MCN Build Foundation concentrates its giving on K–12 education projects, with a clear interest in school construction, facility upgrades and digital learning access in international and faith-based settings. Grants combine direct capital and program support for schools abroad (notably Catholic schools in Lebanon and development-focused schools in Latin America) with philanthropic support for a prominent Washington, DC independent school’s fundraising events. The foundation gives relatively few, sizable grants and repeats support to select organizations rather than many small, one-off gifts.
Mcn Build Foundation Inc. directs large gifts to school infrastructure and education access, with one of its clearest patterns in Lebanon. A $225,000 contribution to Catholic Near East Welfare Association in 2023 stood out alongside another $75,000 gift the same year marked for support of 15 schools across Lebanon, showing a sustained interest in Catholic school networks and educational capacity in that region. The foundation also backed school construction directly, including a $105,000 grant in 2024 to Garden City School in Saida for garden school construction, and a $105,000 grant in 2025 to Fundacion Pies Descalzos in Bogota to install a digital library. In Washington, DC, it has also supported school fundraising events and annual gifts to independent and charter schools, including Washington International School, Kipp DC, and Friendship Public Charter Schools. Across recent grants, the pattern is selective and concentrated rather than broad, with repeat support to a small set of organizations and a strong preference for education-related projects tied to facilities, technology, or fundraising capacity.
School construction is a recurring theme in the foundation’s giving. It awarded $105,000 to Garden City School in Saida for garden school construction, and the same amount in 2025 to Fundacion Pies Descalzos in Bogota to install a digital library. Technology access also appears in its Lebanon-related support, including a $31,000 grant to Catholic Near East Welfare Assoc for 30 computers for College of Mar Abda in the Chouf region. The foundation also backs education beyond capital projects, such as $25,000 to College Track for college tuition for underprivileged students. In Washington, DC, its support extends to school fundraising and event sponsorship, including gifts to Friendship Public Charter Schools and Kipp DC.
Typical grants are relatively large: the 25th percentile is $2,500, the median is $5,000, and the 75th percentile is $15,000. The recent record shows some repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, including Catholic Near East Welfare Association, Washington International School, Making the Grade, Bread for the City, and Kennedy Krieger Foundation. The foundation funds individuals and gives through grants rather than program-related investments. Recent awards also show event underwriting and annual-donation style support alongside project-based gifts.
$394K
$3K
$665K
$564K
Most grants fall between $3K and $15K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$15K
Top 7 recipient countries by grant volume for Mcn Build Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 158 | $1.8M | 91.9% |
| 2 | Lebanon | 5 |
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A concentrated portfolio of a small number of relatively large grants (roughly $75k–$280k), including repeat funding to select international faith-based education partners and significant annual/gala donations to a local independent school.
Notable grantees: Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA), Fundación Pies Descalzos (Barefoot Foundation), Garden City School, Washington International School
Grant recipients are concentrated in the United States, which accounts for 106 grants, or 93.0% of the total. Washington, DC appears most often among recipients, including schools, civic groups, and community organizations. Outside the US, grants went to Lebanon, Spain, Venezuela, the US Virgin Islands, and Colombia. Named recipient locations in the recent grants include Saida, Bogota, Christiansted, and Baabda, alongside several Washington, DC awards.
Its recent grants include school construction, digital learning access, and tuition support. Examples include $105,000 to Garden City School for construction, $105,000 to Fundacion Pies Descalzos for a digital library, and $25,000 to College Track for college tuition for underprivileged students.
Yes. The recent record shows repeated support for several groups, including Catholic Near East Welfare Association, Washington International School, Making the Grade, Bread for the City, and Kennedy Krieger Foundation across multiple years.
Its grant-size distribution is clustered at modest-to-mid levels: the 25th percentile is $2,500, the median is $5,000, and the 75th percentile is $15,000. Recent grants also include larger awards such as $105,000 and $225,000.
