Virginia · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Education in Virginia

Imperigo has identified 1,387 funders that made 15,000 grants totaling $2.3B to 1,183 education organizations in Virginia, with a median grant of $22K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Education Funding in Virginia

Total granted $2.3B
Funders 1,387
Grants 15,000
Organizations funded 1,183

Top Funders — page 3 of 4

51. The Endowment Fund of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $686K · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.2M
52. Nansemond-Suffolk Academy Educational Foundation
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $292K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.2M
53. The Bessemer Giving Fund C/O Bessemer Trust Company Trustee
59 grants to 34 organizations · largest $5.0M · through 2024 · 2.0% of their giving
$11.4M
54. Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc
242 grants to 76 organizations · largest $7.3M · through 2024
$49.2M
55. The Ayco Charitable Foundation
190 grants to 65 organizations · largest $2.6M · through 2025
$21.7M
56. Fork Union Military Academy Foundation
8 grants to 2 organizations · largest $246K · through 2024 · 62.6% of their giving
$920K
57. Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation
11 grants to 4 organizations · largest $987K · through 2024 · 7.0% of their giving
$2.3M
58. Telford Foundation Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $390K · through 2024 · 9.2% of their giving
$1.6M
59. Food City Charitable Foundation
15 grants to 3 organizations · largest $113K · through 2025 · 15.0% of their giving
$942K
60. Ernst & Young Foundation
121 grants to 23 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024 · 3.5% of their giving
$3.9M
61. US Russia Foundation for Economic Advancement and the Rule of Law
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $1.7M · through 2020 · 7.9% of their giving
$1.7M
73. Deloitte Foundation
46 grants to 13 organizations · largest $370K · through 2024 · 2.8% of their giving
$3.5M
90. Greater Washington Community Foundation
82 grants to 33 organizations · largest $1.2M · through 2024 · 1.1% of their giving
$6.4M
91. Christian Advocates Serving Evangelism Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $772K · through 2024 · 2.2% of their giving
$3.0M
104. T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc
139 grants to 45 organizations · largest $318K · through 2024 · 1.0% of their giving
$4.9M
112. Institute of International Education Inc
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $918K · through 2023 · 1.3% of their giving
$3.3M
113. Sandler Foundation
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.2M · through 2023
$4.2M
120. The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc
66 grants to 22 organizations · largest $820K · through 2024
$5.3M
123. The Winston-Salem Foundation
70 grants to 33 organizations · largest $301K · through 2023
$3.9M
132. National Collegiate Athletic Association
41 grants to 13 organizations · largest $1.2M · through 2023
$9.2M
145. Charities Aid Foundation America
243 grants to 96 organizations · largest $605K · through 2024
$6.7M
160. Ascendium Education Solutions Inc
6 grants to 3 organizations · largest $1.1M · through 2024
$3.3M
168. The Blackbaud Giving Fund
121 grants to 79 organizations · largest $247K · through 2024
$5.1M
169. California Community Foundation
17 grants to 12 organizations · largest $1.2M · through 2024
$5.5M
170. Foundation for the Carolinas
70 grants to 27 organizations · largest $850K · through 2024
$5.4M

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to education 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. 20 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.

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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 education 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 education funding in Virginia, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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