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Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2025
$403,350
- Grants listed
- 212
- Assets, end of year
- $4,367,897
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Tax year 2024
$403,050
- Grants listed
- 199
- Assets, end of year
- $2,136,423
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Tax year 2023
$2,758,410
- Grants listed
- 266
- Assets, end of year
- $2,172,071
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Tax year 2022
$717,850
- Grants listed
- 274
- Assets, end of year
- $4,906,557
-
Tax year 2021
$513,450
- Grants listed
- 241
- Assets, end of year
- $3,697,925
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Tax year 2020
$405,700
- Grants listed
- 264
- Assets, end of year
- $3,873,879
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Tax year 2019
$234,350
- Grants listed
- 176
- Assets, end of year
- $4,313,658
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Tax year 2018
$243,900
- Grants listed
- 164
- Assets, end of year
- $1,696,396
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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Interlochen Center for the ArtsInterlochen, MI
Scholarship fund for students in the Dance, New Media Arts, Music, Writing and Theatre Departments
$25,000 -
Friends of DowntownCharlottesvle, VA
General & Unrestricted
$15,000 -
Albemarle County Historical Society IncCharlottesvle, VA
Charitable Event
$10,000 -
Interlochen Center for the ArtsInterlochen, MI
scholarship fund for students of Music, Dance Theatre, Multi-Disciplinary Arts, and Writing in the summer camp program
$10,000 -
Strong Quality Basketball AssociationRadiant, VA
academic scholarship fund in addition to athletic training
$8,000 -
Center for Nonprofit ExcellenceCharlottesvle, VA
General & Unrestricted
$7,500 -
Rector & Visitors of the University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VA
General & Unrestricted
$7,500 -
Rector & Visitors of the University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VA
to support the 2025 summer season of the Virginia Theater Festival
$7,500 -
The New York Center for ChildrenNew York, NY
General & Unrestricted
$7,500 -
Rocky FoundationKeswick, VA
General & Unrestricted
$6,500 -
Antaeus CompanyGlendale, CA
General & Unrestricted
$6,000 -
Southern Environmental Law CenterCharlottesville, VA
General & Unrestricted
$6,000 -
Crystal Cathedral Church of ChristDillwyn, VA
General & Unrestricted
$5,000 -
East-West Players IncLos Angeles, CA
to support of the upcoming production of Flower Drum Song
$5,000 -
Fountain TheatreLos Angeles, CA
to support the upcoming production of "White Rabbit, Red Rabbit"
$5,000 -
Friends of DowntownCharlottesvle, VA
Store window designs on the Mall
$5,000 -
Grackle Art Gallery IncFort Worth, TX
Gallery acquistion fund for "Matt Ponders" sculpture, and painting, chimney repairs and flooring repairs
$5,000 -
The Paramount Theater IncCharlottesvle, VA
Grand Marquee Gala
$5,000 -
University of Virginia Law School FoundationCharlottesvle, VA
Scholarship Fund at Mortimer M. Caplin Public Service Center
$5,000 -
Yggdrasil Urban Wildlife RescueSan Francisco, CA
General & Unrestricted
$4,500 -
IX Art Park FoundationCharlottesvle, VA
General & Unrestricted
$4,000 -
Jefferson School African American Heritage CenterCharlottesville, VA
General & Unrestricted
$3,500 -
Urbanite Theatre IncSarasota, FL
to support "JOB"The Apiary"
$3,500 -
Albemarle County Historical Society IncCharlottesvle, VA
Highland Descendants Fall Feast
$3,000 -
Florida Studio Theatre IncSarasota, FL
to support building maintenance/upgrades; or furnishings for the FST 4-apartment housing property at 1271 4th Street
$3,000 -
Gonzales Youth BalletGonzales, TX
Charitable Event
$3,000 -
Myriad USA IncNew York, NY
to support the Winny Obure Foundation
$3,000 -
Opera on the JamesLynchburg, VA
General & Unrestricted
$3,000 -
Planned Parenthood South AtlanticRaleigh, NC
Virginia Constitution Project
$3,000 -
Sidwell Friends SchoolWashington, DC
funds For improvements to the Mary Ellen Caplin theatre
$3,000 -
Tom Tom FoundationCharlottesvle, VA
