Funding search · EIN 168064401 · Charlottesville, VA

The Charles Fund

Name: The Charles Fund grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

328
grants reported: $2.2M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Montpelier Foundation4 grants · $240,000
Genesee Country Village & Museum4 grants · $210,000
American Frontier Cultural Foundation4 grants · $200,000
Rochester Museum and Science Center4 grants · $190,000
Hillside Family of Agencies3 grants · $150,000
Uncommon Schools Rochester Prep4 grants · $125,000
Jefferson Area Board for Aging4 grants · $105,000
Thomas Jefferson Foundation4 grants · $100,000
Shenandoah National Park Trust4 grants · $97,500
Child Health Partnership4 grants · $80,000

Giving over time

$603,000

2022

$526,500

2023

$501,500

2024

$584,000

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 328 grants.

$75,000
Rochester Museum and Science Center · Rochester, NY · 2022
General purposes of donee
$65,000
Rochester Museum and Science Center · Rochester, NY · 2025
General purposes of donee
$60,000
Genesee Country Village & Museum · Mumford, NY · 2025
General purposes of donee
$60,000
Montpelier Foundation · Orange, VA · 2025
General purposes of donee
$60,000
Montpelier Foundation · Orange, VA · 2024
General purposes of donee
$60,000
Montpelier Foundation · Orange, VA · 2023
General purposes of donee
$60,000
Montpelier Foundation · Orange, VA · 2022
General purposes of donee
$50,000
American Frontier Cultural Foundation · Staunton, VA · 2025
General purposes of donee
$50,000
Hillside Family of Agencies · Rochester, NY · 2025
General purposes of donee
$50,000
American Frontier Cultural Foundation · Staunton, VA · 2024
General purposes of donee
$50,000
Genesee Country Village & Museum · Mumford, NY · 2024
General purposes of donee
$50,000
Hillside Family of Agencies · Rochester, NY · 2024
General purposes of donee
$50,000
American Frontier Cultural Foundation · Staunton, VA · 2023
General purposes of donee
$50,000
Genesee Country Village & Museum · Mumford, NY · 2023
General purposes of donee
$50,000
Hillside Family of Agencies · Rochester, NY · 2023
General purposes of donee
$50,000
American Frontier Cultural Foundation · Staunton, VA · 2022
General purposes of donee
$50,000
Genesee Country Village & Museum · Mumford, NY · 2022
General purposes of donee
$50,000
Hillside Children'S Foundation · Rochester, NY · 2022
General purposes of donee
$50,000
Uncommon Schools Rochester Prep · Rochester, NY · 2022
General purposes of donee
$30,000
Jefferson Area Board for Aging · Charlottesville, VA · 2025
General purposes of donee
$30,000
Shenandoah National Park Trust · Charlottesville, VA · 2025
General purposes of donee
$25,000
Martha Jefferson Hospital Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2025
General purposes of donee
$25,000
Thomas Jefferson Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2025
General purposes of donee
$25,000
Uncommon Schools Rochester Prep · Rochester, NY · 2025
General purposes of donee
$25,000
Jefferson Area Board for Aging · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General purposes of donee
$25,000
Martha Jefferson Hospital Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General purposes of donee
$25,000
Rochester Museum and Science Center · Rochester, NY · 2024
General purposes of donee
$25,000
Shenandoah National Park Trust · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General purposes of donee
$25,000
Thomas Jefferson Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General purposes of donee
$25,000
Uncommon Schools Rochester Prep · Rochester, NY · 2024
General purposes of donee
$25,000
Jefferson Area Board for Aging · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General purposes of donee
$25,000
Lewis and Clark Exploratory Center · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General purposes of donee
$25,000
Rochester Museum and Science Center · Rochester, NY · 2023
General purposes of donee
$25,000
Shenandoah National Park Trust · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General purposes of donee
$25,000
Thomas Jefferson Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General purposes of donee
$25,000
Uncommon Schools Rochester Prep · Rochester, NY · 2023
General purposes of donee
$25,000
Jefferson Area Board for Aging · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General purposes of donee
$25,000
Lewis and Clark Exploratory Center · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General purposes of donee
$25,000
Thomas Jefferson Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General purposes of donee
$20,000
Child Health Partnership · Charlottesville, VA · 2025
General purposes of donee
$20,000
Hospice of the Piedmont · Charlottesville, VA · 2025
General purposes of donee
$20,000
Child Health Partnership · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General purposes of donee
$20,000
United Way - Thomas Jefferson Area · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General purposes of donee
$20,000
Child Health Partnership · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General purposes of donee
$20,000
Hospice of the Piedmont · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General purposes of donee
$20,000
United Way - Thomas Jefferson Area · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General purposes of donee
$20,000
Child Health Partnership · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General purposes of donee
$20,000
