Foundations that fund organizations in Norfolk, Virginia
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Norfolk nonprofits
532 private foundations gave $76M to Norfolk organizations in their latest filings; 31 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
1,275 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Norfolk around $60K. 54 of these funders are based in Virginia; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 532
- Accept applications
- 31
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Norfolk
- $76M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 1,275
- Typical median grant
- $60K
- Based in VA
- 54%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Norfolk organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Leah and Richard Waitzer Foundation | Virginia Beach, VA | 2 | $15M | $7.4M | Preselected only | To further charitable purpose |
| Patricia and Douglas Perry Foundation Dba the Perry Family Foundation | Norfolk, VA | 21 | $7.1M | $50K | Preselected only | Further donee's charitable purpose; Further Donee's charitable purpose; To further donee's charitable purpose |
| The Landmark Foundation | Norfolk, VA | 20 | $5.8M | $88K | Preselected only | Human services; Educational programs; Educational grants |
| The Lilyhawk Foundation | Norfolk, VA | 4 | $4.7M | $1.2M | Preselected only | To further donee's charitable purpose |
| The Pruden Foundation | Virginia Beach, VA | 12 | $2.6M | $5,000 | Yes | Support recipient's tax-exempt program |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $2.5M | $2.5M | Yes | To support internship programming for humanities students |
| Shearwater Foundation Inc | Norfolk, VA | 15 | $2.4M | $10K | Preselected only | To support tax-exempt purpose of organization |
| Aimee & Frank Batten Jr Foundation | Norfolk, VA | 1 | $2.0M | $2.0M | Preselected only | To support charitable purpose |
| Townebank Foundation | Suffolk, VA | 27 | $1.9M | $85K | Yes | Gen. charitable |
| Lafayette River Foundation C/O L Webb & E Grandy | Norfolk, VA | 6 | $1.8M | $153K | Preselected only | Various programs |
| Kenneth a Hall and Patricia a Hall Charitable Foundation | Norfolk, VA | 17 | $1.8M | $40K | Preselected only | To provide financial support. |
| The Blocker Foundation | Suffolk, VA | 19 | $1.6M | $75K | Yes | General operating |
| Goode Family Foundation | Norfolk, VA | 13 | $1.4M | $100K | Yes | Support recipient's tax-exempt program; Support recipient's tax exempt program |
| The Agena Foundation Inc | Chesapeake, VA | 11 | $1.4M | $92K | Preselected only | In support of prgm for homeless; Special needs housing, quality of; Prescription medication prgm |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $1.4M | $1.4M | Yes | Development of solutions to improve global health; hiv |
| Cohen Veterans Network Inc | Stamford, CT | 1 | $1.3M | $1.3M | Preselected only | Military family clinic |
| Nancis Animal Rights Foundation Inc | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 2 | $1.3M | $648K | Preselected only | Animal rights |
| Sam Simon Charitable Giving Foundation Inc | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | To support the sam simon animal rescue fund, cruelty invest… |
| The John and Wendy Neu Foundation | Kearny, NJ | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | Donation to establish and protect the rights of all animals |
| Rashkind Family Foundation | Virginia Beach, VA | 13 | $973K | $2,000 | Preselected only | Unrestricted; Nonrestricted |
| The Susan and Ford Schumann Foundation C/O Baker Tilly Advisory Group Lp | Scottsdale, AZ | 1 | $817K | $817K | Preselected only | General funds |
| Beazley Foundation Incorporated | Portsmouth, VA | 14 | $758K | $38K | Yes | Grant |
| Tua Anne M Orrell Charitable | Dallas, TX | 3 | $600K | $100K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Obici Healthcare Foundation Inc | Suffolk, VA | 11 | $470K | $5,000 | Yes | Community engagement grant; Strengthening the safety net; Healthy behaviors |
| Southern Company Gas Charitable Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 13 | $418K | $15K | Preselected only | Provides college access, advising, and scholarship support; Provides shelter and supportive services for individuals ex…; Provides community-based programming and capacity-building… |
| Ernest L Ruth E and Frances E Fentress | Dallas, TX | 1 | $401K | $401K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| John Templeton Foundation | West Conshohocken, PA | 1 | $400K | $400K | Yes | Modeling religious change |
| The Dn Batten Foundation C/O Brown Advisory | Norfolk, VA | 2 | $360K | $180K | Preselected only | To provide financial support |
| Compton Family Foundation | Norfolk, VA | 5 | $310K | $50K | Preselected only | Support recipient's tax exempt program |
| Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation | Richmond, VA | 23 | $306K | $6,000 | Yes | Laptops to support envision lead grow's the family business…; Edventure & exploration campus; Virginia state parks adventure series |
| Preston & Catharine White Foundation | Virginia Beach, VA | 10 | $267K | $5,000 | Preselected only | To support recipient's tax exempt status |
