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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 54-1607210

Birdsong Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Suffolk, VA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 20 grants and $1 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,003,500

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $9,685,488

  • Tax year 2023

    $450,500

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $10,036,567

  • Tax year 2022

    $7,105

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $10,245,521

  • Tax year 2021

    $2,269,500

    Grants listed
    133
    Assets, end of year
    $8,235,918

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,636,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $8,840,672

  • Tax year 2019

    $642,950

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $10,209,665

  • Tax year 2018

    $737,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $10,212,047

Grants paid in 2024

20 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Nansemond Suffolk AcademySuffolk, VA

    Education

    $100,000
  2. Operation SmileVirginia BCH, VA

    Social assistance

    $100,000
  3. Randolph Macon CollegeAshland, VA

    Education

    $100,000
  4. Suffolk Center for the Cultural ArtSuffolk, VA

    Arts

    $100,000
  5. Suffolk Center for the Cultural ArtSuffolk, VA

    Arts

    $100,000
  6. Global Action Platform Belmont UniversityNashville, TN

    Social assistance

    $100,000
  7. Global Action Platform Belmont UniversityNashville, TN

    Social assistance

    $100,000
  8. Suffolk Youth Athletic AssociationSuffolk, VA

    Youth recreation

    $50,000
  9. Nansemond Suffolk AcademySuffolk, VA

    Education

    $50,000
  10. Randolph Macon CollegeAshland, VA

    Education

    $50,000
  11. Global Action Platform Belmont UniversityNashville, TN

    Social assistance

    $50,000
  12. Mana NutritionFitzgerald, GA

    Social assistance

    $30,000
  13. Rappahannock General HospitalKilmarnock, VA

    Healthcare

    $25,000
  14. Suffolk YMCASuffolk, VA

    Social assistance

    $25,000
  15. Suffolk Center for the Cultural ArtSuffolk, VA

    Arts

    $10,000
  16. Suffolk, VA

    Education

    $5,000
  17. Nansemond River PreservationSuffolk, VA

    Education

    $5,000
  18. Suffolk YMCASuffolk, VA

    Social assistance

    $2,000
  19. Suffolk YMCASuffolk, VA

    Social assistance

    $1,000
  20. The Virginia College FundRichmond, VA

    Education

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking3 grants $250,00045% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $150,00027% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $100,00018% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation1 grant $50,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia16 grants $723,500
  2. Tennessee3 grants $250,000
  3. Georgia1 grant $30,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • George Y BirdsongDIRECTOR/ASS Hours 0Pay $0
  • Stephen L HuberDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Charles R BirdsongDIRECTOR/PRE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Everett B BirdsongDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • S Paul HuberDIRECTOR/SEC Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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