Grants paid by The Mclane Family Charitable Foundation
EIN 81-4799197 · TX · Form 990-PF, Part XV
The Mclane Family Charitable Foundation of TX (EIN 81-4799197) reported 49 grants paid totaling $996,263 to 36 recipients in tax years 2018–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$996,263
49 grants
Recipients
36
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2025
6 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6 | $113,000 | — |
| 2019 | 4 | $12,500 | — |
| 2020 | 5 | $9,000 | — |
| 2023 | 7 | $113,000 | — |
| 2024 | 26 | $748,495 | — |
| 2025 | 1 | $268 | — |
Top recipients
The 36 recipients receiving the most from The Mclane Family Charitable Foundation, by grants paid, out of 36 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Texas at Austin 23-7454347 | B | Austin, TX | 3 | $420,000 | 2024 |
| University of Chicago Booth School of Business | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $200,000 | 2024 |
| University of Chicago | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100,000 | 2018 |
| The Breakthrough Institute 81-4526660 | B | Berkeley, CA | 1 | $48,826 | 2024 |
| Cato Institute 23-7432162 | B | Washington, DC | 4 | $31,000 | 2024 |
| Reason Foundation 95-3298239 | B | Los Angeles, CA | 3 | $26,000 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression 04-3467254 | B | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $20,000 | 2024 |
| George Mason University Foundation Inc 54-1603842 | B | Fairfax, VA | 1 | $20,000 | 2024 |
| University of Texas at Austin - Salem Center | U | Austin, TX | 1 | $20,000 | 2023 |
| Institute for Justice 52-1744337 | B | Arlington, VA | 1 | $20,000 | 2024 |
| Pickles Group 86-2503617 | B | Winnetka, IL | 3 | $13,268 | 2025 |
| Intercollegate Studies Institute | U | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $11,000 | 2024 |
| The Forge for Families 76-0485959 | B | Houston, TX | 1 | $5,010 | 2024 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Houston | U | Houston, TX | 1 | $5,000 | 2019 |
| Children's Museum Houston 74-2178563 | D | Houston, TX | 1 | $5,000 | 2019 |
| Texas Public Policy Foundation 74-2524057 | B | Austin, TX | 1 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Carrying Hope 81-2799960 | B | Austin, TX | 1 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Mercatus Center at George Mason University | U | Arlington, VA | 1 | $5,000 | 2018 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society 13-5661935 | B | New York, NY | 1 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Inc 13-2912529 | B | New York, NY | 1 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Gmuf-Mercatus Center | U | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $5,000 | 2023 |
| Mercatus Center - George Washington University | U | Arlington, VA | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 |
| Federalist Society | U | Washington, DC | 3 | $3,000 | 2024 |
| Real Clear Media Fund 20-1382746 | C | Northbrook, IL | 2 | $2,000 | 2024 |
| Camp for All 76-0404267 | C | Houston, TX | 1 | $1,500 | 2019 |
| Kids Join the Fight Flipcause 86-3590840 | D | Nashville, TN | 1 | $1,059 | 2024 |
| University of Texas - Department of Philosophy | U | Austin, TX | 1 | $1,000 | 2018 |
| Sue Duncan Children's Center | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,000 | 2019 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA | U | Hagerstown, MD | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | U | Rye Brook, NY | 1 | $1,000 | 2024 |
| Wikimedia Foundation Inc 20-0049703 | C | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
| Strong Towns 27-1459378 | B | Brainerd, MN | 1 | $1,000 | 2024 |
| Wikimedia Foundation Inc | U | Washington, DC | 1 | $1,000 | 2018 |
| Children's Organ Transplant | U | Bloomington, IN | 1 | $1,000 | 2024 |
| AIDS Foundation Houston Inc 76-0073661 | B | Houston, TX | 1 | $500 | 2024 |
| University Park Elementary PTA | U | Dallas, TX | 1 | $100 | 2024 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 49 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Pickles Group Winnetka, IL | B | $268 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR SUPPORTING KIDS WHOSE PARENTS ARE SUFFERING FROM CANCER. | 202610279349100751 |
| 2024 | University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX | B | $320,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | 202542409349100324 |
| 2024 | University of Chicago Booth School of Business Chicago, IL | U | $200,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | 202542409349100324 |
| 2024 | The Breakthrough Institute Berkeley, CA | B | $48,826 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR GLOBAL RESEARCH-IDENTIFIES TECH SOLUTIONS FOR ENVIRON CHALLENGES | 202542409349100324 |
| 2024 | University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX | B | $20,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | 202542409349100324 |
| 2024 | George Mason University Foundation Inc Fairfax, VA | B | $20,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE UNIVERSITY | 202542409349100324 |
| 2024 | Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression Philadelphia, PA | B | $20,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION TO DEFEND AND SUSTAIN THE INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS OF ALL AMERICANS FREE SPEECH | 202542409349100324 |
| 2024 | Reason Foundation Los Angeles, CA | B | $20,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION TO ADVANCE A FREE SOCIETY BY DEVELOPING LIBERTERIAN PRINCIPLES | 202542409349100324 |
| 2024 | Cato Institute Washington, DC | B | $20,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION TO LEAVE FUTURE GENERATIONS A FREER AND MORE PROSPEROUS WORLD | 202542409349100324 |
| 2024 | Institute for Justice Arlington, VA | B | $20,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION TO PROTECT THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF AMERICANS | 202542409349100324 |
| 2024 | Pickles Group Winnetka, IL | B | $12,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION TO PROVIDE PEER-TO-PEER SUUPORT TO CHILDREN WHOSE PARENTS HAVE CANCER | 202542409349100324 |
| 2024 | Intercollegate Studies Institute Wilmington, DE | U | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION TO INSPIRE COLLEGE STUDENTS TO DISCOVER THE PRINCIPLES OF FREEDOM | 202542409349100324 |
