The McEnroe Foundation makes a small number of mid-sized grants that combine the founder’s interest in youth sports with support for cultural education, disaster relief, and high-profile pediatric cancer fundraising. They fund programmatic initiatives that expand access for young people (notably tennis), arts education at contemporary museums, immediate and recovery-focused humanitarian aid, and marquee events that raise money and awareness for children’s cancer research.
The John & Patty Mcenroe Foundation C/o Wiatr & Associates LLC puts its largest recent grant behind accessible tennis pathways for student-athletes, with $37,000 in 2024 to Johnny Mac Tennis Project in New York. That grant fits a broader pattern of support for youth sports access alongside selective gifts for arts education, disaster recovery, and pediatric cancer fundraising. In 2024, the foundation also gave $25,000 to Museum of Contemp Art in Chicago for education and $20,000 to the Dick Vitale Gala in Cary for awareness and fundraising tied to pediatric cancer research. The funder’s recent record shows a mix of larger programmatic awards and smaller follow-on gifts to organizations working in public-facing service areas. Its support reaches organizations serving children, students, people facing illness, and communities responding to crisis. Recipients include groups connected to hunger relief, reproductive health advocacy, animal welfare, and local park stewardship, indicating a grantmaking approach that is broad in topic but still grounded in named programs and events. The foundation’s giving is national, with most grants landing in New York and a small share in Tennessee.
Youth tennis access is a clear priority. The foundation gave $37,000 in 2024 and $14,196 in 2023 to Johnny Mac Tennis Project, both described as support to offer an accessible, funded pathway for student-athletes. Arts education also appears in the record. In 2024, they awarded $25,000 to Museum of Contemp Art in Chicago for education, pairing cultural funding with a specific learning purpose. Emergency response and recovery is another recurring theme. Core - Community Organized Relief Effort received $25,000 in 2023 to bring immediate aid and long-term recovery solutions to marginalized populations, while Maui Food Bank and Hawaii Community Foundation were funded in 2024 for food aid and fire recovery. The foundation also supports causes tied to children’s health and safety. That includes a 2024 grant to the Dick Vitale Gala for pediatric cancer awareness and fundraising, and a 2023 award to Avenues for Justice for a progressive criminal diversion program.
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$78K
Most grants fall between $434 and $5K, with a median of $660.
25th Percentile
$434
Median
$660
75th Percentile
$5K
About 3% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for John & Patty Mcenroe Foundation C/O Wiatr & Associates.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 37 | $221K | 97.4% |
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Concentrated giving across a few mid-size grants (~$20k–$37k) per year; supports a mix of direct program funding and high-profile fundraising events rather than many small gifts. Grants are distributed to distinct sectors rather than repeated annual funding to the same handful of organizations.
Notable grantees: Johnny Mac Tennis Project, Museum of Contemporary Art, CORE - Community Organized Relief Effort, Dick Vitale Gala / The V Foundation (pediatric cancer fundraising)
Grant sizes skew small, with a p25 of $434, a median of $660, and a p75 of $5,000. The pattern mixes a few larger program grants with many modest awards under $1,000. The recent record also shows repeat support to the same organizations across multiple years, including Johnny Mac Tennis Project, Gods Love We Deliver, Avenues for Justice, World Central Kitchen, Central Park Conservatory, Planned Parenthood, International Fund for Animal Welfare, and Save the Children. The foundation is not a vehicle for individuals and does not make program-related investments. The visible grants are project- or program-specific rather than unrestricted operating support.
Giving is national, with 96.8% of grants to U.S. recipients and one grant to the UK. New York is the top recipient state by count, with multiple grants landing in New York, NY, including support for youth sports, hunger relief, advocacy, and park stewardship. Other repeated recipient cities include Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington, DC. Tennessee accounts for 3% of grants, and one 2024 gift went to Book'em in Nashville. The non-U.S. grant in the recent record went to London.
The recent record shows support for youth tennis access, contemporary art education, emergency relief and recovery, pediatric cancer fundraising, hunger and nutrition services, criminal diversion for young people, animal welfare, reproductive health advocacy, and local park stewardship.
