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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-5558065

The MDV Foundation

A private foundation in Lake Charles, LA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 15 grants and $28,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $28,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $404,421
  • Tax year 2023

    $32,500

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $340,619
  • Tax year 2022

    $21,250

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $366,689
  • Tax year 2021

    $25,500

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $382,957
  • Tax year 2020

    $28,600

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $331,316

Grants paid in 2024

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Our Lady Queen of HeavenLake Charles, LA

    General Needs

    $4,500
  2. Catholic CharitiesBeaumont, TX

    General Needs

    $2,500
  3. St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN

    General Needs

    $2,500
  4. Team Gleason FoundationNew Orleans, LA

    General Needs

    $2,500
  5. McNeese Foundation Dr Sam Monticello ScholarshipLake Charles, LA

    General Needs

    $2,500
  6. Braddy Scholarship FundDalton, GA

    General Needs

    $2,500
  7. Wounded Warrior ProjectJacksonville, FL

    General Needs

    $2,000
  8. Abraham's TentLake Charles, LA

    General Needs

    $1,500
  9. Boys VillageLake Charles, LA

    General Needs

    $1,500
  10. Food for the PoorCoconut Creek, FL

    General Needs

    $1,000
  11. KPLC Community ChristmasLake Charles, LA

    General Needs

    $1,000
  12. Mercy ShipsLindale, TX

    General Needs

    $1,000
  13. Second Harvest Food BankLake Charles, LA

    General Needs

    $1,000
  14. St Martin de Porres Catholic ChurchLake Charles, LA

    General Needs

    $1,000
  15. Boys & Girls Club of AcadianaLafayette, LA

    General Needs

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Health1 grant $2,50033% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $2,00027% of the total
  3. International aid2 grants $2,00027% of the total
  4. Youth development1 grant $1,00013% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Louisiana9 grants $16,500
  2. Texas3 grants $5,500
  3. Georgia1 grant $2,500
  4. Tennessee1 grant $2,500
  5. Florida1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Vesta H JohnstonTrustee Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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