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MFHA Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Middleburg, VA EIN: 54-1999844 Website

MHFA Foundations Mission is to help preserve the sport of foxhunting for future generations.

MFHA Foundation at a glance

In short: MFHA Foundation reported $7K in grants paid in 2024 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2024)
$6,500 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
-87.0% vs 2023
Total assets
$4,060,753
+2.0% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$239,836
+666.7% vs 2023
Net investment income (2024)
$171,423
+399.8% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$302,201
-0.1% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated October 2026.

Who MFHA Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

States

Cities

ColumbusEdgewater

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K2 grants2019 1 grant2020 Total only2021 0 grants2022 Total only2023 Total only2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2021) to $50K (2023). In 2024 it reported $7K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
US Sportsmen's Alliance Inc Columbus, OHPartnership to Assist with Animal Welfare Issues$13,333
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$4,060,753$239,836$302,201$6,500Total only$171,423
2023$3,982,852$31,282$302,429$50,000Total only$34,301
2022$4,159,565$223,133$478,747——$78,172
2021$4,849,648$245,852$354,472$5,000Total only$180,633
2020$4,859,375$414,269$468,499$13,3331$78,895
2019$4,792,982$677,008$602,163$25,0002$275,636

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About MFHA Foundation

Based on IRS filings

MFHA Foundation is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Middleburg, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $4.1M in total assets. In 2024, it reported $7K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $171K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

MFHA Foundation is led by Linda Taliaferro, Upcoming Executive Director on the 2024 filing; none of the 7 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Linda Taliaferro

    Upcoming Executive Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Penny Denegre

    President

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • C. Martin Wood III

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roderick Smith

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Barclay

    Former Executive Director

    Director of Hunting → Executive Director, 2023

    Executive Director → Former Executive Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff LeHew

    Treasurer

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sue Levy

    Secretary

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (10)
  • Former: Mason H. Lampton (2019–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Ginny Perrin (2020–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Leslie Rhett Crosby (2020–2023) — President
  • Former: Eleanor Menefee Warriner (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Billie-Jo Pearl (2019–2022) — Operations Officer
  • Former: William D. Haggard IV (2019–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Eleanor Menefee Parkes (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: David Twiggs (2019) — Executive Director
  • Former: Patrick A. Leahy (2019) — Chairman & President
  • Former: T. Garrick Steele (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about MFHA Foundation

How much does MFHA Foundation give each year?

MFHA Foundation reported $7K in grants paid in 2024 on its 2024 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2023 it reported $50K in grants paid.

How large is MFHA Foundation?

MFHA Foundation reported $4.1M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $240K.

What is MFHA Foundation?

MFHA Foundation is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Middleburg, VA. It holds $4.1M in total assets as of 2024.

Where does MFHA Foundation operate?

MFHA Foundation has awarded grants in Maryland, Ohio.

What is MFHA Foundation's EIN?

MFHA Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-1999844. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 15, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 8, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 10, 2025)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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