Typical awards are modest: p25 is $434, median grant size is $660, and p75 is $5,000. The recent record includes both larger program grants and many smaller gifts under $1,000.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Johnny Mac Tennis Project, Gods Love We Deliver, Avenues for Justice, World Central Kitchen, Central Park Conservatory, Planned Parenthood, International Fund for Animal Welfare, and Save the Children.
Most grants go to recipients in New York state, especially New York, NY. The recent record also includes grants to recipients in Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, DC, Malibu, Cary, Maui, and London.
No. Youth tennis is a major thread, but the record also includes museum education, disaster relief, pediatric cancer fundraising, hunger relief, reproductive health advocacy, animal rescue, and public park support.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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| $593 |
2.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNNY MAC TENNIS PROJECT | NEW YORK, NY | $40,000 | 2025 | OFFER AN ACCESSIBLE, FUNDED PATHWAY FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES |
| NEW YORK POPS | NEW YORK, NY | $10,300 | 2025 | TO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY |
| HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH FOUNDATION | EDISON, NJ | $5,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY |
| WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,100 | 2025 | USE THE POWER OF FOOD TO NOURISH COMMUNITIES AND STRENGTHEN ECONOMIES THROUGH TIMES OF CRISIS AND BEYOND |
| INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE | TARMOUTH FORT, MA | $605 | 2025 | RESCUE, REHABILITATE, AND RELEASE ANIMALS, AND RESTORE AND PROTECT THEIR NATURAL HABITATS |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD | NEW YORK, NY | $550 | 2025 | UEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY IN THE FIELD OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH |
| CENTRAL PARK CONSERVATORY | NEW YORK, NY | $350 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE MANAGEMENT, RESTORATION, AND ENHANCEMENT OF CENTRAL PARK |
| JOHNNY MAC TENNIS PROJECT | NEW YORK, NY | $37,000 | 2024 | OFFER AN ACCESSIBLE, FUNDED PATHWAY FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES |
| MUSEUM OF CONTEMP ART | CHICAGO, IL | $25,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| DICK VITALE GALA | CARY, NC | $20,000 | 2024 | RAISE AWARENESS OF THE INSPIRING STORIES OF CHILDREN WHO HAVE FACED CANCER AND RAISE FUNDS FOR THE V FOUNDATION'S DICK VITALE PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH FUND |
| BABY2BABY | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,549 | 2024 | PROVIDE ESSENTIAL ITEMS FOR CHILDREN ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN HOMELESS SHELTERS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS, FOSTER CARE, HOSPITALS AND UNDERSERVED SCHOOLS |
| GOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER | NEW YORK, NY | $7,500 | 2024 | IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE UIVING WITH HIV/AIDS, CANCER AND OTHER SERIOUS ILLNESSES BY ALLEVIATING HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION |
| AVENUES FOR JUSTICE | NEW YORK, NY | $1,500 | 2024 | TO SAVE YOUNG PEOPLE FROM LIVES OF CRIME THROUGH A PROGRESSIVE CRIMINAL DIVERSION PROGRAM |
| WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,200 | 2024 | USE THE POWER OF FOOD TO NOURISH COMMUNITIES AND STRENGTHEN ECONOMIES THROUGH TIMES OF CRISIS AND BEYOND |
| FRIENDS OF MALIBU URGENT CARE | MALIBU, CA | $1,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE HEALTHCARE FOR THE MALIBU AREA |
| INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE | TARMOUTH FORT, MA | $660 | 2024 | RESCUE, REHABILITATE, AND RELEASE ANIMALS, AND RESTORE AND PROTECT THEIR NATURAL HABITATS |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD | NEW YORK, NY | $600 | 2024 | UEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY IN THE FIELD OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH |
