Robert & Margaret Mcnamara | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 27-2141567

Foundation Overview

Based in Los Angeles, CA, Robert & Margaret Mcnamara has awarded 221 grants totaling $609,313 to organizations in District of Columbia, California and 9 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $200 to $20,000, with a median award of $2,000.

Latest Tax Year
2023
Total Giving (all years)
$609,313
Total Assets
$1,934,496
Median Grant (all grants)
$2,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
37
Median Grant
$1,000
% Median Grant Decline
-75% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Relationship-Focused: 16%

6 of 37 recipients (16%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.

Geographic Focus
District of Columbia

53% of grants are awarded in District of Columbia, with additional funding distributed across 10 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within District of Columbia, funding concentrates in Washington (100%).

Funding Trajectory
-11%

Declining funding trend with 11% decrease over 7 years may indicate reduced grant opportunities or shifting foundation priorities. This trajectory suggests more competitive application environment.

Program Areas
General Purposes + 3 others

Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on general purposes (76%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Robert & Margaret Mcnamara's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Amnesty International $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2023
Capital Area Food Bank $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2023
Capital Clubhouse $500 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2023
Center For Land Based Learning $2,045 Winters, CA, US General Donation Big Day Of Giving 2023
Climate Cabinet $1,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Donation 2023
Common Cause $2,000 Annapolis, MD, US General Donation 2023
Conservation International $2,000 Arlington, VA, US General Donation 2023
Doctors Without Borders $3,000 New York, NY, US General Donation 2023
Environmental Defense Fund $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2023
Environmental Film Festival $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2023
Global Camps Africa $1,000 Reston, VA, US General Donation 2023
Groceryships $3,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General Donation 2023
Habitat For Humanity $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2023
Himalayan Cataract Project $1,052 Waterbury, VT, US General Donation 2023
Kristof Impact $1,000 Santa Monica, CA, US General Donation 2023
Martha's Table $1,032 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2023
National Organization For Women $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2023
New Energy Nexus $15,000 Berkeley, CA, US General Donation 2023
New Futures $1,500 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2023
Nrdc Council Of 1000 $2,000 New York, NY, US General Donation 2023
Oye $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2023
Partners In Health $1,000 Boston, MA, US General Donation 2023
Pfnca $1,000 Olney, MD, US General Donation 2023
Planned Parenthood $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2023
Rci Caregivers Fund $1,000 Americus, GA, US General Donation 2023
Reading Is Fundamental $7,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2023
Southern Poverty Law Center $1,000 Montgomery, AL, US General Donation 2023
Stanford University $2,000 Stanford, CA, US General Donation 2023
The Carter Center $1,000 Atlanta, GA, US General Donation 2023
The Nature Conservancy $1,030 Arlington, VA, US General Donation 2023
Unhcr $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2023
Wamu $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2023
Weta $2,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2023
Wola $2,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2023
Woolly Mammoth Theatre $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2023
World Central Kitchen $3,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2023
Wunderglo Foundation $2,000 Toluca Lake, CA, US General Donation 2023
Amnesty International $5,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2022
Capital Area Food Bank $5,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2022
Center For Land Based Learning $4,145 Winters, CA, US General Donation Big Day Of Giving 2022
Common Cause $4,000 Annapolis, MD, US General Donation 2022
Conservation International $5,000 Arlington, VA, US General Donation 2022
Doctors Without Borders $4,000 New York, NY, US General Donation 2022
Environmental Defense Fund $2,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2022
Environmental Film Festival $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2022
Global Camps Africa $2,000 Reston, VA, US General Donation 2022
Groceryships $3,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General Donation 2022
Habitat For Humanity $6,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2022
Himalayan Cataract Project $4,000 Waterbury, VT, US General Donation 2022
Kickstarter $3,000 New York, NY, US General Donation 2022
Martha's Table $5,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2022
New Futures $5,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2022
Nrdc Council Of 1000 $3,300 New York, NY, US General Donation 2022
Oye $3,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2022
Partners In Health $3,091 Boston, MA, US General Donation 2022
Planned Parenthood $2,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2022
Reading Is Fundamental $7,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2022
Southern Poverty Law Center $4,000 Montgomery, AL, US General Donation 2022
The Carter Center $4,700 Atlanta, GA, US General Donation 2022
The Nature Conservancy $4,000 Arlington, VA, US General Donation 2022
Unhcr $3,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2022
Wamu $3,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2022
Weta $4,500 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2022
Wola $3,098 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2022
Woolly Mammoth Theatre $3,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2022
World Central Kitchen $4,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2022
Wunderglo Foundation $3,750 Toluca Lake, CA, US General Donation 2022
