Funding search · EIN 540419452 · Richmond, VA
Virginia Historical Society
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 48
- grants reported
- $1.7M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $30,750
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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
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- Virginia Nottoway Indian Circle & Square Foundation1 grant · $75,000
- Virginia Tribal Education Consortium1 grant · $75,000
- Historic Alexandria1 grant · $75,000
- Let Freedom Ring Foundation1 grant · $75,000
- The Jxn Project1 grant · $75,000
- Chickahominy Indian Tribe1 grant · $65,000
- Rappahannock Tribe of Virginia1 grant · $65,000
- Fredericksburg Area Museum & Cultural Center1 grant · $60,000
- Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia1 grant · $60,000
- The Reedville Fishermen'S Museum1 grant · $57,582
Giving over time
Grant history
All 48 reported grants, largest first.
- $75,000
Historic Alexandria · Alexandria, VA · 2024
General purpose
- $75,000
The Jxn Project · Richmond, VA · 2024
General purpose
- $75,000
Virginia Tribal Education Consortium · Ashland, VA · 2024
General purpose
- $75,000
Virginia Nottoway Indian Circle & Square Foundation · Capron, VA · 2022
General purpose
- $75,000
Let Freedom Ring Foundation · Williamsburg, VA · 2021
General purpose
- $65,000
Chickahominy Indian Tribe · Providence Forge, VA · 2021
General purpose
- $65,000
Rappahannock Tribe of Virginia · Indian Neck, VA · 2021
General purpose
- $60,000
Fredericksburg Area Museum & Cultural Center · Fredericksburg, VA · 2024
General purpose
- $60,000
Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia · Richmond, VA · 2023
General purpose
- $57,582
The Reedville Fishermen'S Museum · Reedville, VA · 2022
General purpose
- $50,000
Pamunkey Indian Tribe · King William, VA · 2024
General purpose
- $50,000
Virginia Association of Museums · Richmond, VA · 2024
General purpose
- $50,000
Wrho Public Media · Norfolk, VA · 2024
General purpose
- $50,000
Corporation for Jefferson'S Poplar Forest · Forest, VA · 2023
General purpose
- $50,000
Gloucester County Parks · Gloucester, VA · 2023
General purpose
- $50,000
Afro-American Historical Association of Fauquier County · The Plains, VA · 2022
General purpose
- $50,000
Calfee Community & Cultural Center · Pulaski, VA · 2021
General purpose
- $44,824
Mattaponi Indian Tribe and Reservation Petition · King William, VA · 2022
General purpose
- $40,000
Lincoln Preservation Foundation · Lincoln, VA · 2022
General purpose
- $38,360
National D-Day Memorial Foundation · Bedford, VA · 2022
General purpose
- $35,000
Historic Germanna · Locust Grove, VA · 2023
General purpose
- $35,000
Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2023
General purpose
- $35,000
Richmond Hill · Richmond, VA · 2021
General purpose
- $31,500
Monacan Nation Cultural Foundation · Amherst, VA · 2024
General purpose
- $30,000
Preservation Virginia · Richmond, VA · 2023
General purpose
- $30,000
Radford Heritage Foundation · Radford, VA · 2023
Gloucester county parks
- $30,000
Richmond Public Library Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2021
General purpose
- $25,000
Historic Staunton Foundation · Staunton, VA · 2024
General purpose
- $25,000
Historical Society of Western Virginia · Roanoke, VA · 2024
General purpose
- $25,000
Fluvanna Historical Society · Palmyra, VA · 2022
General purpose
- $25,000
Montgomery Museum of Art and History · Christiansburg, VA · 2022
General purpose
- $25,000
The Fairfield Foundation · White Marsh, VA · 2021
General purpose
- $25,000
The Manassas Museum · Manassas, VA · 2021
General purpose
- $20,400
George Mason'S Gunston Hall · Lorton, VA · 2022
General purpose
- $20,000
Historic Richmond Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2024
General purpose
- $20,000
Norfolk Historical Society · Norfolk, VA · 2023
General purpose
- $20,000
Science Museum of Virginia Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2023
Gloucester county parks
- $20,000
Virginia Tech Foundationwtvf · Blacksburg, VA · 2023
General purpose
- $16,000
Here2hear Llc · North Chesterfield, VA · 2023
General purpose
- $15,000
Toano Historical Society · Toano, VA · 2024
General purpose
- $14,000
Belle Grove Plantation · Middletown, VA · 2023
General purpose
- $13,040
Woodland Restoration Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2022
General purpose
- $12,000
Fort Harrison · Dayton, VA · 2022
General purpose
- $10,000
Appomattox Regional Governor'S School · Petersburg, VA · 2023
General purpose
- $10,000
Louisa County Historical Society · Louisa, VA · 2021
General purpose
- $10,000
Prince William Historic Preservation Foundation · Dumfries, VA · 2021
General purpose
- $7,500
Clarke County Historical Association · Berryville, VA · 2021
General purpose
- $6,000
Orange County Historical Society · Orange, VA · 2023
General purpose
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