Funding search · EIN 541530891 · Richmond, VA
The Mary Morton Parsons 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.
- 219
- grants reported
- $23.8M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $45,000
- 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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Top recipients
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- Virginia Museum of Fine Arts1 grant · $1.0M
- Virginia Museum of History and Culture1 grant · $750,000
- Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden1 grant · $750,000
- Ronald McDonald House Charities of Richmond2 grants · $750,000
- Vpm Public Media1 grant · $750,000
- Cross-Over Ministry3 grants · $615,000
- Vcu Children'S Hospital2 grants · $510,000
- Science Museum of Virginia1 grant · $510,000
- Virginia Repertory Theatre1 grant · $500,000
- Better Housing Coalition1 grant · $500,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 219 grants.
- $1.0M
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts · Richmond, VA · 2024
Support capital campaign with focus on renovation of the leslie cheek theater
- $750,000
Vpm Public Media · Richmond, VA · 2024
Build a new headquarters in downtown richmond
- $750,000
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden · Henrico, VA · 2023
Support "thrive capital campaign"
- $750,000
Virginia Museum of History and Culture · Richmond, VA · 2022
Capital improvements in support of history matters campaign
- $605,000
Cross-Over Ministry · Richmond, VA · 2024
Purchase and renovate henrico clinic building and renovate richmond clinic building
- $510,000
Science Museum of Virginia · Richmond, VA · 2023
Support campaign fro the green, year-round public park
- $500,000
Better Housing Coalition · Richmond, VA · 2024
Support the colbrook development
- $500,000
Liberation Veteran Services · Richmond, VA · 2024
Support construction of phase i of veterans village, a new 38-unit micro-apartment building
- $500,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2024
Support the construction of the ronald mcdonald house at vcu children's tower and the new guestroom ronald mcdonal house in richmond
- $500,000
Virginia Repertory Theatre · Richmond, VA · 2024
Support the great stages campaign and capital projects
- $500,000
Vcu - Massey Cancer Center · Richmond, VA · 2022
Construction of new outpatient oncology facility
- $500,000
Vcu Children'S Hospital · Richmond, VA · 2022
Support vcu's children's hospital inpatient "wonder tower'
- $500,000
Ymca of Greater Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2022
Support the tuckahoe strong campaign for the renovation & revitalization of the tuckahoe family ymca
- $400,000
Project Homes · Richmond, VA · 2023
Support the bermuda estates mobile home park project
- $365,000
Caritas · Richmond, VA · 2024
Support dinwiddie avenue men's campus renovation project
- $335,000
Richmond Spca · Richmond, VA · 2023
Support capital improvements to the shelter
- $320,000
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation · Williamsburg, VA · 2024
Restore the powder magazine
- $300,000
Hampden-Sydney College · Hampdensydney, VA · 2024
Complete a comprehensive historic renovation of venable hall
- $300,000
Virginia Tech Foundation · Blacksburg, VA · 2024
Support the renovation, upgrades, and improvements to war memorial hall
- $300,000
Blessed Sacrament Huguenot School · Powhatan, VA · 2023
Support the knight's charge capital campaign to build a new student center
- $300,000
Chrysler Museum · Norfolk, VA · 2023
Support creation of the center for advanced education in glass arts and sciences at the perry glass studio
- $300,000
Preservation Virginia · Richmond, VA · 2023
Support capital needs for proactive maintenance and visitor service improvements
- $300,000
Washington and Lee University · Lexington, VA · 2023
Support the construction of the new lindley center for student wellness
- $300,000
Benedictine Foundation - St Gertrude High School · Richmond, VA · 2022
Support creation of new facility
- $300,000
James River Association · Richmond, VA · 2022
Support the "the james changer campaign"
- $300,000
St Andrews School · Richmond, VA · 2022
Renovation of grace arents free library to create mixed-income preschool
- $260,000
Peter Paul Development Center · Richmond, VA · 2023
Support of capital upgrades to coleman center
- $250,000
Bridgewater College · Bridgewater, VA · 2024
Support renovations to bowman hall
- $250,000
Pcs for People · St Paul, MN · 2024
Expand digital inclusion program to richmond-hampton roads region
- $250,000
Randolph College · Lynchburg, VA · 2024
