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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-1233976

The Windward Foundation

A private foundation in Virginia Beach, VA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $312,333 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

    $312,333

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $5,262,382

  • Tax year 2024

    $325,834

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $5,261,720

  • Tax year 2023

    $311,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $5,421,388

  • Tax year 2022

    $261,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $5,684,153

  • Tax year 2021

    $434,333

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $5,689,398

  • Tax year 2020

    $533,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $5,945,901

  • Tax year 2019

    $781,494

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $5,898,777

  • Tax year 2018

    $156,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $6,198,735

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Breakthrough Tid fka JDRFNew York, NY

    Advancing charitable causes

    $100,000
  2. Norfolk AcademyNorfolk, VA

    Advancing charitable causes

    $83,333
  3. River Ellis FoundationVirginia BCH, VA

    Advancing charitable causes

    $28,000
  4. UNC Chapel Hill - Moreheard-Cain SCChapel Hill, NC

    Advancing charitable causes

    $25,000
  5. Dare County Boat Builders FundManteo, NC

    Advancing charitable causes

    $25,000
  6. Galilee ChurchVirginia Beach, VA

    Advancing charitable causes

    $20,000
  7. Virginia Beach Billfish FoundationVirginia BCH, VA

    Advancing charitable causes

    $20,000
  8. Hampton Roads Community FoundationNorfolk, VA

    Advancing charitable causes

    $10,000
  9. Eastern Shore of Va Barrier IslandsMachipongo, VA

    Advancing charitable causes

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $83,33359% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking3 grants $58,00041% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia6 grants $162,333
  2. New York1 grant $100,000
  3. North Carolina2 grants $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • J Christopher PerryPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Cathryn T PerrySECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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