| CENTRAL PARK CONSERVATORY | NEW YORK, NY | $350 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE MANAGEMENT, RESTORATION, AND ENHANCEMENT OF CENTRAL PARK |
| MAUI FOOD BANK | WAILUKU, HI | $257 | 2024 | HELP TO FEED MAUI COUNTY |
| HAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | KAHULUI, HI | $250 | 2024 | RECOVERY OF THE PEOPLE AND PLACES OF MAUI DUE TO DEVASTATING FIRES |
| ADJUSTMENT TO | WASHINGTON, DC | $100 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE MEANS FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES |
| BOOK'EM | NASHVILLE, TN | $100 | 2024 | CREATE A MORE LITERATE NASHVILLE AND IGNITE CHILDREN'S PASSION FOR READING |
| SAVE THE CHILDREN | FARIFIELD, CT | $93 | 2024 | TO INSPIRE BREAKTHROUGHS IN THE WAY THE WORLD TREATS CHILDREN AND TO ACHIEVE IMMEDIATE AND LASTING CHANGE IN THEIR LIVES |
| CORE - COMMUNITY ORGANIZED RELIEF EFFORT | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | BRING IMMEDIATE AID AND LONG-TERM RECOVERY SOLUTIONS TO MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS |
| JOHNNY MAC TENNIS PROJECT | NEW YORK, NY | $14,196 | 2023 | OFFER AN ACCESSIBLE, FUNDED PATHWAY FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES |
| GOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2023 | IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS, CANCER AND OTHER SERIOUS ILLNESSES BY ALLEVIATING HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION |
| UCLA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AT UCLA |
| AVENUES FOR JUSTICE | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000 | 2023 | TO SAVE YOUNG PEOPLE FROM LIVES OF CRIME THROUGH A PROGRESSIVE CRIMINAL DIVERSION PROGRAM |
| WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,200 | 2023 | USE THE POWER OF FOOD TO NOURISH COMMUNITIES AND STRENGTHEN ECONOMIES THROUGH TIMES OF CRISIS AND BEYOND |
| SERIOUSFUN CHILDREN'S NETWORK | NORWALK, CT | $1,124 | 2023 | PROVIDE LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCES TO CHILDREN WITH SERIOUS ILLNESSES AROUND THE WORLD |
| ASPCA | WASHINGTON, DC | $600 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE MEANS FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD | NEW YORK, NY | $600 | 2023 | LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY IN THE FIELD OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH |
| CENTRAL PARK CONSERVATORY | NEW YORK, NY | $600 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE MANAGEMENT, RESTORATION, AND ENHANCEMENT OF CENTRAL PARK |
| FRAZZLED CAFE | LONDON | $593 | 2023 | SUPPORT MEETINGS FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN TALK ABOUT THE OVERHWHELMING STRESSES OF MODERN LIFE, FREE FROM JUDGEMENT |
| EVERY MOTHER COUNTS | NEW YORK, NY | $511 | 2023 | HELP DELIVER HIGH-IMPACT, LOW-COST SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE MATERNAL HEALTH OUTCOMES |
| INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE | YARMOUTH PORT, MA | $495 | 2023 | RESCUE, REHABILITATE, AND RELEASE ANIMALS, AND RESTORE AND PROTECT THEIR NATURAL HABITATS |
| SAVE THE CHILDREN | FAIRFIELD, CT | $372 | 2023 | TO INSPIRE BREAKTHROUGHS IN THE WAY THE WORLD TREATS CHILDREN AND TO ACHIEVE IMMEDIATE AND LASTING CHANGE IN THEIR LIVES |
| ISAACS CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $75 | 2023 | FOCUSED ON THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, OUT-OF-SCHOOL AND OUT-OF-WORK YOUTH, AND AGING NEW YORKERS, INCLUDING OUR ISOLATED AND HOMEBOUD ELDERLY NEIGHBORS |
OFFER AN ACCESSIBLE, FUNDED PATHWAY FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES
NEW YORK POPS
$10,300TO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY
HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH FOUNDATION
$5,000TO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN
$1,100USE THE POWER OF FOOD TO NOURISH COMMUNITIES AND STRENGTHEN ECONOMIES THROUGH TIMES OF CRISIS AND BEYOND
