How to apply
Accepts applications
The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.
- Contact
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Willis D Gradison Jr
6900 Fleetwood Road 417
McLean, VA 22101
(703) 893-2620
- Form and materials
- None
- Deadlines
- None
- Restrictions
- None
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2025
$113,225
- Grants listed
- 51
- Assets, end of year
- $0
-
Tax year 2024
$130,685
- Grants listed
- 72
- Assets, end of year
- $697,716
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Tax year 2023
$119,875
- Grants listed
- 78
- Assets, end of year
- $751,820
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Tax year 2022
$99,125
- Grants listed
- 70
- Assets, end of year
- $763,147
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Tax year 2021
$88,825
- Grants listed
- 61
- Assets, end of year
- $785,770
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Tax year 2020
$110,500
- Grants listed
- 59
- Assets, end of year
- $804,982
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Tax year 2019
$121,340
- Grants listed
- 72
- Assets, end of year
- $872,324
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Tax year 2018
$104,150
- Grants listed
- 67
- Assets, end of year
- $945,481
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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Mountain ProjectsWaynesville, NC
Social services
$20,000 -
Opera LafayetteWashington, DC
Cultural
$20,000 -
LeafBlack Mountain, NC
Education
$10,000 -
Parkmont SchoolWashington, DC
Educational - general operations
$7,500 -
Partnership for Applachian Girls EducationMarshall, NC
Educational
$6,000 -
Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA
Education
$5,000 -
Page One of Page CountyLuray, VA
Social services
$3,500 -
Heather Abbott FoundationNewport, RI
Healthcare
$3,000 -
HopelinkMcLean, VA
Social services
$3,000 -
Marbles Kids MuseumRaleigh, NC
Education
$3,000 -
Vina Moses CenterCorvallis, OR
Social welfare
$2,500 -
Jewish Federation of CincCincinnati, OH
Religious - general operations
$2,000 -
Jewish Federation of GR WashingtonWashington, DC
Religious - general operations
$2,000 -
ACLU FoundationNew York, NY
Public policy
$1,500 -
Xerces Society for Invertibrate ConservationPortland, OR
Conservation
$1,500 -
Juilliard SchoolNew York, NY
Educational
$1,250 -
Senior Dog Rescue of OregonCorvallis, OR
Animal welfare
$1,250 -
Settlement Music School of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA
Education
$1,250 -
Stone Soup CovallisCovallis, OR
Nutrition
$1,250 -
Chamber Music Society of the CarolinasAshville, NC
Arts
$1,000 -
Committee for A Responsible Federal BudgetWashington, DC
Public policy
$1,000 -
Friends of the SmokiesAsheville, NC
Environment
$1,000 -
PflagWashington, DC
Public policy
$1,000 -
Rainbow Families DCWashington, DC
Public policy
$1,000 -
Slifka Center for Jewish LifeNew Haven, CT
Religious
$1,000 -
Vermont Music & Arts CenterNew Tripoli, PA
Arts
$1,000 -
Walnut Hills HS Alumni AssnCincinnati, OH
Alumni fund
$1,000 -
Western Connecticut Charles Ives MuRidgefield, CT
Arts
$1,000 -
Wolf TrapVienna, VA
Performing arts
$700 -
Together Women RiseGreenville, SC
Women and children
$600 -
Friends of Harriet Beecher Stowe HouseCincinnati, OH
Education
$500 -
HartWaynesville, NC
Arts
$500 -
Haywood Spray & NeuterWaynesville, NC
Animal welfare
$500 -
Healthcare ConnectionCincinnati, OH
Healthcare
$500 -
Hearing Speech Deaf CenterCincinnati, OH
Healthcare
$500 -
Kelly Carol Foundation for Children with CancerCincinnati, OH
Assistance to families
$500 -
McLean Project for the ArtsMcLean, VA
Arts & culture
$500 -
Meals on Wheels Southeast Ohio & Northern KentuckyCincinnati, OH
Nutrition
$500 -
Metropolitan Club Preservation FoundationWashington, DC
Historical
$500 -
National Parks Conservation AssocWashington, DC
Environment
$500 -
Reach of Haywood CountyWaynesville, NC
Social services
$500 -
Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA
Educational
$300 -
Natl Academy of Social InsuranceWashington, DC
Public policy
$275 -
Fairfax County Park FoundationFairfax, VA
Recreation
$250 -
Former Members of CongressWashington, DC
Public policy
$250 -
Jewish Council for the AgingRockville, MD
Social services
$250 -
Friends of Haywood County Animal ShelterWaynesville, NC
Animal welfare
$200 -
American Heart AssociationDallas, TX
Healthcare
$100 -
Cornell Lab of OrnithologyIthica, NY
Wildlife education and protection
$100 -
Fairfax Library FoundationFairfax, VA
Educational - general operations
$100 -
Haywood County Resue SquadCanton, NC
Healthcare
$100
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Arts and culture3 grants $21,00047% of the total
- Education5 grants $14,15032% of the total
- Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $3,6008% of the total
- Civil rights2 grants $2,5006% of the total
- Animals1 grant $1,2503% of the total
- Public affairs2 grants $1,2503% of the total
- 3 other causes4 grants $1,1002% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- North Carolina11 grants $42,800
- District of Columbia10 grants $34,025
- Virginia6 grants $8,050
- Oregon4 grants $6,500
- Ohio7 grants $5,500
- Massachusetts2 grants $5,300
- Rhode Island1 grant $3,000
- New York3 grants $2,850
- Pennsylvania2 grants $2,250
- Connecticut2 grants $2,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Willis D Gradison JrPRES. & TREA Hours 0Pay $0
- Margaret GradisonV.P. AND SEC Hours 0Pay $0
- Wendy GradisonVICE PRES. Hours 0Pay $0
- Robin GradisonVICE PRES. Hours 0Pay $0
- Beth LyonVICE PRES. Hours 0Pay $0
- Cari GradisonVICE PRES. Hours 0Pay $0
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