Funding search · EIN 452323642 · Newport News, VA

Petters Family Foundation

Name: Petters Family 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.

97
grants reported: $11.0M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $15,000
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

education academy admissions boys broadcasting camp childhood early

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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.

4 grants matching “early childhood education” · $672,500

$202,500
Peake Childhood Center · Hampton, VA · 2025
General support for low income early childhood education
$200,000
Peake Childhood Center · Hampton, VA · 2024
General support for low income early childhood education
$235,000
Peake Childhood Center · Hampton, VA · 2023
General support for low income early childhood education
$35,000
Peake Childhood Center · Hampton, VA · 2022
General support for low income early childhood education

Top recipients

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

College of William & Mary Foundation3 grants · $3.0M
US Naval Academy Foundation4 grants · $1.1M
William & Mary Foundation1 grant · $1.0M
Virginia Foundation for Community College Education4 grants · $850,000
An Achievable Dream4 grants · $810,000
Virginia Living Museum3 grants · $750,000
Peake Childhood Center4 grants · $672,500
Soundscapes4 grants · $651,703
Bearings Bike Shop3 grants · $420,000
Jesuit High School4 grants · $400,000

Giving over time

$2.3M

2022

$2.6M

2023

$2.7M

2024

$3.2M

2025

Grant history

All 97 reported grants, largest first.

