Funding search · EIN 010626611 · Richmond, VA

Walter Payne 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.

96
grants reported
$781,850
total given
2021–2024
filing years
$8,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

educationeducationalfoodequipmentupgradeaidehistoricalpoor

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • Faces Food Pantry4 grants · $55,000
  • Lynchburg Daily Bread4 grants · $51,000
  • Virginia Legal Aid Society4 grants · $47,500
  • Wolfbane Productions4 grants · $47,500
  • Appomattox Literacy Intervention4 grants · $41,000
  • Appomattox County Community Park4 grants · $41,000
  • Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center4 grants · $41,000
  • Casa of Central Virginia4 grants · $40,000
  • Humankind4 grants · $32,000
  • Pamplin Vol Fire Department4 grants · $32,000

Giving over time

$188,350
2021
$195,000
2022
$199,500
2023
$199,000
2024

Grant history

All 96 reported grants, largest first.

  • $15,000

    Faces Food Pantry · Farmville, VA · 2024

    Support food prog for the provished

  • $15,000

    Faces Food Pantry · Farmville, VA · 2023

    Support food prog for the provished

  • $15,000

    Faces Food Pantry · Farmville, VA · 2022

    Support food prog for the provished

  • $13,000

    Lynchburg Daily Bread · Lynchburg, VA · 2024

    Support food ministry for the hungry

  • $13,000

    Lynchburg Daily Bread · Lynchburg, VA · 2023

    Support food ministry for the hungry

  • $13,000

    Lynchburg Daily Bread · Lynchburg, VA · 2022

    Support food ministry for the hungry

  • $12,500

    Virginia Legal Aid Society · Lynchburg, VA · 2022

    Fund legal aide for the poor

  • $12,500

    Wolfbane Productions · Appomattox, VA · 2022

    Support educational project

  • $12,000

    Virginia Legal Aid Society · Lynchburg, VA · 2024

    Fund legal aide for the poor

  • $12,000

    Wolfbane Productions · Appomattox, VA · 2024

    Support educational project

  • $12,000

    Virginia Legal Aid Society · Lynchburg, VA · 2023

    Fund legal aide for the poor

  • $12,000

    Wolfbane Productions · Appomattox, VA · 2023

    Support educational project

  • $12,000

    Lynchburg Daily Bread · Lynchburg, VA · 2021

    Support food ministry for the hungry

  • $11,000

    Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center · Appomattox, VA · 2024

    Support natural resources educational program

  • $11,000

    Appomattox County Community Park · Appomattox, VA · 2022

    Park facilities

  • $11,000

    Appomattox Literacy Intervention · Spout Spring, VA · 2022

    Educational

  • $11,000

    Virginia Legal Aid Society · Lynchburg, VA · 2021

    Fund legal aide for the poor

  • $11,000

    Wolfbane Productions · Appomattox, VA · 2021

    Support educational project

  • $10,200

    Virginia Children'S Book Festival · Keysville, VA · 2021

    Education

  • $10,000

    Appomattox County Community Park · Appomattox, VA · 2024

    Park facilities

  • $10,000

    Appomattox Literacy Intervention · Spout Spring, VA · 2024

    Educational

  • $10,000

    Casa of Central Virginia · Lynchburg, VA · 2024

    Charity

  • $10,000

    Piedmont Habitat for Humanity · Farmville, VA · 2024

    Fund housing projects

  • $10,000

    Virginia Children'S Book Festival · Keysville, VA · 2024

    Education

  • $10,000

    Appomattox County Community Park · Appomattox, VA · 2023

    Park facilities

  • $10,000

    Appomattox Literacy Intervention · Spout Spring, VA · 2023

    Educational

  • $10,000

    Casa of Central Virginia · Lynchburg, VA · 2023

    Charity

  • $10,000

    Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center · Appomattox, VA · 2023

    Support natural resources educational program

  • $10,000

    Piedmont Habitat for Humanity · Farmville, VA · 2023

    Fund housing projects

  • $10,000

    Steps · Farmville, VA · 2023

    Charity

  • $10,000

    Virginia Children'S Book Festival · Keysville, VA · 2023

    Education

  • $10,000

    Casa of Central Virginia · Lynchburg, VA · 2022

    Charity

  • $10,000

    Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center · Appomattox, VA · 2022

    Support natural resources educational program

  • $10,000

    Piedmont Habitat for Humanity · Farmville, VA · 2022

    Fund housing projects

  • $10,000

    Steps · Farmville, VA · 2022

    Charity

  • $10,000

    Appomattox County Community Park · Appomattox, VA · 2021

    Park facilities

  • $10,000

    Appomattox Literacy Intervention · Spout Spring, VA · 2021

    Educational

  • $10,000

    Casa of Central Virginia · Lynchburg, VA · 2021

    Charity

  • $10,000

    Faces Food Pantry · Farmville, VA · 2021

    Support food prog for the provished

  • $10,000

    Farmville Area Habitat for Humanity · Farmville, VA · 2021

    Fund housing needs

  • $10,000

    Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center · Appomattox, VA · 2021