Washington, DC is the top recipient state by grant count, and 58% of grants go to recipients in DC. The recent grants include schools, charities, and civic organizations based there.
The recipient distribution includes Lebanon, Spain, Venezuela, the US Virgin Islands, and Colombia. Recent named locations include Saida, Baabda, Bogota, and Christiansted.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
| $149K |
2.9% |
| 3 | El Salvador | 3 | $21K | 1.7% |
| 4 | Colombia | 2 | $106K | 1.2% |
| 5 | Jamaica | 2 | $1K | 1.2% |
| 6 | British Virgin Islands | 1 | $6K | 0.6% |
| 7 | Vietnam | 1 | $500 | 0.6% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAFDA | WASHINGTON, DC | $63,000 | 2026 | ANNUAL DONATION |
| WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL | WASHINGTON, DC | $40,000 | 2026 | ANNUAL DONATION |
| BREAD FOR THE CITY | WASHINGTON, DC | $30,000 | 2026 | ANNUAL DONATION |
| KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE | BALTIMORE, MD | $25,000 | 2026 | ANNUAL DONATION FOR FESTIVAL OF TREES CONFERENCE |
| MAKING THE GRADE | ATLANTA, GA | $24,000 | 2026 | ANNUAL DONATION FOR CHILDRENS WORK IN ETHIOPIA |
| KIPP DC | WASHINGTON, DC | $20,000 | 2026 | ANNUAL DONATION |
| KIPP DC | WASHINGTON, DC | $15,000 | 2026 | SPONSORSHIP OF KIPP GALA AT HAMILTON HOTEL |
| KIPP DC | WASHINGTON, DC | $15,000 | 2026 | ANNUAL FUND RAISER |
| OUR LADY OF LEBANON CHURCH | WASHINGTON, DC | $12,000 | 2026 | ANNAUL DONATION FOR GOLF FUNDRAISER |
| DEVELOPING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2026 | SPONSORSHP JOHNSON MS FOOTBALL TEAM |
| DC PREPARATORY ACADEMY | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2026 | ANNUAL SPONSORSHIP FOR DC PREP GALA |
| PROJECT PROMISE | CHRISTIANSTED, VI | $6,300 | 2026 | GIFT FOR A COMPUTER LAB |
| THE BLUE AND GOLD COMMUNITY FOUNDATION CORPORATION | CHRISTIANSTED, VI | $6,147 | 2026 | SPONSORSHIP FOR THE ST, CROIX CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL FIELD TRIP |
| DC HISPANIC CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $6,000 | 2026 | SILVER SPONSORSHIP DONATION |
| DC HISPANIC CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $6,000 | 2026 | SILVER SPONSORSHIP 225 GALA |
| BEACON HOUSE COMMUNITY MINISTRY | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2026 | ANNUAL FUNDRAISER |
| RUN HOPE WALK | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2026 | ANNUAL DONATION |
| DC HISPANIC CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2026 | ANNUAL DONATION FUNDRAISER |
| TWO RIVERS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2026 | SPNSORSHIP OF TWO RIVERS |
| TWO RIVERS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2026 | ANNUAL DONATION FOR GALA FUNDRAISER |
| MARET SCHOOL | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2026 | ANNUAL DONATION |
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | ROCKVILLE, MD | $5,000 | 2026 | DONATION TO MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDTION |
| EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION FOUNDATION FOR PGCPS | UPPER MARLBORO, MD | $5,000 | 2026 | SPONSORSHIP FOR ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT |
| HYATTSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PTA | HYATTSVILLE, MD | $5,000 | 2026 | DONATION FOR FUNDRAISER |
