Foundations that fund organizations in Roanoke, Virginia
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Roanoke nonprofits
335 private foundations gave $15M to Roanoke organizations in their latest filings; 32 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
803 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Roanoke around $25K. 40 of these funders are based in Virginia; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 335
- Accept applications
- 32
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Roanoke
- $15M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 803
- Typical median grant
- $25K
- Based in VA
- 40%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Roanoke organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Jsm Charitable Trust | St Louis, MO | 1 | $1.6M | $1.6M | Preselected only | General support |
| Whitaker Fund | San Diego, CA | 10 | $1.0M | $57K | Preselected only | General |
| The Arhant Social Foundation Inc | Clifton, VA | 1 | $761K | $761K | Preselected only | Grant for purchase and renovation of building for homeless… |
| The Genan Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | 2 | $600K | $300K | Preselected only | Program support |
| Alexander McCausland Charitable | St Louis, MO | 2 | $585K | $293K | Yes | Animal welfare prgrams; General operating |
| Elbert H Evelyn J & Karen H Waldron Charitable Foundation | Shawsville, VA | 10 | $537K | $7,500 | Preselected only | Health services; Human services; Conservation |
| John M & Anne W Frye Charitable Tr | Orlando, FL | 1 | $304K | $304K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 7 | $295K | $30K | Preselected only | Melrose Plaza; Workforce Ready Southwest Virginia; Employee Impact Grant |
| Robertson Family Foundation Inc | Roanoke, VA | 18 | $280K | $11K | Yes | General operating; Two episodes of buzz; Power hour program |
| American Electric Power Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 6 | $275K | $43K | Preselected only | Blue Ridge Innovation Corridor - Board Member fund; Support for Bradley Free Clinic's Ongoing Service to the un…; Emergency Home Repair Program |
| John K Boardman Jr Foundation | Apex, NC | 3 | $250K | $100K | Preselected only | Provide support; General operations |
| Doogood Foundation Inc | Miami, FL | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | Qualified purpose of the organization |
| Kirk Family Foundation | Norfolk, VA | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | General purposes |
| The Beirne Carter Foundation | Richmond, VA | 9 | $245K | $10K | Yes | General purposes; Memorial gift; Capital campaign |
| James a Meador Foundation | Salem, VA | 8 | $225K | $35K | Preselected only | Donation for general support; General operations; Scholarship |
| McCartney Family Charitable Trust | Raleigh, NC | 5 | $219K | $55K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| F B Fund Thomas Tuw | St Louis, MO | 1 | $216K | $216K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Plymale Private Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $215K | $108K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Lula Day Wynn - Tes Tr | Orlando, FL | 1 | $213K | $213K | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Ceres Foundation Inc | Charleston, SC | 6 | $195K | $20K | Preselected only | general fund; challenge met |
| Cartledge Charitable Foundation Inc | Roanoke, VA | 25 | $194K | $1,500 | Yes | Education |
| Edgar a Thurman Fdn Children Nect | Orlando, FL | 19 | $181K | $8,000 | Yes | General operating; General support |
| The Dorothea Lleonhardt Foundation Inc | Bellerose, NY | 1 | $180K | $180K | Preselected only | All contributions are for the general support of the 501(c)… |
| The Helen C Cobbs Foundation | Roanoke, VA | 10 | $173K | $16K | Yes | Donation for general support; Donation for rent, electric bills, & food for needy; Donation for battered women's program |
| Powell Charitable Foundation | Salem, VA | 22 | $172K | $6,750 | Preselected only | Religious; Education; Arts |
| Mattie Esther Helen Rose Foundation Inc | Gainsville, FL | 3 | $160K | $50K | Preselected only | General support |
| Mw Armistead III Family Foundation | Roanoke, VA | 12 | $158K | $7,750 | Preselected only | Operations; Project access program; Support case mgmt for |
| Rugaber Family Fund | Roanoke, VA | 12 | $155K | $2,500 | Preselected only | Art exhibits; Symphony performance; Education |
| The Koch Ellis Fund C/O Charles Ellis Trustee | New Haven, CT | 1 | $150K | $150K | Yes | Mink cottage; class of 1974 |
| Turner Family Charitable Foundation | Pensacola, FL | 1 | $148K | $148K | Yes | Charitable donation |
