Funding search · EIN 133579157 · Middleburg, VA

William M Backer Foundation

Name: William M Backer Foundation grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

191
grants reported: $2.1M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $2,500
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.

What they fund

environmental educational horse religious research veterinary

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Piedmont Environmental Council3 grants · $951,800
Campaign Legal Center4 grants · $155,000
Afro-American Historical Association of Fauquier County4 grants · $139,000
Piedmont Journalism Foundation3 grants · $75,000
Upperville Colt & Horse Show4 grants · $65,000
Fauquier Free Clinic4 grants · $65,000
Grace Episcopal Church4 grants · $65,000
Citizens for Fauquier County4 grants · $58,000
Windy Hill Foundation4 grants · $50,000
Grayson-Jockey Club Research Fdn4 grants · $40,000

Giving over time

$217,500

2021

$743,500

2022

$500,000

2023

$649,700

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 191 grants.

$450,000
Piedmont Environmental Council · Warrenton, VA · 2022
Environmental purposes
$256,000
Piedmont Environmental Council · Warrenton, VA · 2024
Environmental purposes
$245,800
Piedmont Environmental Council · Warrenton, VA · 2023
Environmental purposes
$110,000
Afro-American Historical Association of Fauquier County · The Plains, VA · 2024
Charitable purposes
$50,000
Campaign Legal Center · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable purposes
$50,000
Upperville Colt & Horse Show · Upperville, VA · 2021
Charitable purposes
$35,000
Campaign Legal Center · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable purposes
$35,000
Campaign Legal Center · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable purposes
$35,000
Piedmont Journalism Foundation · The Plains, VA · 2022
Charitable purposes
$35,000
Campaign Legal Center · Washington, DC · 2021
Charitable purposes
$32,000
Citizens for Fauquier County · Warrenton, VA · 2024
Charitable purposes
$27,500
Fauquier Free Clinic · Warrenton, VA · 2022
Charitable purposes
$25,000
Piedmont Journalism Foundation · The Plains, VA · 2024
Charitable purposes
$25,000
Grace Episcopal Church · The Plains, VA · 2023
Religious purposes
$22,000
Citizens for Fauquier County · Warrenton, VA · 2022
Charitable purposes
$20,000
Grace Episcopal Church · The Plains, VA · 2022
Religious purposes
$17,500
Fauquier Free Clinic · Warrenton, VA · 2024
Charitable purposes
$17,500
Fauquier Free Clinic · Warrenton, VA · 2023
Charitable purposes
$17,000
Afro-American Historical Association of Fauquier County · The Plains, VA · 2022
Charitable purposes
$15,000
Piedmont Journalism Foundation · The Plains, VA · 2023
Charitable purposes
$12,500
Windy Hill Foundation · Middleburg, VA · 2024
Charitable purposes
$12,500
Virginia Tech Foundation · Leesburg, VA · 2023
Educational purposes
$12,500
Windy Hill Foundation · Middleburg, VA · 2023
Charitable purposes
$12,500
Windy Hill Foundation · Middleburg, VA · 2022
Charitable purposes
$12,500
Windy Hill Foundation · Middleburg, VA · 2021
Charitable purposes
$12,000
Virginia Tech Foundation · Leesburg, VA · 2022
Educational purposes
$12,000
Virginia Tech Foundation · Leesburg, VA · 2021
Educational purposes
$11,000
Moc Beagles · Middleburg, VA · 2022
Charitable purposes
$10,000
Grace Episcopal Church · The Plains, VA · 2024
Religious purposes
$10,000
Grayson-Jockey Club Research Fdn · Lexington, KY · 2024
Horse veterinary research purposes
$10,000
Just Neighbors · Annandale, VA · 2024
Charitable purposes
$10,000
Our Children Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable purposes
$10,000
Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2024
Educational purposes
$10,000
Virginia League for Planned Parenthood · Richmond, VA · 2024
Charitable purposes
$10,000
Grayson-Jockey Club Research Fdn · Lexington, KY · 2023
Horse veterinary research purposes
$10,000
Our Children Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable purposes
$10,000
Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2023
Educational purposes
$10,000
Virginia League for Planned Parenthood · Richmond, VA · 2023
Charitable purposes
$10,000
Grayson-Jockey Club Research Fdn · Lexington, KY · 2022
Horse veterinary research purposes
$10,000
Our Children Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable purposes
$10,000
Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2022
Educational purposes
$10,000
Giffords Law Center · Washington, DC · 2021
Charitable purposes
$10,000
Grace Episcopal Church · The Plains, VA · 2021
Religious purposes
$10,000
Grayson-Jockey Club Research Fdn · Lexington, KY · 2021
