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 20222024. 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

$7.2M
2022
$7.1M
2023
$9.5M
2024

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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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.