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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 61-0647946

Ephraim McDowell Foundation

A private foundation in Belfry, KY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 25 grants and $38,600 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
Submission deadlines are june 10 for the fall semester and november 10 for the spring semester.
Restrictions
Applicants or their families should be residents of the tug valley area. Priorities are majors in health related fields, financial need, and grade point averages.

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $38,600

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $354,391

  • Tax year 2023

    $38,800

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $382,717

  • Tax year 2022

    $26,800

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $406,836

  • Tax year 2021

    $26,700

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $424,892

  • Tax year 2020

    $26,900

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $509,369

  • Tax year 2019

    $21,850

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $505,529

  • Tax year 2018

    $24,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $518,803

Grants paid in 2024

25 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Tuition for marshall university

    $3,200
  2. Individual

    Tuition for west virginia university

    $3,200
  3. Individual

    Tuition for west virginia school of osteopathic medicine

    $3,200
  4. Individual

    Tuition for wingate university

    $2,000
  5. Individual

    Tuition for university of kentucky

    $2,000
  6. Individual

    Tuition for marshall university

    $2,000
  7. Individual

    Tuition for marshall university

    $1,400
  8. Individual

    Tuition for university to tennessee

    $1,400
  9. Individual

    Tuition for southern west virginia community and technical college

    $1,400
  10. Individual

    Tuition for southern west virginia community and technical college

    $1,400
  11. Individual

    Tuition for western governors university

    $1,400
  12. Individual

    Tuition for eastern kentucky university

    $1,400
  13. Individual

    Tuition for eastern kentucky university

    $1,400
  14. Individual

    Tuition for eastern kentucky university

    $1,400
  15. Individual

    Tuition for southern west virginia community and technical college

    $1,400
  16. Individual

    Tuition for galen college of nursing

    $1,400
  17. Individual

    Tuition for southern west virginia community and technical college

    $1,400
  18. Individual

    Tuition for university of kentucky

    $1,400
  19. Individual

    Tuition for lincolm memorial

    $1,400
  20. Individual

    Tuition for south college

    $1,000
  21. Individual

    Tuition for kentucky college of optometry

    $1,000
  22. Individual

    Tuition for university of kentucky

    $700
  23. Individual

    Tuition for capella university

    $700
  24. Individual

    Tuition for capella university

    $700
  25. Individual

    Tuition for capella university

    $700

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Paula VaughanCHAIRPERSON Hours 2Pay $3,000
  • Lesia SammonsSECRETARY Hours 2Pay $3,000
  • Dr Charles JohnsonDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Dr JW EndicottDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Dr Joshua LeonardDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0

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