Mckinnon Family Foundation
The organization is a private foundation focused on supporting a variety of causes, primarily in education, community services, and medical initiatives. Its mission appears to center on empowering underserved populations, enhancing educational opportunities, and addressing health and community needs. The foundation provides funding to organizations that support youth development, promote educational resources, and tackle social and environmental challenges. It has a notable commitment to enhancing the lives of children and families, as well as supporting medical research and community service initiatives.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit working in education, community services, medical research, youth development, or related community-focused work; able to supply recent operating statements and a balance sheet and willing to submit a written request to the named trustee.
Good Fit
- • Programs in education, youth development, community services, or medical research
- • Capacity to provide prior operating statements and a balance sheet
- • Project or institution that could justify either a modest local grant or a larger institutional award
- • Willingness to submit a paper letter application to the trustee with contact details
- • Geographic presence in California or New Mexico (common recipients), or national research/education work
Geography
In the latest year grants went to organizations in 12 different states; the foundation is New York–based but most dollars flowed out of state, with large shares to California and New Mexico.
Recipient Variety
The latest filing shows 44 distinct recipients across education, community services, medical research, veterans, and the arts, with a mix of major institutional gifts and many smaller local awards.
New Applicants
More than half of grantees in the latest year were new recipients and the filing includes explicit written application instructions plus a named mailing address and phone, so unfamiliar applicants have demonstrable routes to enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
