MacBea Foundation
Private foundation · Columbus, OH · EIN 27-3409621 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The MacBea Foundation
136grants reported
$24Kmedian award
$15Klower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$7.2Mtotal paid
3states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 17 of its 136 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $1.6M in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
52 E Gay St
Columbus, OH 43215-3108
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| St John Neumann Catholic Church TO BUILD A GROTTO | Mogadore, OH | $600,000 |
| St John Neumann Catholic Church CRISIS SUPPORT | Sunbury, OH | $500,000 |
| Star House HOMELESS SHELTER | Columbus, OH | $500,000 |
| Columbus Foundation BEAMAC FUND | Columbus, OH | $450,000 |
| Columbus Foundation BEAMAC FUND | Columbus, OH | $250,000 |
| Columbus Foundation ROBERT J. ANTHONY FUND | Columbus, OH | $250,000 |
| Columbus Foundation ROBERT J. ANTHONY FUND | Columbus, OH | $200,000 |
| Columbus Foundation ANTHONY CHARLES FUND | Columbus, OH | $200,000 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church WINDOWS AND HVAC | Ada, OH | $135,000 |
| Columbus Foundation CHARLES BLESSING FUND | Columbus, OH | $125,000 |
| Columbus Foundation COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT FUND | Columbus, OH | $100,000 |
| Columbus Foundation CHARLES BLESSING FUND | Columbus, OH | $100,000 |
| Columbus Foundation ANTHONY CHARLES FUND | Columbus, OH | $100,000 |
| The Ohio State University Foundatio CANCER RESEARCH | Columbus, OH | $100,000 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation FIRST RESPONDER ASSISTANCE | Staten Island, NY | $100,000 |
| Columbus Foundation BEAMAC FUND | Columbus, OH | $100,000 |
| Columbus Foundation COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT FUND | Columbus, OH | $100,000 |
| Columbus Foundation ANTHONY CHARLES FUND | Columbus, OH | $100,000 |
| The James Development Fund LEUKEMIA PROGRAM | Columbus, OH | $100,000 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation FIRST RESPONDER ASSISTANCE | Staten Island, NY | $100,000 |
| Columbus Foundation COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT FUND | Columbus, OH | $100,000 |
| Columbus Foundation CHARLES BLESSING FUND | Columbus, OH | $100,000 |
| Columbus Foundation ROBERT J. ANTHONY FUND | Columbus, OH | $100,000 |
| Men's Shelter of Delaware County TEMPORARY HOUSING &SUPPORT FOR MEN | Delaware, OH | $100,000 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation FIRST RESPONDER ASSISTANCE | Staten Island, NY | $100,000 |
| Mid Ohio Food Collective PROVIDE FOOD TO THE POOR | Grove City, OH | $60,000 |
| Holy Family Soup Kitchen FOOD PANTRY | Columbus, OH | $50,000 |
| Lutheran Social Services FOOD PANTRY | Columbus, OH | $50,000 |
| Saint Jude Children's Hospital CANCER RESEARCH | Memphis, TN | $50,000 |
| St Francis Center FOOD PANTRY AND CLOTHING CENTER | McArthur, OH | $50,000 |
| The Eye Cancer Foundation CANCER RESEARCH | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Warm FOOD PANTRY | Westerville, OH | $50,000 |
| Mid Ohio Food Bank PROVIDE FOOD TO THE POOR | Grove City, OH | $50,000 |
| Mid Ohio Food Collective PROVIDE FOOD TO THE POOR | Grove City, OH | $50,000 |
| St Francis Center FOOD PANTRY AND CLOTHING CENTER | McArthur, OH | $45,000 |
| Lifecare Alliance MEALS ON WHEELS | Columbus, OH | $40,000 |
| Lutheran Society Services FAITH MISSION | Worthington, OH | $40,000 |
| St Francis Center FOOD PANTRY AND CLOTHING CENTER | McArthur, OH | $40,000 |
| Warm FOOD PANTRY | Westerville, OH | $40,000 |
| Holy Family Soup Kitchen FOOD PANTRY | Columbus, OH | $40,000 |
| Lutheran Social Services FAITH MISSION | Columbus, OH | $40,000 |
| Lutheran Social Services CHOICES PROGRAM | Columbus, OH | $40,000 |
| Warm FOOD PANTRY | Westerville, OH | $40,000 |
| Homeport AFFORDABLE HOMES | Columbus, OH | $35,000 |
| Salvation Army of Central Ohio FOOD BANKS | Columbus, OH | $35,000 |
| Adaptive Sports Ohio WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL TEAM | Wooster, OH | $35,000 |
| Holy Family Soup Kitchen FOOD PANTRY | Columbus, OH | $35,000 |
| Homeport AFFORDABLE HOMES | Columbus, OH | $35,000 |
| The Salvation Army of Central Ohio FOOD BANKS | Columbus, OH | $35,000 |
| Homeport AFFORDABLE HOMES | Columbus, OH | $35,000 |
| Lutheran Social Services FOOD PANTRY | Columbus, OH | $35,000 |
| Christ Child Society of Columbus SERVING NEEDS OF CHILDREN | Columbus, OH | $34,000 |
| Lifecare Alliance MEALS ON WHEELS | Columbus, OH | $30,000 |
| Lower Lights Ministries CRISIS SUPPORT | Columbus, OH | $30,000 |
| Lutheran Social Services FAITH MISSION | Columbus, OH | $30,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Central Ohio FORMULA FOR IMPACT CURRICULUM | Columbus, OH | $30,000 |
| Lower Lights Ministry COMMUNITY SERVICE | Columbus, OH | $30,000 |
| Lutheran Society Services FOOD PANTRY | Worthington, OH | $30,000 |
| 4c for Children Inc EARLY EDUCATION SUPPORT | Cincinnati, OH | $30,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Central Ohio FORMULA FOR IMPACT CURRICULUM | Columbus, OH | $30,000 |
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