Robert & Margaret C Mcnamara Foundation

Invitation Only

Winters, California · EIN 52-6056486 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2024)$93K

Organizations funded56

Typical grant$250

Total assets$1.3M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $200 and $500.

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.

Environment4
Arts & Culture3
Education2
Food Assistance2
Human Services2
Community Development1

Where it gives

26% of grants went outside California.

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
The Phogonot Trust	Colchester, VT	Charitable	$34,292
Center for Land Based Learning	Woodland, CA	Charitable	$27,350
University Mass Amherst Ellsberg Initiative	Amherst, MA	Charitable	$5,000
Yolo County Casa	Woodland, CA	Charitable	$4,016
The Edible Schoolyard Project	Berkeley, CA	Charitable	$3,525
Global Village Foundation	San Diego, CA	Charitable	$2,800
Waging Peace in Vietnam Education	Takoma Park, MD	Charitable	$1,500
Winters Farm to School	Winters, CA	Charitable	$1,500
Feast	Warrington, PA	Charitable	$1,080
Yolo Food Bank	Woodland, CA	Charitable	$750
LA Pena	Berkeley, CA	Charitable	$600
Winters PTA	Winters, CA	Charitable	$519
Coro Northern California	San Francisco, CA	Charitable	$500
Kqed	San Francisco, CA	Charitable	$500
National Resources Defense Council	San Francisco, CA	Charitable	$500
Public Policy Institute of Calif	San Francisco, CA	Charitable	$500
Caff	Davis, CA	Charitable	$450
Community Foundation for Monterey	Monterey, CA	Charitable	$400
St Francis High School	Sacramento, CA	Charitable	$400
American Leadership Forum	Sacramento, CA	Charitable	$300
Sea Ranch Summer Kids	The Sea Ranch, CA	Charitable	$287
First Amdendment Coalition	San Rafael, CA	Charitable	$250
Kvie	Sacramento, CA	Charitable	$250
Real Organic Project	East Thetford, VT	Charitable	$250
Sustainable Conservation	San Francisco, CA	Charitable	$250
The Kitchen Sister Productions	San Francisco, CA	Charitable	$250
USA for Unfpa	New York, NY	Charitable	$250
Winters Friends of the Library	Winters, CA	Charitable	$250
Winters High School	Winters, CA	Charitable	$250
World Central Kitchen	Washington, DC	Charitable	$250
Yolo Interfaith Immigration Network	Davis, CA	Charitable	$250
Refed	Chicago, IL	Charitable	$240
4Th and Hope	Woodland, CA	Charitable	$200
Aclu	New York, NY	Charitable	$200
American Farmland Trust	Washington, DC	Charitable	$200
Earth Justice	San Francisco, CA	Charitable	$200
Food and Environment Reporting Net	New York, NY	Charitable	$200
Putah Creek Council	Winters, CA	Charitable	$200
Rios to Rivers	Somes Bar, CA	Charitable	$200
Salvation Army	Alexandria, VA	Charitable	$200
UC Davis	Davis, CA	Charitable	$200
UC Davis Foundation	Davis, CA	Charitable	$200
Winters Community Corazon	Winters, CA	Charitable	$200
Kgua Native Media Resource	Guala, CA	Charitable	$150
Carbondale Kdnk	Carbondale, CO	Charitable	$120
Literary Hub	New York, NY	Charitable	$120
Middle East Childrens Alliance	Berkeley, CA	Charitable	$100
North Sonoma Coast Volunteer Firefighters Assoc	Sea Ranch, CA	Charitable	$100
Phs Booster Club	Woodland, CA	Charitable	$100
Pioneer Ffa	Woodland, CA	Charitable	$100
Pleasant Grove Ffa	Elk Grove, CA	Charitable	$100
St Pauls School	Concord, NH	Charitable	$100
Sheldon High School Ffa	Sacramento, CA	Charitable	$100
Wild Farm Alliance	Watonsonville, CA	Charitable	$100
UC Regents	Oakland, CA	Charitable	$78
Commonwealth Club of Sf	San Francisco, CA	Charitable	$24

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$93,001	56
2023	$98,808	50
2022	$76,821	50

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Mar 31, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202600909349100100
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 52-6056486
Profile updated Nov 5, 2026

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