Private foundation · EIN 54-1607210 · Suffolk, Virginia

Birdsong Charitable Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 20 grants paid, $1.0M total, median $50K. 80% of grants stayed in Virginia.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
20
$1.0M
Median grant
$50K
Stays in VA
80%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$9.7M

Grants paid in 2024

Top 19 of 20 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Nansemond Suffolk AcademySuffolk, VAEducation$100K
Operation SmileVirginia Beach, VASocial assistance$100K
Randolph Macon CollegeAshland, VAEducation$100K
Suffolk Center for the Cultural ArtSuffolk, VAArts$100K
Suffolk Center for the Cultural ArtSuffolk, VAArts$100K
Global Action Platform Belmont UniversityNashville, TNSocial assistance$100K
Global Action Platform Belmont UniversityNashville, TNSocial assistance$100K
Suffolk Youth Athletic AssociationSuffolk, VAYouth recreation$50K
Nansemond Suffolk AcademySuffolk, VAEducation$50K
Randolph Macon CollegeAshland, VAEducation$50K
Global Action Platform Belmont UniversityNashville, TNSocial assistance$50K
Mana NutritionFitzgerald, GASocial assistance$30K
Rappahannock General HospitalKilmarnock, VAHealthcare$25K
Suffolk YMCASuffolk, VASocial assistance$25K
Suffolk Center for the Cultural ArtSuffolk, VAArts$10K
Nansemond River PreservationSuffolk, VAEducation$5,000
Suffolk YMCASuffolk, VASocial assistance$2,000
Suffolk YMCASuffolk, VASocial assistance$1,000
The Virginia College FundRichmond, VAEducation$500

By state: Virginia 16 · Tennessee 3 · Georgia 1

About this foundation

Birdsong Charitable Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Suffolk, Virginia, administered in care of George Y Birdsong, tax-exempt since 1992. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Birdsong Charitable Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Birdsong Charitable Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $1.0M across 20 grants, a median of $50K.

Where does Birdsong Charitable Foundation Inc give?

Virginia (16 grants), Tennessee (3 grants), Georgia (1 grants), per its latest filing.

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