A museum gallery with a large landscape painting in a gilt frame

Grant recipient EIN 54-6000598Arts and culture

Who funds Virginia Symphony Orchestra?

30 private foundations gave Virginia Symphony Orchestra in Norfolk, VA $2.1 million across 87 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

87 grants

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

  1. Rouse-Bottom FoundationNewport News, VA 2025

    General support

    $6,000
  2. D B Ames Charitable FDN - Tes TROrlando, FL 2025

    General operating

    $3,164
  3. Williams Mullen FoundationRichmond, VA 2025

    Contribution Provided

    $1,500
  4. Warden Family FoundationVirginia Beach, VA 2025

    Culture and art

    $1,500
  5. The Robert & Dorothy Doumar FoundationNorfolk, VA 2025

    For support of the arts

    $1,000
  6. Patricia and Douglas Perry Foundation DBA The Perry Family FoundationNorfolk, VA 2024

    Further donee's charitable purpose

    $25,000
  7. Rouse-Bottom FoundationNewport News, VA 2024

    General support

    $12,000
  8. Shearwater Foundation IncNorfolk, VA 2024

    To support tax-exempt purpose of organization

    $5,000
  9. Williams Mullen FoundationRichmond, VA 2024

    Contribution Provided

    $2,432
  10. J Edwin Treakle Foundation IncGloucester, VA 2024

    Provide young peoples concert to elementary school students

    $2,000
  11. Williams Mullen FoundationRichmond, VA 2024

    Contribution Provided

    $1,500
  12. Warden Family FoundationVirginia Beach, VA 2024

    Culture and art

    $1,500
  13. D B Ames Charitable FDN - Tes TROrlando, FL 2024

    General operating

    $1,407
  14. Lafayette River FoundationNorfolk, VA 2023

    Various programs

    $100,000
  15. Townebank FoundationSuffolk, VA 2023

    Gen. Charitable

    $100,000
  16. Dreyfus FoundationVirginia Beach, VA 2023

    To help support the mission of the organzation

    $23,684
  17. Patricia and Douglas Perry Foundation DBA The Perry Family FoundationNorfolk, VA 2023

    Further donee's charitable purpose

    $15,000
  18. Rouse-Bottom FoundationNewport News, VA 2023

    General support

    $6,000
  19. Shearwater Foundation IncNorfolk, VA 2023

    To support tax-exempt purpose of organization

    $5,000
  20. Obici Healthcare Foundation IncSuffolk, VA 2023

    Community engagement grant

    $3,000
  21. The Pruden FoundationVirginia Beach, VA 2023

    Support recipient's tax-exempt program

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

    Portsmouth young people's concerts

    $2,500
  23. Warden Family FoundationVirginia Beach, VA 2023

    Culture and art

    $1,000
  24. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $80
  25. Lafayette River FoundationNorfolk, VA 2022

    Various programs

    $100,000
  26. Townebank FoundationSuffolk, VA 2022

    Gen. Charitable

    $100,000
  27. The Fannie Milton and Leslie Friedman Family FoundationNorfolk, VA 2022

    Arts annual fund

    $50,000
  28. Patricia and Douglas Perry Foundation DBA The Perry Family FoundationNorfolk, VA 2022

    Further donee's charitable purpose

    $15,000
  29. TR R & CT Gwathmey Mem UW EgjDallas, TX 2022

    Unrestricted general

    $15,000
  30. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2022

    Program/operating support

    $10,000
  31. Goode Family FoundationNorfolk, VA 2022

    Support recipient's tax-exempt program

    $10,000
  32. Rouse-Bottom FoundationNewport News, VA 2022

    General support

    $6,000
  33. Cook FoundationGloucester, VA 2022

    Operations

    $6,000
  34. Shearwater Foundation IncNorfolk, VA 2022

    To support tax-exempt purpose of organization

    $5,000
  35. The Clark Nexsen Foundation IncVirginia Beach, VA 2022

    Spark gala 2022 - bravo level

    $5,000
  36. Abbitt Family FoundationNewport News, VA 2022

    General Charitable

    $5,000
  37. The Pruden FoundationVirginia Beach, VA 2022

    Support recipient's tax-exempt program

    $3,000
  38. Curtis Family FoundationVirginia Beach, VA 2022

    Unrestricted gift

    $2,500
  39. Dominion Energy Charitable FoundationRichmond, VA 2022

    Spark! The inspirational gala

    $2,500
  40. D B Ames Charitable FDN - Tes TROrlando, FL 2022

    General operating

    $2,500
  41. Warden Family FoundationVirginia Beach, VA 2022

    Culture and art

    $1,000
  42. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $125
  43. Patricia and Douglas Perry Foundation DBA The Perry Family FoundationNorfolk, VA 2021