| Tua Martin Charitable Trust | Dallas, TX | 6 | $263K | $50K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Pam and Rich Nuccitelli Foundation | Reston, VA | 1 | $263K | $263K | Preselected only | Center for bioelectrics |
| Janet L Mills Foundation | San Rafael, CA | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | Care for animals |
| Frances B and J Ronald Terwilliger Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | Charitable contribution |
| Ompompanoosuc Foundation Inc | Virginia Beach, VA | 1 | $249K | $249K | Preselected only | Establishing maintaining educational museum |
| Miller Oil Foundation | Chesapeake, VA | 5 | $242K | $5,000 | Preselected only | To help children of poverty improve their education and bre…; To aid in offering person-to-person help and needed emotion…; To assist in promoting the equal application of justice and… |
| Reiman Foundation Inc | Pewaukee, WI | 12 | $240K | $20K | Preselected only | General Operation; General Operations |
| Florence K Sloane Restated Trust | Orlando, FL | 1 | $223K | $223K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Dreyfus Foundation | Virginia Beach, VA | 1 | $211K | $211K | Preselected only | To help support the missions of the organization |
| The Batten Foundation C/O Jane Batten | Norfolk, VA | 2 | $210K | $105K | Preselected only | For general charitable purposes. |
| E C Wareheim Foundation | Buffalo, NY | 10 | $192K | $15K | Yes | General use; General operating |
| Art Bridges Inc | Fort Worth, TX | 3 | $180K | $62K | Preselected only | To support art sharing and community engagement programs; To support fellows and internship programs; To support evaluation activities to better understand audie… |
| Charles Wesley Bain Trust | St Louis, MO | 1 | $153K | $153K | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Jo Melchor Hackney and John H Hackney Jr Family Foundation | Norfolk, VA | 8 | $150K | $7,500 | Preselected only | Support general fund; Support the general fund; Supoort general fund |
| Truist Foundation Inc | Orlando, FL | 1 | $150K | $150K | Yes | Strengthening small |
| The Penrod Foundation | Virginia Beach, VA | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | Program Services |
| Fred and Donna Nives Foundation | Stamford, CT | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | To support the peta community animal project and the mobile… |
| Douglas & Marianne Dickerson Foundation C/O Douglas Dickerson | Virginia Beach, VA | 8 | $148K | $4,000 | Yes | To support recipient's tax-exempt program; To provide students, who may not have the opportunity, the…; Provide assistance for college prepatory students |
| Portsmouth General Hospital Foundation | Portsmouth, VA | 4 | $135K | $25K | Yes | Pantry program; Housing and case management for port; Summer education program |
| The Fannie Milton and Leslie Friedman Family Foundation | Norfolk, VA | 3 | $130K | $20K | Yes | Provide funding for a palliative care program; Support the arts through the generation of cultural tourism; Enrich, educate, and entertain the region through theatrica… |
| Dorothy I Denby Charitable Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $129K | $129K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| The Warfield Foundation Inc | Norfolk, VA | 4 | $129K | $29K | Preselected only | Division of hematology & oncology; Education /spiritual retreats; Support for child care program |
| The Hearst Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $125K | $125K | Yes | To provide emergency medical transportation |
| Sherman Fairchild Foundation Inc | Chevy Chase, MD | 1 | $125K | $125K | Preselected only | Museum Conservation Program |
| Daniel and Ingrid Jones Fam Fndn | St Petersburg, FL | 2 | $120K | $60K | Preselected only | General; General support |
| Elevance Health Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $117K | $117K | Yes | Up Center's Center of Excellence Maternal Health Hub |
| Philip O Geib Private Family Foundation | Virginia Beach, VA | 4 | $115K | $28K | Preselected only | Program support; Scholorship program; Food pantry |
| Curtis Family Foundation | Virginia Beach, VA | 13 | $110K | $2,500 | Preselected only | Unrestricted gift; Broderick scholarships; Paul & charlotee web scholarship |
| J L Camp Foundation | Virginia Beach, VA | 11 | $107K | $8,000 | Yes | To help eliminate alzheimer's disease through the advanceme…; Strengthen major business and foundation support for the ar…; Help provide best possible medical care & services for chil… |
| The Helen G Gifford Foundation C/O Tidewater Jewish Foundaiton | Virginia Beach, VA | 18 | $105K | $5,000 | Preselected only | Scholarships; Operating support; One night only: adrienne warren with the vso |
| Commonwealth Transfusion Foundation | Glen Allen, VA | 3 | $102K | $35K | Preselected only | Enhancing transfusion medicine education through modernizat…; Odu mls recruitment project; Board directed |
| The Clark-Janis Family Foundation C/O Mary Clark Janis | Sonoma, CA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | To support the recipient's exempt purpose |
| E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter Foundation | Radnor, PA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | Help with the cost of the 2024-2025 richmond performance se… |
