Funding search · EIN 541806557 · Richmond, VA

The Kenneth and Bettie Christopher

Name: The Kenneth and Bettie Christopher grants, 2022–2025
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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.

71
grants reported: $235,650
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $200
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.

Richmond Symphony2 grants · $90,000
Westminster Canterbury Foundation1 grant · $50,000
The Valentine2 grants · $41,000
First Presbyterian Church2 grants · $16,000
Virginia Museum of Fine Art1 grant · $6,000
Eight Days of Hope1 grant · $5,000
Christ in Action1 grant · $5,000
Samaritan'S Purse1 grant · $5,000
Science Museum of Va2 grants · $2,000
Virginia Museum of History & Culture2 grants · $2,000

Giving over time

$80,000

2022

$38,400

2024

$117,250

2025

Grant history

All 71 reported grants, largest first.

$50,000
Richmond Symphony · Richmond, VA · 2025
Unrestricted operational support
$50,000
Westminster Canterbury Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2025
Unrestricted operational support
$40,000
Richmond Symphony · Richmond, VA · 2022
2022 Community Engagement Project
$40,000
The Valentine · Richmond, VA · 2022
Moment Campaign
$8,000
First Presbyterian Church · Richmond, VA · 2025
Unrestricted operational support
$8,000
First Presbyterian Church · Richmond, VA · 2024
Unrestricted operational support
$6,000
Virginia Museum of Fine Art · Richmond, VA · 2024
Unrestricted operational support
$5,000
Christ in Action · Elkwood, VA · 2024
Unrestricted operational support
$5,000
Eight Days of Hope · Tupelo, MS · 2024
Unrestricted operational support
$5,000
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2024
Unrestricted operational support
$1,000
Science Museum of Va · Richmond, VA · 2025
Unrestricted operational support
$1,000
Virginia Museum of History & Culture · Richmond, VA · 2025
Unrestricted operational support
$1,000
Science Museum of Va · Richmond, VA · 2024
Unrestricted operational support
$1,000
The Henricus Foundation · Chester, VA · 2024
Unrestricted operational support
$1,000
The Valentine · Richmond, VA · 2024
Unrestricted operational support
$1,000
Virginia Museum of History & Culture · Richmond, VA · 2024
Unrestricted operational support
$500
George C Marshall Research Foundation · Lexington, VA · 2025
Unrestricted operational support
$500
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden · Richmond, VA · 2025
Unrestricted operational support
$500
Vcu Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center · Richmond, VA · 2025
Unrestricted operational support
$500
World Pediatrics · Richmond, VA · 2025
Unrestricted operational support
$500
George C Marshall Research Foundation · Lexington, VA · 2024
Unrestricted operational support
$500
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden · Richmond, VA · 2024
Unrestricted operational support
$500
Maymont Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2024
Unrestricted operational support
$500
Vcu Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center · Richmond, VA · 2024
Unrestricted operational support
$500
World Pediatrics · Richmond, VA · 2024
Unrestricted operational support
$400
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2025
Unrestricted operational support
$400
The Salvation Army · Alexandria, VA · 2025
Unrestricted operational support
$400
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2024
Unrestricted operational support
$400
The Salvation Army · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Unrestricted operational support
$300
Special Olympics Virginia · Richmond, VA · 2025
Unrestricted operational support
$300
St Francis Home · Richmond, VA · 2025
Unrestricted operational support
$250
Operation Smile · Virginia Beach, VA · 2025
Unrestricted operational support
$200
Boys Town · Boys Town, NE · 2025
Unrestricted operational support
$200
Feedmore · Richmond, VA · 2025
Unrestricted operational support
$200
Good Samaritan Ministries · Richmond, VA · 2025
Unrestricted operational support
$200
Historic Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2025
Unrestricted operational support
$200
Judicial Watch · Washington, DC · 2025
Unrestricted operational support
$200
Shriners Hospital for Children · Tampa, FL · 2025
Unrestricted operational support
$200
St Joseph'S Indian School · Chamberlain, SD · 2025
Unrestricted operational support
$200
St Jude'S Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2025
Unrestricted operational support
$200
St Labre Indian School · Topeka, KS · 2025
Unrestricted operational support
$200
The Heritage Foundation · Washington, DC · 2025
Unrestricted operational support
$200
Wounded Warrior Project · Topeka, KS · 2025
Unrestricted operational support
$200
Young Americans Foundation · Reston, VA · 2025
Unrestricted operational support
$200
Boys Town · Boys Town, NE · 2024
Unrestricted operational support
$200
Shriners Hospital for Children · Tampa, FL · 2024
Unrestricted operational support
$200
St Joseph'S Indian School · Chamberlain, SD · 2024
Unrestricted operational support
$200
St Jude'S Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
Unrestricted operational support
$200
The Heritage Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted operational support
$200
Young Americans Foundation · Reston, VA · 2024
Unrestricted operational support
$100
American Federation of Police · Titusville, FL · 2025
Unrestricted operational support
$100
Chesapeake Bay Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2025
Unrestricted operational support
$100
Cumberland University · Lebanon, TN · 2025
Unrestricted operational support
$100
Disabled American Veterans · Erlanger, KY · 2025
Unrestricted operational support
$100
Friends of Hollywood Cemetary · Richmond, VA · 2025
Unrestricted operational support
$100
Lakeside Volunteer Rescue Squad · Richmond, VA · 2025
Unrestricted operational support
$100
National Trust for Historic · Washington, DC · 2025
Unrestricted operational support
$100
National Wildlife Federation · Merrifield, VA · 2025
Unrestricted operational support
$100
Navy League Richmond Council · Richmond, VA · 2025
Unrestricted operational support
$100
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Museum · Detroit, MI · 2025
Unrestricted operational support
$100
Virginia War Memorial · Richmond, VA · 2025
Unrestricted operational support
$100
Vpm · Richmond, VA · 2025
Unrestricted operational support
$100
Aarp Foundation · Long Beach, CA · 2024
Unrestricted operational support
$100
American Federation of Police · Titusville, FL · 2024
Unrestricted operational support
$100
Chesapeake Bay Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2024
Unrestricted operational support
$100
Disabled American Veterans · Erlanger, KY · 2024
Unrestricted operational support
$100
Good Samaritan Ministries · Richmond, VA · 2024
Unrestricted operational support
$100
Historic Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2024
Unrestricted operational support
$100
National Wildlife Federation · Merrifield, VA · 2024
Unrestricted operational support
$100
US Olympic & Paralympic Foundation · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
Unrestricted operational support
$100
Vpm · Richmond, VA · 2024
Unrestricted operational support

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