VCU School of Dentistry provides dental education, patient care, and conducts oral health research as Virginia's only dental school.
Dentistry Vcu’s recent giving is centered on Virginia oral-health education and specialty training, with a major 2025 support grant of $875,000 to Mcv Foundation in Richmond. The funder’s pattern is closely tied to VCU School of Dentistry, Virginia’s only dental school, and the grants shown support student scholarships, professorships, endowments, and faculty capacity. That mix points to a funder investing in the pipeline from dental school through advanced specialty training and academic dentistry. Recent awards also show how specific that support can be. In 2023, Dentistry Vcu backed Mcv Foundation with $360,740 for endo scholarships and $356,000 for perio professorships, alongside $250,000 for ortho scholarships. Other grants in the list supported OMFS scholarships, a Hartwell endowment, and the Revere Fund, reinforcing a recurring emphasis on specialty-specific education and long-term academic support. The school’s stated role in dental education, patient care, and oral health research helps frame the grantmaking: it is designed to strengthen the institution’s teaching, research, and clinical mission through targeted internal funding.
A clear theme is specialty training. Dentistry Vcu gave $360,740 to Mcv Foundation for endo scholarships and $250,000 for ortho scholarships, showing direct support for advanced education in endodontics and orthodontics. Oral and maxillofacial surgery training appears as well, with a $100,000 grant for OMFS scholarships. Another emphasis is academic capacity. The foundation awarded $356,000 for perio professorships and $100,000 for the Hartwell Endowment, both of which point to long-term support for faculty and endowed resources within the school. Scholarship support also reaches broader student training through the $350,000 Lindauer Scholarship and the $114,000 perio scholarships grant, indicating a sustained commitment to professional education across different stages of dental training.
Typical grant size sits in a fairly wide band: p25 is $100,000, median is $250,000, and p75 is $356,000. The recent list suggests a pattern of repeat support rather than isolated awards: Mcv Foundation appears across multiple grants in 2023 and again in 2025, with awards for support, scholarships, professorships, and endowments. This looks like institutional, program-restricted funding rather than individual giving, consistent with the funder’s structure around VCU School of Dentistry programs. Unsolicited applications are accepted for some research and scholarship programs, including Dental Research Fund and VCU School of Dentistry Scholarships.
$735K
$33.2M
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$20.1M
Most grants fall between $100K and $356K, with a median of $250K.
25th Percentile
$100K
Median
$250K
75th Percentile
$356K
DR LYNDON COOPER
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Dentistry Vcu gives locally and all recorded grants go to recipients in Virginia, including Richmond-based Mcv Foundation. The geographic footprint is entirely in the United States, with 100% of grants landing in the HQ state. Recent recipient locations in the data are all Richmond, which aligns with the school’s Virginia-based institutional programs and internal funding structure.
The funder supports dental education, oral health research, clinical dentistry and patient services, and community oral health programs. In the recent grants list, that shows up through scholarships, professorships, endowments, and support for specialty training such as endodontics, periodontology, orthodontics, and oral and maxillofacial surgery.
Typical awards are substantial: the 25th percentile is $100,000, the median is $250,000, and the 75th percentile is $356,000. The recent list includes a larger $875,000 support grant and several awards at or above the median for scholarships and faculty support.
No. The grant geography is local, and 100% of the recorded grants go to recipients in Virginia. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, and recent recipient locations shown in the data are in Richmond.
Yes. The VCU School of Dentistry Scholarships program accepts unsolicited applications, and the Dental Research Fund also accepts unsolicited applications. The Dental Innovation Program is listed as accepting unsolicited applications as well.
It supports both. The recent grants include scholarships for advanced training and specialty education, while other awards go to professorships and endowments. The active program list also includes faculty funding, research support, and commercialization support for faculty, residents, and students.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCV FOUNDATION | RICHMOND, VA | $735,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT |
| MCV FOUNDATION | RICHMOND, VA | $875,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| MCV FOUNDATION | RICHMOND, VA | $360,740 | 2023 | ENDO SCHOLARSHIPS |
| MCV FOUNDATION |
| RICHMOND, VA |
| $356,000 |
| 2023 |
| PERIO PROFESSORSHIPS |
| MCV FOUNDATION | RICHMOND, VA | $350,000 | 2023 | LINDAUER SCHOLARSHIP |
| MCV FOUNDATION | RICHMOND, VA | $250,000 | 2023 | ORTHO SCHOLARSHIPS |
| MCV FOUNDATION | RICHMOND, VA | $114,000 | 2023 | PERIO SCHOLARSHIPS |
| MCV FOUNDATION | RICHMOND, VA | $100,000 | 2023 | OMFS SCHOLARSHIPS |
| MCV FOUNDATION | RICHMOND, VA | $100,000 | 2023 | HARTWELL ENDOWMENT |
| MCV FOUNDATION | RICHMOND, VA | $50,000 | 2023 | REVERE FUND |
