Mcdonald Agape Foundation
Invitation OnlyBirmingham, Michigan · EIN 38-2840692 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$7M
Organizations funded55
Typical grant$91,620
Total assets$41.8M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $40,000 and $150,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
100% of grants went outside Michigan.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Lambeth Trust | London, UK | Education:theology - centre for cultural witness (lambeth palace) | $585,282 |
| International Dominican Foundation | Meairie, LA | Education: theology - angelicum scriptual exegesis project | $583,000 |
| Columbia University - Vagelos Medical College | New York, NY | Education: ethics/medicine - center for clinical medical ethics | $400,000 |
| Duke University - Divinity School | Durham, NC | Education: theology/arts - dita directorship support | $400,000 |
| Emory University - Chandler Divinity School | Atlanta, GA | Education: theology/law - new testament professorship | $300,000 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | Education: theology/medicine - bioethics fellowship | $298,000 |
| St Mellitus College Trust | London, UK | Education: theology - nicaea 325th anniversary project | $255,113 |
| Duke University - Divinity School | Durham, NC | Education: theology - christian informing academic medicine | $200,000 |
| Emory University - Law School | Atlanta, GA | Education: theology/law - senior fellowship program | $200,000 |
| University of Hong Kong | HK | Education history of religion - faith and eurban civilizations in asia | $200,000 |
| Sagamore Institute | Indianapolis, IN | Education: ministry & outreach - forum network (new york) | $175,000 |
| University of Aberdeen | Aberdeen, UK | Education: theology - ecclesiology after christendom | $169,611 |
| Kings College London | London, UK | Education: theology - theology & the visual arts uk | $151,472 |
| Yale University - Divinty School | New Haven, CT | Education: theology - who is christ for US today | $150,000 |
| Wisconsin Center for Christian Studies | Waukesha, WI | Education: theology - n.t. wright online programming | $145,000 |
| University of Oxford | Oxford, UK | Education: theology - health & christian ethics program | $144,588 |
| Kings College London | London, UK | Education: theology/arts - visual arts research associate | $140,870 |
| Institute on Religion and Democracy | Washington, DC | Education: ethics and morality - scholar in residence program support | $130,000 |
| University of Aberdeen | Aberdeen, UK | Education: theology/medicine - dementia and mental illness | $126,804 |
| Dominican House of Studies | Washington, DC | Education:theology - visiting scholar program | $124,000 |
| St Mellitus College Trust | London, UK | Education: theology - theology professorship | $121,578 |
| University of Heideleberg | Heidelberg, GM | Education: theology - character formation and moral education | $108,508 |
| Columbia University - Vagelos Medical College | New York, NY | Education: theology/medicine - theological frameworks in medicine | $100,000 |
| Duke University - Divinity School | Durham, NC | Education: theology/arts - dita operational support | $100,000 |
| Emory University - Law School | Atlanta, GA | Education: theology/law - scholar in residence | $100,000 |
| Emory University - Law School | Atlanta, GA | Education: theology/law - law & religion professorship | $100,000 |
| Yale University - Divinity School | New Haven, CT | Education: theology - asian christian scholarship | $100,000 |
| Rose Castle Foundation | Carlisle, UK | Education: theology - christian wisdom of reconciliation | $91,620 |
| Duke University - Divinty School | Durham, NC | Education - theology/arts - theology & music fellowships | $90,000 |
| Hippocratic Society | Raleigh, NC | Education: theology/medicine - general program support | $90,000 |
| Americans for Oxford | New York, NY | Education:theology - pusey house program support | $80,000 |
| Dominican House of Studies | Washington, DC | Education: theology - academic programming support | $80,000 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | Education: theology/arts - octet collaborative | $80,000 |
| University of Oxford | Oxford, UK | Education:theology - departmental lecturer in theology | $75,736 |
| University of Heidelberg | Heidelberg, GM | Education: history of religion - american church history fellowship | $75,000 |
| Yale University Divinity School | New Haven, CT | Education: theology - christ and being human consultations | $75,000 |
| The Lambeth Trust | London, UK | Education theology and arts - michael ramsey prize (lambeth palace) | $70,450 |
| Excelsis Center Inc | Orlando, FL | Education: theology - program support (trinity forum europe) | $61,000 |
| Duke University - Divinity School | Durham, NC | Education: theology - doctoral program support | $50,000 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | Education - theology/medicine - general program support | $45,000 |
| Harvard University - Divinity School | Cambridge, MA | Education: theology - general program support | $41,500 |
| Emory University - Law School | Atlanta, GA | Education: theology/law - senior fellowship program | $40,000 |
| International Dominican Foundation | Meairie, LA | Education: theology - angelicum theology of grace project | $40,000 |
| Emory University - Law School | Atlanta, GA | Education:theology/Law - general program support | $30,000 |
| The Lambeth Trust | London, UK | Education: theology - emerging leaders programme | $30,000 |
| The Veritas Program | Cambridge, MA | Religious: ministry & outreach - general operating support | $30,000 |
| St Mellitus College Trust | London, UK | Education: theology - visiting scholars program | $28,401 |
| University of Cambridge | Cambridge, UK | Education: theology - general program support | $26,188 |
| Emory University - Law School | Atlanta, GA | Education: theology/law - law and religion fellowships | $25,000 |
| Saint John Devine Cathedral Church | New York, NY | Educational: theology - general program support | $25,000 |
| University of Heidelberg | Heidelberg, GM | Education: theology - spirit christology | $21,703 |
| University of Heidelberg | Heidelberg, GM | Education: history of religion - biblia americana | $21,703 |
| The Trinity Forum | Washington, DC | Religious: ministry and outreach - general operating support | $20,000 |
| International Dominican Foundation | Meairie, LA | Education: theology - angelicum special project funding | $15,000 |
| Catholic Information Center | Washington, DC | Religious: ministry and outreach - general program support | $8,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6,975,127 | 55 |
| 2023 | $6,418,151 | 59 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed May 7, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202541279349103374
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 38-2840692
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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