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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 54-6034951

D B Ames Charitable FDN - Tes TR

A private foundation in Orlando, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 13 grants and $31,644 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending May 31, 2026), 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Lisa Conrad Co Truist Bank
PO Box 2600
Norfolk, VA 23501
(757) 624-5534
Form and materials
Letter to the trustees stating financial need of the applicant
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
Document requests preference to financial need and/or auperanuated employees of ames & brownley for basic needs

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $31,644

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $619,039

  • Tax year 2024

    $14,069

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $582,678

  • Tax year 2023

    $16,795

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $580,344

  • Tax year 2022

    $27,271

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $602,115

  • Tax year 2021

    $4,190

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $613,743

  • Tax year 2020

    $56,606

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $602,898

  • Tax year 2019

    $4,251

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $653,397

Grants paid in 2025

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. SymphonicityVirginia Beach, VA

    General operating

    $3,166
  2. Virginia Beach Community Tr-ExemptVirginia Beach, VA

    General operating

    $3,164
  3. Virginia Symphony OrchestraNorfolk, VA

    General operating

    $3,164
  4. Virginia Beach TR the Psy DisabledVirginia Beach, VA

    General operating

    $3,164
  5. Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolNorfolk, VA

    General operating

    $3,164
  6. Union Mission MinistriesCharleston, WV

    General operating

    $3,000
  7. Virginia Arts FestivalNorfolk, VA

    General operating

    $3,000
  8. Eggleston Services FoundationNorfolk, VA

    General operating

    $3,000
  9. The Governors School for the Arts Foundation IncNorfolk, VA

    General operating

    $2,000
  10. Teens with A PurposeNorfolk, VA

    General operating

    $1,500
  11. Elizabeth River ProjectNorfolk, VA

    General operating

    $1,500
  12. Virginia SymphonyNorfolk, VA

    General operating

    $1,000
  13. Lynnhaven River NowVirginia BCH, VA

    General operating

    $822

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $6,16435% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $3,16418% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $3,00017% of the total
  4. Mental health1 grant $3,00017% of the total
  5. Environment2 grants $2,32213% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia12 grants $28,644
  2. West Virginia1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • James M LavierCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $3,500
  • H Alexander JohnsonCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $3,500
  • Truist BankCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $10,954

The return

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