Mt Vernon Columbus Club Inc
Alexandria, VA · EIN 51-0209861. Reported 113 grants totalling $1,090,076 to 91 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Mt Vernon Columbus Club Inc, the IRS classifies it as a named trust (NTEE T90Z).
- How spread out its giving is. 91 distinct organizations, with 11% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 35% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 56% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% median for private foundations. It describes the organizations it already funds, not whether it would consider a new one.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $6,300. Half of what it reported fell between $2,500 and $12,000; the smallest was $200 and the largest $46,525. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Louis Catholic Church | Alexandria, VA | $115,025 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic Church | Alexandria, VA | $111,796 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Viridianes Hope for Childrens Health & Education Corporation | Springfield, VA | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Regina Foundation | Iowa City, IA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Daughters of St Paul Convent | Boston, MA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Louis Catholic Church | Alexandria, VA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Creighton University | Omaha, NE | $32,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pugh Family Charitable Giving Organization | Leesburg, VA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Capital Area Food Bank | Lorton, VA | $28,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Marih Center | Alexandria, VA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| D C Firefighters Burn Foundation | Washington, DC | $24,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Community Ministries Inc | Alexandria, VA | $23,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| A Best Choice Mobile Ultrasound and Pregnancy Resource Center | Woodbridge, VA | $23,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Glioblastoma Foundation Inc | Durham, NC | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American National Red Cross | Washington, DC | $21,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pugh Family Charitable Giving Organization | Leesburg, VA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Iuec Local 10 George Pugh Memorial Fund | Lanham, MD | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sigma Chi Foundation | Evanston, IL | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Asankrangwa Kroye Kuo | Alexandria, VA | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Daughters of St Paul | Alexandria, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kovar Corporation | Roanoke, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Society of St Vincent De Paul All Saints Conference Inc | Manassas, VA | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital Inc | Memphis, TN | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Virdiane S Hope for Children S Health | Springfield, VA | $13,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Poor Clares Monastery | Alexandria, VA | $12,100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catholic Indian Mission Sioux City Trustee Inc | Fort Yates, ND | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington Inc | Arlington, VA | $10,175 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 40 Days for Life | Bryan, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| A Rose in Haste Inc | Alexandria, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Creighton University | Omaha, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Make-a-Wish Foundation of the Mid-Atlantic Inc | Bethesda, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Regina Foundation | Iowa City, IA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| DC Firefighters Burn Foundation | Washington, DC | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Prolife Across America | Minneapolis, MN | $7,750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Lebanese Syrian Assoc Char Inc | Memphis, TN | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gary Sinise Foundation | Franklin, TN | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stafford County Apca | Stafford, VA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Team Red White & Blue Inc | Floyds Knobs, IN | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Able Charities Inc | Woodbridge, VA | $6,300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Asankruangwa Kroye Kuo | Alexandria, VA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions | Fort Yates, ND | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dragon Boat Charleston | Charleston, SC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dragon Boat Beaufort Fund Sc 29902 | Hilton Head, SC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Divine Mercy Care | Fairfax, VA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Special Olympics Virginia Inc | Richmond, VA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Lingap Center Children's Foundation | Jackson, MI | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Good Shepherd Housing & Family Services | Alexandria, VA | $5,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Special Olympics Va - Area 26 | Fairfax, VA | $5,100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 40 Days for Life | Bryan, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic Church | Alexandria, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Holy Name Haiti Health Promise | Ludlow, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kovar | Dumfries, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Knights of Columbus Ukraine Solidarity Fund | New Haven, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Loyola Retreat House | Faulkner, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Marih Center | Alexandria, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saint Jude S Children S Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Gun Owners Foundation | Springfield, VA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Christ the King Catholic Church (pa) | Houtzdale, PA | $3,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Community | Alexandria, VA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Associates of Saint John Bosco | Springfield, VA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saint Vincent De Paul Society | Alexandria, VA | $2,780 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catholic Immigration Services | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Defend Life | Baltimore, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Louis Catholic School | Alexandria, VA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Haiti Fund Church of the Holy Family | Virginia Beach, VA | $2,100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| A Best Choice Mobile Ultrasound | Woodbridge, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Lingap Children S Foundation | Jackson, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Woodlawn Little League | Mount Vernon, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children S Cancer Cause | Washington, DC | $1,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alice S Kids | Mount Vernon, VA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Association for Suicide Prevention | New York, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Make-a-Wish Foundation | Bethesda, MD | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saint Lucy Food Project | Arlington, VA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saint Michael S Catholic Church | Annandale, VA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Unbound (education Fund CH553625 Vicente) | Kansas City, KS | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Angelus Academy | Springfield, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catholic Daughters of the Americas | Alexandria, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children S Hospital of Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chirilagua USA Foundation | Alexandria, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Christian Women in Action | Alexandria, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fil-Am Orphans Foundation | Alexandria, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Reason for Life | Palmdale, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saint Lawrence Seminary High School | Mount Calvary, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shenandoah University Catholic Campus Ministry | Winchester, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The World Table Hockey Association | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Cerebral Palsy | Vienna, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vets on Track Foundation | Fredericksburg, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Homeless Animals | Aldie, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Alzheimer S Association | Chicago, IL | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Arc of the US | Washington, DC | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
12 of 91 (13%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington
General Needs, Saint Lucy Project and Christ House
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 23 of 91 recipients we could match to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's, not ours -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27 | $389,846 | $12,000 |
| 2022 | 13 | $219,000 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 16 | $222,550 | $8,750 |
| 2024 | 57 | $258,680 | $2,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
63% of its giving went to organizations in Virginia. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $6,300 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Virginia.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Mt Vernon Columbus Club Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Recipient classifications, the concentration and retention figures and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations from them, described in how we build this.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 2 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 55 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 8592 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA, 22309.
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