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EIN 23-7093598

John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
195
City
Chicago
State
Illinois
Year formed
1971
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
Description
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation supports creative people and effective institutions committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world.
Also known as...
John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation Consolidated; Consolidated
Total revenues
$613,786,298
2023
Total expenses
$415,250,452
2023
Total assets
$8,672,283,398
2023
Num. employees
195
2023

Program areas at John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation

(see statement)
Program-related investments are made in furtherance of the Foundation's exempt purposes.
Tax-exempt income excluded under irc section 103.

Grants made by John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
The Miami FoundationIn Support of Press Forward$32,500,000
Community Solutions InternationalTo Bring the Movement To End Homelessness in the U.s. To A Tipping Point$23,000,000
RF Catalytic CapitalIn Support of Invest in Our Future$7,200,000
...and 653 more grants made totalling $252,660,097

Personnel at John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation

NameTitleCompensation
Kenneth JonesSenior Vice President , Chief Operating Officer , and Chief Equity Officer$573,882
Susan E. ManskeVice President and Chief Investment Officer$2,250,371
Kristen MackVice President , Communications , Fellows , and Partnerships
Chantell JohnsonManaging Director , Evaluation and Learning
Chris CardonaManaging Director , Discovery , Exploration , and Programs
...and 19 more key personnel

Financials for John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$10,000
Investment income and dividends$70,267,149
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$385,226,293
Gross sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$158,282,856
Total revenues$613,786,298

Form 990s for John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-11-13990PFView PDF
2022-122023-11-13990PFView PDF
2021-122023-04-02990PFView PDF
2021-122023-02-01990PFView PDF
2021-122022-11-16990PFView PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)Princeton, NJ$898,458,824
Simons FoundationNew York, NY$373,367,640
Ewing Marion Kauffman FoundationKansas City, MO$173,769,242
John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA$175,754,080
Andrew W. Mellon FoundationNew York, NY$320,667,704
The Robert D and Patricia E Kern Family FoundationWaukesha, WI$170,205,304
Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY$548,723,411
Data update history
December 18, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
November 5, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
January 23, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
January 17, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2022
January 3, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsPrivate foundationsPrivate non-operating foundationsCharities
Issues
No issues found
Characteristics
Political advocacyProvides grantsPartially liquidatedNational levelTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
140 S Dearborn St Ste 1200
Chicago, IL 60603
Metro area
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
County
Cook County, IL
Website URL
macfound.org/ 
Phone
(312) 726-8000
Facebook page
macarthurfdn 
Twitter profile
@macfound 
IRS details
EIN
23-7093598
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990-PF
Year formed
1971
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
California AB-488 details
AB 488 status
Not Operating or In Process of Dissolving
Charity Registration status
Withdrawn
FTB status revoked
Not revoked
AG Registration Number
None yet
FTB Entity ID
1296712
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
2024-12-31
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