General & Unrestricted
$3,000 -
Foothills Child Advocacy CenterCharlottesvle, VA
General & Unrestricted
$2,750 -
Charlottesville OperaCharlottesvle, VA
General & Unrestricted
$2,650 -
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of TexasLivingston, TX
Chief Kina Health Clinic
$2,500 -
Angelica VillageLakewood, CO
General & Unrestricted
$2,500 -
Blue Ridge Irish Music SchoolCharlottesvle, VA
General & Unrestricted
$2,500 -
Center for Nonprofit ExcellenceCharlottesvle, VA
General & Unrestricted
$2,500 -
Charlottesville Free ClinicCharlottesvle, VA
General & Unrestricted
$2,500 -
Florida Studio Theatre IncSarasota, FL
to support building maintenance/upgrades; or furnishings for the FST 4 apartment property at 1271 4th Street
$2,500 -
Foothills Child Advocacy CenterCharlottesvle, VA
Challenge Matching Grant
$2,500 -
Inland Valley Repertory Theatre IncLa Verne, CA
General & Unrestricted
$2,500 -
Live Arts IncCharlottesvle, VA
to support one show during 2025-26 seasons
$2,500 -
New Art City TheatreVentura, CA
to support the further development of new works
$2,500 -
Planned Parenthood Federation of America IncNew York, NY
General & Unrestricted
$2,500 -
Preservation PiedmontCharlottesvle, VA
General & Unrestricted
$2,500 -
Rector & Visitors of the University of VirginiaBoone, IA
General & Unrestricted
$2,500 -
Releaf CvilleCharlottesvle, VA
General & Unrestricted
$2,500 -
Sarasota Opera Association IncSarasota, FL
General & Unrestricted
$2,500 -
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts FoundationRichmond, VA
Frieda Charlottesville Lecture fund
$2,500 -
Volunteers in Psychotherapy IncWest Hartford, CT
General & Unrestricted
$2,500 -
Blue Ridge Area Food Bank IncVerona, VA
General & Unrestricted
$2,100 -
A Noise WithinPasadena, CA
Student Matinees and Outreach Programming
$2,000 -
Belmont Arts CollaborativeCharlottesvle, VA
General & Unrestricted
$2,000 -
Charlottesville Abundant Life Ministries IncCharlottesvle, VA
New Building Campaign
$2,000 -
Deaf West Theatre Company IncStudio City, CA
General & Unrestricted
$2,000 -
Historical Society of Sarasota CountySarasota, FL
General & Unrestricted
$2,000 -
International City TheatreLong Beach, CA
General & Unrestricted
$2,000 -
Lymelight Foundation IncBurlingame, CA
General & Unrestricted
$2,000 -
New Victory TheatreBurbank, CA
General & Unrestricted
$2,000 -
Piedmont Court Appointed Special Advocates IncCharlottesville, VA
General & Unrestricted
$2,000 -
Rector & Visitors of the University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VA
Film Festival 2025
$2,000 -
The Minnesota OperaMinneapolis, MN
General & Unrestricted
$2,000 -
Theatre PalisadesPacific PLSDS, CA
General & Unrestricted
$2,000 -
Trinity Episcopal ChurchCharlottesville, VA
to support the Bread and Roses program, and also the Gertrude Mitchell house
$2,000 -
Playwrights ArenaLos Angeles, CA
General & Unrestricted
$1,800 -
The Chance TheaterAnaheim, CA
General & Unrestricted
$1,800 -
Theatre at Boston CourtPasadena, CA
General & Unrestricted
$1,800 -
National Public Radio IncWashington, DC
General & Unrestricted
$1,750 -
24th Street Theatre CompanyLos Angeles, CA
General & Unrestricted
$1,500 -
Albemarle Society for the Prevention of Cruelty toCharlottesville, VA
General & Unrestricted
$1,500 -
Cabrillo Music Theatre IncThousand Oaks, CA
General & Unrestricted
$1,500 -
Casa MarianellaAustin, TX
General & Unrestricted
$1,500 -
Center Theatre Group of Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA
General & Unrestricted
$1,500 -
Charlottesville Babe Ruth League IncCharlottesvle, VA
General & Unrestricted
$1,500 -
First Presbyterian Church HollywoodLos Angeles, CA
General & Unrestricted
$1,500 -
Friends of DowntownCharlottesvle, VA
Walking Tour Fund
$1,500 -
Friends of the Arts at Narbonne HighLomita, CA
funds to upgrade sound and light equipment in the theatre
$1,500 -
In Other Peoples Shoes ProductionsPasadena, CA
General & Unrestricted
$1,500 -
Interact Theatre CompanyN Hollywood, CA
General & Unrestricted
$1,500 -
Jabberwocky Theatre CompanyLos Angeles, CA
General & Unrestricted
$1,500 -
Jefferson School African American Heritage CenterCharlottesville, VA