| 2024 | The Forge for Families Houston, TX | B | $5,010 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION TO HOLISTICALLY EQUIP FAMILIES TO FULFILL THEIR GOD-GIVEN POTENTIAL | 202542409349100324 |
| 2024 | Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Inc New York, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION TO DEVELOP AND DISSEMINATE NEW IDEAS TO FOSTER GREATER ECONOMIC CHOICE | 202542409349100324 |
| 2024 | Carrying Hope Austin, TX | B | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR HOPE PACKS TO HELP CHILDREN ENTERING THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM | 202542409349100324 |
| 2024 | Cato Institute Washington, DC | B | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION TO LEAVE FUTURE GENERATIONS A FREER AND MORE PROPEROUS WORLD | 202542409349100324 |
| 2024 | National Multiple Sclerosis Society New York, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION TO CREATE A WORLD FREE OF MS - FOCUSED ON PEOPLE WITH MS | 202542409349100324 |
| 2024 | Texas Public Policy Foundation Austin, TX | B | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION TO PROMOTE AND DEFEND LIBERTY, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND TX PUBLIC POLICY | 202542409349100324 |
| 2024 | Kids Join the Fight Flipcause Nashville, TN | D | $1,059 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION TO FIND A CURE FOR PEDIATRIC CANCER | 202542409349100324 |
| 2024 | Intercollegate Studies Institute Wilmington, DE | U | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION TO INSPIRE COLLEGE STUDENTS TO DISCOVER THE PRINCIPLES OF FREEDOM | 202542409349100324 |
| 2024 | Children's Organ Transplant Bloomington, IN | U | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION TO ASSIST FAMILIES OF PATIENTS IN NEED OF ORGAN TRANSPLANTS | 202542409349100324 |
| 2024 | Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Rye Brook, NY | U | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION TO CURE LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOMA HODGKIN'S DISEASE AND MYELOMA | 202542409349100324 |
| 2024 | Strong Towns Brainerd, MN | B | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE GOAL OF A GOOD LIFE IN A PROSPERING PLACE | 202542409349100324 |
| 2024 | Real Clear Media Fund Northbrook, IL | C | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | 202542409349100324 |
| 2024 | Federalist Society Washington, DC | U | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION TO PROMOTE INTELLECTUAL DIVERSITY AND THE RULE OF LAW | 202542409349100324 |
| 2024 | AIDS Foundation Houston Inc Houston, TX | B | $500 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION TO END THE HIV EPIDEMIC IN THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA | 202542409349100324 |
| 2024 | University Park Elementary PTA Dallas, TX | U | $100 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | 202542409349100324 |
| 2023 | University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX | B | $80,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR ENDORSEMENT SCHLORSHIPS | 202443189349103619 |
| 2023 | University of Texas at Austin - Salem Center Austin, TX | U | $20,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | 202443189349103619 |
| 2023 | Gmuf-Mercatus Center Pittsburgh, PA | U | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | 202443189349103619 |
| 2023 | Reason Foundation Los Angeles, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | 202443189349103619 |
| 2023 | Pickles Group Winnetka, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR MEDICAL SERVICES | 202443189349103619 |
| 2023 | Federalist Society Washington, DC | U | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | 202443189349103619 |
| 2023 | Real Clear Media Fund Northbrook, IL | C | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | 202443189349103619 |
| 2020 | Mercatus Center - George Washington University Arlington, VA | U | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | 202141669349100909 |
| 2020 | Cato Institute Washington, DC | B | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | 202141669349100909 |
| 2020 | Reason Foundation Los Angeles, CA | B | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | 202141669349100909 |
| 2020 | Wikimedia Foundation Inc San Francisco, CA | C | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | 202141669349100909 |
| 2020 | Doctors Without Borders USA Hagerstown, MD | U | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR MEDICAL SERVICES | 202141669349100909 |
| 2019 | National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Houston Houston, TX | U | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH | 202010529349100706 |
| 2019 | Children's Museum Houston Houston, TX | D | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | 202010529349100706 |
| 2019 | Camp for All Houston, TX | C | $1,500 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES | 202010529349100706 |
| 2019 | Sue Duncan Children's Center Chicago, IL | U | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | 202010529349100706 |
| 2018 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $100,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | 201921659349100702 |
| 2018 | Mercatus Center at George Mason University Arlington, VA | U | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | 201921659349100702 |
| 2018 | Cato Institute Washington, DC | B | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | 201921659349100702 |
| 2018 | The Federalist Society Washington, DC | U | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | 201921659349100702 |
| 2018 | University of Texas - Department of Philosophy Austin, TX | U | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | 201921659349100702 |
| 2018 | Wikimedia Foundation Inc Washington, DC | U | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | 201921659349100702 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.0 | 202610279349100751 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202542409349100324 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202443189349103619 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202141669349100909 |
| 990PF | 2019 | 2019-12-31 | not stated | 2019v5.0 | 202010529349100706 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-12-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201921659349100702 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/814799197.json.
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