Funding search · EIN 201053280 · Chesapeake, VA
The McWaters 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.
- 56
- grants reported
- $535,800
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $5,000
- 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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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Cbwc Foundation2 grants · $143,500
- Norfolk Christian School2 grants · $50,600
- Togo Network3 grants · $43,000
- Mosaic Church1 grant · $40,000
- The Give Back Community2 grants · $40,000
- United Jewish Federation of Tidewater1 grant · $18,000
- Montero Medical Mission1 grant · $17,000
- Ducks Unlimited1 grant · $16,000
- Trinity Church (1died4all)2 grants · $13,000
- Virginia Experimental Film Project1 grant · $12,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 56 reported grants, largest first.
- $83,000
Cbwc Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA · 2023
Support recipient's tax-exempt program
- $60,500
Cbwc Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA · 2022
Support recipient's tax-exempt program
- $43,500
Norfolk Christian School · Virginia Beach, VA · 2023
Support recipient's tax-exempt program
- $40,000
Mosaic Church · Virginia Beach, VA · 2024
Support recipient's tax-exempt program
- $20,000
The Give Back Community · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Support recipient's tax-exempt program
- $20,000
Togo Network · Virginia Beach, VA · 2023
Support recipient's tax-exempt program
- $20,000
The Give Back Community · West Palm Beach, FL · 2022
Support recipient's tax-exempt program
- $18,000
United Jewish Federation of Tidewater · Virginia Beach, VA · 2023
Support recipient's tax-exempt program
- $18,000
Togo Network · Virginia Beach, VA · 2022
Support recipient's tax-exempt program
- $17,000
Montero Medical Mission · Chesapeake, VA · 2022
Support recipient's tax-exempt program
- $16,000
Ducks Unlimited · Memphis, TN · 2024
Support recipient's tax-exempt program
- $12,000
Trinity Church (1died4all) · Virginia Beach, VA · 2023
Support recipient's tax exempt program
- $12,000
Virginia Experimental Film Project · Cape Charles, VA · 2022
Support recipient's tax-exempt program
- $10,000
Virginia Beach Art Center · Virginia Beach, VA · 2023
Support recipient's tax-exempt program
- $10,000
Equi-Kids · Virginia Beach, VA · 2022
Support recipient's tax-exempt program
- $10,000
Frontier Horizon · Virginia Beach, VA · 2022
Support recipient's tax exempt program
- $10,000
Tidewater Friends of Foster Care · Norfolk, VA · 2022
Support recipient's tax-exempt program
- $7,500
Priority Automotive Charities · Chesapeake, VA · 2022
Support recipient's tax-exempt program
- $7,100
Norfolk Christian School · Virginia Beach, VA · 2024
Support recipient's tax-exempt program
- $7,000
Virginia Beach Casa · Virginia Beach, VA · 2023
Support recipient's tax exempt program
- $5,000
Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Virginia · Virginia Beach, VA · 2024
Support recipient's tax exempt program
- $5,000
Recovery for Life · Virginia Beach, VA · 2024
Support recipient's tax-exempt program
- $5,000
Rock the Ocean Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2024
Support recipient's tax-exempt program
- $5,000
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2024
Support recipient's tax exempt program
- $5,000
Togo Network · Virginia Beach, VA · 2024
Support recipient's tax-exempt program
- $5,000
Crisis Pregnancy Center of Tidewater · Chesapeake, VA · 2023
Support recipient's tax-exempt program
- $5,000
Crisis Pregnancy Center of Tidewater · Chesapeake, VA · 2022
Support recipient's tax-exempt program
- $5,000
Fellowship of Christian Athletes · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Support recipient's tax-exempt program
- $5,000
Focus On the Family · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
Support recipient's tax-exempt program
- $5,000
Friends of the Norfolk Public Library · Norfolk, VA · 2022
Support recipient's tax exempt program
- $5,000
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2022
Support recipient's tax exempt program
- $5,000
Tilghman Island Volunteer Fire Company · Tilghman, MD · 2022
Support recipient's tax-exempt program
- $4,700
Christ Central Church · Labelle, FL · 2023
Support recipient's tax exempt program
- $4,200
Christ Central Church · Labelle, FL · 2024
Support recipient's tax exempt program
- $2,500
Priority Automotive Charities · Chesapeake, VA · 2023
Support recipient's tax-exempt program
- $2,000
Fellowship of Christian Athletes · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Support recipient's tax-exempt program
- $2,000
Archdiocese of Louisville · Louisville, KY · 2023
Support recipient's tax exempt program
- $2,000
Milburn United Methodist Church · Milburn, KY · 2022
Support recipient's tax-exempt program
- $2,000
Virginia Beach Art Center · Virginia Beach, VA · 2022
Support recipient's tax-exempt program
- $1,300
Christ Central Church · Labelle, FL · 2022
Support recipient's tax exempt program
- $1,000
Crisis Pregnancy Center of Tidewater · Chesapeake, VA · 2024
Support recipient's tax-exempt program
- $1,000
Trinity Church (1died4all) · Virginia Beach, VA · 2024
Support recipient's tax exempt program
- $1,000
Virginia Beach Casa · Virginia Beach, VA · 2024
Support recipient's tax exempt program
- $1,000
Awaken Recovery Foundation · Cambridge, MD · 2023
Support recipient's tax exempt program
- $1,000
Fellowship of Christian Athletes · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Support recipient's tax-exempt program
- $1,000
Long Hollow Church · Hendersonville, TN · 2023
Support recipient's tax-exempt program
- $1,000
Mfs Grady Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Support recipient's tax-exempt program
- $1,000
Third Option Foundation · Reston, VA · 2023
Support recipient's tax-exempt program
- $1,000
Toby'S Dream Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA · 2023
Support recipient's tax-exempt program
- $1,000
Awaken Recovery Foundation · Cambridge, MD · 2022
Support recipient's tax exempt program
- $1,000
Surfers Healing · San Juan Capistrano, CA · 2022
Support recipient's tax-exempt program
- $1,000
The Virginia Gentlemen Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA · 2022
Support recipient's tax-exempt program
- $500
Friends of Plein Air · Easton, MD · 2024
Support recipient's tax-exempt program
- $500
First Baptist Church · Norfolk, VA · 2022
Support recipient's tax-exempt program
- $250
Hot Springs Baptist Church · Hot Springs, VA · 2024
Support recipient's tax-exempt program
- $250
Men of Faith · Virginia Beach, VA · 2022
Support recipient's tax-exempt program
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