Funding search · EIN 465103846 · Richmond, VA

Commonwealth Foundations

Name: Commonwealth Foundations grants, 2022–2024
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A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

245
grants reported: $27.1M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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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.

Virginia Tech Foundation3 grants · $3.8M
Vcu School of Engineering Foundation1 grant · $3.3M
Mary Baldwin University3 grants · $3.1M
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden3 grants · $3.0M
The Faison Center1 grant · $2.0M
Anna Julia Cooper Episcopal School3 grants · $1.7M
Kenan-Flagler Business School Foundation3 grants · $1.4M
Darden School Foundation3 grants · $1.2M
Up Rva3 grants · $999,760
Washington & Lee University3 grants · $949,315

Giving over time

$10.7M

2022

$8.1M

2023

$8.3M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 245 grants.

$3.3M
Vcu School of Engineering Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2024
General support
$2.0M
The Faison Center · Richmond, VA · 2022
General support
$1.5M
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden · Henrico, VA · 2023
General support
$1.5M
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden · Henrico, VA · 2022
General support
$1.3M
Virginia Tech Foundation · Blacksburg, VA · 2024
General support
$1.3M
Virginia Tech Foundation · Blacksburg, VA · 2023
General support
$1.3M
Virginia Tech Foundation · Blacksburg, VA · 2022
General support
$1.3M
Mary Baldwin University · Staunton, VA · 2022
General support
$1.1M
Mary Baldwin University · Staunton, VA · 2023
General support
$850,000
Mary Baldwin University · Staunton, VA · 2024
General support
$615,000
Darden School Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General support
$615,000
Darden School Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General support
$602,000
Kenan-Flagler Business School Foundation · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
General support
$575,000
Anna Julia Cooper Episcopal School · Richmond, VA · 2024
General support
$575,000
Anna Julia Cooper Episcopal School · Richmond, VA · 2023
General support
$575,000
Anna Julia Cooper Episcopal School · Richmond, VA · 2022
General support
$552,000
Kenan-Flagler Business School Foundation · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
General support
$471,960
Up Rva · Richmond, VA · 2022
General support
$400,000
Caritas · Richmond, VA · 2022
General support
$392,171
Washington & Lee University · Lexington, VA · 2022
General support
$360,000
Sheltering Arms Foundation · Glen Allen, VA · 2023
General support
$360,000
Sheltering Arms Foundation · Glen Allen, VA · 2022
General support
$328,000
Cav Futures Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General support
$312,300
Up Rva · Richmond, VA · 2024
General support
$278,572
Washington & Lee University · Lexington, VA · 2024
General support
$278,572
Washington & Lee University · Lexington, VA · 2023
General support
$217,500
American Red Cross · Richmond, VA · 2022
General support
$216,000
Kenan-Flagler Business School Foundation · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
General support
$215,500
Up Rva · Richmond, VA · 2023
General support
$200,000
Cav Futures Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General support
$200,000
Parenting Translator Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2023
General support
$160,000
St Anne'S - Belfield School · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General support
$145,909
St Stephen'S Episcopal Church · Richmond, VA · 2022
General support
$130,000
Sports Backers · Richmond, VA · 2024
General support
$100,000
American Red Cross · Richmond, VA · 2024
General support
$100,000
American Red Cross · Richmond, VA · 2023
General support
$96,000
Virginia Athletics Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General support
$80,000
Metro Richmond Sports Backers · Richmond, VA · 2023
General support
$80,000
Virginia Athletics Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General support
$80,000
Virginia Athletics Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General support
$77,000
Christ Church Episcopal · Glen Allen, VA · 2023
General support
$75,000
Focused Ultrasound Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General support
$75,000
Focused Ultrasound Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General support
$68,100
The Virginia Home · Richmond, VA · 2023
General support
$67,500
St Mary'S Episcopal Church · Richmond, VA · 2024
General support
$60,000
McV Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2023
General support
$60,000
McV Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2022
General support
$54,100
The Virginia Home · Richmond, VA · 2022
General support
$52,500
Uva Center for Politics · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General support
$50,900
Massey Cancer Center · Richmond, VA · 2024
General support
$50,000
Focused Ultrasound Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General support
$50,000
High Street United Methodist Church · Franklin, VA · 2024
General support
$50,000
Lafayette College · Easton, PA · 2024
General support
$50,000
Southampton County Historical Society · Newsomes, VA · 2024
General support
$50,000
Uva Center for Politics · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General support
$50,000
Jefferson Scholars Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General support
$50,000
Operation Healing Forces · Clearwater, FL · 2023
General support
$50,000
Pebble Beach Company Foundation · Carmel, CA · 2023
General support
$50,000
Southampton County Historical Society · Newsomes, VA · 2023
General support
$50,000
Uva Center for Politics · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General support
$50,000
Jefferson Scholars Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General support
$50,000
Operation Healing Forces · Clearwater, FL · 2022
General support
$49,000
The Virginia Home · Richmond, VA · 2024
General support
$48,000
St Anne'S - Belfield School · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General support
$47,700
Christ Episcopal Church · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General support
$40,000
Collegiate School · Richmond, VA · 2024
General support
$40,000
Botanical Garden of the Piedmont · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General support
$40,000
St Mary'S Episcopal Church · Richmond, VA · 2023
General support
$40,000
Christ Episcopal Church · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General support
$30,000
Collegiate School · Richmond, VA · 2023
General support
$27,800
First Tee of Greater Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2024
General support
$27,500
High Street United Methodist Church · Franklin, VA · 2023
General support
$27,500
High Street United Methodist Church · Franklin, VA · 2022
General support
$25,000
United Way · Richmond, VA · 2024
General support
$25,000
Jewish Community Federation of Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2023
General support
$25,000
United Way · Richmond, VA · 2023
General support
$25,000
United Way · Richmond, VA · 2022
General support
$20,000
Robin Hood Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$20,000
Collegiate School · Richmond, VA · 2022
General support
$20,000
Metro Richmond Sports Backers · Richmond, VA · 2022
General support
$16,000
Tall Timbers Foundation · Tallahassee, FL · 2024
General support
$15,000
Darden School Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General support
$15,000
Virginia Discovery Museum · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General support
$11,000
Music Resource Center · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General support
$10,500
Christ Episcopal Church · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General support
$10,000
An Achievable Dream · Newport News, VA · 2024
General support
$10,000
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
$10,000
Grand Teton National Park Foundation · Jackson, WY · 2024
General support
$10,000
Healthnet Foundation · Chagrin Falls, OH · 2024
General support
$10,000
Musc Foundation · Charleston, SC · 2024
General support
$10,000
Operation Healing Forces · Clearwater, FL · 2024
General support
$10,000
University of Virginia · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General support
$10,000
US Ski and Snowboard Foundation · Park City, UT · 2024
General support
$10,000
Uva Health Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General support
$10,000
An Achievable Dream · Newport News, VA · 2023
General support
$10,000
Cristo Rey Richmond High School · Richmond, VA · 2023
General support
$10,000
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2023
General support
$10,000
Fanconi Anemia Research Fund · Eugene, OR · 2023
General support
$10,000
First Tee of Greater Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2023
General support
$10,000
Grand Teton National Park Foundation · Jackson, WY · 2023
General support

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