Theater Renovation fund
$1,500 -
Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Community Services CenLos Angeles, CA
General & Unrestricted
$1,500 -
Montanova Stables FoundationKeswick, VA
General & Unrestricted
$1,500 -
Musical Theatre WestLong Beach, CA
General & Unrestricted
$1,500 -
New Musicals IncVan Nuys, CA
General & Unrestricted
$1,500 -
New York Live Arts IncNew York, NY
to support Yehuda and Mystical Feet Company's upcoming production
$1,500 -
North Coast Repertory Theatre A Non Profit CorporaSolana Beach, CA
General & Unrestricted
$1,500 -
Palestine Childrens Relief FundBurbank, CA
General & Unrestricted
$1,500 -
Public Education Fund of Charlottesville-AlbemarleCharlottesville, VA
General & Unrestricted
$1,500 -
San Diego Musical TheatreSan Diego, CA
General & Unrestricted
$1,500 -
Skylight Theatre CompanyLos Angeles, CA
General & Unrestricted
$1,500 -
The Dance Resource Center of Greater Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA
Performing Arts for All Programming managed by Heather Lipson
$1,500 -
The Edgar and Eleanor Shannon FDN for Excellence IEarlysville, VA
General & Unrestricted
$1,500 -
The Laguna PlayhouseLaguna Beach, CA
General & Unrestricted
$1,500 -
The Other Side of the Hill Productions IncNorth Hollywood, CA
General & Unrestricted
$1,500 -
Theatre Forty IncBeverly Hills, CA
General & Unrestricted
$1,500 -
Strong Quality Basketball AssociationRadiant, VA
Charitable Event
$1,200 -
Albemarle High SchoolCharlottesville, VA
To support the activities of the drama department and theatre kids
$1,000 -
Appalachian VoicesBoone, NC
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Austin Pets AliveDallas, TX
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Big Waters Land Trust IncOsprey, FL
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Blank Theatre CompanyLos Angeles, CA
Young Playwright's Festival
$1,000 -
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central VirginiaCharlottesvle, VA
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Cape IvyCharlottesvle, VA
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Caring for Creatures FoundationPalmyra, VA
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Center for Biological Diversity IncTucson, AZ
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Center on HalstedChicago, IL
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Charlottesville Area Community FoundationCharlottesvle, VA
the Emily Couric Leadership Scholarship fund
$1,000 -
Charlottesville Area Tree StewardsCharlottesvle, VA
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Charlottesville HighCharlottesville, VA
To support the work of the Drama teacher and the Drama kids
$1,000 -
Charlottesville Police Department FoundationCharlottesvle, VA
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Charlottesville TomorrowCharlottesvle, VA
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Congregation Beth IsraelCharlottesvle, VA
Fall Giving Campaign
$1,000 -
Congregation Beth IsraelCharlottesvle, VA
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
DC Abortion FundWashington, DC
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Dogwood Vietnam Memorial FoundationCharlottesvle, VA
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Dream A World EducationLos Angeles, CA
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Four County Players IncBarboursville, VA
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Friends of Torrance Theatre CompanyTorrance, CA
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC
Icap
$1,000 -
Group Repertory TheatreN Hollywood, CA
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Haven at First & Market IncCharlottesvle, VA
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Hospitality House Youth DevelopmentMinneapolis, MN
To support the youth basketball teams
$1,000 -
I Have A Dream Foundation-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee RightChicago, IL
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Innisfree IncCrozet, VA
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
International Rescue Committee IncNew York, NY
