Funding search · EIN 262882583 · Chesapeake, VA

The Agena Foundation

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

70
grants reported
$7.1M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$72,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • Forkids4 grants · $1.0M
  • The Salvation Army of Tidewater4 grants · $935,000
  • Seton Youth Shelters4 grants · $862,000
  • The Boys and Girls Club of Se Va4 grants · $842,500
  • Ywca3 grants · $476,500
  • Together We Can4 grants · $452,500
  • Yours Ministry4 grants · $387,709
  • Tidewater Friends of Foster Care4 grants · $299,300
  • Hope House Foundation4 grants · $230,000
  • Tidewater Youth Services Commission3 grants · $225,000

Giving over time

$1.6M
2022
$1.3M
2023
$2.1M
2024
$2.0M
2025

Grant history

All 70 reported grants, largest first.

  • $325,000

    Forkids · Norfolk, VA · 2023

    In support of prgm for homeless

  • $322,500

    The Boys and Girls Club of Se Va · Norfolk, VA · 2024

    Club prgm for youth and teens

  • $312,500

    The Boys and Girls Club of Se Va · Norfolk, VA · 2025

    Club prgm for youth and teens

  • $312,000

    Seton Youth Shelters · Virginia Beach, VA · 2022

    Emergency family and youth shelter

  • $305,000

    Seton Youth Shelters · Virginia Beach, VA · 2024

    Emergency family and youth shelter

  • $273,000

    Forkids · Norfolk, VA · 2024

    In support of prgm for homeless

  • $262,000

    Ywca · Norfolk, VA · 2024

    Domestic & sexual violence

  • $245,000

    The Salvation Army of Tidewater · Norfolk, VA · 2025

    Rent assistance program

  • $240,000

    The Salvation Army of Tidewater · Norfolk, VA · 2023

    Rent assistance program

  • $230,000

    The Salvation Army of Tidewater · Norfolk, VA · 2022

    Rent assistance program

  • $227,500

    Together We Can · Virginia Beach, VA · 2025

    Operations

  • $220,000

    The Salvation Army of Tidewater · Norfolk, VA · 2024

    Rent assistance program

  • $220,000

    Forkids · Norfolk, VA · 2022

    In support of prgm for homeless

  • $213,000

    Forkids · Norfolk, VA · 2025

    In support of prgm for homeless

  • $160,000

    Tidewater Youth Services Commission · Portsmouth, VA · 2024

    Community based therapeutic services

  • $150,000

    The Union Mission · Norfolk, VA · 2022

    Shelter, food & recovery program

  • $145,000

    Seton Youth Shelters · Virginia Beach, VA · 2025

    Emergency family and youth shelter

  • $135,000

    Yours Ministry · Norfolk, VA · 2025

    Youth mentorship

  • $134,500

    Ywca · Norfolk, VA · 2025

    Domestic & sexual violence

  • $125,000

    Yours Ministry · Norfolk, VA · 2024

    Youth mentorship

  • $107,500

    The Boys and Girls Club of Se Va · Norfolk, VA · 2023

    Club prgm for youth and teens

  • $102,721

    Hope U Foundation · Chesapeake, VA · 2022

    Teach independent living skills

  • $100,000

    Seton Youth Shelters · Virginia Beach, VA · 2023

    Emergency family and youth shelter

  • $100,000

    Chip of South Hampton Roads · Chesapeake, VA · 2022

    Infant care

  • $100,000

    The Boys and Girls Club of Se Va · Norfolk, VA · 2022

    Club prgm for youth and teens

  • $100,000

    Yours Ministry · Norfolk, VA · 2022

    Youth mentorship

  • $97,000

    Tidewater Youth Services Founation · Portsmouth, VA · 2025

    Community based therapeutic services

  • $92,300

    Tidewater Friends of Foster Care · Norfolk, VA · 2025

    Support for children in foster care

  • $82,000

    Tidewater Friends of Foster Care · Norfolk, VA · 2024

    Support for children in foster care

  • $80,000

    Twp-the Youth Movement · Norfolk, VA · 2025

    Operations

  • $80,000

    Ywca · Norfolk, VA · 2023

    Domestic & sexual violence

  • $75,000

    Together We Can · Virginia Beach, VA · 2024