    Support natural resources educational program

  • $9,000

    Pregnancy Support Center · Farmville, VA · 2022

    Support pregnancy education program

  • $8,000

    Humankind · Lynchburg, VA · 2024

    Support child abuse prevention

  • $8,000

    Impact Living Services · Forest, VA · 2024

    Support for senior citizens

  • $8,000

    Longwood Center for the Visual Arts · Farmville, VA · 2024

    Support community arts programs

  • $8,000

    Pamplin Vol Fire Department · Pamplin, VA · 2024

    Upgrade emergency equipment

  • $8,000

    Pregnancy Support Center · Farmville, VA · 2024

    Support pregnancy education program

  • $8,000

    Prospect Vol Fire Department · Farmville, VA · 2024

    Upgrade protective equipment

  • $8,000

    Humankind · Lynchburg, VA · 2023

    Support child abuse prevention

  • $8,000

    Longwood Center for the Visual Arts · Farmville, VA · 2023

    Support community arts programs

  • $8,000

    Pamplin Vol Fire Department · Pamplin, VA · 2023

    Upgrade emergency equipment

  • $8,000

    Prospect Vol Fire Department · Farmville, VA · 2023

    Upgrade protective equipment

  • $8,000

    Concord Vol Fire Department · Concord, VA · 2022

    Fund purchase of ppe

  • $8,000

    Humankind · Lynchburg, VA · 2022

    Support child abuse prevention

  • $8,000

    Longwood Center for the Visual Arts · Farmville, VA · 2022

    Support community arts programs

  • $8,000

    Pamplin Vol Fire Department · Pamplin, VA · 2022

    Upgrade emergency equipment

  • $8,000

    Prospect Vol Fire Department · Farmville, VA · 2022

    Upgrade protective equipment

  • $8,000

    Darlington Heights Vol Fire De · Pamplin, VA · 2021

    Fund bldg impr and ppe

  • $8,000

    Humankind · Lynchburg, VA · 2021

    Support child abuse prevention

  • $8,000

    Longwood Center for the Visual Arts · Farmville, VA · 2021

    Support community arts programs

  • $8,000

    Pamplin Vol Fire Department · Pamplin, VA · 2021

    Upgrade emergency equipment

  • $8,000

    Pregnancy Support Center · Farmville, VA · 2021

    Support pregnancy education program

  • $8,000

    Prospect Vol Fire Department · Farmville, VA · 2021

    Upgrade protective equipment

  • $7,500

    Concord Vol Fire Department · Concord, VA · 2024

    Fund purchase of ppe

  • $7,000

    Missionary Food Bank · Appomattox, VA · 2022

    Support food bank

  • $6,140

    Concord Vol Fire Department · Concord, VA · 2021

    Fund purchase of ppe

  • $6,000

    Pamplin Area Legacy Supporters · Pamplin, VA · 2024

    Support

  • $6,000

    Pamplin Area Legacy Supporters · Pamplin, VA · 2023

    Support

  • $6,000

    Pamplin Area Legacy Supporters · Pamplin, VA · 2022

    Support

  • $6,000

    Missionary Food Bank · Appomattox, VA · 2021

    Support food bank

  • $5,510

    Pamplin Area Legacy Supporters · Pamplin, VA · 2021

    Support

  • $5,500

    Courtland Park Foundation · Appomattox, VA · 2022

    Charity

  • $5,000

    American Civil War Museum · Richmond, VA · 2024

    Education

  • $5,000

    Courtland Park Foundation · Appomattox, VA · 2024

    Charity

  • $5,000

    Darlington Heights Vol Fire De · Pamplin, VA · 2024

    Fund bldg impr and ppe

  • $5,000

    American Civil War Museum · Richmond, VA · 2023

    Education

  • $5,000

    Central Virginia Regional Library · Farmville, VA · 2023

    Education

  • $5,000

    Concord Vol Fire Department · Concord, VA · 2023

    Fund purchase of ppe

  • $5,000

    Courtland Park Foundation · Appomattox, VA · 2023

    Charity

  • $5,000

    Darlington Heights Vol Fire De · Pamplin, VA · 2023

    Fund bldg impr and ppe

  • $5,000

    Heart of Virginia Free Clinic · Farmville, VA · 2023

    Medical care for the working poor

  • $5,000

    Piedmont Senior Resources Area Agen · Farmville, VA · 2023

    Support programs to aide at risk seniors

  • $5,000

    American Civil War Museum · Richmond, VA · 2022

    Education

  • $5,000

    Central Virginia Regional Library · Farmville, VA · 2021

    Education

  • $5,000

    Courtland Park Foundation · Appomattox, VA · 2021

    Charity

  • $5,000

    Quickstart Tennis of Central Virgin · Ivy, VA · 2021

    Educational

  • $4,000

    Appomattox Vol Fire Department · Appomattox, VA · 2024

    Charitable

  • $4,000

    Missionary Food Bank · Appomattox, VA · 2024

    Support food bank

  • $3,000

    Appomattox Bank Boosters · Appomattox, VA · 2023

    Public education

  • $3,000

    Appomattox County Historical Societ · Appomattox, VA · 2022

    Support historical education programs

  • $2,500

    Va Coop Extension · Appomattox, VA · 2022

    Charitable

  • $2,000

    Prospect Historical Society · Prospect, VA · 2022

    Support restoration of historical buildings

  • $2,000

    Va Coop Extension · Appomattox, VA · 2021

    Charitable

  • $1,500

    Prospect Historical Society · Prospect, VA · 2024

    Support restoration of historical buildings

  • $1,500

    Prospect Historical Society · Prospect, VA · 2023

    Support restoration of historical buildings

  • $1,500

    Prospect Historical Society · Prospect, VA · 2021

    Support restoration of historical buildings

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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.