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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 54-2018725

The Tidal W McCoy Foundation

A private foundation in Great Falls, VA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 16 grants and $75,450 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

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

    $75,450

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $742,954
  • Tax year 2024

    $41,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $808,183
  • Tax year 2023

    $50,250

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $850,070

Grants paid in 2025

16 grants, largest first

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

  1. Institute of World PoliticsWashington, DC

    General Support

    $31,000
  2. Individual

    General Support

    $14,000
  3. Institute for the American FutureHamilton, VA

    General Support

    $7,000
  4. Victims of Communism FundWashington, DC

    General Support

    $6,500
  5. Purple Heart HomesStatesville, NC

    General Support

    $5,000
  6. Defense Forum FoundationDeltaville, VA

    General Support

    $3,000
  7. Leadership InstituteArlington, VA

    General Support

    $2,000
  8. National Legal and Policy CenterFalls Church, VA

    General Support

    $1,500
  9. American Foreign Policy CouncilWashington, DC

    Conduct Seminars and General Support

    $1,000
  10. Center for Advanced Studies CASTLos Angeles, CA

    General Support

    $1,000
  11. Individual

    General Support

    $1,000
  12. Individual

    General Support

    $700
  13. St Judes Children's HospitalArlington, VA

    General Support

    $500
  14. Individual

    General Support

    $500
  15. Individual

    General Support

    $500
  16. Individual

    General Support

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid2 grants $32,00079% of the total
  2. Veterans and military1 grant $5,00012% of the total
  3. Public affairs1 grant $2,0005% of the total
  4. Crime and legal aid1 grant $1,5004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia3 grants $38,500
  2. Virginia5 grants $14,000
  3. North Carolina1 grant $5,000
  4. California1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Tidal W McCoyChairman Hours 10Pay $0
  • Tidal W McCoy IIDirector Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Larry S HeckerDirector Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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