Funding search · EIN 540554396 · Richmond, VA

Va Foundation for Independent Colleges

Name: Va Foundation for Independent Colleges grants, 2021–2024
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.

64
grants reported: $8.3M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $129,356
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

distribution institution member scholarships

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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 “bridgewater” · $544,198

$121,153
Bridgewater College · Bridgewater, VA · 2024
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$142,717
Bridgewater College · Bridgewater, VA · 2023
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$142,813
Bridgewater College · Bridgewater, VA · 2022
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$137,515
Bridgewater College · Bridgewater, VA · 2021
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships

Top recipients

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

University of Richmond4 grants · $582,065
Shenandoah University4 grants · $565,623
Virginia Wesleyan University4 grants · $555,946
Marymount University4 grants · $553,922
Bridgewater College4 grants · $544,198
Randolph-Macon College4 grants · $521,830
Roanoke College4 grants · $517,786
Emory & Henry College4 grants · $511,122
Washington & Lee University4 grants · $509,979
Hollins University4 grants · $505,935

Giving over time

$2.0M

2021

$2.1M

2022

$2.1M

2023

$2.1M

2024

Grant history

All 64 reported grants, largest first.

$193,970
Virginia Union Univesity · Richmond, VA · 2024
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$164,141
University of Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2021
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$156,576
Marymount University · Arlington, VA · 2023
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$154,251
Shenandoah University · Winchester, VA · 2023
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$152,346
University of Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2022
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$144,832
University of Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2023
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$144,509
Virginia Wesleyan University · Virginia Beach, VA · 2023
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$142,813
Bridgewater College · Bridgewater, VA · 2022
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$142,717
Bridgewater College · Bridgewater, VA · 2023
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$140,639
Roanoke College · Salem, VA · 2022
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$140,632
Roanoke College · Salem, VA · 2021
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$140,280
Shenandoah University · Winchester, VA · 2024
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$139,570
Virginia Wesleyan University · Virginia Beach, VA · 2024
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$139,437
Lynchburg College · Lynchburg, VA · 2021
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$137,515
Bridgewater College · Bridgewater, VA · 2021
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$136,789
Marymount University · Arlington, VA · 2021
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$136,523
Virginia Wesleyan University · Virginia Beach, VA · 2021
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$136,093
Washington & Lee University · Lexington, VA · 2021
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$135,597
Shenandoah University · Winchester, VA · 2022
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$135,580
Marymount University · Arlington, VA · 2022
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$135,495
Shenandoah University · Winchester, VA · 2021
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$135,344
Virginia Wesleyan University · Virginia Beach, VA · 2022
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$135,008
Washington & Lee University · Lexington, VA · 2022
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$134,639
University of Lynchburg · Lynchburg, VA · 2022
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$134,401
Hollins University · Roanoke, VA · 2024
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$133,546
Emory & Henry College · Emory, VA · 2022
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$132,356
Hollins University · Roanoke, VA · 2023
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$132,085
Randolph-Macon College · Ashland, VA · 2024
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$131,819
Randolph College · Lynchburg, VA · 2024
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$131,032
Randolph-Macon College · Ashland, VA · 2022
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$129,982
Emory & Henry College · Emory, VA · 2023
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$129,522
Randolph-Macon College · Ashland, VA · 2021
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$129,191
Randolph-Macon College · Ashland, VA · 2023
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$128,488
Washington & Lee University · Lexington, VA · 2023
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$128,459
University of Lynchburg · Lynchburg, VA · 2023
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$128,070
Emory & Henry College · Emory, VA · 2021
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$126,720
Mary Baldwin University · Staunton, VA · 2023
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$124,977
Marymount University · Arlington, VA · 2024
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$124,778
Hollins University · Roanoke, VA · 2022
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$122,323
Roanoke College · Salem, VA · 2024
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$121,968
Hampden-Sydney College · Hampdensydney, VA · 2022
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$121,933
Mary Baldwin University · Staunton, VA · 2022
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$121,341
Mary Baldwin University · Staunton, VA · 2024
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$121,275
Mary Baldwin University · Staunton, VA · 2021
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$121,153
Bridgewater College · Bridgewater, VA · 2024
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$121,143
Hampden-Sydney College · Hampdensydney, VA · 2021
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$121,065
Sweet Briar College · Sweet Briar, VA · 2024
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$120,746
University of Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2024
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$120,250
Randolph College · Lynchburg, VA · 2021
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$119,807
Randolph College · Lynchburg, VA · 2023
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$119,524
Emory & Henry College · Emory, VA · 2024
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$117,871
Sweet Briar College · Sweet Briar, VA · 2023
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$117,678
Sweet Briar College · Sweet Briar, VA · 2021
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$117,205
Randolph College · Lynchburg, VA · 2022
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$115,303
Sweet Briar College · Sweet Briar, VA · 2022
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$114,467
University of Lynchburg · Lynchburg, VA · 2024
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$114,400
Hollins University · Roanoke, VA · 2021
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$114,192
Roanoke College · Salem, VA · 2023
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$112,832
Hampden-Sydney College · Hampdensydney, VA · 2024
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$110,467
Hampden-Sydney College · Hampdensydney, VA · 2023
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$110,390
Washington & Lee University · Lexington, VA · 2024
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$104,749
Virginia Union Univesity · Richmond, VA · 2023
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$96,564
Virginia Union Univesity · Richmond, VA · 2022
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships
$69,502
Virginia Union Univesity · Richmond, VA · 2021
Distribution to member institution to pay for programs and scholarships

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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.