Neil & Amelia Mcdaniel Charitable Trust
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting a variety of causes, with a strong emphasis on general operating support for nonprofits. Its mission appears to focus on enhancing community services, addressing food insecurity, promoting literacy, and supporting youth and family services. The foundation funds a diverse range of initiatives, including health-related causes, environmental conservation, and women's empowerment. It primarily serves organizations that provide essential community services and educational opportunities, reflecting a commitment to social welfare and community engagement.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small-to-medium community-serving nonprofits (food banks, literacy programs, youth and social services, local environmental or health groups) seeking general operating or modest program support, especially in California and a handful of other states.
Good Fit
- • Provides general operating support or modest program grants ($1K–$50K typical).
- • Works in community services, food security, adult literacy, youth development, health, or local conservation.
- • Has an established local presence or prior relationships with regional intermediaries or past grantees.
- • Is known to trustees, donor-advised intermediaries, or other organizations in the foundation's network.
Geography
Grants in the latest year were recorded across about ten states, showing a multi-state footprint, although one large pass-through payment heavily concentrated the dollar totals in a single state.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows a broad set of independent recipients (65 distinct grantees) with a mix of returning and new organizations, indicating a wide recipient portfolio despite a few large payments.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of turnover exists (27 new grantees in 2023), but the foundation states it only funds preselected organizations and provides no public application route, so unfamiliar applicants face limited but not impossible pathways into the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
