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Grant recipient EIN 20-8081778Education

Who funds Virginiafirst?

7 private foundations gave Virginiafirst in Charlottesvle, VA $336,149 across 20 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

20 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. New River Robotics AssociationChristiansburg, VA 2025

    Tournament hosting operations

    $7,000
  2. The Argosy FoundationMilwaukee, WI 2024

    STEM project

    $37,000
  3. Herndon FoundationRichmond, VA 2024

    General operating support

    $10,000
  4. New River Robotics AssociationChristiansburg, VA 2024

    Tournament hosting operations

    $3,000
  5. Dominion Energy Charitable FoundationRichmond, VA 2023

    Title sponsorship for first chesapeake district event and women in STEM scholarships

    $50,000
  6. Herndon FoundationRichmond, VA 2023

    General operating support

    $10,000
  7. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $121
  8. Dominion Energy Charitable FoundationRichmond, VA 2022

    Title sponsorship for first chesapeake district event and women in STEM scholarships

    $50,000
  9. Brookfield IncRichmond, VA 2022

    General

    $40,000
  10. Aerojet Rocketdyne FoundationMelbourne, FL 2022

    STEM Scholarship fund

    $2,000
  11. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $136
  12. Dominion Energy Charitable FoundationRichmond, VA 2021

    Title sponsorship for first chesapeake district event and women in STEM scholarships

    $50,000
  13. Herndon FoundationRichmond, VA 2021

    Operating support

    $10,000
  14. Aerojet Rocketdyne FoundationMelbourne, FL 2021

    STEM Scholarship fund

    $4,000
  15. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $199
  16. Dominion Energy Charitable FoundationRichmond, VA 2020

    Title sponsorship for district first chesapeake event and scholarship sponsorship for women in STEM event

    $50,000
  17. Aerojet Rocketdyne FoundationMelbourne, FL 2020

    Scholarship fund

    $4,000
  18. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $193
  19. Aerojet Rocketdyne FoundationMelbourne, FL 2019

    STEM Scholarship Fund

    $4,000
  20. Aerojet Rocketdyne FoundationMelbourne, FL 2018

    2019-2020 FIRST Chesapeake Season Fund

    $4,500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in Richmond, VA and are not among Virginiafirst’s funders above.

  1. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 137 grants Accepts applications $944,212 to similar organizations
  2. Robins FoundationRichmond, VA 67 grants Accepts applications $4,436,309 to similar organizations
  3. Carmax FoundationRichmond, VA 48 grants Accepts applications $99,105 to similar organizations
  4. The Mary Morton Parsons FoundationRichmond, VA 39 grants Accepts applications $2,527,000 to similar organizations
  5. Tesco FoundationRichmond, VA 65 grants Accepts applications $145,270 to similar organizations
  6. Richard S Reynolds FoundationRichmond, VA 37 grants Accepts applications $1,654,500 to similar organizations
  7. McKesson Foundation IncDallas, TX 20 grants Preselected only $960,918 to similar organizations
  8. Shelton H Short Jr TrustSaint Louis, MO 37 grants Accepts applications $867,500 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 20-8081778 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.