Support the science matters campaign
- $250,000
Veritas School · Richmond, VA · 2024
Support campus expansion campaign
- $250,000
Virginia Museum of History & Culture · Richmond, VA · 2024
Support 250th initiative
- $250,000
Northstar Academy · Glen Allen, VA · 2023
Support capital campaign and construction of new gymnasium and community center
- $250,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2023
Support the construction of the ronald mcdonald house at vcu children's tower and the new guestroom
- $250,000
Bon Secours Richmond Health Care Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2022
Support the campaign for rappahannock general hospital
- $250,000
Children'S Hospital of the King'S Daughters · Norfolk, VA · 2022
"lighting the way for mental health" campaign
- $250,000
Riverside School · North Chesterfield, VA · 2022
Purchase adjorning st. Michael's school property
- $250,000
Virginia Foundation for Community College Education · Richmond, VA · 2022
Build technology infrastructure and digital assets
- $250,000
Virginia League for Planned Parenthood · Richmond, VA · 2022
Support capital needs associated with the contruction of a new health center in richmond's east end
- $250,000
Virginia Supportive Housing · Richmond, VA · 2022
Assist with merger integration request
- $210,000
Sagamore Institutepathway To Promise · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Support general operations and to expand throughout central virginia
- $200,000
Mount Vernon Ladies Foundation · Mount Vernon, VA · 2023
Support the rehabilitation of the exhibition on george washington's biography
- $200,000
New Community School · Richmond, VA · 2022
Support capital campaign - wellness center
- $160,000
Elijah House Academy · Richmond, VA · 2023
Support project cultivate: growing hope for the future capital improvement project
- $159,000
Chesapeake Bay Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2023
Support repairs and enhancements at port isobel island environmental education center
- $150,000
Autism Program of Va Inc - Commonwealth Autism · Richmond, VA · 2024
Build an autism workforce educational facility
- $150,000
Friends of Hollywood Cemetery · Richmond, VA · 2024
Support restoration of long bottom and restoration of historic iron fences
- $150,000
National D-Day Memorial Foundation Ltd · Bedford, VA · 2024
Support capital campaign for a walking trail, a wwii "motor pool" building, a multi-use outdoor amphitheater and education center and museum
- $150,000
Sports Backers · Richmond, VA · 2024
Support the active living hub
- $150,000
Elk Hill Farm · Goochland, VA · 2023
Support the welcome home! Campaign to upgrade and preserve campus buildings for the future
- $150,000
Nauticus · Norfolk, VA · 2023
Support the redevelopment of the entire museum and visitor experience space
- $150,000
St John'S Church Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2023
Support the 250th campaign in advance of the 250th anniversary of patrick henry's "give me liberty of give me death!" speech in 2025 through preservation of the site
- $150,000
Calfee Community and Cultural Center · Pulaski, VA · 2022
Renovations to the facility
- $150,000
Historic Richmond Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2022
Exterior coatings and ramp project at monumental church
- $150,000
Menokin Foundation · Warsaw, VA · 2022
Supprt the "raise the glass' campaign, phase iii
- $150,000
Virginia War Memorial Educational Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2022
Support interpretive public green space initiative
- $125,000
The Faison Center · Richmond, VA · 2024
Refresh interior and exterior of the faison residence
- $120,000
Boys Home of Virginia · Henrico, VA · 2024
Support critical capital improvements
- $115,000
Next Up Rva · Richmond, VA · 2023
Update to an evaluation system
- $105,000
Stratford Hall · Stratford, VA · 2024
Support the semiquincentennial roof restoration project
- $105,000
The Fountain Fund · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
Support to seed the richmond loan fund
- $100,000
Child Development Resources · Norge, VA · 2024
Support facility renovations
- $100,000
Habitat for Humanity-Powhatan · Powhatan, VA · 2024
Develop a conservation subdivision and purchase the building and land that houses the restore and offices
- $100,000
Heart of Virginia Council · Henrico, VA · 2024
Support health and safety capital enhancement for the hovc scout reservation in goochland county
- $100,000
Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation · Brookneal, VA · 2024
Renovate patrick henry's red hill
