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MC Scholarship Foundation

Accepts applications Newport, Rhode Island · EIN 226078909

MC Scholarship Foundation is a private foundation in Newport, Rhode Island. In tax year 2025 it gave $44,250 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $6,000 and the largest $11,250. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $45,000 the year before.

50% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$64,0008$938,217
2024$45,0008$971,500
2025$44,2507$1.1 million

How to apply

ContactSusan Daly
360 Gibbs Avenue 7, Newport, RI 02840
Phone or email(401) 862-0356
What to submitThere is no formal application process. Grants are made to institutions to support scholarships.
DeadlinesSee 2b above

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What MC Scholarship Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Connecticut.

StateGrantsAmount
Connecticut2$20,000
Mississippi1$11,250
Florida2$10,500
Rhode Island2$2,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Mississippi Valley State University
Itta Bena, MS
Provide Scholarships$11,250
Yale University
New Haven, CT
Provide scholarships$10,000
The Taft School
Watertown, CT
Provide scholarships$10,000
University of North Florida
Jacksonville, FL
Provide Scholarships$6,000
Episcopal School of Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL
Provide scholarships$4,500
Individual
RI
Provide scholarships$1,500
IYRS School of Technology and Trade
Newport, RI
Provide Scholarships$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does MC Scholarship Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: See 2b above.

How much does MC Scholarship Foundation give?

$44,250 in tax year 2025, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $6,000.

Who runs MC Scholarship Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Susan Daly (Trustee) and Timothy Bingham (Trustee).

What does MC Scholarship Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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