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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-5067002

The Covalent Foundation

A private foundation in Reston, VA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $913,086 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $913,086

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,893,827
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,057,783

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $4,844,482
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,389,530

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $5,293,748
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,652,891

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $5,064,745
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,606,428

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $5,085,163
  • Tax year 2020

    $996,560

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $6,154,983
  • Tax year 2019

    $1,694,678

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $7,198,028
  • Tax year 2018

    $1,043,312

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $9,201,165

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Ascension Seton FoundationAustin, TX

    Central texas community health centers and human trafficking prevention hub

    $505,516
  2. Dell Children's Medical Center FoundationSaint Louis, MO

    To support dell children's medical center emergency department

    $152,570
  3. Texas Advocacy ProjectAustin, TX

    General support

    $100,000
  4. Casa of Travis CountyAustin, TX

    To support casa of travis county promising futures program

    $95,000
  5. Breakthrough T1DNew York, NY

    Support JDRF outreach to latinx communities in central texas and psychosocial research in central texas.

    $50,000
  6. Rangerace Construction Camp FoundationReston, VA

    General support

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $100,00062% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $50,00031% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $10,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas4 grants $853,086
  2. New York1 grant $50,000
  3. Virginia1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Mark W McKenziePRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jessica L ZiehrTREASURER/VP Hours 1Pay $0
  • Julia C McKenzieSECRETARY/VP Hours 30Pay $6,000

The return

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