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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-8075507

Shearwater Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Norfolk, VA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 27 grants and $4.7 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $4,749,500

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $16,601,948

  • Tax year 2023

    $274,500

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $3,587,236

  • Tax year 2022

    $278,500

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $2,996,770

  • Tax year 2021

    $278,500

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $3,159,146

  • Tax year 2020

    $248,500

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $3,318,443

  • Tax year 2018

    $7,921,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $3,481,194

Grants paid in 2024

27 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Virginia Museum of History & CultureRichmond, VA

    To support tax-exempt purpose of organization

    $1,510,000
  2. Norfolk State UniversityNorfolk, VA

    To support tax-exempt purpose of organization

    $1,500,000
  3. Access College FoundationNorfolk, VA

    To support tax-exempt purpose of organization

    $735,000
  4. Colonial Williamsburg FoundationWilliamsburg, VA

    To support tax-exempt purpose of organization

    $525,000
  5. Vmi FoundationLexington, VA

    To support tax-exempt purpose of organization

    $250,000
  6. Buckley Country Day SchoolRoslyn, NY

    To support tax-exempt purpose of organization

    $30,000
  7. Eastern Virginia Medical School FoundationNorfolk, VA

    To support tax-exempt purpose of organization

    $25,000
  8. Tidewater Friends of Foster CareNorfolk, VA

    To support tax-exempt purpose of organization

    $25,000
  9. United Way of South Hampton RoadsNorfolk, VA

    To support tax-exempt purpose of organization

    $25,000
  10. Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters (CHKD)Norfolk, VA

    To support tax-exempt purpose of organization

    $10,000
  11. Elizabeth River ProjectNorfolk, VA

    To support tax-exempt purpose of organization

    $10,000
  12. Foodbank of Southeastern VaNorfolk, VA

    To support tax-exempt purpose of organization

    $10,000
  13. Mathews Community FoundationMathews, VA

    To support tax-exempt purpose of organization

    $10,000
  14. Norfolk AcademyNorfolk, VA

    To support tax-exempt purpose of organization

    $10,000
  15. The Salvation ArmyRichmond, VA

    To support tax-exempt purpose of organization

    $10,000
  16. The Union MissionNorfolk, VA

    To support tax-exempt purpose of organization

    $10,000
  17. The Up CenterNorfolk, VA

    To support tax-exempt purpose of organization

    $10,000
  18. The Deerwood FoundationLexington, MA

    To support tax-exempt purpose of organization

    $7,500
  19. Chrysler Museum of ArtNorfolk, VA

    To support tax-exempt purpose of organization

    $5,000
  20. Jamestown-Yorktown FoundationWilliamsburg, VA

    To support tax-exempt purpose of organization

    $5,000
  21. Museum of the American RevolutionPhiladelphia, PA

    To support tax-exempt purpose of organization

    $5,000
  22. Norfolk Botanical GardensNorfolk, VA

    To support tax-exempt purpose of organization

    $5,000
  23. The Mariners' Museum and ParkNewport News, VA

    To support tax-exempt purpose of organization

    $5,000
  24. Virginia Symphony OrchestraNorfolk, VA

    To support tax-exempt purpose of organization

    $5,000
  25. Virginia Zoological SocietyNorfolk, VA

    To support tax-exempt purpose of organization

    $5,000
  26. Boomer Esiason FoundationNew York, NY

    To support tax-exempt purpose of organization

    $1,000
  27. Slover Library FoundationNorfolk, VA

    To support tax-exempt purpose of organization

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture5 grants $2,050,00044% of the total
  2. Community development1 grant $1,500,00032% of the total
  3. Education6 grants $1,051,00023% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $25,000<1% of the total
  5. Human services2 grants $20,000<1% of the total
  6. Environment1 grant $10,000<1% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $6,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia24 grants $4,711,000
  2. New York2 grants $31,000
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $7,500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Conrad M HallDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Burton M HallDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Cosby M HallDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Price HallDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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