The John M. McClelland Sr Charitable Foundation focuses on supporting regional cultural, historical and educational initiatives, with a particular emphasis on libraries, local history institutions, community arts organizations, and higher-education scholarships. Grants are concentrated in the Pacific Northwest (especially Cowlitz/Longview area) but also show a recurring interest in Molokai-based community projects, suggesting personal or geographic ties. The foundation funds a mix of repeat core organizations and many smaller, one-off local nonprofits, favoring program support for preservation, arts programming, and community health/education.
John M Mcclelland Sr Charitable Foundation gives across a compact mix of cultural preservation, local education, and community arts, with repeat support for institutions tied to the Pacific Northwest and a smaller set of Molokai-based organizations. The largest recent grants are $10,000 awards to American Antiquarian Society, Longview Public Library, Lost Nation Theater, and Community Health Partners, showing that the foundation supports both heritage institutions and place-based community services. Its grant list also includes recurring support for Lewis & Clark College, where the foundation has backed a scholarship for Hispanic studies and an opera workshop. In Washington, the foundation has funded Cowlitz Historical Museum, Columbia Theatre for Performing Arts, Southwest Washington Symphony, Stageworks Northwest, and Lower Columbia College Foundation, alongside school-garden and library projects in Longview. Outside Washington, it has continued support for Molokai History Project, Sustainable Molokai, and Friends of Molokai Public Library in Kaunakakai. The pattern is not limited to one type of recipient: it includes museums, libraries, colleges, arts groups, and community nonprofits, often with general support or designated program support.
A major thread is historical preservation. The foundation gave $10,000 to American Antiquarian Society for general support in 2025, and also supported Cowlitz Historical Museum with $5,000 in 2024 and $1,000 in 2023. Libraries are another recurring area: Longview Public Library received $10,000 for general support, and Friends of Molokai Public Library received $5,000 for general support. Higher education appears through Lewis & Clark College, which received $9,000 in 2025 and $9,000 in 2024 for the Lloyd K. and Ana Maria Hulse Scholarship for Hispanic Studies, plus $3,000 in 2023 for the same scholarship and $1,000 in 2025 for the George V. Bishop Opera Workshop. Arts support also reaches performance groups such as Columbia Theatre for Performing Arts and Southwest Washington Symphony.
Typical grant size is modest: the 25th percentile is $1,000, the median is $3,500, and the 75th percentile is $5,000. The foundation also makes a handful of larger $10,000 grants, which sit above that middle range. Recipient names repeat across years, including American Antiquarian Society, Lewis & Clark College, Community Health Partners, Lower Columbia School Gardens, Southwest Washington Symphony, Columbia Theatre for Performing Arts, and Cowlitz Historical Museum, indicating ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards. Grants are usually given as general support, with some targeted scholarship and program awards. The foundation also funds individuals, and it does not make program-related investments.
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Most grants fall between $1K and $5K, with a median of $4K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$4K
75th Percentile
$5K
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Distributed mostly as modest-sized grants with a handful of repeat core grantees; funding is geographically concentrated (SW Washington and Molokai), mixes multi-year or multiple small awards to favored organizations with many single-year grants to local cultural and community groups.
Notable grantees: American Antiquarian Society, Lewis & Clark College, Lower Columbia School Gardens, Longview Public Library, Friends of Molokai Public Library
Grantmaking is regional and heavily concentrated in Washington, which accounts for 54% of grants. Longview appears often, with awards to Longview Public Library, Community Health Partners, Lower Columbia School Gardens, Columbia Theatre for Performing Arts, Southwest Washington Symphony, and Lower Columbia College Foundation. Other Washington recipients include Cowlitz Historical Museum in Kelso and Peacehealth St John Hospical Foundation in Seattle. Outside Washington, the foundation gives to Portland-based Lewis & Clark College, Worcester’s American Antiquitarian Society, Montpelier’s Lost Nation Theater, and several Kaunakakai organizations in Hawaii.
Its recent grants center on historical and archival institutions, libraries, higher-education scholarship support, community arts, and local education or health nonprofits. Examples include American Antiquarian Society, Longview Public Library, Lewis & Clark College, and Columbia Theatre for Performing Arts.
The middle of its distribution is relatively small: the 25th percentile is $1,000, the median is $3,500, and the 75th percentile is $5,000. It also makes some $10,000 grants, which sit above that range.
Yes. Several recipients appear across more than one year, including American Antiquarian Society, Lewis & Clark College, Community Health Partners, Lower Columbia School Gardens, Southwest Washington Symphony, Columbia Theatre for Performing Arts, and Cowlitz Historical Museum.
Washington is its top state by grant count, with 54% of grants going to recipients in the state. Longview and the surrounding Cowlitz/Lower Columbia area show up frequently in the recipient list.