| JOHN HAYDEN JOHNSON MIDDLE SCHOOL | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2026 | ANNUAL DONATION TO THE JOHNSON MS BOOSTER CLUB |
| KAISO CARES | CHRISTIANSTED, VI | $4,000 | 2026 | SPONSORSHIP BACK TO SCHOOL IN ST. CROIX |
| ALABAMA AVENUE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $3,865 | 2026 | MADE HOOPS SUMMER |
| THE 13TH MAN | LANDOVER, MD | $3,500 | 2026 | SPONSORSHIP FOR ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT |
| DAVON THOMAS MCNEAL FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $3,500 | 2026 | DONATION TO SUPPORT ANNUAL TRIP FOR A TOURNAMENT |
| THE NATIONAL CHILDRENS CENTER | SILVER SPRINGS, MD | $3,500 | 2026 | SPONSORSHIP FOR ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT |
| BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | BOWIE, MD | $3,000 | 2026 | BRONZE DONOR ANNUAL DONATION |
| ST CROIX ANIMAL WELFARE CENTER | KINGSHILL, VI | $3,000 | 2026 | DONATION TO ANIMAL WELFARE CENTER |
| ALABAMA AVENUE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,700 | 2026 | SPONSORSHIP PARKWAY OVERLOOK DAY |
| ALABAMA AVENUE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,600 | 2026 | SPONSORSHIP PLANE FLIGHTS FOR BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT |
| LATIN AMERICAN YOUTH CENTER | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,500 | 2026 | ANNUAL DONATION |
| UNITED GOLFERS ASSOCIATION | WINDERMERE, FL | $2,500 | 2026 | ANNUAL DONATION |
| DREAM CENTER FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,500 | 2026 | DONATION FOLLOWING THE LA FIRES |
| ST CROIX EDUCATIONAL COMPLEX HIGH SCHOOL | KINGSHILL, VI | $2,000 | 2026 | DONATION FOR PERFORMANCE COSTUMES |
| GENUINE SISTERS SUPPORTING SISTERS | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,500 | 2026 | SUPPORTIN SPRING POP UP EVENT |
| POSITIVE GUIDANCEALPHENIS WILLIAMS | CHRISTIANSTED, VI | $1,500 | 2026 | SPONSORSHIP VOLLYBALL TOURNAMENT USVI |
| BRIDGING THE GAP DC | SUITLAND, MD | $1,500 | 2026 | DONATION TO S FAMILIES WHO LOST CHILDREN TO GUN VIOLENCE |
| CHURCH OUR LADY OF ASSUMPTIOM - MAZRAAT EL DAHR | MAZRAAT EL DAHR | $1,200 | 2026 | ANNUAL DONATION |
| EL HAYNES PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2026 | SCHOOL FUNDRAISER |
| WILLIAM O LOCKRIDGE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2026 | DONATION FOR A SCHLORSHIPS FUND |
| WIDOWS ORPHANS & DISABLED FIREFIGHTERS FUND | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,000 | 2026 | DONATION FOLLOWING THE LA FIRES |
| FORT LINCOLN CIVIC ASSOCIATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2026 | ANNUAL DONATION |
| BREAD FOR THE CITY | WASHINGTON, DC | $955 | 2026 | SUPPLIES FOR VOLUNTEER DAY |
| MUCINPAL WORKER FOR PARQUE COLONIA SATELITE | SAN SALVADOR SV | $936 | 2026 | DIGITAL LIBRARY SUPPORT |
| INSTITUCION EDUCATIVA FUNDACION PIES DESCALZOS | CARTAGENA COLUMBIA | $811 | 2026 | DIGITAL LIBRARY SUPPORT |
| DAVON THOMAS MCNEAL FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $750 | 2026 | BACK TO SCHOOL DONATION |
NAFDA
$63,000ANNUAL DONATION
BREAD FOR THE CITY
$30,000ANNUAL DONATION
KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE
$25,000ANNUAL DONATION FOR FESTIVAL OF TREES CONFERENCE