    Further donee's charitable purpose

    $111,793
  44. Lafayette River FoundationNorfolk, VA 2021

    Various programs

    $100,000
  45. Townebank FoundationSuffolk, VA 2021

    Gen. Charitable

    $100,000
  46. The Mary Morton Parsons FoundationRichmond, VA 2021

    Purchase of cargo truck and passenger van

    $50,000
  47. The Fannie Milton and Leslie Friedman Family FoundationNorfolk, VA 2021

    Arts annual fund

    $50,000
  48. Rouse-Bottom FoundationNewport News, VA 2021

    General support

    $6,000
  49. Cook FoundationGloucester, VA 2021

    Opertations

    $6,000
  50. The Pruden FoundationVirginia Beach, VA 2021

    Support recipient's tax-exempt program

    $3,000
  51. Warden Family FoundationVirginia Beach, VA 2021

    Culture and art

    $1,000
  52. D B Ames Charitable FDN - Tes TROrlando, FL 2021

    General operating

    $698
  53. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $125
  54. Lafayette River FoundationNorfolk, VA 2020

    Various programs

    $137,500
  55. Patricia and Douglas Perry Foundation DBA The Perry Family FoundationNorfolk, VA 2020

    Further donee's charitable purpose

    $102,500
  56. Townebank FoundationSuffolk, VA 2020

    Gen. Charitable

    $100,000
  57. The Fannie Milton and Leslie Friedman Family FoundationNorfolk, VA 2020

    Arts annual fund

    $50,000
  58. Goode Family FoundationNorfolk, VA 2020

    Support recipient's tax-exempt program

    $37,500
  59. The Gladys and Franklin Clark FoundationWilliamsburg, VA 2020

    Presents a series of classics, pops, and family concerts

    $26,366
  60. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $10,000
  61. Cook FoundationGloucester, VA 2020

    Opertations

    $6,000
  62. Truist Foundation IncOrlando, FL 2020

    General operating

    $5,000
  63. D B Ames Charitable FDN - Tes TROrlando, FL 2020

    General operating support

    $3,307
  64. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $1,000
  65. Warden Family FoundationVirginia Beach, VA 2020

    Culture and art

    $1,000
  66. Mary C Henninger Haddad and Louis S Haddad Foundation IncSuffolk, VA 2020

    Educational grant

    $1,000
  67. The Richard S Glasser Family FoundationNorfolk, VA 2020

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  68. The Tom & Claire ONeil FoundationOld Saybrook, CT 2020

    Charitable

    $250
  69. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $114
  70. Patricia and Douglas Perry Foundation DBA The Perry Family FoundationNorfolk, VA 2019

    Further donee's charitable purpose

    $215,000
  71. Townebank FoundationSuffolk, VA 2019

    General charitable

    $100,000
  72. The Fannie Milton and Leslie Friedman Family FoundationNorfolk, VA 2019

    Arts annual fund

    $50,000
  73. Goode Family FoundationNorfolk, VA 2019

    Support recipient's tax-exempt program

    $25,000
  74. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $15,000
  75. George J & Effie L SeayDallas, TX 2019

    Unrestricted general

    $15,000
  76. The Pruden FoundationVirginia Beach, VA 2019

    support artistic program

    $3,000
  77. Warden Family FoundationVirginia Beach, VA 2019

    Culture and art

    $1,000
  78. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $750
  79. D B Ames Charitable FDN - Tes TROrlando, FL 2019

    General operating support

    $400
  80. The Fannie Milton and Leslie Friedman Family FoundationNorfolk, VA 2018

    Arts annual fund

    $55,000
  81. The Pruden FoundationVirginia Beach, VA 2018

    support artistic program

    $3,000
  82. J Edwin Treakle Foundation IncGloucester, VA 2018

    Send students from gloucester to young people's concert

    $1,000
  83. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2018

    Program/operating support

    $750
  84. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2018

    Program/operating support

    $500
  85. The Robert & Dorothy Doumar FoundationNorfolk, VA 2018

    Support receipient's tax exempt program

    $500
  86. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2018

    Program/operating support

    $200
  87. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2018

    Program/operating support

    $200

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Norfolk, VA and are not among Virginia Symphony Orchestra’s funders above.

  1. The Helen G Gifford FoundationVirginia Beach, VA 40 grants Preselected only $294,500 to similar organizations
  2. The Barr FoundationChesapeake, VA 27 grants Accepts applications $104,500 to similar organizations
  3. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 4 grants Preselected only $2,299 to similar organizations
  4. The LilyHawk FoundationNorfolk, VA 10 grants Preselected only $2,948,124 to similar organizations
  5. The Dalis FoundationMarathon, FL 8 grants Preselected only $437,500 to similar organizations
  6. Edwin S Webster FoundationBoston, MA 17 grants Accepts applications $110,000 to similar organizations
  7. E C Wareheim FoundationBuffalo, NY 7 grants Accepts applications $57,000 to similar organizations
  8. L & J Goldrich FoundationVirginia Beach, VA 8 grants Preselected only $118,575 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 54-6000598 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.