Funding search · EIN 540795438 · Salem, VA
James a Meador Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 67
- grants reported
- $1.6M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $7,500
- 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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Top recipients
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- Saunders Fire Department2 grants · $180,000
- Covenant Fellowship Church2 grants · $160,000
- Good Samaritan Hospice3 grants · $150,000
- Salem Area Ecumenical Ministries3 grants · $120,000
- Straight Street3 grants · $120,000
- Hope Tree Family Services2 grants · $107,000
- Angels of Assisi2 grants · $100,000
- Faith Christian Schools2 grants · $100,000
- Hope To Walk2 grants · $60,000
- Bethleham United Methodist Church1 grant · $50,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 67 reported grants, largest first.
- $90,000
Saunders Fire Department · Huddleston, VA · 2024
General operations
- $90,000
Saunders Fire Department · Huddleston, VA · 2023
General operations
- $80,000
Covenant Fellowship Church · Moneta, VA · 2023
Donation for general support
- $80,000
Covenant Fellowship Church · Moneta, VA · 2022
Donation for general support
- $57,000
Hope Tree Family Services · Salem, VA · 2023
General operations
- $50,000
Faith Christian Schools · Roanoke, VA · 2024
General operations
- $50,000
Good Samaritan Hospice · Roanoke, VA · 2024
Donation for general support
- $50,000
Hope Tree Family Services · Salem, VA · 2024
General operations
- $50,000
Angels of Assisi · Roanoke, VA · 2023
General operations
- $50,000
Faith Christian Schools · Roanoke, VA · 2023
General operations
- $50,000
Good Samaritan Hospice · Roanoke, VA · 2023
Donation for general support
- $50,000
Straight Street · Roanoke, VA · 2023
Donation for general support
- $50,000
Angels of Assisi · Roanoke, VA · 2022
Donation for general support
- $50,000
Bethleham United Methodist Church · Moneta, VA · 2022
Donation for general support
- $50,000
Good Samaritan Hospice · Roanoke, VA · 2022
Donation for general support
- $50,000
Renewanation · Roanoke, VA · 2022
Donation for general support
- $50,000
Richfield Living Professional Center · Salem, VA · 2022
Donation for general support
- $40,000
Bethlehem United Methodist Church · Moneta, VA · 2024
General operations
- $40,000
Salem Area Ecumenical Ministries · Salem, VA · 2024
Donation for general support
- $40,000
Salem Area Ecumenical Ministries · Salem, VA · 2023
Donation for general support
- $40,000
Salem Area Ecumenical Ministries · Salem, VA · 2022
Donation for general support
- $40,000
Straight Street · Roanoke, VA · 2022
Donation for general support
- $35,000
Srhs Band Boosters · Moneta, VA · 2024
Donation for general support
- $30,000
Straight Street · Roanoke, VA · 2024
Donation for general support
- $30,000
Hope To Walk · Blacksburg, VA · 2023
Donation for general support
- $30,000
Adult Care Center · Salem, VA · 2022
Contribution for general support
- $30,000
Hope To Walk · Blacksburg, VA · 2022
Donation for general support
- $25,000
Mt Ivy Christian Church · Moneta, VA · 2023
General operations
- $25,000
Family Services of the Roanoke Valley · Roanoke, VA · 2022
Donation for genereal support
- $20,000
Lake Christian Ministries · Moneta, VA · 2023
Donation for general support
- $20,000
Lake Christian Ministries · Moneta, VA · 2022
Donation for general support
- $15,000
Camp Braveheart Ministries · Salem, VA · 2022
Donation for general support
- $10,000
Redwood Umc Warming Shelter · Moneta, VA · 2024
Donation for general support
- $7,500
Virginia Western Community College · Roanoke, VA · 2023
Scholarship
- $7,000
Alta Monsaaf · Shawsville, VA · 2023
General operations
- $5,000
Virginia Western Community College · Roanoke, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $5,000
Virginia Tech University · Blacksburg, VA · 2023
Scholarship
- $5,000
Emory & Henry College · Emory, VA · 2022
Scholarship
- $5,000
Liberty University · Lynchburg, VA · 2022
Scholarship
- $5,000
Mark Kreusch Foundation · Dayton, OH · 2022
Donation for general support
- $5,000
Roanoke Area Ministries · Roanoke, VA · 2022
Donation for general support
- $2,500
Ausa · Roanoke, VA · 2024
Donation for general support
- $2,500
Ferrum College · Ferrum, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Hollins University · Roanoke, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Liberty University · Lynchburg, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Radford University · Radford, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Roanoke College · Salem, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
University of Lynchburg · Lynchburg, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Virginia Tech University · Blacksburg, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Ausa · Roanoke, VA · 2023
Donation for general support
- $2,500
Radford University · Radford, VA · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,500
Randolph College · Lynchburg, VA · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,500
Roanoke College · Salem, VA · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,500
University of Virginia · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,500
Washington & Lee University · Lexington, VA · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,500
Ausa · Roanoke, VA · 2022
Donation for general support
- $2,500
Averett University · Danville, VA · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,500
Columbia International University · Columbia, SC · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,500
Hollins University · Roanoke, VA · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,500
James Madison University · Harrisonburg, VA · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,500
Living Well Church · Salem, VA · 2022
Contribution for general support
- $2,500
Virginia Tech University · Blacksburg, VA · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,500
Virginia Western Community College · Roanoke, VA · 2022
Scholarship
- $1,200
Living Well Church · Salem, VA · 2023
Contribution for general support
- $1,000
Compassionate Friends · Salem, VA · 2022
Donation for general support
- $-1,250
Randolph Collece - Prior Year Scholarship · Lynchburg, VA · 2024
Scholarship
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