Hospice of the Piedmont · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General purposes of donee
$20,000
United Way - Thomas Jefferson Area · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General purposes of donee
$17,500
Shenandoah National Park Trust · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General purposes of donee
$15,000
Lewis and Clark Exploratory Center · Charlottesville, VA · 2025
General purposes of donee
$15,000
Madison House · Charlottesville, VA · 2025
General purposes of donee
$15,000
United Way - Thomas Jefferson Area · Charlottesville, VA · 2025
General purposes of donee
$15,000
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Grant · Staunton, VA · 2025
General purposes of donee
$15,000
Madison House · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General purposes of donee
$15,000
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Grant · Staunton, VA · 2024
General purposes of donee
$15,000
Madison House · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General purposes of donee
$15,000
The Virginia College Fund · Richmond, VA · 2023
General purposes of donee
$15,000
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Grant · Staunton, VA · 2023
General purposes of donee
$15,000
Madison House · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General purposes of donee
$15,000
The Virginia College Fund · Richmond, VA · 2022
General purposes of donee
$15,000
Va Foundation for the Humanities · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General purposes of donee
$15,000
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Grant · Staunton, VA · 2022
General purposes of donee
$11,500
Virginia Museum of History & Culture · Richmond, VA · 2024
General purposes of donee
$11,500
Virginia Museum of History & Culture · Richmond, VA · 2023
General purposes of donee
$10,500
Virginia Museum of History & Culture · Richmond, VA · 2022
General purposes of donee
$10,000
Computers4kids · Charlottesville, VA · 2025
General purposes of donee
$10,000
Va Foundation for the Humanities · Charlottesville, VA · 2025
General purposes of donee
$10,000
Habitat for Humanity of Charlottesville · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General purposes of donee
$10,000
Habitat for Humanity of Charlottesville · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General purposes of donee
$10,000
Habitat for Humanity of Charlottesville · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General purposes of donee
$7,500
The Center at Belvedere · Charlottesville, VA · 2025
General purposes of donee
$6,500
Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society · Charlottesville, VA · 2025
General purposes of donee
$5,500
Computers4kids · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General purposes of donee
$5,250
Botanical Gardens of the Piedmont · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General purposes of donee
$5,000
Virginia Museum of History & Culture · Richmond, VA · 2025
General purposes of donee
$5,000
Botanical Gardens of the Piedmont · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General purposes of donee
$5,000
Computers4kids · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General purposes of donee
$5,000
Literacy Volunteers · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General purposes of donee
$5,000
The Center at Belvedere · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General purposes of donee
$5,000
Va Foundation for the Humanities · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General purposes of donee
$5,000
The Center at Belvedere · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General purposes of donee
$5,000
Charlottesville Tomorrow · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General purposes of donee
$5,000
The Center at Belvedere · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General purposes of donee
$1,000
All Blessings Flow · Charlottesville, VA · 2025
General purposes of donee
$1,000
Blue Ridge Area Food Bank · Verona, VA · 2025
General purposes of donee
$1,000
Legal Aid Justice Center · Charlottesville, VA · 2025
General purposes of donee
$1,000
Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry · Charlottesville, VA · 2025
General purposes of donee
$1,000
Meals On Wheels · Charlottesville, VA · 2025
General purposes of donee
$1,000
Westiminster Canterbury of the Blue Ridge · Charlottesville, VA · 2025
General purposes of donee
$1,000
Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General purposes of donee
$1,000
All Blessings Flow · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General purposes of donee
$1,000
Blue Ridge Area Food Bank · Verona, VA · 2024
General purposes of donee
$1,000
Legal Aid Justice Center · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General purposes of donee
$1,000
Westiminster Canterbury of the Blue Ridge · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General purposes of donee
$1,000
Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General purposes of donee
$1,000
Legal Aid Justice Center · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General purposes of donee
$1,000
Westiminster Canterbury of the Blue Ridge · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General purposes of donee
$1,000
Charlottesville-Albemarle Spca · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General purposes of donee
$1,000
Legal Aid Justice Center · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General purposes of donee

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.