Funding search · EIN 276251236 · Roanoke, VA

The Helen C Cobbs Foundation

Name: The Helen C Cobbs Foundation 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.

55
grants reported: $946,099
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $13,006
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.

What they fund

rent bills electric food needy battered cobbs scholars

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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.

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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.

Presbyterian Community Center4 grants · $165,539
Roanoke College4 grants · $149,384
Family Service of Roanoke Valley4 grants · $79,631
Roanoke Area Ministries (Ram House)4 grants · $74,691
Rescue Mission of Roanoke4 grants · $74,691
Child Health Investment Partnership (Chip)4 grants · $59,363
Family Promise of Greater Roanoke4 grants · $53,088
West End Center4 grants · $53,088
Hollins University Corporation4 grants · $49,795
Boys & Girls Clubs of Roanoke Valley4 grants · $49,795

Giving over time

$246,999

2022

$214,000

2023

$234,100

2024

$251,000

2025

Grant history

All 55 reported grants, largest first.

$46,930
Presbyterian Community Center · Roanoke, VA · 2022
Donation for rent, electric bills & food for needy
$43,925
Presbyterian Community Center · Roanoke, VA · 2025
Donation for rent, electric bills, & food for needy
$39,017
Presbyterian Community Center · Roanoke, VA · 2024
Donation for rent, electric bills, & food for needy
$39,017
Roanoke College · Salem, VA · 2024
Donation for general support & cobbs scholars
$37,650
Roanoke College · Salem, VA · 2025
Donation for general support & cobbs scholars
$37,050
Roanoke College · Salem, VA · 2022
Donation for general support & cobbs scholars
$35,667
Presbyterian Community Center · Roanoke, VA · 2023
Donation for rent, electric bills & food for needy
$35,667
Roanoke College · Salem, VA · 2023
Donation for general support & cobbs scholars
$23,465
Family Service of Roanoke Valley · Roanoke, VA · 2022
Donation for general support
$19,508
Family Service of Roanoke Valley · Roanoke, VA · 2024
Donation for general support
$19,508
Rescue Mission of Roanoke · Roanoke, VA · 2024
Donation for battered women's program
$19,508
Roanoke Area Ministries (Ram House) · Roanoke, VA · 2024
Donation for rent, electric bills, & food for needy
$18,825
Child Health Investment Partnership (Chip) · Roanoke, VA · 2025
Donation for general support
$18,825
Family Service of Roanoke Valley · Roanoke, VA · 2025
Donation for general support
$18,825
Rescue Mission of Roanoke · Roanoke, VA · 2025
Donation for battered women's program
$18,825
Roanoke Area Ministries (Ram House) · Roanoke, VA · 2025
Donation for rent, electric bills, & food for needy
$18,525
Rescue Mission of Roanoke · Roanoke, VA · 2022
Donation for battered women's program
$18,525
Roanoke Area Ministries (Ram House) · Roanoke, VA · 2022
Donation for rent, electric bills & food for needy
$17,833
Family Service of Roanoke Valley · Roanoke, VA · 2023
Donation for general support
$17,833
Rescue Mission of Roanoke · Roanoke, VA · 2023
Donation for battered women's program
$17,833
Roanoke Area Ministries (Ram House) · Roanoke, VA · 2023
Donation for rent, electric bills & food for needy
$15,643
Child Health Investment Partnership (Chip) · Roanoke, VA · 2022
Donation for general support
$15,643
Family Promise of Greater Roanoke · Salem, VA · 2022
Donation for general support
$15,643
West End Center · Roanoke, VA · 2022
Donation for general support
$13,006
Boys & Girls Clubs of Roanoke Valley · Roanoke, VA · 2024
Donation for general support
$13,006
Child Health Investment Partnership (Chip) · Roanoke, VA · 2024
Donation for general support
$13,006
Family Promise of Greater Roanoke · Salem, VA · 2024
Donation for general support
$13,006
Girl Scouts of Virginia Skyline Council · Roanoke, VA · 2024
Donation for general support
$13,006
Hollins University Corporation · Roanoke, VA · 2024
Donation for general support
$13,006
Salem Historical Society Dba Salem Museum · Salem, VA · 2024
Donation for general support
$13,006
West End Center · Roanoke, VA · 2024
Donation for general support
$12,550
Boys & Girls Clubs of Roanoke Valley · Roanoke, VA · 2025
Donation for general support
$12,550
Family Promise of Greater Roanoke · Salem, VA · 2025
Donation for general support
$12,550
Girl Scouts of Virginia Skyline Council · Roanoke, VA · 2025
Donation for general support
$12,550
Hollins University Corporation · Roanoke, VA · 2025
Donation for general support
$12,550
Salem Historical Society Dba Salem Museum · Salem, VA · 2025
Donation for general support
$12,550
West End Center · Roanoke, VA · 2025
Donation for general support
$12,350
Boys & Girls Clubs of Roanoke Valley · Roanoke, VA · 2022
Donation for general support
$12,350
Girl Scouts of Virginia Skyline Council · Roanoke, VA · 2022
Donation for general support
$12,350
Hollins University Corporation · Roanoke, VA · 2022
Donation for general support
$12,350
Salem Historical Society Dba Salem Museum · Salem, VA · 2022
Donation for general support
$11,889
Boys & Girls Clubs of Roanoke Valley · Roanoke, VA · 2023
Donation for general support
$11,889
Child Health Investment Partnership (Chip) · Roanoke, VA · 2023
Donation for general support
$11,889
Family Promise of Greater Roanoke · Salem, VA · 2023
Donation for general support
$11,889
Girl Scouts of Virginia Skyline Council · Roanoke, VA · 2023
Donation for general support
$11,889
Hollins University Corporation · Roanoke, VA · 2023
Donation for general support
$11,889
Salem Historical Society Dba Salem Museum · Salem, VA · 2023
Donation for general support
$11,889
West End Center · Roanoke, VA · 2023
Donation for general support
$9,412
Adult Care Center of Roanoke Valley · Salem, VA · 2025
Donation for carpet
$6,275
Salem Area Ecumenical Ministries · Salem, VA · 2025
Donation for rent assistance
$6,175
Blue Ridge Mountains Council Boy Scouts of America · Roanoke, VA · 2022
Donation for general support
$5,944
Blue Ridge Mountains Council Boy Scouts of America · Roanoke, VA · 2023
Donation for general support
$3,250
Adult Care Center of Roanoke Valley · Salem, VA · 2024
Donation for general support
$3,250
Blue Ridge Mountains Council Boy Scouts of America · Roanoke, VA · 2024
Donation for general support
$3,138
Blue Ridge Mountains Council Boy Scouts of America · Roanoke, VA · 2025
Donation for general support

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