Private Foundation

THE HELEN G GIFFORD FOUNDATION C/O TIDEWATER JEWISH FOUNDAITON

THE HELEN G GIFFORD FOUNDATION C/O TIDEWATER JEWISH FOUNDAITON is a Private Foundation headquartered in VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $292K revenue, $263K expenses, $2.7M total assets. IRS filings disclose 238 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $1.5M.

EIN: 541850266 VIRGINIA BEACH, VA Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$292K

Total Expenses$263K

Total Assets$2.7M

Grants Given238

Grant Total$1.5M

Filing Years2020–2025

Sample Grants Given

UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION OF TIDEWATER

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA · 2024

VARIOUS PROGRAMS

$37,500

VIRGINIA ARTS FESTIVAL

NORFOLK, VA · 2024

2024 FESTIVAL SPONSORSHIP

$20,000

VIRGINIA SYMPHONY

NORFOLK, VA · 2024

ONE NIGHT ONLY: ADRIENNE WARREN WITH THE VSO

$10,000

VIRGINIA OPERA ASSOCIATION

NORFOLK, VA · 2024

"A LOVING COMMUNITY"

$10,000

THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM INC

NORFOLK, VA · 2024

GENERAL OPERATIONS-ARTS EDUCATION

$10,000

Showing up to 5 of 238 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Deborah Hearst

DIRECTOR Jennifer Rosenberg

PRESIDENT Joseph Hearst

2ND VICE PRESIDENT Megan Patterson

SECRETARY Michael E Barney

DIRECTOR Patricia M Rowland

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Top Grant Purposes

LITERARY

$593,000 69 grants

EDUCATIONAL

$364,217 58 grants

CHARITABLE

$294,516 67 grants

EDUCATION

$45,500 14 grants

VARIOUS PROGRAMS

$45,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$292K	$263K	$2.7M
2024	$123K	$244K	$2.6M
2023	$126K	$258K	$2.8M
2021	$446K	$239K	$3.0M
2020	$55K	$251K	$2.7M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $55K to $292K (+435%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.7M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in VA.

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