Horse veterinary research purposes
$10,000
Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2021
Educational purposes
$7,000
Afro-American Historical Association of Fauquier County · The Plains, VA · 2021
Charitable purposes
$5,000
Clifton Institute · Warrenton, VA · 2024
Charitable purposes
$5,000
Giffords Law Center · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable purposes
$5,000
Racing Medication & Test Consortium · Lexington, KY · 2024
Charitable purposes
$5,000
Seven Loaves · Middleburg, VA · 2024
Charitable purposes
$5,000
Upperville Colt & Horse Show · Upperville, VA · 2024
Charitable purposes
$5,000
Virginia Public Access Project · Richmond, VA · 2024
Charitable purposes
$5,000
Virginia Thoroughbred Association · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
Charitable purposes
$5,000
Afro-American Historical Association of Fauquier County · The Plains, VA · 2023
Charitable purposes
$5,000
Clifton Institute · Warrenton, VA · 2023
Charitable purposes
$5,000
Fac Foundation · Fremont, NE · 2023
Charitable purposes
$5,000
Racing Medication & Test Consortium · Lexington, KY · 2023
Charitable purposes
$5,000
Seven Loaves · Middleburg, VA · 2023
Charitable purposes
$5,000
The Plains Town Fund · The Plains, VA · 2023
Charitable purposes
$5,000
Upperville Colt & Horse Show · Upperville, VA · 2023
Charitable purposes
$5,000
Virginia Public Access Project · Richmond, VA · 2023
Charitable purposes
$5,000
Virginia Thoroughbred Association · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
Charitable purposes
$5,000
Fac Foundation · Fremont, NE · 2022
Charitable purposes
$5,000
Racing Medication & Test Consortium · Lexington, KY · 2022
Charitable purposes
$5,000
Upperville Colt & Horse Show · Upperville, VA · 2022
Charitable purposes
$5,000
Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy · Richmond, VA · 2022
Charitable purposes
$5,000
Virginia Public Access Project · Richmond, VA · 2022
Charitable purposes
$5,000
Virginia Thoroughbred Association · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
Charitable purposes
$5,000
Fac Foundation · Fremont, NE · 2021
Charitable purposes
$5,000
Racing Medication & Test Consortium · Lexington, KY · 2021
Charitable purposes
$5,000
Virginia Equine Alliance · Warrenton, VA · 2021
Charitable purposes
$5,000
Virginia Public Access Project · Richmond, VA · 2021
Charitable purposes
$4,700
Fauquier Habitat for Humanity · Warrenton, VA · 2024
Charitable purposes
$4,700
Fauquier Habitat for Humanity · Warrenton, VA · 2023
Charitable purposes
$3,500
Och Conservation Foundation · The Plains, VA · 2024
Charitable purposes
$3,500
Virginia Working Landscapes · Front Royal, VA · 2024
Charitable purposes
$3,500
Och Conservation Foundation · The Plains, VA · 2023
Charitable purposes
$3,500
Virginia Working Landscapes · Front Royal, VA · 2023
Charitable purposes
$3,500
Och Conservation Foundation · The Plains, VA · 2022
Charitable purposes
$3,500
Och Conservation Foundation · The Plains, VA · 2021
Charitable purposes
$3,000
Fauquier Juneteenth · Warrenton, VA · 2024
Charitable purposes
$3,000
Fauquier Juneteenth · Warrenton, VA · 2023
Charitable purposes
$2,500
Plains Community League · The Plains, VA · 2024
Charitable purposes
$2,500
South Carolina Conservation League · Charleston, SC · 2024
Charitable purposes
$2,500
Virginia Piedmont Heritage Area Association · Marshall, VA · 2024
Charitable purposes
$2,500
Plains Community League · The Plains, VA · 2023
Charitable purposes
$2,500
South Carolina Conservation League · Charleston, SC · 2023
Charitable purposes
$2,500
Virginia Piedmont Heritage Area Association · Marshall, VA · 2023
Charitable purposes
$2,500
Fauquier Habitat for Humanity · Warrenton, VA · 2022
Charitable purposes
$2,500
Plains Community League · The Plains, VA · 2022
Charitable purposes
$2,500
South Carolina Conservation League · Charleston, SC · 2022
Charitable purposes
$2,500
Virginia Piedmont Heritage Area Association · Marshall, VA · 2022
Charitable purposes
$2,500
Backstretch Employee Service Team (Best) · Elmont, NY · 2021
Charitable purposes
$2,500
Coastal Conservancy · Oakland, CA · 2021
Environmental purposes
$2,500
Fauquier Free Clinic · Warrenton, VA · 2021
Charitable purposes
$2,500
Fauquier Habitat for Humanity · Warrenton, VA · 2021
Charitable purposes
$2,500
Ny Racetrack Chaplaincy of America · Georgetown, KY · 2021
Charitable purposes
$2,500
Plains Community League · The Plains, VA · 2021
Charitable purposes
$2,500
Virginia Piedmont Heritage Area Association · Marshall, VA · 2021
Charitable purposes
$2,000
Earth Justice · Oakland, CA · 2024
Charitable purposes

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