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, VA
To support radio station WMRA
$1,000 -
Middle Oak Baptist ChurchScottsville, VA
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Municipal Band of Charlottesville IncCharlottesville, VA
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
National Finch and Softbill SocietyPinole, CA
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
New City Arts InitiativeCharlottesvle, VA
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Oglala Lakota CollegeKyle, SD
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Ohio Shakespeare FestivalKent, OH
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Pasadena Humane SocietyPasadena, CA
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Piedmont Discovery CenterCharlottesvle, VA
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Playwrights ArenaLos Angeles, CA
to support of Act for Students programming
$1,000 -
Pleasant Grove Baptist ChurchEarlysville, VA
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Rector & Visitors of the University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VA
WTJU Fall Fund Raising Campaign
$1,000 -
Ruskin Group Theatre CompanyWoodland HLS, CA
to support the building of a new theatre space
$1,000 -
Santa Monica Group TheatreSanta Monica, CA
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Side by Side Va IncRichmond, VA
To support CHARLOTTESVILLE PROGRAMS.
$1,000 -
Sierra Madre PlayhouseSierra Madre, CA
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Smithsonian InstitutionWashington, DC
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Southern Poverty Law Center IncMontgomery, AL
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
The Carter Center IncAtlanta, GA
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
The Night MinistryChicago, IL
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
The Open Fist Theatre Company IncVan Nuys, CA
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Twice Is Nice IncCharlottesvle, VA
capital campaign
$1,000 -
Union of Concerned Scientists IncCambridge, MA
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Union Ridge Baptist ChurchCharlottesville, VA
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
United Way of Greater CharlottesvilleCharlottesvle, VA
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Virginia Tech Foundation IncBlacksburg, VA
Charlottesville Programming
$1,000 -
Wake Forest Baptist ChurchScottsville, VA
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Waynesboro Players IncWaynesboro, VA
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe of Florida IncSarasota, FL
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Wildlife Center of VirginiaWaynesboro, VA
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Youth Orchestras of Central Virginia IncCharlottesvle, VA
General & Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Media Matters for AmericaWashington, DC
General & Unrestricted
$750 -
Pro Publica IncNew York, NY
General & Unrestricted
$750 -
Little League Baseball IncKeswick, VA
Major League Softball team for the 2025 season
$650 -
Bethel Baptist ChurchPalmyra, VA
General & Unrestricted
$600 -
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund IncNew York, NY
General & Unrestricted
$550 -
BABY2BABYLos Angeles, CA
General & Unrestricted
$500 -
Bdpa - Twin Cities FoundationSaint Paul, MN
To support in-person coding classes for youth in middle and elementary school
$500 -
Botanical Garden of the PiedmontCharlottesville, VA
General & Unrestricted
$500 -
Brain Injury Association of America IncMerrifield, VA
General & Unrestricted
$500 -
Cancer Patients AlliancePacific Grove, CA
General & Unrestricted
$500 -
Communities in Schools of the Nations Capital IncWashington, DC
General & Unrestricted
$500 -
Community Investment CollaborativeCharlottesvle, VA
General & Unrestricted
$500 -
Consortium CarissimiSaint Paul, MN
General & Unrestricted
$500 -
DC Central Kitchen IncWashington, DC
General & Unrestricted
$500 -
Early Music MinnesotaSaint Paul, MN
General & Unrestricted
$500 -
Friends of Hopewell Furnace National Historic SiteElverson, PA