Amnesty International $5,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2022
Capital Area Food Bank $5,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2022
Center For Land Based Learning $4,145 Winters, CA, US General Donation Big Day Of Giving 2022
Common Cause $4,000 Annapolis, MD, US General Donation 2022
Conservation International $5,000 Arlington, VA, US General Donation 2022
Doctors Without Borders $4,000 New York, NY, US General Donation 2022
Environmental Defense Fund $2,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2022
Environmental Film Festival $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2022
Global Camps Africa $2,000 Reston, VA, US General Donation 2022
Groceryships $3,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General Donation 2022
Habitat For Humanity $6,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2022
Himalayan Cataract Project $4,000 Waterbury, VT, US General Donation 2022
Kickstarter $3,000 New York, NY, US General Donation 2022
Martha's Table $5,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2022
New Futures $5,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2022
Nrdc Council Of 1000 $3,300 New York, NY, US General Donation 2022
Oye $3,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2022
Partners In Health $3,091 Boston, MA, US General Donation 2022
Planned Parenthood $2,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2022
Reading Is Fundamental $7,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2022
Southern Poverty Law Center $4,000 Montgomery, AL, US General Donation 2022
The Carter Center $4,700 Atlanta, GA, US General Donation 2022
The Nature Conservancy $4,000 Arlington, VA, US General Donation 2022
Unhcr $3,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2022
Wamu $3,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2022
Weta $4,500 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2022
Wola $3,098 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2022
Woolly Mammoth Theatre $3,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2022
World Central Kitchen $4,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2022
Wunderglo Foundation $3,750 Toluca Lake, CA, US General Donation 2022
Amnesty International $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2021
Capital Area Food Bank $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2021
Center For Land Based Learning $3,102 Winters, CA, US General Donation Big Day Of Giving 2021
Common Cause $2,000 Annapolis, MD, US General Donation 2021
Conservation International $1,000 Arlington, VA, US General Donation 2021
Doctors Without Borders $2,000 New York, NY, US General Donation 2021
Environmental Defense Fund $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2021
Environmental Film Festival $500 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2021
Global Camps Africa $1,000 Reston, VA, US General Donation 2021
Groceryships $3,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General Donation 2021
Habitat For Humanity $1,030 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2021
Martha's Table $1,033 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2021
New Energy Nexus $20,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Donation 2021
New Futures $1,500 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2021
Nrdc Council Of 1000 $1,000 New York, NY, US General Donation 2021
Oye $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2021
Reading Is Fundamental $6,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2021
Save The Children $2,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2021
Squire Patton Boggs $1,500 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2021
The Carter Center $1,000 Atlanta, GA, US General Donation 2021
The Nature Conservancy $1,000 Arlington, VA, US General Donation 2021
The Parkinsons Foundation $1,000 Silver Spring, MD, US General Donation 2021
Weta $2,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2021
Wola $5,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2021
Woolly Mammoth Theatre $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2021
World Central Kitchen $2,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2021
Wunderglo Foundation $2,750 Toluca Lake, CA, US General Donation 2021
American University $2,500 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2020
Amnesty International $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2020
Lafayette College $5,000 Easton, PA, US General Donation 2020
Center For Land Based Learning $3,000 Winters, CA, US General Donation Big Day Of Giving 2020
Npr $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2020
Conservation International $2,000 Arlington, VA, US General Donation 2020
Doctors Without Borders $3,000 New York, NY, US General Donation 2020
Environmental Film Festival $500 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2020
Groceryships $5,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General Donation 2020
Global Camps Africa $1,000 Reston, VA, US General Donation 2020
Habitat For Humanity $1,100 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2020
Martha's Table $500 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2020
National Organization For Women $500 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2020
New Futures $1,500 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2020
Nrdc Council Of 1000 $2,000 New York, NY, US General Donation 2020
Oye $500 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2020
Unhcr $3,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2020
Reading Is Fundamental $5,500 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2020
The Carter Center $1,000 Atlanta, GA, US General Donation 2020
The Nature Conservancy $1,000 Arlington, VA, US General Donation 2020
The Parkinsons Foundation $1,000 Silver Spring, MD, US General Donation 2020
The Southern Poverty Law Center $1,000 Montgomery, AL, US General Donation 2020
Lowenthal Public Policy Fellowship Au $500 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2020
Weta $1,500 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2020
Wola $10,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2020
Woolly Mammoth Theatre $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2020
Wunderglo Foundation $3,000 Toluca Lake, CA, US General Donation 2020
