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
-
Tax year 2025
$225,200
- Grants listed
- 35
- Assets, end of year
- $3,538,449
-
Tax year 2024
$175,500
- Grants listed
- 30
- Assets, end of year
- $3,377,136
-
Tax year 2023
$135,000
- Grants listed
- 36
- Assets, end of year
- $3,090,854
-
Tax year 2022
$136,000
- Grants listed
- 38
- Assets, end of year
- $3,184,341
-
Tax year 2021
$146,500
- Grants listed
- 38
- Assets, end of year
- $3,213,369
-
Tax year 2020
$142,500
- Grants listed
- 45
- Assets, end of year
- $2,965,841
-
Tax year 2019
$121,000
- Grants listed
- 40
- Assets, end of year
- $3,000,541
-
Tax year 2018
$136,500
- Grants listed
- 45
- Assets, end of year
- $2,950,310
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
-
Foodbank of Southeastern VirginiaTasley, VA
General support
$17,500 -
Virginia Peninsula FoodbankHampton, VA
General support
$17,500 -
Chesapeake Bay FoundationAnnapolis, MD
General support
$15,000 -
Edmarc Hospice for ChildrenPortsmouth, VA
General support
$12,000 -
Virginia Living MuseumNewport News, VA
General support
$10,000 -
Nature Conservancy-BrownsvilleBrownsville, TX
General support
$9,000 -
Hospice House of Hampton RoadsVirginia BCH, VA
General support
$8,000 -
Office of W&M University AdvancementWilliamsburg, VA
General support
$8,000 -
Virginia Arts FestivalNorfolk, VA
General support
$7,500 -
Nature Conservancy Va ChapterCharlottesville, VA
General support
$7,000 -
Pamunkey Indian MuseumKing William, VA
General support
$7,000 -
Colonial Williamsburg FoundationWilliamsburg, VA
General support
$6,500 -
Boys & Girls Club Virginia PeninsulaNewport News, VA
General support
$6,000 -
Virginia Symphony OrchestraNorfolk, VA
General support
$6,000 -
Washington & Lee UniversityLexington, VA
General support
$6,000 -
Hampton Arts FoundationHampton, VA
General support
$5,000 -
Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation IncWilliamsburg, VA
General support
$5,000 -
The Mariners Museum and ParkNewport News, VA
General support
$5,000 -
Operation SmileVirginia BCH, VA
General support
$5,000 -
Sweet Briar CollegeSweet Briar, VA
General support
$5,000 -
USO of Hampton RoadsFort Myer, VA
General support
$5,000 -
Virginia Youth SailingFort Monroe, VA
General support
$5,000 -
Whro FM and TVNorfolk, VA
General support
$5,000 -
Force Blue IncMt Pleasant, SC
General support
$4,400 -
Hunterdon Land TrustFlemington, NJ
General support
$4,400 -
Organic Farming Research FoundationSanta Cruz, CA
General support
$4,400 -
Friends of Gloucester LibraryGloucester, VA
General support
$4,000 -
Omohundro InstituteWilliamsburg, VA
General support
$4,000 -
Preservation VirginiaRichmond, VA
General support
$4,000 -
Earl Gregg Swem LibraryWilliamsburg, VA
General support
$3,000 -
Fort Monroe FoundationFort Monroe, VA
General support
$3,000 -
Hampton UniversityHampton, VA
General support
$3,000 -
The Watermen's MuseumYorktown, VA
General support
$3,000 -
Hampton History Museum Association IncHampton, VA
General support
$2,500 -
Virginia OperaNorfolk, VA
General support
$2,500
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Arts and culture9 grants $47,50046% of the total
- Environment2 grants $19,40019% of the total
- Food and agriculture1 grant $17,50017% of the total
- Human services1 grant $8,0008% of the total
- Education1 grant $6,0006% of the total
- International aid1 grant $5,0005% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Virginia29 grants $183,000
- Maryland1 grant $15,000
- Texas1 grant $9,000
- Kansas1 grant $5,000
- California1 grant $4,400
- New Jersey1 grant $4,400
- South Carolina1 grant $4,400
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Matthew W ForstTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
- F SommersSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
- M Whitney GilkeyPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
The return
More foundations
- Private foundations in Virginia
- Private foundations in Newport News
- Foundations that fund arts and culture in Virginia
- Foundations that fund environment in Virginia
- Foundations that fund food and agriculture in Virginia
Similar foundations
Same main cause (arts and culture), giving between a quarter and four times this foundation’s where possible, nearby first.
- Marinus and Minna B Koster Foundation 18 grants Accepts applications $225,000 giving
- Fatherree Foundation 44 grants Accepts applications $227,000 giving
- Williams Mullen Foundation 114 grants Preselected only $228,453 giving
- Frank and Janina Petschek Foundation 46 grants Accepts applications $238,750 giving
- Carter C Chinnis Charitable Trust 8 grants Preselected only $240,000 giving