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GORDON J AND RUTH M MACDONALD FOUNDATION

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2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $12K · expenses $28K · assets $158K

Also known as
FOUNDATION
EIN
80-0545262
Address
CO BRYN MAWR TR 1 E CHOCOLATE AVE, HERSHEY, PA 17033-0000
NTEE code
T22
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2011
Cross-check
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Gordon J Macdonald PRESIDENT2011-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Ruth M Macdonald TREASURER & SECRETARY2011-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Paige Macdonald-Matthes VICE-PRESIDENT2011-2025 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GORDON J MACDONALD PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
RUTH M MACDONALD TREASURER & SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
PAIGE MACDONALD-MATTHES VICE-PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GORDON J MACDONALD PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
RUTH M MACDONALD TREASURER & SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
PAIGE MACDONALD-MATTHES VICE-PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GORDON J MACDONALD PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
RUTH M MACDONALD TREASURER & SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
PAIGE MACDONALD-MATTHES VICE-PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GORDON J MACDONALD PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
RUTH M MACDONALD TREASURER & SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
PAIGE MACDONALD-MATTHES VICE-PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GORDON J MACDONALD PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
RUTH M MACDONALD TREASURER & SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
PAIGE MACDONALD-MATTHES VICE-PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GORDON J MACDONALD PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
RUTH M MACDONALD TREASURER & SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
PAIGE MACDONALD-MATTHES VICE-PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GORDON J MACDONALD PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
RUTH M MACDONALD TREASURER & SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
PAIGE MACDONALD-MATTHES VICE-PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GORDON J MACDONALD PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
RUTH M MACDONALD TREASURER & SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
PAIGE MACDONALD-MATTHES VICE-PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GORDON J MACDONALD PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
RUTH M MACDONALD TREASURER & SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
PAIGE MACDONALD-MATTHES VICE-PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GORDON J MACDONALD PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
RUTH M MACDONALD TREASURER & SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
PAIGE MACDONALD-MATTHES VICE-PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GORDON J MACDONALD PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
RUTH M MACDONALD TREASURER & SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
PAIGE MACDONALD-MATTHES VICE-PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2014 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GORDON J MACDONALD PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
RUTH M MACDONALD TREASURER & SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
2013 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GORDON J MACDONALD PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
RUTH M MACDONALD TREASURER & SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
2012 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GORDON J MACDONALD PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
RUTH M MACDONALD TREASURER & SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
2011 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GORDON J MACDONALD President1 $0-$0 $01
RUTH M MACDONALD Treas & Sec1 $0-$0 $01
PAIGE MACDONALD-MATTHES Vice Pres & Trustee1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2025 · 2 grants to organizations · $26K
2024 · 2 grants to organizations · $2K
2023 · 5 grants to organizations · $18K
2022 · 1 grant to organizations · $2K
2021 · 2 grants to organizations · $10K
2020 · 2 grants to organizations · $9K
2019 · 3 grants to organizations · $10K
2018 · 2 grants to organizations · $6K
2017 · 2 grants to organizations · $6K
2016 · 2 grants to organizations · $5K
2015 · 2 grants to organizations · $5K
2014 · 2 grants to organizations · $6K
2013 · 2 grants to organizations · $5K
2012 · 2 grants to organizations · $7K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2017 · 1 contributor · $30K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 RUTH AND GORDON MACDONALD Person HUMMELSTOWN, PA $30,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2017 · filing
2016 · 1 contributor · $59K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 RUTH MACDONALD Person HUMMELSTOWN, PA $59,213- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2016 · filing
2012 · 2 contributors · $7K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
2 GORDON J RUTH M MACDONALD Person HUMMELSTOWN, PA $6,953- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2012 · filing
