Funding search · EIN 237009135 · Richmond, VA

The Community Foundation

Name: The Community Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

2,694
grants reported: $175.8M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $25,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

health wellness community vibrancy educational success economic prosperity

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Where the money goes

Health and wellness services across metro Richmond: clinics, food, housing stability
Affordable housing and economic mobility in Richmond region
K-12 educational success programs, tutoring, and school partnerships
Richmond arts, parks, museums, and community vibrancy institutions
Donor-advised gifts to churches, synagogues, and faith ministries
Universities and private schools, mostly Virginia based

Typical grant

Median grant is $25,000, with the middle half between $10,500 and $58,508. The seven-figure checks go to a small set of anchor Richmond institutions like Anna Julia Cooper School, Better Housing Coalition, and Maggie Walker Community Land Trust, while most grantees receive four- and five-figure sums. With 2,694 grants to 1,407 recipients over three years, roughly half of recipients get funded more than once, so repeat giving is common.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“HEALTH AND WELLNESS”
“ECONOMIC PROSPERITY”
“EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS”
“COMMUNITY VIBRANCY”
“GENERAL PURPOSES”

Positioning adjacent work

Frame work under one of their four named pillars; health and wellness and economic prosperity carry the most money.
Anchor the project in Richmond, Henrico, Chesterfield, Powhatan, or Goochland; out-of-state gifts are donor-directed.
Ask in the $25,000 to $60,000 range for a first grant unless you are an anchor institution.
Name local partners already funded here, such as Communities In Schools, Feed More, or VCU Foundation.

Worth knowing: This is a community foundation, so much of the giving is donor-advised rather than staff-directed, which explains the scattered out-of-state grants to Florida, Ohio, and Arkansas and the many faith-based recipients. Roughly 70 percent of grants stay in Virginia and the largest checks cluster among a couple dozen established Richmond nonprofits, so relationships with donors and existing grantees matter more than a cold proposal.

7 grants matching “walker” · $1.5M

$1.2M
Maggie Walker Community Land Trust · Richmond, VA · 2024
Economic prosperity
$45,038
The Maggie L Walker Governor'S School for Government & International Studi · Richmond, VA · 2024
Educational success
$15,000
Tc Walker and Woodville Rosenwald School Foundation · Gloucester, VA · 2024
Community vibrancy
$207,250
Maggie Walker Community Land Trust · Richmond, VA · 2023
Economic prosperity
$29,000
The Maggie L Walker Governor'S School for Government & International Studi · Richmond, VA · 2023
Educational success
$57,500
Maggie Walker Community Land Trust · Richmond, VA · 2022
Economic prosperity
$23,310
The Maggie L Walker Governor'S School for Government & International Studi · Richmond, VA · 2022
Educational success

Top recipients

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

Medical College of Virginia Foundation3 grants · $4.6M
Better Housing Coalition3 grants · $4.4M
City of Hope3 grants · $3.9M
Virginia Athletics Foundation3 grants · $3.0M
Ymca of Greater Richmond3 grants · $2.8M
United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg3 grants · $2.3M
Charity Water3 grants · $2.3M
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond3 grants · $2.3M
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation2 grants · $2.3M
Virginia Community Capital1 grant · $2.2M

Giving over time

$55.0M

2022

$59.1M

2023

$61.8M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 2,694 grants.

