The SS Mack Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Wilmington, DE EIN: 82-2768926

The SS Mack Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Wilmington, Delaware. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations, including Ohio-based churches, youth and community organizations, and organizations working in education, environmental conservation, and human services.

Key facts about The SS Mack Family Foundation

In short: The SS Mack Family Foundation gave $49K across 27 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Ohio. 17% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
82-2768926
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$49,300
Grants made (2025)
27
Average grant
$1,826
Median grant
$1,000
New grantees (estimate)
17% first-time grantees (4 of 23, 2025)
Total assets
$759,137
Primary geography
Ohio (93% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to apply
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$759K

+23.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$49K

+63.1% YoY

Grant Count

27

+42.1% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$2K

+14.8% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The SS Mack Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $34K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is The SS Mack Family Foundation open to new grantees?

17%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 4 of 23 grantees (17%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $2K. How we count

Medians: $1K first-time, $1K repeat.

  • 43% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 34% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 164% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

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

Mission & Focus Areas

No mission statement is provided. The foundation’s 2025 grants show support for organizations with varied missions. For example, OH-GO says it works to inspire community contributions through acts of kindness, services for disadvantaged children, and learning experiences. Lake Erie Foundation says it works to maintain a healthy Lake Erie, while Village Project says it provides meals and support to families fighting cancer in several Ohio communities. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not statements of the foundation’s own mission.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, the foundation made 27 grants totaling $49,300. Grants ranged from $250 to $6,000, with a median of $1,000. Larger grants included $6,000 to The Chapel in Sandusky, Ohio; $5,000 to Bay Presbyterian Church in Bay Village, Ohio; and $4,000 to Young Life in Huron, Ohio. Other notable awards were $3,500 each to Connecting for Kids of Westlake Ohio and Young Life in Westlake, and $3,000 each to Feeding Souls Ministries in Fairview Park and OH-GO in Sandusky.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, 93% of grant dollars went to recipients in Ohio, 5% to Florida, and 1% each to California and Georgia.

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 27 itemized grants.

Cities

Bay VillageWestlakeSanduskyClevelandHuronDaytonIndependenceIslamoradaAlpharettaFairview ParkCincinnatiLake ForestMarbleheadMiamiNorwalkOxfordW JeffersonColumbusEdgewoodGreeley

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K17 grants2020 26 grants2021 19 grants2022 24 grants2023 19 grants2024 27 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $30K (2024) to $51K (2020). In 2025 it made 27 grants totaling $49K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Young Life: $12K across 4 grantsYoung Life$12K · 4 grantsThe Chapel: $6K across 2 grantsThe Chapel$6K · 2 grantsBay Presbyterian Church: $5KBay Presbyterian Church$5KConnecting for Kids of Westlake Ohio: $4KConnecting for Kids ofWestlake Ohio$4KFeeding Souls Ministries: $3KFeeding Souls Ministries$3KOh-Go: $3KOh-Go$3KLake Erie Foundation: $3KLake Erie Foundation$3KChris and Owen Kedas Memorial Foundation: $2KChris and Owen Kedas MemorialFoundation$2KNathaniels Hope Inc: $2KNathaniels Hope Inc$2KNuhop Center for Experiential Learning: $2KNuhop Center for ExperientialLearning$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was Young Life ($12K across 4 grants). Together the top 10 received $40K.

Grant Size Distribution

115 grants across all recorded years

115<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 115 grants of 115 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Chapel Sandusky, OHGeneral & Unrestricted$6,000
Bay Presbyterian Church Bay Village, OHGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Young Life Huron, OHGeneral & Unrestricted$4,000
Connecting for Kids of Westlake Ohio Westlake, OHGeneral & Unrestricted$3,500
Young Life Westlake, OHGeneral & Unrestricted$3,500
Feeding Souls Ministries Fairview Park, OHGeneral & Unrestricted$3,000
Oh-Go Sandusky, OHGeneral & Unrestricted$3,000
Lake Erie Foundation Lakeside, OHGeneral & Unrestricted$2,500
Young Life Westlake, OHCharitable Event$2,500
Chris and Owen Kedas Memorial Foundation Huron, OHGeneral & Unrestricted$2,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants Grant count
2025 $759,137 $203,561 $61,108 $49,300 27
2024 $616,684 $105,884 $44,789 $30,225 19
2023 $555,589 $61,947 $52,364 $39,000 24
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$100K$200K$300K2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$759,137$616,684$555,589
Revenue$203,561$105,884$61,947
Expenses$61,108$44,789$52,364
Qualifying Distributions$55,588$36,390$45,045
Net Investment Income$65,504$34,273$24,928
Distributable Amount$33,891$29,315$25,903

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 27, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 8, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 30, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 9, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 10, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Molly Shafer Mack as director and president, and Thomas W Mack as director, secretary, and treasurer.

The SS Mack Family Foundation is led by Molly Shafer Mack, Director & President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Molly Shafer Mack

    Director & President

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas W Mack

    Director, Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Contact

Mailing address: Foundation Source 501 Silverside Rd, Wilmington, DE 19809-1377
Phone: (800) 839-1754

Frequently asked questions about The SS Mack Family Foundation

How much does The SS Mack Family Foundation give each year?

The SS Mack Family Foundation gave $49K across 27 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $30K across 19 grants.

What is The SS Mack Family Foundation's typical grant size?

The SS Mack Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,826, across 27 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The SS Mack Family Foundation that year got $2K on average.

Where does The SS Mack Family Foundation give grants?

The SS Mack Family Foundation gives mostly in Ohio: 93% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Florida (5%). The most frequent recipient cities were Bay Village, OH (5 grants), Westlake, OH (4 grants), Sandusky, OH (4 grants) and Huron, OH (2 grants).

Does The SS Mack Family Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 67% of The SS Mack Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (18 of 27) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are The SS Mack Family Foundation's largest grantees?

The SS Mack Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Young Life ($12,000 across 4 grants), The Chapel ($6,250 across 2 grants) and Bay Presbyterian Church ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 47% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is The SS Mack Family Foundation?

The SS Mack Family Foundation reported $759K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $56K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $34K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What does The SS Mack Family Foundation fund?

No mission statement is provided. The foundation’s 2025 grants show support for organizations with varied missions. For example, OH-GO says it works to inspire community contributions through acts of kindness, services for disadvantaged children, and learning experiences. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from The SS Mack Family Foundation?

The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is The SS Mack Family Foundation's EIN?

The SS Mack Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-2768926. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Does The SS Mack Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

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

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