General & Unrestricted
$500 -
Hospice of the Piedmont IncCharlottesvle, VA
General & Unrestricted
$500 -
International Justice MissionArlington, VA
To support the Ghana team working on prosecuting child trafficking and exploitation on Lake Volta
$500 -
Ivy Creek Foundation IncCharlottesvle, VA
General & Unrestricted
$500 -
Jubilee Jobs IncWashington, DC
General & Unrestricted
$500 -
Lymphoma Research FoundationNew York, NY
General & Unrestricted
$500 -
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA IncNew York, NY
General & Unrestricted
$500 -
Minneapolis Police Activities LeagueMinneapolis, MN
to support ongoing swimming activities for the PAL H20 Heroes
$500 -
Montessori Education Trust IncCharlottesvle, VA
funds for the new playground equipment at Cutler Lane
$500 -
National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia anNew York, NY
General & Unrestricted
$500 -
Native American Heritage AssociationBlack Hawk, SD
General & Unrestricted
$500 -
Nova UkrainePalo Alto, CA
General & Unrestricted
$500 -
OpenlandsChicago, IL
General & Unrestricted
$500 -
Padi Aware FoundationRcho Sta Marg, CA
General & Unrestricted
$500 -
Pilgrim Baptist ChurchCharlottesville, VA
General & Unrestricted
$500 -
Preservation Alliance of WestElkins, WV
to support the renovation of the historic Tyree Tavern
$500 -
Preservers of the Daughters of Zion CemeteryCharlottesville, VA
General & Unrestricted
$500 -
Protect Democracy ProjectWashington, DC
General & Unrestricted
$500 -
Reef Environmental Education Foundation IncorporatKey Largo, FL
General & Unrestricted
$500 -
Role Model Movement Inc NFPChicago, IL
General & Unrestricted
$500 -
Sarasota Audubon Society IncSarasota, FL
to support the preservation of the Celery Fields area and to defeat the rezoning proposal to build houses there
$500 -
Sarasota Audubon Society IncSarasota, FL
General & Unrestricted
$500 -
Some IncWashington, DC
General & Unrestricted
$500 -
The Salvation ArmyCharlottesville, VA
General & Unrestricted
$500 -
White Stork - United States LTDWinnetka, IL
General & Unrestricted
$500 -
World as OneMalibu, CA
General & Unrestricted
$500 -
ZephyrusCharlottesvle, VA
General & Unrestricted
$500 -
North Star Boys Choir of Minnesota IncElk River, MN
General & Unrestricted
$400 -
Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL
General & Unrestricted
$300 -
Big Cat Habitat Gulf Coast Sanctuary IncSarasota, FL
General & Unrestricted
$300 -
Curesearch for Childrens CancerBaltimore, MD
General & Unrestricted
$300 -
Literacy Volunteers of Charlottesville-AlbemarleCharlottesvle, VA
General & Unrestricted
$300 -
The Voter Participation CenterWashington, DC
General & Unrestricted
$300 -
Environmental Defense Fund IncorporatedNew York, NY
General & Unrestricted
$250 -
World Central Kitchen IncorporatedWashington, DC
General & Unrestricted
$250 -
Appetite for Change IncMinneapolis, MN
General & Unrestricted
$200 -
Live Arts IncCharlottesvle, VA
to purchase of new paintbrushes in the scenic workshop
$200 -
MybirdclubIndependence, MN
General & Unrestricted
$200 -
Wild Virginia IncorporatedCharlottesville, VA
the Safe Wildlife Corridors project or other similar endeavors
$200
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Arts and culture64 grants $158,15051% of the total
- Community development6 grants $25,5008% of the total
- Education15 grants $18,8506% of the total
- Human services9 grants $16,7005% of the total
- Philanthropy and grantmaking6 grants $14,0005% of the total
- Youth development8 grants $12,5004% of the total
- 13 other causes43 grants $61,95020% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Virginia88 grants $192,150
- California51 grants $85,900
- Michigan2 grants $35,000
- Florida11 grants $17,300
- New York7 grants $14,300
- Texas5 grants $13,000
- District of Columbia14 grants $12,550
- Minnesota10 grants $6,800
- Illinois7 grants $4,800
- North Carolina2 grants $4,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Catherine CaplinDir Hours 1Pay $0
- Jeremy CaplinDir, Pres Hours 1Pay $0
- Michael CaplinDir, Sec, Treas Hours 1Pay $0
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