About Dentistry Vcu
VCU School of Dentistry provides dental education, patient care, and conducts oral health research as Virginia's only dental school.
Focus Areas
Dental educationOral health researchClinical dentistry and patient servicesCommunity oral health programs
Who They Fund
dental students (pre-doctoral and/or postdoctoral)dental residents in periodontology/orthodontics/OMFSdental school faculty/professors
Funding Style
scholarship/direct student supportendowed funding/long-term endowmentsfaculty support/endowed professorshipsspecialty-specific restricted funding
About Dentistry Vcu
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.
What Dentistry Vcu Funds
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.
How Dentistry Vcu Gives
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.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$735K
Total Assets
$33.2M
Total Revenue
$20.4M
Total Expenses
$20.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $100K and $356K, with a median of $250K.
25th Percentile
$100K
Median
$250K
75th Percentile
$356K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
DR LYNDON COOPER
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