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Ephraim McDowell Foundation

Accepts applications Belfry, Kentucky · EIN 610647946

Ephraim McDowell Foundation is a private foundation in Belfry, Kentucky. In tax year 2024 it gave $38,600 in 25 grants; the typical grant was $1,400 and the largest $3,200. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $38,800 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$38,80023$382,717
2024$38,60025$354,391

How to apply

ContactPaula Vaughan
260 Hospital Drive, South Williamson, KY 41503
Phone or email(606) 237-1755
What to submitApplications are to be in letter form. Some evidence of enrollment in health related field should be included, such as letter or acceptance from school, transcripts of grades, etc.
DeadlinesSubmission deadlines are june 10 for the fall semester and november 10 for the spring semester.
RestrictionsApplicants or their families should be residents of the tug valley area. Priorities are majors in health related fields, financial need, and grade point averages.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Ephraim McDowell Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to West Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
West Virginia12$22,700
Kentucky11$13,500
Tennessee2$2,400

Grants paid in 2024

All 25 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
WV
Tuition for marshall university$3,200
Individual
WV
Tuition for west virginia university$3,200
Individual
WV
Tuition for west virginia school of osteopathic medicine$3,200
Individual
WV
Tuition for wingate university$2,000
Individual
KY
Tuition for university of kentucky$2,000
Individual
WV
Tuition for marshall university$2,000
Individual
WV
Tuition for marshall university$1,400
Individual
WV
Tuition for university to tennessee$1,400
Individual
WV
Tuition for southern west virginia community and technical college$1,400
Individual
WV
Tuition for southern west virginia community and technical college$1,400
Individual
WV
Tuition for western governors university$1,400
Individual
KY
Tuition for eastern kentucky university$1,400
Individual
KY
Tuition for eastern kentucky university$1,400
Individual
KY
Tuition for eastern kentucky university$1,400
Individual
WV
Tuition for southern west virginia community and technical college$1,400
Individual
KY
Tuition for galen college of nursing$1,400
Individual
KY
Tuition for southern west virginia community and technical college$1,400
Individual
KY
Tuition for university of kentucky$1,400
Individual
TN
Tuition for lincolm memorial$1,400
Individual
TN
Tuition for south college$1,000
Individual
KY
Tuition for kentucky college of optometry$1,000
Individual
KY
Tuition for university of kentucky$700
Individual
KY
Tuition for capella university$700
Individual
KY
Tuition for capella university$700
Individual
WV
Tuition for capella university$700

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ephraim McDowell Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Submission deadlines are june 10 for the fall semester and november 10 for the spring semester..

How much does Ephraim McDowell Foundation give?

$38,600 in tax year 2024, across 25 grants, with a typical grant of $1,400.

Who runs Ephraim McDowell Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Paula Vaughan (Chairperson), Lesia Sammons (Secretary), Dr Charles Johnson (Director) and Dr JW Endicott (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Ephraim McDowell Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and health.

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