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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-4870515

Nicholson Aaaa Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Norfolk, VA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 15 grants and $74,392 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $74,392

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $58,802

  • Tax year 2024

    $65,810

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $64,957

  • Tax year 2023

    $52,703

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $66,846

  • Tax year 2022

    $52,301

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $52,348

  • Tax year 2021

    $50,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $39,743

  • Tax year 2020

    $55,203

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $32,829

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Virginia OperaNorfolk, VA

    Further donee's charitable purpose

    $16,000
  2. Union MissionVirginia Beach, VA

    Further donee's charitable purpose

    $13,600
  3. CasaVirginia Beach, VA

    Further donee's charitable purpose

    $10,000
  4. Virginia Stage CompanyNorfolk, VA

    Further donee's charitable purpose

    $10,000
  5. Roads to RecoveryLynchburg, VA

    Further donee's charitable purpose

    $6,000
  6. Virginia Arts FestivalNorfolk, VA

    Further donee's charitable purpose

    $5,000
  7. Foodbank of Southeastern VirginiaNorfolk, VA

    Further donee's charitable purpose

    $3,000
  8. Girls on the RunRaleigh, NC

    Further donee's charitable purpose

    $3,000
  9. Stand Up for KidsVirginia Beach, VA

    Further donee's charitable purpose

    $2,000
  10. Access VirginiaNewport News, VA

    Further donee's charitable purpose

    $2,000
  11. Hilltop Family YMCAVirginia Beach, VA

    Further donee's charitable purpose

    $1,000
  12. Communities in Schools of Hampton RoadsPortsmouth, VA

    Further donee's charitable purpose

    $1,000
  13. Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters (CHKD)Norfolk, VA

    Further donee's charitable purpose

    $775
  14. Community Outreach PortsmouthPortsmouth, VA

    Further donee's charitable purpose

    $517
  15. Norfolk Public LibraryNorfolk, VA

    Further donee's charitable purpose

    $500

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 $15,00056% of the total
  2. Mental health1 grant $6,00022% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture1 grant $3,00011% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $2,0007% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $7753% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia14 grants $71,392
  2. North Carolina1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Thomas H Nicholson IIIPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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