The McNamara Purcell Foundation

CHICAGO, IL EIN: 36-7293187

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Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$1.4M

+78.6% YoY

Grant Count

25

-26.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$56K

+142.9% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

21states
+13 more states

Cities

ALEXANDRIABrentwoodCHICAGOCLEVELANDCOVINGTONCamp HillChicagoCrystal LakeDURHAMDoylestownFORT WORTHFort WorthForth WorthGOLFGlenviewHIGH POINTHolladayJersey CityLONG GROVEMILWAUKEE

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.1201920202021202220232024
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Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$379K$758K$1M$2M1 grants201936 grants202041 grants202133 grants202234 grants202325 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

UNIVERSITY OF ND - 1M EN…$400KST JOSEPH AND ST FRANCIS$200KMS RESEARCH CENTER OF NY…$175KLoyola Academy Rex Engle…$80KMULTIPLE MYELOMA - CHICA…$50KTexas Christian Universi…$50KUNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME…$50KTCU Flying T Club (NIL)$50KHIGH POINT UNIVERSITY FR…$50KUSD - THE OLE FOUNDATION$50K

Grant Size Distribution

169 grants across all recorded years

138<$50K19$50–100K7$100–250K4$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
David P PurcellTRUSTEE1
Michael J PurcellTRUSTEE1
Paul M PurcellTRUSTEE1
Philip J PurcellMANAGER1

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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