Mountain Empire Community College Foundation Inc
The foundation's mission is to foster and promote the growth, progress, and general welfare of the mountain empire community college and the Virginia community college system.
Mountain Empire Community College Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Mountain Empire Community College Foundation Inc gave $1.5M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.5M), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,475,944
- +40.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,475,944
- +40.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,475,944
- Total assets
- $45,644,369
- +13.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Virginia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Mountain Empire Community College Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Mountain Empire Community College Foundation Inc gives
- Giving grew 85% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $797K (2022) to $1.5M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.5M.
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
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $1,475,944 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $45,644,369 | $2,750,384 | $2,191,712 | $1,475,944 | 1 | $1,397,015 |
| 2024 | $40,379,822 | $2,852,252 | $2,094,300 | $1,052,954 | 1 | $1,382,765 |
| 2023 | $36,154,443 | $1,924,022 | $1,600,813 | $847,594 | 1 | $914,727 |
| 2022 | $31,482,446 | $2,831,277 | $1,450,841 | $797,054 | 1 | $776,352 |
| 2021 | $35,370,854 | $2,242,972 | $1,620,624 | $1,031,027 | 1 | $1,029,336 |
| 2020 | $31,871,565 | $2,399,314 | $1,820,790 | $1,022,705 | Total only | $670,303 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Mountain Empire Community College Foundation Inc
Based on IRS filings
Mountain Empire Community College Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Big Stone Gap, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $45.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.5M. Net investment income was $1.4M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Mountain Empire Community College Foundation Inc is led by Amy Greear, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 23 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Amy Greear
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristen Westover
President of Mecc
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leton Harding Jr.
Chair
Director → Treasurer, 2021
Treasurer → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Diana D. Pope
Director
Treasurer → Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jack Rhoton
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Funk
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathleen Deponte
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kenneth Fogg
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lena Grace
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peter Raber
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Roger A. Daugherty
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wayne Herndon
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Sturgill
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Smith
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Strouth
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pauline Adams
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vickie Ratliff
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wc Buzzy Witt Jr.
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Duane Miller
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Terri Lane
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Keith Wilson
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Kanto
Treasurer
Director → Vice Chair, 2021
Vice Chair → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristy Hall
Mecc Vice President of Finance & Vice Treasurer
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: William Bott (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Christopher Jones (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Gary D. McCann (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Karen K. Hall (2020–2023) — Director & Emeritus
- Former: Mark Musick (2020–2023) — Chair
- Former: Ronald Vicars (2020–2023) — Mecc Vice President of Finance & Vice Treasurer
- Former: Virginia H. Meador (2020–2023) — Emeritus
- Former: W. C. Witt Jr. (2020–2023) — Director & Emeritus
- Former: Donnie Ratliff (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Doris Rife (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Robert Isaac (2020–2021) — Emeritus
- Former: Cynthia Kinser (2020) — Director
- Former: Ryan Witt (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Mountain Empire Community College Foundation Inc
How much does Mountain Empire Community College Foundation Inc give each year?
Mountain Empire Community College Foundation Inc gave $1.5M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.1M across 1 grant.
How large is Mountain Empire Community College Foundation Inc?
Mountain Empire Community College Foundation Inc reported $45.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.8M.
What is Mountain Empire Community College Foundation Inc?
Mountain Empire Community College Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Big Stone Gap, VA. It holds $45.6M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Mountain Empire Community College Foundation Inc operate?
Mountain Empire Community College Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Virginia.
What is Mountain Empire Community College Foundation Inc's EIN?
Mountain Empire Community College Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-1175620. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 12, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 31, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 11, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 26, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 2, 2021)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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