At Lewis & Clark College, the foundation has supported the Lloyd K. and Ana Maria Hulse Scholarship for Hispanic Studies with grants of $9,000 in 2024 and 2025, and it also gave $1,000 in 2025 for the George V. Bishop Opera Workshop.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY | WORCESTER, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY HEALTH PARTNERS | LONGVIEW, WA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LEWIS & CLARK COLLEGE | PORTLAND, OR | $9,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE LLOYD K. AND ANA MARIA HULSE SCHOLARSHIP FOR HISPANIC STUDIES |
| TASHA TUDOR SOCIETY | BRATTELBORO, VT | $7,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE CHELSEA SPOTLIGHT | CHELSEA, VT | $7,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LOWER COLUMBIA SCHOOL GARDENS | LONGVIEW, WA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LOWER COLUMBIA COLLEGE FOUNDATION | LONGVIEW, WA | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON SYMPHONY | LONGVIEW, WA | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COLUMBIA THEATRE FOR PERFORMING ARTS | LONGVIEW, WA | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PEACEHEALTH ST JOHN HOSPICAL FOUNDATION | SEATTLE, WA | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LEWIS & CLARK COLLEGE | PORTLAND, OR | $1,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE GEORGE V. BISHOP OPERA WORKSHOP |
| LONGVIEW PUBLIC LIBRARY | LONGVIEW, WA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LOST NATION THEATER | MONTPELIER, VT | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY | WORCESTER, MA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LEWIS & CLARK COLLEGE | PORTLAND, OR | $9,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE LLOYD K. AND ANA MARIA HULSE SCHOLARSHIP FOR HISPANIC STUDIES |
| MOLOKAI HISTORY PROJECT | KAUNAKAKAI, HI | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COWLITZ HISTORICAL MUSEUM | KELSO, WA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FRIENDS OF MOLOKAI PUBLIC LIBRARY | KAUNAKAKAI, HI | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SUSTAINABLE MOLOKAI | KAUNAKAKAI, HI | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY HEALTH PARTNERS | LONGVIEW, WA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COLUMBIA THEATRE FOR PERFORMING ARTS | LONGVIEW, WA | $2,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| STAGEWORKS NORTHWEST | LONGVIEW, WA | $2,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LOWER COLUMBIA SCHOOL GARDENS | LONGVIEW, WA | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LEWIS & CLARK COLLEGE | PORTLAND, OR | $1,000 | 2024 | TO SUPOORT THE GEORGE V. BISHOP OPERA WORKSHOP |
| AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY | WORCESTER, MA | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY HEALTH PARTNERS | LONGVIEW, WA | $4,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LEWIS & CLARK COLLEGE | PORTLAND, OR | $3,000 | 2023 | LLOYD K. AND ANA MARIA HULSE SCHOLARSHIP FOR HISPANIC STUDIES |
| MOHAI FOUNDATION | SEATTLE, WA | $2,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FISH OF COWLITZ COUNTY | LONGVIEW, WA | $1,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LOWER COLUMBIA SCHOOL GARDENS | LONGVIEW, WA | $1,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COWLITZ HISTORICAL MUSEUM | KELSO, WA | $1,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON SYMPHONY | LONGVIEW, WA | $1,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LEWIS & CLARK COLLEGE | PORTLAND, OR | $1,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE BISHOP OPERA WORSHOP |
TO SUPPORT THE LLOYD K. AND ANA MARIA HULSE SCHOLARSHIP FOR HISPANIC STUDIES
TASHA TUDOR SOCIETY
$7,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE CHELSEA SPOTLIGHT
$7,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LOWER COLUMBIA SCHOOL GARDENS
GENERAL SUPPORT
LOWER COLUMBIA COLLEGE FOUNDATION
$2,500GENERAL SUPPORT
SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON SYMPHONY
$2,500GENERAL SUPPORT
COLUMBIA THEATRE FOR PERFORMING ARTS
$2,500GENERAL SUPPORT
PEACEHEALTH ST JOHN HOSPICAL FOUNDATION
$2,500GENERAL SUPPORT
LONGVIEW PUBLIC LIBRARY
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LOST NATION THEATER
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
TO SUPPORT THE LLOYD K. AND ANA MARIA HULSE SCHOLARSHIP FOR HISPANIC STUDIES
MOLOKAI HISTORY PROJECT
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
COWLITZ HISTORICAL MUSEUM
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FRIENDS OF MOLOKAI PUBLIC LIBRARY
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
COLUMBIA THEATRE FOR PERFORMING ARTS
$2,000GENERAL SUPPORT
STAGEWORKS NORTHWEST
$2,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LOWER COLUMBIA SCHOOL GARDENS
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LLOYD K. AND ANA MARIA HULSE SCHOLARSHIP FOR HISPANIC STUDIES
MOHAI FOUNDATION
$2,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LOWER COLUMBIA SCHOOL GARDENS
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
COWLITZ HISTORICAL MUSEUM
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON SYMPHONY
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT