The Covalent Foundation

RESTON, VA EIN: 47-5067002

The Covalent Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in RESTON, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $4.8M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 6 grants totaling $1.1M. Net investment income was $747K.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$4.8M

-8.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.1M

-23.9% YoY

Grant Count

6

-14.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$176K

-11.2% YoY

About The Covalent Foundation

Based on IRS filings

The Covalent Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in RESTON, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $4.8M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 6 grants totaling $1.1M. Net investment income was $747K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

AustinNew YorkReston

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$558K$1M$2M$2M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$4,844,482$5,293,748$5,064,745
Revenue$818,679$1,950,043$2,007,227
Expenses$1,267,945$1,721,040$2,027,645
Qualifying Distributions$1,183,471$1,636,090$1,933,091
Net Investment Income$746,555$149,141$124,422
Distributable Amount$242,765$301,744$242,097

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$413K$826K$1M$2M5 grants20208 grants20217 grants20227 grants20236 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2024

ASCENSION SETON FOUNDATION$700KDELL CHILDREN'S MEDICAL …$147KTEXAS ADVOCACY PROJECT (…$100KCOURT APPOINTED SPECIAL …$50KBREAKTHROUGH T1D$50KRANGERACE CONSTRUCTION C…$11K

Grant Size Distribution

33 grants across all recorded years

11<$50K6$50–100K6$100–250K5$250–500K4$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

JULIA C MCKENZIEVP/DIRECTOR$65K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
MARK MCKENZIEPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR1
JESSICA L ZIEHRVP/DIRECTOR1
JULIA C MCKENZIEVP/DIRECTOR30$65,077

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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