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The Marie A Dornhecker Foundation

Accepts applications Chesapeake, Virginia · EIN 541945504

The Marie A Dornhecker Foundation is a private foundation in Chesapeake, Virginia. In tax year 2024 it gave $43,200 in 12 grants; the typical grant was $3,500 and the largest $6,500. 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 $44,200 the year before.

20% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$44,20011$845,212
2024$43,20012$861,155

How to apply

ContactThe Marie A Dornhecker Foundation
308 Cedar Lakes Dr, 2nd Floor, Chesapeake, VA 23322
Phone or email(757) 547-9191
What to submitCompleted application, scholarly essay & college or high school official transcript must be submitted by mail to organization's address.
DeadlinesAugust 13, 2024 and december 14, 2024
RestrictionsScholarships are restricted to students enrolled in a college or university who are residents of hampton roads area of Virginia, including all cities and counties within a seventy-five mile radius of the foundation's principal address.

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

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Marie A Dornhecker Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
Virginia12$43,200

Grants paid in 2024

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
VA
Scholarships$6,500
Individual
VA
Scholarships$6,500
Virginia Musical Theater
Virginia Beach, VA
Donation$5,000
Urban Discovery Ministries
Norfolk, VA
Donation$3,500
Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia
Norfolk, VA
Donation$3,500
Chesapeake Humane Society
Chesapeake, VA
Donation$3,500
Elijah House Academy
Richmond, VA
Donation$3,500
Individual
VA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
VA
Scholarship$2,500
Individual
VA
Scholarship$2,500
Individual
VA
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
VA
Scholarship$1,200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Marie A Dornhecker Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: August 13, 2024 and december 14, 2024.

How much does The Marie A Dornhecker Foundation give?

$43,200 in tax year 2024, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $3,500.

Who runs The Marie A Dornhecker Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Stephen J Telfeyan (VP & Treasur), Robert R Kinser (President) and Susan V Rowling (Director).

What does The Marie A Dornhecker Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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