1 GORDON J RUTH M MACDONALD Person HUMMELSTOWN, PA $396- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2012 · filing
2011 · 1 contributor · $50K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 GORDON J RUTH M MACDONALD Person HUMMELSTOWN, PA $50,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2011 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$11,634$28,350 $158,021$158,021 -- $0--
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$15,255$4,215 $174,737$174,737 -- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$12,048$20,198 $163,697$163,697 -- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,942$4,304 $172,147$172,147 -- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$17,786$12,162 $175,209$175,209 -- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,179$10,998 $169,572$169,572 -- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$12,253$11,835 $178,391$178,391 -- $0--
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$6,555$7,780 $177,973$177,973 -- $0--
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$40,986$8,412 $179,198$179,198 $30,000- $0--
2016 · Form 990PF period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$64,289$7,011 $146,624$146,624 $59,213- $0--
2015 · Form 990PF period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$9,270$6,521 $89,346$89,346 $500- $0--
2014 · Form 990PF period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$10,855$8,136 $86,597$86,597 -- $0--
2013 · Form 990PF period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$35,189$8,655 $83,878$83,878 -- $0--
2012 · Form 990PF period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$13,825$7,158 $57,344$57,344 -- $0--
2011 · Form 990PF period ending 2011-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$50,750$73 $50,677$50,677 -- ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990PF · $28,350 spent · pay $0 · grants $26,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $26,000 91.7%
Other expenses $1,407 5.0%
Fees: accounting $750 2.6%
Taxes $193 0.7%
Total$28,350100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $4,215 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,000 47.4%
Other expenses $1,345 31.9%
Fees: accounting $750 17.8%
Taxes $120 2.8%
Total$4,215100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $20,198 spent · pay $0 · grants $18,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $18,000 89.1%
Other expenses $1,399 6.9%
Fees: accounting $750 3.7%
Taxes $49 0.2%
Total$20,198100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $4,304 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,000 46.5%
Other expenses $1,406 32.7%
Fees: accounting $750 17.4%
Taxes $148 3.4%
Total$4,304100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $12,162 spent · pay $0 · grants $10,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $10,000 82.2%
Other expenses $1,406 11.6%
Fees: accounting $750 6.2%
Taxes $6 0.0%
Total$12,162100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $10,998 spent · pay $0 · grants $9,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $9,000 81.8%
Other expenses $1,136 10.3%
Fees: accounting $750 6.8%
Taxes $112 1.0%
Total$10,998100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $11,835 spent · pay $0 · grants $10,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $10,000 84.5%
Other expenses $1,057 8.9%
Fees: accounting $750 6.3%
Taxes $28 0.2%
Total$11,835100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $7,780 spent · pay $0 · grants $6,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $6,000 77.1%
Other expenses $1,164 15.0%
Taxes $316 4.1%
Fees: accounting $300 3.9%
Total$7,780100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $8,412 spent · pay $0 · grants $6,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $6,000 71.3%
Fees: accounting $1,200 14.3%
Other expenses $1,169 13.9%
Taxes $43 0.5%
Total$8,412100%

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2016 · Form 990PF · $7,011 spent · pay $0 · grants $5,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $5,000 71.3%
Fees: accounting $1,200 17.1%
Other expenses $771 11.0%
Taxes $40 0.6%
Total$7,011100%

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2015 · Form 990PF · $6,521 spent · pay $0 · grants $5,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $5,000 76.7%
Other expenses $771 11.8%
Fees: accounting $750 11.5%
Total$6,521100%

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2014 · Form 990PF · $8,136 spent · pay $0 · grants $5,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $5,500 67.6%
Fees: accounting $1,200 14.7%
Other expenses $807 9.9%
Taxes $629 7.7%
Total$8,136100%

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2013 · Form 990PF · $8,655 spent · pay $0 · grants $5,326 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $5,326 61.5%
Fees: accounting $2,400 27.7%
Other expenses $795 9.2%
Taxes $134 1.5%
Total$8,655100%

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2012 · Form 990PF · $7,158 spent · pay $0 · grants $6,548 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $6,548 91.5%
Other expenses $596 8.3%
Taxes $14 0.2%
Total$7,158100%

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2011 · Form 990PF · $73 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees: other professional $73 100.0%
Total$73100%

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