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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 54-1393561

The Genan Foundation

A private foundation in Charlottesville, VA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 104 grants and $8.5 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $8,532,563

    Grants listed
    104
    Assets, end of year
    $189,865,505

  • Tax year 2023

    $6,361,371

    Grants listed
    90
    Assets, end of year
    $179,150,318

  • Tax year 2022

    $4,971,918

    Grants listed
    70
    Assets, end of year
    $37,385,812

  • Tax year 2021

    $3,569,856

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $37,473,645

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,954,999

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $37,082,569

Grants paid in 2024

104 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Appalachian Sustainable DevelopmentDuffield, VA

    Program support

    $500,000
  2. Blue Ridge Public TelevisionRoanoke, VA

    Program support

    $500,000
  3. Miller Center FoundationCharlottesvle, VA

    Program support

    $375,000
  4. Miller Center FoundationCharlottesvle, VA

    Program support

    $375,000
  5. The Nature Conservancy in VirginiaCharlottesville, VA

    Program support

    $350,000
  6. Endless Opportunity (eo)Abingdon, VA

    Program support

    $300,000
  7. United Way of Greater CharlottesvilleCharlottesvle, VA

    Program support

    $271,265
  8. Mountain Empire Community College FoundationBig Stone Gap, VA

    Program support

    $250,000
  9. Piedmont Housing AllianceCharlottesvle, VA

    Program support

    $250,000
  10. PVCC Educational FoundationCharlottesville, VA

    Program support

    $250,000
  11. Albemarle Housing Improvement ProgramCharlottesville, VA

    Program support

    $234,000
  12. US National Whitewater Center IncCharlotte, NC

    Program support

    $230,000
  13. Horizon Health Services IncIvor, VA

    Program support

    $224,000
  14. Appalachian VoicesBoone, NC

    Program support

    $200,000
  15. University of Virginia School of MedicineBoone, IA

    Program support

    $200,000
  16. Virginia Highlands Community College Educational FoundationAbingdon, VA

    Program support

    $200,000
  17. The Women's InitiativeCharlottesvle, VA

    Operating support

    $175,000
  18. The Nature Conservancy in VirginiaCharlottesville, VA

    Program support

    $160,300
  19. American Red CrossCharlottesville, VA

    Program support

    $150,000
  20. On Our Own of CharlottesvilleCharlottesville, VA

    Operating support

    $150,000
  21. Preservation VirginiaRichmond, VA

    Program support

    $134,000
  22. Jefferson Area Board for Aging (jaba)Charlottesville, VA

    Operating support

    $125,000
  23. The Nature Conservancy in VirginiaCharlottesville, VA

    Program support

    $125,000
  24. United Way of Southwest VirginiaAbingdon, VA

    Program support

    $125,000
  25. Piedmont Family YMCACharlottesvle, VA

    Program support

    $120,000
  26. SW Virginia Community College Educational Foundation IncRichlands, VA

    Program support

    $113,258
  27. Albemarle Housing Improvement ProgramCharlottesville, VA

    Program support

    $100,000
  28. Cardinal Productions IncRoanoke, VA

    Program support

    $100,000
  29. Communities in Schools of Appalachian HighlandsBristol, VA

    Program support

    $100,000
  30. SW Virginia Community College Educational Foundation IncRichlands, VA

    Program support

    $100,000
  31. University of Virginia School of MedicineBoone, IA

    Program support

    $100,000
  32. Blue Ridge Area Food BankVerona, VA

    Program support

    $85,000
  33. Blue Ridge Discovery Center IncTroutdale, VA

    Program support

    $75,000
  34. Center for Nonprofit ExcellenceCharlottesvle, VA

    Program support

    $75,000
  35. City of PromiseCharlottesvle, VA

    Program support

    $75,000
  36. The Fountain FundCharlottesville, VA

    Program support

    $75,000
  37. First Connections VirginiaHopewell, VA

    Program support

    $68,000
  38. Bristol Virginia Public Schools Education FoundationBristol, VA

    Program support

    $60,300
  39. Community Climate Collaborative IncCharlottesvle, VA

    Program support

    $60,000
  40. The Bridge Progressive Arts InitiativeCharlottesville, VA

    Operating support

    $55,000
  41. Birthplace of Country MusicBristol, VA

    Program support

    $53,000
  42. Central Virginia Farm Workers InitiativeShipman, VA

    Program support

    $50,000
  43. Community Investment CollaborativeCharlottesvle, VA

    Operating support

    $50,000
  44. Ivy Creek FoundationCharlottesvle, VA

    Operating support

    $50,000
  45. The Origin ProjectJonesville, VA

    Operating support

    $50,000
  46. Washington County SchoolsAbingdon, VA

    Program support

    $50,000
  47. American Climate PartnersRapidan, VA

    Program support

    $45,000
  48. Charlottesville TomorrowCharlottesvle, VA

    Program support

    $40,000
  49. Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry IncCharlottesvle, VA

