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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
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Tax year 2025
$313,241
- Grants listed
- 10
- Assets, end of year
- $4,123,890
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Tax year 2024
$28,240
- Grants listed
- 9
- Assets, end of year
- $3,113,443
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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Model Train Museum of Hampton RoadsNorfolk, VA
Establishing maintaining educational museum
$249,000 -
Coastal Va Medical FoundationVirginia Beach, VA
Medical assistance to those who cannot afford it
$25,000 -
The Survivor in YouVirginia BCH, VA
Assits women in desperate situations
$25,000 -
Episcopal Relief & DevelopmentNew York, NY
Global disaster relief
$5,000 -
Odenton Heritage SocietyOdenton, MD
Historical preservation
$5,000 -
Virginia Museum of Contemporary ArtVirginia BCH, VA
Arts education preservation
$2,275 -
Billy the Kidden RescueVirginia BCH, VA
Saving lives of pets in shelters
$1,500 -
Music Cares FoundationSanta Monica, CA
Non-profit raising funds for victims of ca fires
$266 -
Purrfect Hearts Cat RescueWilson, NC
Save lives of pets at kill shelters
$100 -
DtcareMoon Township, PA
Fashion fundraiser for AIDS research
$100
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Mental health1 grant $25,00064% of the total
- Arts and culture2 grants $7,27519% of the total
- Human services1 grant $5,00013% of the total
- Animals1 grant $1,5004% of the total
- Jobs and employment1 grant $100<1% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Virginia5 grants $302,775
- Maryland1 grant $5,000
- New York1 grant $5,000
- California1 grant $266
- North Carolina1 grant $100
- Pennsylvania1 grant $100
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Ann LeisterPRESIDENT Hours 12Pay $35,000
- Jennifer LeisterSECRETARY Hours 12Pay $35,000
- Warren LeisterTREASURER Hours 12Pay $35,000
The return
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