Robert and Margaret McNamara Foundation 3
Private foundation · Washington, DC · EIN 27-3949004 · reported 2023–2025 · files as McNamara Foundation 3
63grants reported
$3,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$288Ktotal paid
8states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 4 of its 63 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $16K 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
1558 34TH St NW
Washington, DC 20007-2748
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Voces Unidas | Glenwood Springs, CO | $20,000 |
| Margaret McNamara Educational Grants GENERAL ACTIVITIES/INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP | Washington, DC | $16,000 |
| Voces Unidas | Glenwood Springs, CO | $15,000 |
| Margaret McNamara Educational Grants GENERAL ACTIVITIES/INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP | Washington, DC | $14,000 |
| World Central Kitchen GENERAL ACTIVITIES | Washington, DC | $11,259 |
| Misty Meadows Equine Learning Center | West Tisbury, MA | $10,000 |
| The Association of Independents in Radio (air) | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Beloved Asheville | Asheville, NC | $10,000 |
| Misty Meadows Equine Learning Center | West Tisbury, MA | $8,000 |
| Women's Earth Alliance WOMEN EMPOWERMENT/CLIMATE CHANGE SUPPORT | Berkeley, CA | $8,000 |
| Women's Earth Alliance WOMEN EMPOWERMENT/CLIMATE CHANGE SUPPORT | Berkeley, CA | $8,000 |
| Women's Earth Alliance WOMEN EMPOWERMENT/CLIMATE CHANGE SUPPORT | Berkeley, CA | $8,000 |
| Margaret McNamara Educational Grants GENERAL ACTIVITIES/INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP | Washington, DC | $7,000 |
| Misty Meadows Equine Learning Center | West Tisbury, MA | $7,000 |
| Seed Peace | Draper, VA | $6,000 |
| Peace Lutheran Church REFUGEE ASSISTANCE | Las Cruces, NM | $6,000 |
| Center for Land Based Learning GENERAL ACTIVITIES | Winters, CA | $5,000 |
| Wilderness Workshop GENERAL ACTIVITIES | Carbondale, CO | $5,000 |
| Kdnk Community Radio | Carbondale, CO | $5,000 |
| Martha's Vinyard Community Foundation | West Tisbury, MA | $5,000 |
| Natuaral Resources Defense Council (nrdc) | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| World Central Kitchen GENERAL ACTIVITIES | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Voces Unidas | Glenwood Springs, CO | $5,000 |
| Center for Land Based Learning GENERAL ACTIVITIES | Winters, CA | $5,000 |
| Wilderness Workshop GENERAL ACTIVITIES | Carbondale, CO | $5,000 |
| World Central Kitchen GENERAL ACTIVITIES | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Capital Area Food Bank FOOD NEEDS | Washington, DC | $4,500 |
| Martha's Table FOOD NEEDS | Washington, DC | $4,500 |
| Life Inter Faith Team on Unemployment and Poverty (lift UP) | Glenwood Springs, CO | $4,000 |
| Center for Land Based Learning GENERAL ACTIVITIES | Winters, CA | $4,000 |
| Peace Lutheran Church REFUGEE ASSISTANCE | Las Cruces, NM | $3,000 |
| Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital GENERAL ACTIVITIES | Washington, DC | $3,000 |
| Wilderness Workshop GENERAL ACTIVITIES | Carbondale, CO | $3,000 |
| Peace Lutheran Church REFUGEE ASSISTANCE | Las Cruces, NM | $3,000 |
| Huts for Vets GENERAL ACTIVITIES | Basalt, CO | $2,500 |
| Capital Area Food Bank FOOD NEEDS | Washington, DC | $2,500 |
| Huts for Vets GENERAL ACTIVITIES | Basalt, CO | $2,500 |
| Martha's Table FOOD NEEDS | Washington, DC | $2,500 |
| Capital Area Food Bank FOOD NEEDS | Washington, DC | $2,500 |
| City Wildlife GENERAL ACTIVITIES | Washington, DC | $2,500 |
| Huts for Vets GENERAL ACTIVITIES | Basalt, CO | $2,500 |
| Martha's Table FOOD NEEDS | Washington, DC | $2,500 |
| Biodiversity Works | Edgartown, MA | $2,000 |
| Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy GENERAL ACTIVITIES | Washington, DC | $2,000 |
| Island Grown Initiative FOOD NEEDS, REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE | Vineyard Haven, MA | $2,000 |
| Biodiversity Works | Edgartown, MA | $2,000 |
| Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy GENERAL ACTIVITIES | Washington, DC | $2,000 |
| City Wildlife GENERAL ACTIVITIES | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Reading IS Fundamental GENERAL ACTIVITIES | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| The Trust for Public Lands GENERAL ACTIVITIES | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 |
| Rios to Rivers | Aspen, CO | $1,000 |
| Biodiversity Works | Edgartown, MA | $1,000 |
| City Wildlife GENERAL ACTIVITIES | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy GENERAL ACTIVITIES | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Island Grown Initiative FOOD NEEDS, REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE | Vineyard Haven, MA | $1,000 |
| Reading IS Fundamental GENERAL ACTIVITIES | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| The Trust for Public Lands GENERAL ACTIVITIES | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 |
| Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital GENERAL ACTIVITIES | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Island Grown Initiative FOOD NEEDS, REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE | Vineyard Haven, MA | $1,000 |
| Reading IS Fundamental GENERAL ACTIVITIES | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
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