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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 46-1550838

The MDC Foundation

A private foundation in Charlottesville, VA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 14 grants and $241,000 paid in grants.

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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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $241,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $4,683,515

  • Tax year 2023

    $258,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $4,355,170

  • Tax year 2022

    $151,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $4,179,498

  • Tax year 2021

    $144,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $5,065,476

  • Tax year 2020

    $137,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $4,102,362

  • Tax year 2019

    $156,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $3,957,028

  • Tax year 2018

    $133,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $3,382,277

Grants paid in 2024

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Mt Sinai HospitalNew York, NY

    General

    $150,000
  2. St Mark's Episcopal ChurchNew Canaan, CT

    General

    $25,000
  3. Jefferson Scholars FoundationCharlottesville, VA

    General

    $20,000
  4. Individual

    General

    $10,000
  5. College of Charleston FoundationCharleston, SC

    General

    $6,000
  6. Individual

    General

    $5,000
  7. Central Park ConservancyNew York, NY

    General

    $5,000
  8. Harlem AcademyNew York, NY

    General

    $5,000
  9. Hospital for Special SurgeryNew York, NY

    General

    $5,000
  10. Muddy Paws RescueNew York, NY

    General

    $5,000
  11. Staunton Augusta Art CenterStaunton, VA

    General

    $2,000
  12. Rising Starr Horse RescueWilton, CT

    General

    $1,500
  13. Individual

    General

    $1,000
  14. Individual

    General

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $25,00051% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $11,00022% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $5,00010% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation1 grant $5,00010% of the total
  5. Arts and culture1 grant $2,0004% of the total
  6. Animals1 grant $1,5003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York5 grants $170,000
  2. Connecticut2 grants $26,500
  3. Virginia2 grants $22,000
  4. South Carolina1 grant $6,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Dupre CochranSECRETARY/VP Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Lee S CochranDIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • E Peyton CochranDIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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