    Operating support

    $40,000
  50. Virginia HumanitiesCharlottesville, VA

    Program support

    $40,000
  51. Local Energy Alliance ProgramCharlottesvle, VA

    Program support

    $35,000
  52. Virginia Discovery MuseumCharlottesvle, VA

    Program support

    $35,000
  53. All Blessings Flow IncCharlottesville, VA

    Program support

    $30,000
  54. Light House StudioCharlottesvle, VA

    Operating support

    $30,000
  55. Wildlife Center of VirginiaWaynesboro, VA

    Program support

    $30,000
  56. Boys & Girls Club of the Mountain EmpireBristol, VA

    Program support

    $27,425
  57. Boys & Girls Clubs of Central VirginiaCharlottesvle, VA

    Program support

    $25,000
  58. Boys & Girls Clubs of Central VirginiaCharlottesvle, VA

    Program support

    $25,000
  59. Bristol Virginia Public Schools Education FoundationBristol, VA

    Program support

    $25,000
  60. Charlottesville Area Community FoundationCharlottesvle, VA

    Program support

    $25,000
  61. Chesapeake Bay FoundationAnnapolis, MD

    Program support

    $25,000
  62. Chris Long FoundationSaint Louis, MO

    Program support

    $25,000
  63. Foothills Child Advocacy CenterCharlottesvle, VA

    Program support

    $25,000
  64. Foundation for Appalachian KentuckyHazard, KY

    Program support

    $25,000
  65. Hospice of the Piedmont IncCharlottesvle, VA

    Program support

    $25,000
  66. Piedmont Regional Dental ClinicOrange, VA

    Program support

    $25,000
  67. Whole Woman's Health AllianceCharlottesvle, VA

    Operating support

    $25,000
  68. On Our Own of CharlottesvilleCharlottesville, VA

    Program support

    $20,046
  69. 100 Black Men of Central Virginia (100 Bmocv)Charlottesville, VA

    Program support

    $20,000
  70. Charlottesville Community BikesCharlottesville, VA

    Program support

    $20,000
  71. Mountain Empire Older Citizens IncBig Stone Gap, VA

    Program support

    $20,000
  72. New City Arts InitiativeCharlottesvle, VA

    Operating support

    $20,000
  73. Rockfish Wildlife SanctuaryShipman, VA

    Operating support

    $20,000
  74. To the BrimAbingdon, VA

    Program support

    $20,000
  75. St John Family Life & Fitness CenterGordonsville, VA

    Program support

    $17,500
  76. Girls on the Run of Hampton RoadsVirginia BCH, VA

    Program support

    $15,600
  77. Bennett's VillageCharlottesvle, VA

    Operating support

    $15,000
  78. Cumberland Plateau Planning District CommissionLebanon, VA

    Program support

    $15,000
  79. Virginia Dental Association FoundationGlen Allen, VA

    Program support

    $15,000
  80. Charlottesville TomorrowCharlottesvle, VA

    Operating support

    $10,000
  81. Congregate CharlottesvilleCharlottesvle, VA

    Operating support

    $10,000
  82. Congregate CharlottesvilleCharlottesvle, VA

    Program support

    $10,000
  83. Feeding Greene Inc -The Food Pantry of Greene CountyStanardsville, VA

    Operating support

    $10,000
  84. George C Marshall Research FoundationLexington, VA

    Program support

    $10,000
  85. Giving Words VaGordonsville, VA

    Operating support

    $10,000
  86. Her SportsTroy, VA

    Operating support

    $10,000
  87. New City Arts InitiativeCharlottesvle, VA

    Program support

    $10,000
  88. Wartime Fitness WarriorsCharlottesvle, VA

    Operating support

    $10,000
  89. Junior Appalachian Musicians (jam)Independence, VA

    Program support

    $8,973
  90. Jackson P Burley Varsity Club (BVC)Charlottesville, VA

    Program support

    $8,000
  91. Building Goodness FoundationCharlottesvle, VA

    Program support

    $5,000
  92. Center for Nonprofit ExcellenceCharlottesvle, VA

    Program support

    $5,000
  93. Charlottesville Area Community FoundationCharlottesvle, VA

    Program support

    $5,000
  94. Charlottesville Area Community FoundationCharlottesvle, VA

    Program support

    $5,000
  95. Emergency Food NetworkCharlottesvle, VA

    Operating support

    $5,000
  96. Fry's Spring Next CenturyCharlottesvle, VA

    Operating support

    $5,000
  97. International Neighbors IncCharlottesvle, VA

    Operating support

    $5,000
  98. Jefferson School African American Heritage CenterCharlottesville, VA

    Program support

    $5,000
  99. Light House StudioCharlottesvle, VA

    Program support

    $5,000
  100. The ARC of the PiedmontCharlottesvle, VA

    Program support

    $5,000
  101. Center for Nonprofit ExcellenceCharlottesvle, VA

    Program support

    $4,591
  102. Charlottesville Public Housing Association of ResidentsCharlottesvle, VA

    Program support

    $3,500
  103. Imagination Library of Bristol VirginiaBristol, VA

    Program support

    $2,605
  104. Center for Nonprofit ExcellenceCharlottesvle, VA

    Program support

    $1,200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture9 grants $791,50016% of the total
  2. Community development6 grants $625,00013% of the total
  3. Housing and shelter4 grants $587,50012% of the total
  4. Education3 grants $550,00011% of the total
  5. Environment8 grants $530,30011% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking11 grants $447,0569% of the total
  7. 11 other causes29 grants $1,449,60029% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia98 grants $7,927,563
  2. Iowa2 grants $300,000
  3. North Carolina1 grant $230,000
  4. Kentucky1 grant $25,000
  5. Maryland1 grant $25,000
  6. Missouri1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • A Shannon WorrellVICE CHAIR Hours 5Pay $25,000
  • Thomas S Word JrDIRECTOR Hours 3Pay $24,000
  • Philip C StoneCHAIR Hours 4Pay $25,000
  • Thomas E Worrell IIIDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $20,000
  • Meghan MurrayDIRECTOR Hours 2.5Pay $0

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