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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 02-0729969

Lafayette River Foundation

A private foundation in Norfolk, VA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $1.9 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,931,705

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $13,446,522

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,400,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $14,527,779

  • Tax year 2023

    $958,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $14,416,764

  • Tax year 2022

    $997,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $14,624,191

  • Tax year 2021

    $776,227

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $15,373,543

  • Tax year 2020

    $982,389

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $14,979,910

  • Tax year 2019

    $620,983

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $15,605,965

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,069,300

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $15,651,943

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Virginia Arts FestivalNorfolk, VA

    Various programs

    $975,000
  2. Virginia OperaNorfolk, VA

    Various programs

    $350,000
  3. Old Dominion University Museum FoundationNorfolk, VA

    Various programs

    $200,000
  4. Arts AllianceNorfolk, VA

    Various programs

    $105,000
  5. Virginia Museum of Contemporary ArtVirginia BCH, VA

    Various programs

    $101,705
  6. Whro Public MediaNorfolk, VA

    Various programs

    $100,000
  7. Virginia SymphonyNorfolk, VA

    Various programs

    $100,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $1,176,705100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia7 grants $1,931,705

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • E G GrandyTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $30,000
  • L W WebbiiiTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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