| Marion Bradley Via Memorial Foundation Sd C/O FIRST Premier Bank Trust Dept | Sioux Falls, SD | 3 | $140K | $60K | Yes | To provide financial support |
| Mary Sue Collins Foundation U/A Dated 1/28/2013 | Roanoke, VA | 8 | $136K | $5,531 | Yes | General support; Smallwares |
| Tr Ua Padgett Caroline J | Dallas, TX | 1 | $126K | $126K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Tua Anne M Orrell Charitable | Dallas, TX | 1 | $125K | $125K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Thomas L Leivesley Jr Charitable Tr 443000039 | Roanoke, VA | 6 | $125K | $9,984 | Preselected only | General support |
| B M Phelps Baptist Missions Tuw | St Louis, MO | 1 | $119K | $119K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Moore's Charitable Foundation | Altavista, VA | 7 | $111K | $10K | Preselected only | Donation |
| Danville Regional Foundation | Danville, VA | 2 | $104K | $52K | Yes | New reporter; Community council grant |
| Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching | Stanford, CA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Education research |
| Rev & Mrs K a Painter Tr Fund for the Riverdale Baptist Church | Roanoke, VA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | HVAC system |
| Jim and Debbie Petrine Foundation | Moneta, VA | 1 | $98K | $98K | Preselected only | Cancer research |
| Stanford L Fellers Jr Memorial Trust | Roanoke, VA | 1 | $98K | $98K | Preselected only | Endowment fund |
| The Kaneff Foundation Inc | Southampton, NY | 4 | $96K | $18K | Preselected only | Support education of young women; Support the performing arts; Conserving art and providing educati |
| Hs & Cg Patterson Jr Char Fd Tr | Orlando, FL | 6 | $90K | $15K | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Teagle Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $88K | $44K | Preselected only | Knowledge for Freedom initiative; General Support |
| Woodward Memorial Fund-Tes Tr(1700) | Orlando, FL | 2 | $86K | $43K | Preselected only | General operating |
| For His Lambs Inc | Mountain Home, AR | 1 | $85K | $85K | Preselected only | Charitable contribution |
| Velma F Dulaney Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 4 | $85K | $13K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Berkshire Charitable Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 6 | $80K | $10K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted; Music Lab; Financial Assistance Fund |
| Logan III Charitable Fund 610001380 | Richmond, VA | 10 | $77K | $5,500 | Preselected only | Operations; General support; Annual fund |
| Kathryn B McQuade Foundation | Pennington, NJ | 2 | $75K | $38K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| The Troon Foundation | Elon, NC | 1 | $74K | $74K | Preselected only | To fund mental health program. |
| Norborne F Muir Fd - Tes Tr | Orlando, FL | 12 | $74K | $100 | Preselected only | General operating; General |
| Goode Family Foundation | Norfolk, VA | 2 | $65K | $33K | Yes | Support recipient's tax-exempt program |
| The Amy Elizabeth Lauth Foundation Inc C/O Robert M McNichols | Roanoke, VA | 9 | $64K | $10K | Yes | Donation; Donation to support people in need of hospice care; Donation to fund construction of home |
| Investco Foundation | Vinton, VA | 10 | $58K | $5,000 | Yes | Organized charity |
| Grace W Densmore - Irr Tr | Orlando, FL | 4 | $57K | $14K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Herbert N Gundersheimer Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $55K | $55K | Preselected only | To provide chest compression cpr and aed education. |
| The Allstate Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 30 | $53K | $1,000 | Yes | Employee helping hands; Helping hands group grants; Agent - individual hh |
| The Mary Morton Parsons Foundation | Richmond, VA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Support purchase of group home residence |
| Robert G Cabell III and Maude Morgan Cabell Foundation | Richmond, VA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | To support the guest experience enhancement project through… |
| Hca Healthcare Foundation | Nashville, TN | 2 | $50K | $25K | Yes | Operational funding request |
| Diane & Norman Bernstein Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| The Argosy Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General support |
| The David and Elizabeth Long Foundation C/O Elizabeth Long | Hobe Sound, FL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Davis H Elliot Company Educational Foundation | Lexington, KY | 8 | $47K | $3,750 | Preselected only | Donation; Scholarship |
