Funding search · EIN 168064401 · Charlottesville, VA

The Charles Fund

Name: The Charles Fund 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.

328
grants reported: $2.2M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $500
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

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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.

Top recipients

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

Montpelier Foundation4 grants · $240,000
Genesee Country Village & Museum4 grants · $210,000
American Frontier Cultural Foundation4 grants · $200,000
Rochester Museum and Science Center4 grants · $190,000
Hillside Family of Agencies3 grants · $150,000
Uncommon Schools Rochester Prep4 grants · $125,000
Jefferson Area Board for Aging4 grants · $105,000
Thomas Jefferson Foundation4 grants · $100,000
Shenandoah National Park Trust4 grants · $97,500
Child Health Partnership4 grants · $80,000

Giving over time

$603,000

2022

$526,500

2023

$501,500

2024

$584,000

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 328 grants.

$75,000
Rochester Museum and Science Center · Rochester, NY · 2022
General purposes of donee
$65,000
Rochester Museum and Science Center · Rochester, NY · 2025
General purposes of donee
$60,000
Genesee Country Village & Museum · Mumford, NY · 2025
General purposes of donee
$60,000
Montpelier Foundation · Orange, VA · 2025
General purposes of donee
$60,000
Montpelier Foundation · Orange, VA · 2024
General purposes of donee
$60,000
Montpelier Foundation · Orange, VA · 2023
General purposes of donee
$60,000
Montpelier Foundation · Orange, VA · 2022
General purposes of donee
$50,000
American Frontier Cultural Foundation · Staunton, VA · 2025
General purposes of donee
$50,000
Hillside Family of Agencies · Rochester, NY · 2025
General purposes of donee
$50,000
American Frontier Cultural Foundation · Staunton, VA · 2024
General purposes of donee
$50,000
Genesee Country Village & Museum · Mumford, NY · 2024
General purposes of donee
$50,000
Hillside Family of Agencies · Rochester, NY · 2024
General purposes of donee
$50,000
American Frontier Cultural Foundation · Staunton, VA · 2023
General purposes of donee
$50,000
Genesee Country Village & Museum · Mumford, NY · 2023
General purposes of donee
$50,000
Hillside Family of Agencies · Rochester, NY · 2023
General purposes of donee
$50,000
American Frontier Cultural Foundation · Staunton, VA · 2022
General purposes of donee
$50,000
Genesee Country Village & Museum · Mumford, NY · 2022
General purposes of donee
$50,000
Hillside Children'S Foundation · Rochester, NY · 2022
General purposes of donee
$50,000
Uncommon Schools Rochester Prep · Rochester, NY · 2022
General purposes of donee
$30,000
Jefferson Area Board for Aging · Charlottesville, VA · 2025
General purposes of donee
$30,000
Shenandoah National Park Trust · Charlottesville, VA · 2025
General purposes of donee
$25,000
Martha Jefferson Hospital Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2025
General purposes of donee
$25,000
Thomas Jefferson Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2025
General purposes of donee
$25,000
Uncommon Schools Rochester Prep · Rochester, NY · 2025
General purposes of donee
$25,000
Jefferson Area Board for Aging · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General purposes of donee
$25,000
Martha Jefferson Hospital Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General purposes of donee
$25,000
Rochester Museum and Science Center · Rochester, NY · 2024
General purposes of donee
$25,000
Shenandoah National Park Trust · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General purposes of donee
$25,000
Thomas Jefferson Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General purposes of donee
$25,000
Uncommon Schools Rochester Prep · Rochester, NY · 2024
General purposes of donee
$25,000
Jefferson Area Board for Aging · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General purposes of donee
$25,000
Lewis and Clark Exploratory Center · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General purposes of donee
$25,000
Rochester Museum and Science Center · Rochester, NY · 2023
General purposes of donee
$25,000
Shenandoah National Park Trust · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General purposes of donee
$25,000
Thomas Jefferson Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General purposes of donee
$25,000
Uncommon Schools Rochester Prep · Rochester, NY · 2023
General purposes of donee
$25,000
Jefferson Area Board for Aging · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General purposes of donee
$25,000
Lewis and Clark Exploratory Center · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General purposes of donee
$25,000
Thomas Jefferson Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General purposes of donee
$20,000
Child Health Partnership · Charlottesville, VA · 2025
General purposes of donee
$20,000
Hospice of the Piedmont · Charlottesville, VA · 2025
General purposes of donee
$20,000
Child Health Partnership · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General purposes of donee
$20,000
United Way - Thomas Jefferson Area · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General purposes of donee
$20,000
Child Health Partnership · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General purposes of donee
$20,000
Hospice of the Piedmont · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General purposes of donee
$20,000
United Way - Thomas Jefferson Area · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General purposes of donee
$20,000
Child Health Partnership · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General purposes of donee
