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Foundations That Fund Community Improvement in Virginia

Imperigo has identified 487 funders that made 2,098 grants totaling $715.7M to 339 community improvement organizations in Virginia, with a median grant of $20K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Community Improvement Funding in Virginia

Total granted $715.7M
Funders 487
Grants 2,098
Organizations funded 339

Top Funders — page 3 of 4

51. Foundation for Education in Healthcare Management
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $12K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$42K
52. Affordable Housing Management Association - Northern Ca and Hi
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $14K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$41K
59. Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
12 grants to 5 organizations · largest $355K · through 2024
$1.1M
64. United States Energy Foundation
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $650K · through 2024
$1.6M
71. The Institute for Intergovernmental Research Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $188K · through 2024
$431K
72. The Pauley Family Foundation
7 grants to 5 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024
$375K
74. Tides Foundation
18 grants to 7 organizations · largest $772K · through 2024
$3.0M
80. Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc
7 grants to 4 organizations · largest $1.1M · through 2024
$1.5M
83. Virginia Early Childhood Foundation
5 grants to 3 organizations · largest $360K · through 2022
$693K
94. Greater Horizons
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $1.9M · through 2019
$2.0M
97. The Chicago Community Trust
8 grants to 4 organizations · largest $3.0M · through 2023
$3.3M
99. Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc
7 grants to 4 organizations · largest $571K · through 2023
$1.3M
101. The Blackbaud Giving Fund
18 grants to 10 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024
$1.5M
105. Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $300K · through 2024
$390K
109. The Winston-Salem Foundation
10 grants to 6 organizations · largest $280K · through 2023
$695K
114. Foundation for the Carolinas
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $450K · through 2024
$1.5M
121. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
9 grants to 3 organizations · largest $436K · through 2023
$1.2M
129. AARP
11 grants to 6 organizations · largest $150K · through 2024
$522K
132. Maine Community Foundation Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $129K · through 2024
$362K
133. Charities Aid Foundation America
26 grants to 16 organizations · largest $294K · through 2024
$1.0M
146. The Pew Charitable Trusts
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $200K · through 2023
$549K
147. Greater Washington Community Foundation
11 grants to 6 organizations · largest $150K · through 2024
$457K
153. Paypal Charitable Giving Fund
24 grants to 13 organizations · largest $138K · through 2024
$711K
157. Silicon Valley Community Foundation
6 grants to 3 organizations · largest $775K · through 2024
$1.6M
249. National Philanthropic TrustDonor-advised
26 grants to 14 organizations · largest $12.0M · through 2024
$13.3M

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to community improvement work in Virginia, not by dollar totals alone — a foundation that concentrates its giving here is usually a better prospect than a larger one for which this is a rounding error. 14 of the funders counted here are donor-advised fund sponsors, which grant on behalf of individual donors and accept no applications; they are marked and ranked last.

Other Causes Funded in Virginia

About This Data

A grant appears here when a funder reported it on its IRS Form 990 and the recipient organization is classified under the NTEE group covering community improvement work, with an address in Virginia. Grants are counted from the 2025 filing year backward.

Some 990 grant schedules list a recipient by name and address without an EIN, and those grants cannot be matched to a classification — so the totals above represent identifiable community improvement funding in Virginia, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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