RESCUE, REHABILITATE, AND RELEASE ANIMALS, AND RESTORE AND PROTECT THEIR NATURAL HABITATS
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
$550UEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY IN THE FIELD OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
TO SUPPORT THE MANAGEMENT, RESTORATION, AND ENHANCEMENT OF CENTRAL PARK
OFFER AN ACCESSIBLE, FUNDED PATHWAY FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES
MUSEUM OF CONTEMP ART
$25,000EDUCATION
DICK VITALE GALA
$20,000RAISE AWARENESS OF THE INSPIRING STORIES OF CHILDREN WHO HAVE FACED CANCER AND RAISE FUNDS FOR THE V FOUNDATION'S DICK VITALE PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH FUND
PROVIDE ESSENTIAL ITEMS FOR CHILDREN ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN HOMELESS SHELTERS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS, FOSTER CARE, HOSPITALS AND UNDERSERVED SCHOOLS
IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE UIVING WITH HIV/AIDS, CANCER AND OTHER SERIOUS ILLNESSES BY ALLEVIATING HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION
TO SAVE YOUNG PEOPLE FROM LIVES OF CRIME THROUGH A PROGRESSIVE CRIMINAL DIVERSION PROGRAM
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN
$1,200USE THE POWER OF FOOD TO NOURISH COMMUNITIES AND STRENGTHEN ECONOMIES THROUGH TIMES OF CRISIS AND BEYOND
FRIENDS OF MALIBU URGENT CARE
$1,000PROVIDE HEALTHCARE FOR THE MALIBU AREA
RESCUE, REHABILITATE, AND RELEASE ANIMALS, AND RESTORE AND PROTECT THEIR NATURAL HABITATS
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
$600UEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY IN THE FIELD OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
TO SUPPORT THE MANAGEMENT, RESTORATION, AND ENHANCEMENT OF CENTRAL PARK
RECOVERY OF THE PEOPLE AND PLACES OF MAUI DUE TO DEVASTATING FIRES
ADJUSTMENT TO
$100TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE MEANS FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES
CREATE A MORE LITERATE NASHVILLE AND IGNITE CHILDREN'S PASSION FOR READING
TO INSPIRE BREAKTHROUGHS IN THE WAY THE WORLD TREATS CHILDREN AND TO ACHIEVE IMMEDIATE AND LASTING CHANGE IN THEIR LIVES
BRING IMMEDIATE AID AND LONG-TERM RECOVERY SOLUTIONS TO MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS
OFFER AN ACCESSIBLE, FUNDED PATHWAY FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES
IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS, CANCER AND OTHER SERIOUS ILLNESSES BY ALLEVIATING HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION
UCLA
$5,000SUPPORT DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AT UCLA
TO SAVE YOUNG PEOPLE FROM LIVES OF CRIME THROUGH A PROGRESSIVE CRIMINAL DIVERSION PROGRAM
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN
$1,200USE THE POWER OF FOOD TO NOURISH COMMUNITIES AND STRENGTHEN ECONOMIES THROUGH TIMES OF CRISIS AND BEYOND
PROVIDE LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCES TO CHILDREN WITH SERIOUS ILLNESSES AROUND THE WORLD
TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE MEANS FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
$600LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY IN THE FIELD OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
TO SUPPORT THE MANAGEMENT, RESTORATION, AND ENHANCEMENT OF CENTRAL PARK
FRAZZLED CAFE
$593SUPPORT MEETINGS FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN TALK ABOUT THE OVERHWHELMING STRESSES OF MODERN LIFE, FREE FROM JUDGEMENT
HELP DELIVER HIGH-IMPACT, LOW-COST SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE MATERNAL HEALTH OUTCOMES
RESCUE, REHABILITATE, AND RELEASE ANIMALS, AND RESTORE AND PROTECT THEIR NATURAL HABITATS
TO INSPIRE BREAKTHROUGHS IN THE WAY THE WORLD TREATS CHILDREN AND TO ACHIEVE IMMEDIATE AND LASTING CHANGE IN THEIR LIVES
ISAACS CENTER
$75FOCUSED ON THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, OUT-OF-SCHOOL AND OUT-OF-WORK YOUTH, AND AGING NEW YORKERS, INCLUDING OUR ISOLATED AND HOMEBOUD ELDERLY NEIGHBORS