation gave $58K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $39K across 3 grants.

What is The Mcmahon Family Foundation's typical grant size?

The Mcmahon Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $3,500, and its average grant was $14,461, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does The Mcmahon Family Foundation give grants?

The Mcmahon Family Foundation gives mostly in Ohio: 87% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was New York (9%).

Does The Mcmahon Family Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of The Mcmahon Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

What is The Mcmahon Family Foundation?

The Mcmahon Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in New York, NY.

How much is The Mcmahon Family Foundation required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, The Mcmahon Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is The Mcmahon Family Foundation's EIN?

The Mcmahon Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-3318163. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 19, 2021)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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