$3.6M
Medical College of Virginia Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2023
Health and wellness
$2.2M
Virginia Community Capital · Henrico, VA · 2022
Economic prosperity
$1.9M
City of Hope · Duarte, CA · 2022
Health and wellness
$1.8M
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
General purposes
$1.7M
Anna Julia Cooper School · Richmond, VA · 2024
Educational success
$1.6M
Better Housing Coalition · Richmond, VA · 2023
Economic prosperity
$1.5M
Better Housing Coalition · Richmond, VA · 2024
Economic prosperity
$1.3M
Virginia Athletics Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
Educational success
$1.3M
Better Housing Coalition · Richmond, VA · 2022
Economic prosperity
$1.2M
Ymca of Greater Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2022
Health and wellness
$1.2M
Maggie Walker Community Land Trust · Richmond, VA · 2024
Economic prosperity
$1.1M
Projecthomes · Richmond, VA · 2024
Health and wellness
$1.1M
Ask Childhood Cancer Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2023
Health and wellness
$1.1M
Ymca of Greater Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2023
Health and wellness
$1.0M
Virginia Athletics Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
Educational success
$1.0M
City of Hope · Duarte, CA · 2023
Health and wellness
$1.0M
City of Hope · Duarte, CA · 2024
Health and wellness
$1.0M
Charity Water · New York, NY · 2023
Health and wellness
$1.0M
Charity Water · New York, NY · 2022
Health and wellness
$997,294
United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg · Richmond, VA · 2024
Economic prosperity
$944,336
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2022
Educational success
$902,193
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2023
Educational success
$844,039
Communities in Schools of Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2024
Health and wellness
$835,044
Ask Childhood Cancer Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2024
Health and wellness
$813,907
Medical College of Virginia Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2024
Health and wellness
$805,000
American Online Giving Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General purposes
$795,000
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee · New York, NY · 2022
Health and wellness
$721,775
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2022
Community vibrancy
$669,894
United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg · Richmond, VA · 2022
Economic prosperity
$664,868
United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg · Richmond, VA · 2023
Economic prosperity
$657,667
Virginia Athletics Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
Educational success
$636,900
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2024
Community vibrancy
$567,252
St Christopher'S School Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2023
University or private school
$565,495
Jewish Community Federation of Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2023
General purposes
$564,697
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College Educational Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2022
Educational success
$550,000
Local Initiatives Support Corporation · Richmond, VA · 2024
Economic prosperity
$519,773
Virginia Union University · Richmond, VA · 2023
University or private school
$502,945
Ymca of Greater Richmond · Powhatan, VA · 2024
Community vibrancy
$500,518
Virginia Commonwealth University Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2022
University or private school
$500,000
Naples Community Hospital · Naples, FL · 2024
Health and wellness
$500,000
Naples Community Hospital · Naples, FL · 2023
Health and wellness
$500,000
Naples Community Hospital · Naples, FL · 2022
Health and wellness
$484,875
The First Tee of Greater Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2023
Community vibrancy
$475,000
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Animal related
$460,526
The Valentine · Richmond, VA · 2023
Community vibrancy
$457,000
Powhatan Education Foundation · Powhatan, VA · 2023
Educational success
$454,731
Powhatan Education Foundation · Powhatan, VA · 2022
Educational success
$452,377
Virginia Commonwealth University Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2023
University or private school
$448,805
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2024
Educational success
$448,000
Powhatan Education Foundation · Powhatan, VA · 2024
Educational success
$445,300
Communities in Schools of Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2022
Health and wellness
$436,493
Virginia Commonwealth University Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2024
University or private school
$423,710
Third Church · Henrico, VA · 2024
General purposes
$422,554
Steward School · Richmond, VA · 2022
University or private school
$420,500
Operation Healing Forces · Tampa, FL · 2024
Community vibrancy
$419,381
Virginia Union University · Richmond, VA · 2024
University or private school
$417,933
Childsavers · Richmond, VA · 2022
Health and wellness
$411,380
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2023
Community vibrancy
$406,518
Virginia Museum of History and Culture · Richmond, VA · 2022
Community vibrancy
$396,250
Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges · Richmond, VA · 2023
Educational success
$394,611
Virginia Tech Foundation · Blacksburg, VA · 2024
Educational success
$386,785
Caritas · Richmond, VA · 2024
Health and wellness
$383,567
Virginia Tech Foundation · Blacksburg, VA · 2022
Educational success
$381,995
Goochlandcares · Goochland, VA · 2024
Health and wellness
$377,500
Vmi Keydet Club · Lexington, VA · 2022
University or private school
$376,567
Feed More · Richmond, VA · 2024
Health and wellness
$375,460
Hampden-Sydney College · Hampdensydney, VA · 2022
University or private school
$374,892
Bon Secours Richmond Health Care Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2022
Health and wellness
$373,511
Childsavers · Richmond, VA · 2023
Health and wellness
$372,710
Virginia Tech Foundation · Blacksburg, VA · 2023
Educational success
$364,127
Hampden-Sydney College · Hampdensydney, VA · 2024
University or private school
$362,308
Hampden-Sydney College · Hampdensydney, VA · 2023
University or private school
$360,000
Volunteer Florida Foundation · Tallahassee, FL · 2024
General purposes
$358,000
Operation Healing Forces · Tampa, FL · 2023
Community vibrancy
$356,351
Richmond Symphony · Richmond, VA · 2024
Community vibrancy
$356,177
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2022
University or private school
$354,000
Communities in Schools of Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2023
Health and wellness
$350,000
Digdeep · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Community vibrancy
$350,000
Rutgers University Foundation · New Brunswick, NJ · 2022
University or private school
$348,274
Ymca of the Virginia Peninsulas · Newport News, VA · 2024
Health and wellness
$340,982
Bridging Virginia · Richmond, VA · 2024
Health and wellness
$338,859
Steward School · Richmond, VA · 2024
University or private school
$335,012
Feed More · Richmond, VA · 2023
Health and wellness
$334,312
Blue Sky Fund · Richmond, VA · 2023
Educational success
$333,336
Richmond Symphony · Richmond, VA · 2023
Community vibrancy
$330,000
Local Initiatives Support Corporation · Richmond, VA · 2022
Economic prosperity
$329,667
James River Association · Richmond, VA · 2022
Community vibrancy
$329,548
Massey Cancer Center · Richmond, VA · 2022
Health and wellness
$318,300
Greater Richmond Scan (Stop Child Abuse Now) · Richmond, VA · 2023
Health and wellness
$318,250
Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges · Richmond, VA · 2022
Educational success
$311,650
The Valentine · Richmond, VA · 2022
Community vibrancy
$305,936
Vpm · Richmond, VA · 2023
Community vibrancy
$304,250
The Valentine · Richmond, VA · 2024
Community vibrancy
$300,000
Charity Water · Hagerstown, MD · 2024
Health and wellness
$300,000
American Online Giving Foundation · Newark, DE · 2023
General purposes
$300,000
University of Illinois Foundation · Champaign, IL · 2022
University or private school
$298,956
University of Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2022
University or private school
$297,711
Feed More · Richmond, VA · 2022
Health and wellness
$296,929
Peter Paul Development Center · Richmond, VA · 2022
Educational success
$295,750
Real Life · Richmond, VA · 2022
Health and wellness

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.