Funding search · EIN 626352749 · Henrico, VA

The Lj Family 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.

49
grants reported
$724,000
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. 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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  • Founders Pledge3 grants · $108,000
  • Vcu Massey Cancer Center4 grants · $90,000
  • St Jude Research Hospital4 grants · $90,000
  • Center for Effective Altruism1 grant · $80,000
  • James River Association4 grants · $60,000
  • Chesapeake Bay Foundation4 grants · $55,000
  • Against Malaria Foundation3 grants · $42,000
  • Ask Childhood Cancer Foundation4 grants · $40,000
  • Nova of Virginia Aquatics2 grants · $35,000
  • Friends of James River Park4 grants · $30,000

Giving over time

$187,000
2022
$166,000
2023
$181,000
2024
$190,000
2025

Grant history

All 49 reported grants, largest first.

  • $80,000

    Center for Effective Altruism · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Charitable

  • $40,150

    Founders Pledge · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Charitable

  • $35,000

    Founders Pledge · San Francisco, CA · 2025

    Charitable

  • $32,850

    Founders Pledge · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Charitable

  • $30,000

    St Jude Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2025

    Charitable

  • $30,000

    Vcu Massey Cancer Center · Richmond, VA · 2025

    Charitable

  • $25,000

    Nova of Virginia Aquatics · Richmond, VA · 2024

    Charitable

  • $20,000

    James River Association · Richmond, VA · 2025

    Charitable

  • $20,000

    Direct Relief · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Charitable

  • $20,000

    St Jude Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024

    Charitable

  • $20,000

    Vcu Massey Cancer Center · Richmond, VA · 2024

    Charitable

  • $20,000

    St Jude Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023

    Charitable

  • $20,000

    Vcu Massey Cancer Center · Richmond, VA · 2023

    Charitable

  • $20,000

    St Jude Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022

    Charitable

  • $20,000

    Vcu Massey Cancer Center · Richmond, VA · 2022

    Charitable

  • $15,000

    Against Malaria Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2025

    Charitable

  • $15,000

    Chesapeake Bay Foundation · Annapolis, MD · 2025

    Charitable

  • $15,000

    Chesapeake Bay Foundation · Annapolis, MD · 2024

    Charitable

  • $15,000

    James River Association · Richmond, VA · 2024

    Charitable

  • $15,000

    Chesapeake Bay Foundation · Annapolis, MD · 2023

    Charitable

  • $15,000

    James River Association · Richmond, VA · 2023

    Charitable

  • $14,850

    Against Malaria Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    Charitable

  • $12,150

    Against Malaria Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Ask Childhood Cancer Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2025

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Cancer Support Community East Tenne · Knoxville, TN · 2025

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Friends of James River Park · Richmond, VA · 2025

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Nova of Virginia Aquatics · Richmond, VA · 2025

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Ask Childhood Cancer Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2024

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Ask Childhood Cancer Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2023

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Hawaii Community Foundation · Honolulu, HI · 2023

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Ask Childhood Cancer Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2022

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Chesapeake Bay Foundation · Annapolis, MD · 2022

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Friends of James River Park · Richmond, VA · 2022

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    James River Association · Richmond, VA · 2022

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Virginia Association for Parks · Norfolk, VA · 2022

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    St Stephen'S Episcopal Church · Richmond, VA · 2025

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Friends of James River Park · Richmond, VA · 2024

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    St Stephen'S Episcopal Church · Richmond, VA · 2024

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Big Brothers and Big Sisters · Richmond, VA · 2023

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Friends of James River Park · Richmond, VA · 2023

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    St Stephen'S Episcopal Church · Richmond, VA · 2023

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Virginia Association for Parks · Norfolk, VA · 2023

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Big Brothers and Big Sisters · Richmond, VA · 2022

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Cancer Support Community of East Te · Knoxville, TN · 2022

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    St Stephen'S Episcopal Church · Richmond, VA · 2022

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Hope Church · Richmond, VA · 2024

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Hope Church · Richmond, VA · 2023

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Hope Church · Richmond, VA · 2022

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Richmond Hill · Richmond, VA · 2022

    Charitable

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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.