$20,000
Hospice of the Piedmont · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General purposes of donee
$20,000
United Way - Thomas Jefferson Area · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General purposes of donee
$17,500
Shenandoah National Park Trust · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General purposes of donee
$15,000
Lewis and Clark Exploratory Center · Charlottesville, VA · 2025
General purposes of donee
$15,000
Madison House · Charlottesville, VA · 2025
General purposes of donee
$15,000
United Way - Thomas Jefferson Area · Charlottesville, VA · 2025
General purposes of donee
$15,000
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Grant · Staunton, VA · 2025
General purposes of donee
$15,000
Madison House · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General purposes of donee
$15,000
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Grant · Staunton, VA · 2024
General purposes of donee
$15,000
Madison House · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General purposes of donee
$15,000
The Virginia College Fund · Richmond, VA · 2023
General purposes of donee
$15,000
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Grant · Staunton, VA · 2023
General purposes of donee
$15,000
Madison House · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General purposes of donee
$15,000
The Virginia College Fund · Richmond, VA · 2022
General purposes of donee
$15,000
Va Foundation for the Humanities · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General purposes of donee
$15,000
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Grant · Staunton, VA · 2022
General purposes of donee
$11,500
Virginia Museum of History & Culture · Richmond, VA · 2024
General purposes of donee
$11,500
Virginia Museum of History & Culture · Richmond, VA · 2023
General purposes of donee
$10,500
Virginia Museum of History & Culture · Richmond, VA · 2022
General purposes of donee
$10,000
Computers4kids · Charlottesville, VA · 2025
General purposes of donee
$10,000
Va Foundation for the Humanities · Charlottesville, VA · 2025
General purposes of donee
$10,000
Habitat for Humanity of Charlottesville · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General purposes of donee
$10,000
Habitat for Humanity of Charlottesville · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General purposes of donee
$10,000
Habitat for Humanity of Charlottesville · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General purposes of donee
$7,500
The Center at Belvedere · Charlottesville, VA · 2025
General purposes of donee
$6,500
Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society · Charlottesville, VA · 2025
General purposes of donee
$5,500
Computers4kids · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General purposes of donee
$5,250
Botanical Gardens of the Piedmont · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General purposes of donee
$5,000
Virginia Museum of History & Culture · Richmond, VA · 2025
General purposes of donee
$5,000
Botanical Gardens of the Piedmont · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General purposes of donee
$5,000
Computers4kids · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General purposes of donee
$5,000
Literacy Volunteers · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General purposes of donee
$5,000
The Center at Belvedere · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General purposes of donee
$5,000
Va Foundation for the Humanities · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General purposes of donee
$5,000
The Center at Belvedere · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General purposes of donee
$5,000
Charlottesville Tomorrow · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General purposes of donee
$5,000
The Center at Belvedere · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General purposes of donee
$1,000
All Blessings Flow · Charlottesville, VA · 2025
General purposes of donee
$1,000
Blue Ridge Area Food Bank · Verona, VA · 2025
General purposes of donee
$1,000
Legal Aid Justice Center · Charlottesville, VA · 2025
General purposes of donee
$1,000
Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry · Charlottesville, VA · 2025
General purposes of donee
$1,000
Meals On Wheels · Charlottesville, VA · 2025
General purposes of donee
$1,000
Westiminster Canterbury of the Blue Ridge · Charlottesville, VA · 2025
General purposes of donee
$1,000
Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General purposes of donee
$1,000
All Blessings Flow · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General purposes of donee
$1,000
Blue Ridge Area Food Bank · Verona, VA · 2024
General purposes of donee
$1,000
Legal Aid Justice Center · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General purposes of donee
$1,000
Westiminster Canterbury of the Blue Ridge · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General purposes of donee
$1,000
Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General purposes of donee
$1,000
Legal Aid Justice Center · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General purposes of donee
$1,000
Westiminster Canterbury of the Blue Ridge · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General purposes of donee
$1,000
Charlottesville-Albemarle Spca · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General purposes of donee
$1,000
Legal Aid Justice Center · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General purposes of donee

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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.