$1.0M
College of William & Mary Foundation · Williamsburg, VA · 2023
Sponsorship of camp launch program and general support
$1.0M
College of William & Mary Foundation · Williamsburg, VA · 2024
Sponsorship of camp launch program and general support
$1.0M
William & Mary Foundation · Williamsburg, VA · 2025
Sponsorship of camp launch program and general support
$1.0M
College of William & Mary Foundation · Williamsburg, VA · 2022
Sponsorship of camp launch program and general support
$400,000
US Naval Academy Foundation · Annapolis, MD · 2022
Support of naval academy annual fund, stem and minority outreach for admissions.
$366,990
Soundscapes · Newport News, VA · 2025
General support
$250,000
US Naval Academy Foundation · Annapolis, MD · 2025
Support of naval academy annual fund, stem and minority outreach for admissions.
$250,000
Virginia Living Museum · Newport News, VA · 2025
General support
$250,000
US Naval Academy Foundation · Annapolis, MD · 2024
Support of naval academy annual fund, stem and minority outreach for admissions.
$250,000
Virginia Living Museum · Newport News, VA · 2024
General support
$250,000
Virginia Living Museum · Newport News, VA · 2023
General support
$250,000
Virginia Foundation for Community College Education · Richmond, VA · 2022
General support
$235,000
Peake Childhood Center · Hampton, VA · 2023
General support for low income early childhood education
$210,000
Son of a Saint · New Orleans, LA · 2025
Improving the lives of fatherless boys in new orlelans
$205,000
An Achievable Dream · Newport News, VA · 2025
General fund support
$205,000
An Achievable Dream · Newport News, VA · 2024
General fund support
$202,500
Peake Childhood Center · Hampton, VA · 2025
General support for low income early childhood education
$200,000
Virginia Foundation for Community College Education · North Chesterfield, VA · 2025
General support
$200,000
Peake Childhood Center · Hampton, VA · 2024
General support for low income early childhood education
$200,000
Virginia Foundation for Community College Education · Richmond, VA · 2024
General support
$200,000
An Achievable Dream · Newport News, VA · 2023
General fund support
$200,000
US Naval Academy Foundation · Annapolis, MD · 2023
Support of naval academy annual fund, stem and minority outreach for admissions.
$200,000
Virginia Foundation for Community College Education · Richmond, VA · 2023
General support
$200,000
An Achievable Dream · Newport News, VA · 2022
General fund support
$150,000
Bearings Bike Shop · Atlanta, GA · 2025
Capital and operational support
$150,000
Bearings Bike Shop · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Capital and operational support
$130,163
Soundscapes · Newport News, VA · 2024
General support
$120,000
Bearings Bike Shop · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Capital and operational support
$110,000
Mariner'S Museum and Park · Newport News, VA · 2024
General support
$100,000
Jesuit High School · Tampa, FL · 2025
General support
$100,000
Mariner'S Museum and Park · Newport News, VA · 2025
General support
$100,000
Jesuit High School · Tampa, FL · 2024
General support
$100,000
Jesuit High School · Tampa, FL · 2023
General support
$100,000
The Mariner'S Museum and Park · Newport News, VA · 2023
General support
$100,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Virginia Peninsula · Newport News, VA · 2022
General support
$100,000
Jesuit High School · Tampa, FL · 2022
General support
$100,000
The Mariner'S Museum and Park · Newport News, VA · 2022
General support
$93,050
Soundscapes · Newport News, VA · 2023
General support
$75,000
Whro · Norfolk, VA · 2025
General support of public broadcasting
$61,500
Soundscapes · Newport News, VA · 2022
General support
$50,000
Tougaloo College · Tougaloo, MS · 2022
General support
$45,000
Son of a Saint · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Improving the lives of fatherless boys in new orlelans
$35,000
Peake Childhood Center · Hampton, VA · 2022
General support for low income early childhood education
$20,000
Firstspark · Newport News, VA · 2025
Education
$20,000
United Way of the Virginia Peninsula · Newport News, VA · 2025
General support
$20,000
Firstspark · Newport News, VA · 2024
Education
$20,000
United Way of the Virginia Peninsula · Newport News, VA · 2024
General support
$15,000
Love Your Neighbor Nola · New Orleans, LA · 2025
General fund support
$15,000
Whro · Norfolk, VA · 2024
General support of public broadcasting
$15,000
Whro · Norfolk, VA · 2023
General support of public broadcasting
$15,000
Whro · Norfolk, VA · 2022
General support of public broadcasting
$10,000
Degood Foundation · Newport News, VA · 2025
General support
$10,000
Riverside Foundation · Newport News, VA · 2025
General support
$10,000
Thrive Peninsula · Newport News, VA · 2025
General support
$10,000
Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities · Richmond, VA · 2025
General support
$10,000
Degood Foundation · Newport News, VA · 2024
General support
$10,000
Riverside Foundation · Newport News, VA · 2024
General support
$10,000
Son of a Saint · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Improving the lives of fatherless boys in new orlelans
$10,000
Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities · Richmond, VA · 2024
General support
$10,000
The Degood Foundation · Newport News, VA · 2023
General support
$10,000
Thrive Peninsula · Newport News, VA · 2023
General support
$10,000
United Way of the Virginia Peninsula · Newport News, VA · 2023
General support
$10,000
Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities · Richmond, VA · 2023
General support
$10,000
Son of a Saint · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Improving the lives of fatherless boys in new orlelans
$5,515
Hampton Education Foundation · Hampton, VA · 2023
General support
$5,160
Hampton Education Foundation · Hampton, VA · 2024
General support
$5,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Virginia Peninsula · Newport News, VA · 2025
General support
$5,000
Cnu Education Foundation · Newport News, VA · 2025
General fund support
$5,000
Hampton Education Foundation · Hampton, VA · 2025
General support
$5,000
Peninsula Pastoral Counseling Center · Newport News, VA · 2025
General support
$5,000
William & Mary Business School Foundation · Williamsburg, VA · 2025
General fund support
$5,000
Ymca of the Virginia Peninsulas · Newport News, VA · 2025
General support
$5,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Virginia Peninsula · Newport News, VA · 2024
General support
$5,000
Peninsula Pastoral Counseling Center · Newport News, VA · 2024
General support
$5,000
Tailhook Education Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2024
General support
$5,000
Thrive Peninsula · Newport News, VA · 2024
General support
$5,000
Ymca of the Virginia Peninsulas · Newport News, VA · 2024
General support
$5,000
The Faison Center · Richmond, VA · 2023
General support
$5,000
Hampton Education Foundation · Hampton, VA · 2022
General support
$5,000
The Faison Center · Richmond, VA · 2022
General support
$2,500
Bayport Foundation · Newport News, VA · 2025
General fund support
$2,500
Edmarc · Portsmouth, VA · 2025
General support
$2,500
Hilton Presbyterian Church Preschool · Newport News, VA · 2025
Hilton presbyterian preschool ministry
$2,500
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church · Newport News, VA · 2025
General fund support
$2,500
Bayport Foundation · Newport News, VA · 2024
General fund support
$2,500
Edmarc Hospice for Children · Portsmouth, VA · 2024
General support
$2,500
Hilton Presbyterian Church Preschool · Newport News, VA · 2024
Hilton presbyterian preschool ministry
$2,500
Network Peninsula · Newport News, VA · 2024
General support
$2,500
Edmarc Hospice for Children · Portsmouth, VA · 2023
General support
$2,500
First Spark · Newport News, VA · 2023
Education
$2,500
Hilton Presbyterian Church Preschool · Newport News, VA · 2023
Hilton presbyterian preschool ministry
$2,500
Edmarc Hospice for Children · Portsmouth, VA · 2022
General support
$2,500
Hilton Presbyterian Church Preschool · Newport News, VA · 2022
Hilton presbyterian preschool ministry
$1,500
Faison Center · Richmond, VA · 2024
General support
$1,500
Peninsula Community Foundation of Va · Hampton, VA · 2023
General support
$1,500
Smart Beginnings · Newport News, VA · 2022
Education
$1,100
Peninsula Community Foundation of Va · Hampton, VA · 2024
General support

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