| Ann Sherman Tuw | St Louis, MO | 2 | $44K | $22K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Truist Foundation Inc | Orlando, FL | 3 | $44K | $10K | Yes | Thriving communities; Building career pathways to; Presidential honors |
| Peter and Ann Lambertus Family Foundatio C/O Bartlett Pc | Norwood, MA | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | General support |
| Jane G Heyward Gardens Trust | Charlottesville, VA | 1 | $38K | $38K | Preselected only | General purposes of donee |
| David S Blount Ed Fnd - Tes Tr Xxx-Xx-Xxxx | Richmond, VA | 2 | $38K | $19K | Yes | Scholarship; Scholarships |
| James R Smith Family Foundation | Roanoke, VA | 4 | $36K | $7,500 | Preselected only | General unrestricted support; General Unrestricted Support |
| E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter Foundation | Radnor, PA | 1 | $35K | $35K | Yes | Help with the costs of upgrading preservation/storage syste… |
| Breeden-Adams Foundation | Norfolk, VA | 1 | $34K | $34K | Preselected only | Medical research |
| Mike and Gillian Goodrich Foundation | Birmingham, AL | 2 | $30K | $15K | Yes | Operating support of organization |
| Rmlow Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | Education |
| George J & Effie L Seay | Dallas, TX | 2 | $30K | $15K | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| Hittman Family Foundation Inc | Towson, MD | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | General donation |
| George and Sarah Buchanan Foundation | Greensboro, NC | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | General support |
| Cynthia R Tremblay Foundation Inc | Charlottesville, VA | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Taubman Foundation for the Arts | Roanoke, VA | 6 | $28K | $1,250 | Preselected only | Operating contribution |
| Thomas Rutherfoord Foundation C/O Pathstone | Alexandria, VA | 3 | $28K | $5,000 | Preselected only | To fund charitable activities. |
| Dorothy Koch Family Foundation | Roanoke, VA | 2 | $28K | $14K | Preselected only | Pre-school Reading Programs; Prevent and alleviate homelessness |
| Macauley & Helen Dow Whiting Foundation | Vero Beach, FL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General |
| Stanley M Herzog Charitable Foundation | Smithville, MO | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | REAP Conference Sponsorhip |
| Guilford Foundation | Richmond, VA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Mid-atlantic fund a cure |
| Jack and Anne Glenn Char Fdn | Orlando, FL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Service dog training |
| Live the Life Inc | Forest, VA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | troubled youth organization |
| Carol Paulson Private Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| The Lowell Milken Family Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Preschool - 12th grade programs |
| Pauline B Ilyus Charitable Trust | Orlando, FL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Bonsack Elementary Pto | Roanoke, VA | 6 | $24K | $3,507 | Preselected only | ipads for classroom use; scholastic book fair fund for children who could not afford…; 5th grader t-shirts |
| C E Richardson Benevolent Foundation | Pulaski, VA | 6 | $24K | $2,750 | Yes | To provide fundamental emergency services: direct cash assi…; Grant will be used for the 2026 Academic Summer Camp progra…; Grant will be used to allow Childrens Trust to start utiliz… |
| Adams Scholarship Trust - Ag Tes | Orlando, FL | 1 | $23K | $23K | Yes | Scholarships |
| Cp & Mg Lunsford Tuw | St Louis, MO | 10 | $23K | $1,500 | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Newbern Foundation | Roanoke, VA | 25 | $23K | $1,000 | Yes | Medical research; Support for the needy; Adult leaders teaching adolescents values |
| Lonza L Rush Tes Trust Xxx-Xx-Xxxx | Richmond, VA | 6 | $21K | $3,500 | Yes | Scholarship |
| E C Wareheim Foundation | Buffalo, NY | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | General operating |
| William L Whitwell Charitable Trust | Roanoke, VA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | To support the NCS Arts Endowment and the Annual Fund, spec… |
| The Broadbent Family Foundation | Logan, UT | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | To support charitable organization |
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 Roanoke, Virginia?
The Jsm Charitable Trust, Whitaker Fund, The Arhant Social Foundation Inc, The Genan Foundation, Alexander McCausland Charitable and 95 others reported grants to Roanoke 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 Roanoke. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.