| Lynne Cooper Harvey Foundation | River Forest, IL | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Animal protection and welfare |
| Summer Breeze Foundation | Sarasota, FL | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Philanthropic giving |
| Mewebber Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $100K | $50K | Preselected only | Charitable Event |
| The Ruffin Family Foundation | Virginia Beach, VA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | General support |
| The Brandt Jackson Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $100K | $50K | Preselected only | For PETA's anti-animal testing / vivisection work; For PETA's CAP efforts |
| Dollar Bank Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 14 | $97K | $4,000 | Yes | Assistance for social services; Assistance for educational programs; Community development |
| The Windward Foundation | Virginia Beach, VA | 2 | $93K | $47K | Preselected only | Advancing charitable causes |
| The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment Inc | Bethesda, MD | 5 | $93K | $9,000 | Yes | Professional development; General support; Tech deep dive - invoice #2 |
| Franklin Family Foundation | Virginia Beach, VA | 3 | $92K | $40K | Preselected only | To educate a diverse body of students to thrive in a colleg…; To privide funds to odu; To empower teens and young adults to take charge of their l… |
| The Shubert Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $90K | $90K | Yes | General operating support for theatrical productions and ac… |
| Mrw Foundation Inc | Chesapeake, VA | 4 | $88K | $6,625 | Preselected only | Aid to the poor; Religious |
| L & J Goldrich Foundation | Virginia Beach, VA | 3 | $86K | $10K | Preselected only | General Support |
| Phiferjohnson Foundation | Spartanburg, SC | 2 | $80K | $40K | Preselected only | General support |
| Arcus Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | Support for the prevention of the use of great apes in medi… |
| Carter C Chinnis Charitable Trust | Henrico, VA | 2 | $75K | $38K | Preselected only | Educational; Fighting Hunger |
| Petters Family Foundation | Newport News, VA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | General support of public broadcasting |
| Tr U-W Robert M Jeffress-Res Tr | Dallas, TX | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| Blank Allan and Margot Fdn | St Louis, MO | 1 | $70K | $70K | Yes | General operating |
| The Violet H Greco Foundation Inc | Suffolk, VA | 4 | $65K | $18K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| The Lantana Foundation Xxx-Xx-Xxxx | Henrico, VA | 1 | $65K | $65K | Preselected only | Charitable purpose |
| Related Affordable Foundation Inc C/O the Related Companies Lp | New York, NY | 3 | $65K | $5,000 | Preselected only | Annual berkley reunion event; Raf 2024 scholarship; Trg be a star mentoring program/trunk a treat/black & proud… |
| Napolitano Family Foundation | Virginia Beach, VA | 11 | $61K | $200 | Preselected only | General; Medical |
| The Barr Foundation | Chesapeake, VA | 22 | $60K | $875 | Yes | To support the mission of the organization |
| Philip E and Carole R Ratcliffe Foundation Inc | Annapolis, MD | 1 | $60K | $60K | Yes | Unrestricted use by recipient |
| The Houston and Evelyn Odom Foundation | Virginia Beach, VA | 1 | $60K | $60K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| The Overton Family Foundation | Suffolk, VA | 1 | $58K | $58K | Preselected only | Outreach ministries |
| Tidewater Scottish Rite Speech & Language Foundation Inc | Newport News, VA | 2 | $57K | $29K | Preselected only | Summer Program; Fellowships |
| Aphasia Foundation of Virginia | Suffolk, VA | 1 | $56K | $56K | Preselected only | To facilitate salary to clinic employee |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 2 | $55K | $28K | Preselected only | Housing & Financial Counseling Services; Housing instability services and homelessness |
| Publix Super Markets Charities Inc | Lakeland, FL | 3 | $55K | $4,088 | Yes | Organization's charitable purpose |
| Town Foundation | Norfolk, VA | 3 | $54K | $13K | Preselected only | Scholarships |
| Warden Family Foundation | Virginia Beach, VA | 16 | $51K | $2,500 | Yes | Education; Child health/welfare; Food programs |
| Peter and Ann Lambertus Family Foundatio C/O Bartlett Pc | Norwood, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General support |
| Raymond Family Foundation | Portland, OR | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | To help establishing and protecting the rights of all anima… |
| Triple Caring Hearts Foundation Inc C/O Edith Grandy | Norfolk, VA | 2 | $50K | $25K | Preselected only | General support |
| The C D Fleming Jr Charitable Foundation Inc | Berlin, MD | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Computer equip for schools |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Norfolk, Virginia?
The Leah and Richard Waitzer Foundation, Patricia and Douglas Perry Foundation Dba the Perry Family Foundation, The Landmark Foundation, The Lilyhawk Foundation, The Pruden Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Norfolk organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Norfolk. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.