MAKING THE GRADE
$24,000ANNUAL DONATION FOR CHILDRENS WORK IN ETHIOPIA
KIPP DC
$20,000ANNUAL DONATION
KIPP DC
$15,000SPONSORSHIP OF KIPP GALA AT HAMILTON HOTEL
KIPP DC
$15,000ANNUAL FUND RAISER
OUR LADY OF LEBANON CHURCH
$12,000ANNAUL DONATION FOR GOLF FUNDRAISER
DEVELOPING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
$10,000SPONSORSHP JOHNSON MS FOOTBALL TEAM
DC PREPARATORY ACADEMY
$10,000ANNUAL SPONSORSHIP FOR DC PREP GALA
PROJECT PROMISE
$6,300GIFT FOR A COMPUTER LAB
THE BLUE AND GOLD COMMUNITY FOUNDATION CORPORATION
$6,147SPONSORSHIP FOR THE ST, CROIX CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL FIELD TRIP
DC HISPANIC CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION
$6,000SILVER SPONSORSHIP DONATION
DC HISPANIC CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION
$6,000SILVER SPONSORSHIP 225 GALA
BEACON HOUSE COMMUNITY MINISTRY
$5,000ANNUAL FUNDRAISER
RUN HOPE WALK
$5,000ANNUAL DONATION
DC HISPANIC CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION
$5,000ANNUAL DONATION FUNDRAISER
MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$5,000DONATION TO MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDTION
EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION FOUNDATION FOR PGCPS
$5,000SPONSORSHIP FOR ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
HYATTSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PTA
$5,000DONATION FOR FUNDRAISER
JOHN HAYDEN JOHNSON MIDDLE SCHOOL
$5,000ANNUAL DONATION TO THE JOHNSON MS BOOSTER CLUB
KAISO CARES
$4,000SPONSORSHIP BACK TO SCHOOL IN ST. CROIX
ALABAMA AVENUE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
$3,865MADE HOOPS SUMMER
THE 13TH MAN
$3,500SPONSORSHIP FOR ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
DAVON THOMAS MCNEAL FOUNDATION
$3,500DONATION TO SUPPORT ANNUAL TRIP FOR A TOURNAMENT
ST CROIX ANIMAL WELFARE CENTER
$3,000DONATION TO ANIMAL WELFARE CENTER
ALABAMA AVENUE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
$2,700SPONSORSHIP PARKWAY OVERLOOK DAY
ALABAMA AVENUE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
$2,600SPONSORSHIP PLANE FLIGHTS FOR BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
UNITED GOLFERS ASSOCIATION
$2,500ANNUAL DONATION
DREAM CENTER FOUNDATION
$2,500DONATION FOLLOWING THE LA FIRES
ST CROIX EDUCATIONAL COMPLEX HIGH SCHOOL
$2,000DONATION FOR PERFORMANCE COSTUMES
GENUINE SISTERS SUPPORTING SISTERS
$1,500SUPPORTIN SPRING POP UP EVENT
POSITIVE GUIDANCEALPHENIS WILLIAMS
$1,500SPONSORSHIP VOLLYBALL TOURNAMENT USVI
BRIDGING THE GAP DC
$1,500DONATION TO S FAMILIES WHO LOST CHILDREN TO GUN VIOLENCE
CHURCH OUR LADY OF ASSUMPTIOM - MAZRAAT EL DAHR
$1,200ANNUAL DONATION
EL HAYNES PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS
$1,000SCHOOL FUNDRAISER
WILLIAM O LOCKRIDGE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$1,000DONATION FOR A SCHLORSHIPS FUND
WIDOWS ORPHANS & DISABLED FIREFIGHTERS FUND
$1,000DONATION FOLLOWING THE LA FIRES
FORT LINCOLN CIVIC ASSOCIATION
$1,000ANNUAL DONATION
BREAD FOR THE CITY
$955SUPPLIES FOR VOLUNTEER DAY
MUCINPAL WORKER FOR PARQUE COLONIA SATELITE
$936DIGITAL LIBRARY SUPPORT
INSTITUCION EDUCATIVA FUNDACION PIES DESCALZOS
$811DIGITAL LIBRARY SUPPORT
DAVON THOMAS MCNEAL FOUNDATION
$750BACK TO SCHOOL DONATION