- $100,000
Rappahannock Community College Educational Foundation · Warsaw, VA · 2024
Construct a health science facility on the warsaw campus
- $100,000
The Board of Regents of Gunston Hall · Lorton, VA · 2024
Support the forever revolutionary! Comprehensive campaign
- $100,000
The Jxn Project · Richmond, VA · 2024
Reconstruct the home of jackson ward's first known black homeowner, abraham peyton skipwith, as a national historic landmark
- $100,000
United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg · Richmond, VA · 2024
Support capital campaign
- $100,000
Washington Heritage Museums · Fredericksburg, VA · 2024
Supprt capital improvements to the mary washington monument and lodge property
- $100,000
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Foundation · Staunton, VA · 2024
Support the reinstallation and expansion of a permanent museum exhibits and upgrade infrastructure systems
- $100,000
Homeward · Richmond, VA · 2023
Support building referral pathways to address growing crisis of older adult homelessness
- $100,000
Shenandoah University · Winchester, VA · 2023
Support the amory renovation for the hive project
- $100,000
Southampton County Historical Society · Newsoms, VA · 2023
Support the new history museum building and install exhibits
- $100,000
Sweet Briar College · Sweet Briar, VA · 2023
Support the renovation and preservation of the pannell gallery
- $100,000
Virginia Legal Aid Society · Lynchburg, VA · 2023
Support capital campaign to locate, acquire and renovate a new building to house the suffolk office
- $100,000
Arts On Main · Gloucester, VA · 2022
Renovation to current facility in gloucester
- $100,000
Mission Gait Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2022
Support design, build, and implement a comprehensive, integrated community outreach campaign
- $100,000
Piedmont Arts · Martinsville, VA · 2022
Support of growth and restoration capital campaign
- $100,000
Studio Two Three · Richmond, VA · 2022
Support bulding purchase and projects
- $100,000
Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts · Suffolk, VA · 2022
Support capital campaign for repairs to building
- $75,000
Community Coalition of Sussex Va · Stony Creek, VA · 2022
To renovate and repurpose a vacant school building to be the millard & florence stith community center
- $64,000
Wings of Hope Ranch · Ashland, VA · 2022
Support completion of programming spaces in the new facility in doswell, the forever home project
- $53,500
Tech for Troops · Richmond, VA · 2023
Support purchase of a box truck
- $52,000
Partnership for Housing Affordability · Richmond, VA · 2024
Support technology upgrades
- $50,000
Atlantic Outreach Incorporated · Richmond, VA · 2024
Support new building expansion
- $50,000
Friends Association for Children · Richmond, VA · 2024
Replace roof and hvac system at the robert l. Taylor child development center
- $50,000
Kovar Corporation · Roanoke, VA · 2024
Support purchase of group home residence
- $50,000
Little Hands Virginia · Richmond, VA · 2024
Expand warehouse and officer
- $50,000
Blue Sky Fund · Richmond, VA · 2023
Support expansion into a new community-centric office space
- $50,000
Deltaville Maritime Museum & Holly Point Nature Park · Deltaville, VA · 2023
Support the building of an exhibition center to house large maritime exhibits and serve as an events venue
- $50,000
Eastern Shore Coalition Against Dv · Onancock, VA · 2023
Support the hope harbor capital campaign
- $50,000
Elizabeth River Project · Norfolk, VA · 2023
Support the new wave campaign to construct a new resilience lab, expand the river academy and expand education programs
- $50,000
Foundation for the Historic Christ Church · Weems, VA · 2023
Support the construction and installation of a subsurface drainage system
- $50,000
Girls for a Change · North Chesterfield, VA · 2023
"the one million reasons to build" campaign to purchase, expand and remodel the property
- $50,000
Heart Havens · Richmond, VA · 2023
Support the construction of an addition to an existing home
- $50,000
Jewish Community Federation of Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2023
Memorial gift in honor of amy nisenson
- $50,000
Our Lady of Lourdes · Richmond, VA · 2023
Support the building of a new wing
- $50,000
Rappahannock Tribe · Indian Neck, VA · 2023
Support the rehabilitation of the chief's house tribal museum and indigenous healing center
- $50,000
Virgiinia Center for Creative Arts · Amherst, VA · 2023
To improve the accessibility of the facility through several capital improvements
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