American University Of Nigeria Foundation $1,500 Bethesda, MD, US General Donation 2018
Organization For Youth Empowerment $500 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2018
Center For Land Based Learning $2,000 Winters, CA, US General Donation Big Day Of Giving 2018
Habitat For Humanity $1,100 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2018
Harvard University $16,667 Cambridge, MA, US Mcn Legacy Lecture War And Peace 2018
Wola $10,500 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2018
Martha's Table $500 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2018
Woolly Mammoth Theatre $1,000 Washington, DC, US Wooly Bacchanal: An Evening Of Mammoth Indulgence. 2018
New Futures $1,500 Washington, DC, US Bright Futures Illuminating The Path To New Futures 2018
Wamu $500 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2018
Nrdc Council Of 1000 $1,000 New York, NY, US General Donation 2018
Un Refugee Agency $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2018
Global Camps Africa $1,000 Reston, VA, US General Donation 2018
Reading Is Fundamental $5,500 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2018
Feast $3,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General Donation 2018
The Carter Center $1,000 Atlanta, GA, US General Donation 2018
Environmental Film Festival $500 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2018
Doctors Without Borders $2,000 New York, NY, US General Donation 2018
Weta $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2018
Conservation International $1,000 Arlington, VA, US General Donation 2018
Wunderglo $500 Los Angeles, CA, US Colon Cancer Research 2018
American University Social Justice Alternative Break $1,500 Washington, DC, US Joe Eldridge Social Justice Endowmentgeneral Donation 2017
Center For Land Based Learning $2,000 Winters, CA, US General Donation Big Day Of Giving 2017
Drug Strategies $4,000 Washington, DC, US Research For Drug Intervention Strategies 2017
Harvard University $16,667 Cambridge, MA, US Mcn Legacy Lecture War And Peace 2017
N Street Village $1,500 Washington, DC, US To Help Impoverished Women Take Charge Of Their Life General Donation And Annual Gala 2017
New Futures $1,500 Washington, DC, US Bright Futures Illuminating The Path To New Futures 2017
Reading Is Fundamental $5,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2017
Save The Children $750 Fairfield, CT, US General Donation 2017
The Carter Center $1,000 Atlanta, GA, US General Donation 2017
Weta $1,500 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2017
Wola $10,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2017
Wunderglo $500 Los Angeles, CA, US Colon Cancer Research 2017
The Trust For Public Lands $1,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Donation 2017
American University Of Nigeria Foundation $1,500 Bethesda, MD, US General Donation 2017
Nrdc Council Of 1000 $1,000 New York, NY, US General Donation 2017
New Story $500 Silver Spring, MD, US General Donation 2017
Martha's Table $200 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2017
Organization For Youth Empowerment $500 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2017
Parkinson Foundation $1,000 Silver Spring, MD, US General Donation 2017
The Wilson Center $500 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2017
Inmed Partnership For Children $500 Ashburn, VA, US Honor Of Eugene Rotenberg 2017
American University Labyrinth Fund $3,000 Washington, DC, US Au Labyrinthgeneral Donation 2016
Capital Club House $500 Washington, DC, US General Donation Gala Event 2016
Center For Land Based Learning $5,310 Winters, CA, US General Donation Big Day Of Giving 2016
Doctors Without Borders $500 New York, NY, US General Donation 2016
Drug Strategies $2,000 Washington, DC, US Research For Drug Intervention Strategies 2016
Environmental Defense Fund $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Contribution 2016
Environmental Film Festival $500 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2016
Global Camps Africa $2,500 Reston, VA, US General Donation 2016
Groceryships $2,500 Los Angeles, CA, US General Donationgeneral Donation 2016
Harvard University $16,667 Cambridge, MA, US Mcn Legacy Lecture War And Peace 2016
Interfaith Bridge Builders $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2016
N Street Village $2,500 Washington, DC, US To Help Impoverished Women Take Charge Of Their Life General Donation And Annual Gala 2016
New Futures $3,000 Washington, DC, US Bright Futures Illuminating The Path To New Futures 2016
Nih $500 Bethesda, MD, US Stephen J Solarz Memorial Fund For Cancer Research 2016
Reading Is Fundamental $500 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2016
Reading Is Fundamental Of Northern Virginia $200 Washington, DC, US 50th Anniversary Black Tie 2016
Reading Is Fundamental (gala) $10,000 Washington, DC, US 2016 50th Anniversary Black Tie Birthday Bash 2016
Reading Is Fundamental $5,000 Arlington, VA, US 50th Anniversary Honoring Margaret Mcnamara 2016
Save The Children $250 Fairfield, CT, US General Donation 2016
Turning The Page $250 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2016
The Carter Center $1,000 Atlanta, GA, US General Donation 2016
Wamu $1,500 Washington, DC, US Diane Rehm Fund For Public Dialogue 2016
Wamu $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2016
Wunderglo $5,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Colon Cancer Research 2016
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company $1,910 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2016
Weta $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2016
Wola $10,300 Washington, DC, US General Donation 2016
Wider Circle $700 Silver Spring, MD, US General Donation 2016

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Contact Information

Official contact details for Robert & Margaret Mcnamara as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.

EIN 27-2141567
Website N/A
Address 4667 KENMORE RD NW Washington, DC 20007-0000

Key People (3)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Robert & Margaret Mcnamara's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

Director Margaret Pastor
Director Tiffin Pastor Eisenberg
Director Robert Kiplin Pastor

Forms 990-PF

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  • Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.