Vellore Christian Medical College Foundation

The Vellore Christian Medical College Foundation Inc. [formerly the Vellore Christian Medical College Board (USA)] is a U.S. 501(c)3 not-for-profit corporation chartered in the state of New York. The foundation promotes, interprets, and helps support the Christian Medical College (CMC) of Vellore, India. As one of the largest health care institutions in India, the CMC is dedicated to providing quality medical education and health care in the spirit of Christ to all society, especially the poor, the disadvantaged, and the disenfranchised. Though originally founded by Ida S. Scudder, ownership of the CMC shifted from American hands to the churches of India. The Vellore CMC Foundation was then established, organized only as a supportive agency with no control or ownership interest in the work carried on by CMC Vellore.