McLain Foundation
Private foundation · Clarence Center, NY · EIN 16-6032078 · reported 2023–2025
28grants reported
$6,000median award
$5,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$195Ktotal paid
8states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 28 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $15K 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
PO Box 562
Clarence Ctr, NY 14032-0562
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Holy Family Communications GENERAL USE BY CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION | Williamsville, NY | $17,000 |
| Catholic Media Network | Williamsville, NY | $15,000 |
| Holy Family Communications GENERAL USE BY CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION | Williamsville, NY | $12,000 |
| Oxfam America GENERAL USE BY CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION | Boston, MA | $11,000 |
| Roswell Park Alliance RIDE FOR ROSWELL | Buffalo, NY | $10,000 |
| Roswell Park Alliance GENERAL USE BY CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION | Buffalo, NY | $10,000 |
| Roswell Park Alliance RIDE FOR ROSWELL | Buffalo, NY | $10,000 |
| UNICEF GENERAL USE BY CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION | New York, NY | $8,500 |
| World Food Program USA GENERAL USE BY CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION | Federal Way, WA | $8,500 |
| David Lawrence Center for Behavioral Health GENERAL USE BY CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION | Naples, FL | $7,000 |
| The Childrens Hospital of Buffalo L.C. WRIGHT CRANIOFACIAL CENTER | Buffalo, NY | $6,000 |
| World Vision Fund | Tacoma, WA | $6,000 |
| UNICEF USA | New York, NY | $6,000 |
| Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH | $6,000 |
| The Childrens Hospital of Buffalo CRANIOFACIAL CENTER | Buffalo, NY | $6,000 |
| Hearts for the Homeless GENERAL USE BY CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION | Buffalo, NY | $6,000 |
| The Childrens Hospital of Buffalo Foundation GENERAL USE BY CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION | Buffalo, NY | $6,000 |
| The Childrens Hospital of Buffalo Foundation L.C. WRIGHT CRANIOFACIAL CENTER | Buffalo, NY | $6,000 |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | $5,000 |
| David Lawrence Center for | Naples, FL | $5,000 |
| David Lawrence Center for Behavioral Health GENERAL USE BY CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION | Naples, FL | $5,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders GENERAL USE BY CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| St Matthew's House GENERAL USE BY CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION | Naples, FL | $5,000 |
| Haven House GENERAL USE BY CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION | Buffalo, NY | $5,000 |
| Chesterton Academy of Buffalo GENERAL USE BY CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION | Bowmansville, NY | $4,000 |
| Unversity of Notre Dame FOLK CHOIR | Notre Dame, IN | $2,000 |
| Specialisterne USA | Wilmington, DE | $1,000 |
| Specialisterne USA GENERAL USE BY CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION | New York, NY | $1,000 |
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