    The connections program for children

  • $75,000

    Tidewater Friends of Foster Care · Norfolk, VA · 2023

    Support for children in foster care

  • $75,000

    Together We Can · Virginia Beach, VA · 2023

    The connections program for children

  • $75,000

    Together We Can · Virginia Beach, VA · 2022

    The connections program for children

  • $70,000

    Hope House Foundation · Norfolk, VA · 2023

    Special needs housing, quality of

  • $65,000

    Hope House Foundation · Norfolk, VA · 2025

    Special needs housing, quality of

  • $62,500

    The Muse Writing Center · Norfolk, VA · 2025

    Provides creative writing classes &

  • $60,000

    The Muse Writing Center · Norfolk, VA · 2024

    Provides creative writing classes &

  • $55,000

    St Columbia Ecumenical · Norfolk, VA · 2025

    Prescription medication prgm

  • $55,000

    Hope House Foundation · Norfolk, VA · 2024

    Special needs housing, quality of

  • $55,000

    Tidewater Youth Services Commission · Portsmouth, VA · 2023

    Community based therapeutic services

  • $50,000

    St Columbia Ecumenical · Norfolk, VA · 2024

    Prescription medication prgm

  • $50,000

    St Columbia Ecumenical · Norfolk, VA · 2023

    Prescription medication prgm

  • $50,000

    The Muse Writing Center · Norfolk, VA · 2023

    Provides creative writing classes &

  • $50,000

    St Columbia Ecumenical · Norfolk, VA · 2022

    Prescription medication prgm

  • $50,000

    The Muse Writing Center · Norfolk, VA · 2022

    Provides creative writing classes &

  • $50,000

    Tidewater Friends of Foster Care · Norfolk, VA · 2022

    Support for children in foster care

  • $40,000

    Hope House Foundation · Norfolk, VA · 2022

    Special needs housing, quality of

  • $30,000

    Tidewater Wooden Boat Workshop · Norfolk, VA · 2025

    General support

  • $27,709

    Yours Ministry · Norfolk, VA · 2023

    Youth mentorship

  • $25,000

    Chip · Chesapeake, VA · 2025

    Operatings

  • $25,000

    Connect With a Wish · Virginia Beach, VA · 2025

    Foster care

  • $25,000

    Families of Autistic Children · Virginia Beach, VA · 2025

    Operations

  • $25,000

    Friends of the Vb Jdrc · Virginia Beach, VA · 2025

    In support of community service

  • $25,000

    Families of Autistic Children · Virginia Beach, VA · 2024

    Operations

  • $25,000

    Friends of the Vb Jdrc · Virginia Beach, VA · 2024

    In support of community service

  • $25,000

    The Union Mission · Norfolk, VA · 2024

    Shelter, food & recovery program

  • $25,000

    Twp-the Youth Movement · Norfolk, VA · 2024

    Operations

  • $22,500

    The Union Mission · Norfolk, VA · 2023

    Shelter, food & recovery program

  • $20,000

    Tidewater Wooden Boat Workshop · Norfolk, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $20,000

    Friends of the Vb Jdrc · Virginia Beach, VA · 2023

    In support of community service

  • $20,000

    Tidewater Wooden Boat Workshop · Norfolk, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $20,000

    Friends of the Vb Jdrc · Virginia Beach, VA · 2022

    In support of community service

  • $20,000

    Tidewater Wooden Boat Workshop · Norfolk, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $18,000

    The Reach Foundation · Norfolk, VA · 2022

    To promote literacy

  • $15,000

    Hero Kids Foundation · Suffolk, VA · 2024

    Operations

  • $10,000

    Kindred Resource Network · Chesapeake, VA · 2025

    Operations

  • $10,000

    Tidewater Youth Services Commission · Portsmouth, VA · 2022

    Community based therapeutic services

  • $2,500

    Odu Educational Foundation · Norfolk, VA · 2023

    Scholarships

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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.