Virginia · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Public & Societal Benefit in Virginia

Imperigo has identified 537 funders that made 2,189 grants totaling $1.3B to 203 public & societal benefit organizations in Virginia, with a median grant of $25K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Public & Societal Benefit Funding in Virginia

Total granted $1.3B
Funders 537
Grants 2,189
Organizations funded 203

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Believe in People Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $213.4M · through 2024 · 99.5% of their giving
$448.5M
2. Key Change Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $65.0M · through 2024 · 61.4% of their giving
$165.0M
3. Restoration of America
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $14.3M · through 2024 · 20.1% of their giving
$19.2M
4. Rural Community Assistance Partnership Incorporated
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $4.2M · through 2024 · 14.5% of their giving
$19.2M
5. Smyth County Charitable Fund
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $2.6M · through 2024 · 56.7% of their giving
$2.9M
6. The Chicago Community Trust
18 grants to 5 organizations · largest $45.0M · through 2024
$60.5M
7. Association of the United States Army
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.0M · through 2022 · 31.6% of their giving
$2.0M
8. Armed Forces Families Foundation Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $689K · through 2025 · 55.6% of their giving
$1.5M
9. The Wawa Foundation Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.1M · through 2024 · 6.5% of their giving
$3.8M
10. Navy Marine Corps Ball Committee
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $466K · through 2020 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.2M
11. Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
16 grants to 5 organizations · largest $2.7M · through 2024 · 3.1% of their giving
$7.0M
12. SEAL Veterans Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $425K · through 2025 · 96.8% of their giving
$911K
13. American Movement
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $842K · through 2023 · 99.2% of their giving
$842K
14. Indiana Innovation Council Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $800K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$800K
15. American Property Owners Alliance
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $500K · through 2024 · 15.3% of their giving
$1.0M
16. American Priorities Committee Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $1.0M · through 2024 · 13.0% of their giving
$1.0M
17. Military Order of the Purple Heart Service Foundation Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $430K · through 2020 · 34.3% of their giving
$492K
18. Donors Trust Inc
38 grants to 12 organizations · largest $5.1M · through 2024
$10.1M
19. Alliance for Secure Energy Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $422K · through 2024 · 45.1% of their giving
$452K
20. Bradley Impact Fund Inc
11 grants to 6 organizations · largest $3.0M · through 2024 · 2.1% of their giving
$3.9M
21. Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $217K · through 2022 · 100.0% of their giving
$398K
22. National Rural Water Association
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.2M · through 2024 · 1.6% of their giving
$4.1M
23. Virginia Environmental Endowment
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $554K · through 2025 · 6.1% of their giving
$901K
24. William A and Genevieve H Strong Foundation Trust
12 grants to 2 organizations · largest $34K · through 2025 · 32.4% of their giving
$272K
25. Voices for America's Troops
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $237K · through 2019 · 95.2% of their giving
$237K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to public & societal benefit 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.

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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 public & societal benefit 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 public & societal benefit funding in Virginia, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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