Foundations that fund organizations in Williamsburg, Virginia
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Williamsburg nonprofits
395 private foundations gave $38M to Williamsburg organizations in their latest filings; 29 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
590 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Williamsburg around $50K. 27 of these funders are based in Virginia; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 395
- Accept applications
- 29
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Williamsburg
- $38M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 590
- Typical median grant
- $50K
- Based in VA
- 27%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Williamsburg organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Batten Foundation C/O Jane Batten | Norfolk, VA | 2 | $8.8M | $4.4M | Preselected only | For general charitable purposes. |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 4 | $5.7M | $1.6M | Yes | Religious liberty initiative; Employee matching gift(s); Religion & cultural inst initiative |
| Williamsburg Community Health Foundation | Williamsburg, VA | 18 | $4.3M | $68K | Yes | Support for Operations; Capital Campaign, Basic Operating, HEART, Medical Director; Child Health Initiative |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 3 | $1.8M | $184K | Yes | Development of solutions to improve global health; Agricultural development |
| The James W and Frances Gibson McGlothlin Foundation | Bristol, VA | 6 | $1.5M | $65K | Preselected only | Scholarship fund; Teaching award fund; Leadership forum fund |
| Joe Plumeri Foundation Inc | Albany, NY | 2 | $1.4M | $725K | Preselected only | General support |
| Mackesy Family Foundation | Bronxville, NY | 1 | $1.3M | $1.3M | Preselected only | General support |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 3 | $1.1M | $430K | Yes | For geospatial impact evaluations and engagement with key e…; For design, implementation, and evaluation of policies and…; For the election law program |
| Petters Family Foundation | Newport News, VA | 2 | $1.0M | $503K | Preselected only | General fund support; Sponsorship of camp launch program and general support |
| O'Neill Family Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 3 | $645K | $275K | Preselected only | General support |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | New York, NY | 2 | $594K | $297K | Yes | For one-time funding for a project on regional approaches t…; For a project on policy relevant research and outreach at t… |
| The Wilson Family Foundation Inc | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $586K | $586K | Preselected only | To support education, museums, research and preservation. |
| Shearwater Foundation Inc | Norfolk, VA | 2 | $530K | $265K | Preselected only | To support tax-exempt purpose of organization |
| Riley & Barbara G Sunderland Charitable Trust | Concord, NH | 1 | $505K | $505K | Yes | Charitable purposes |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $400K | $400K | Preselected only | To engage judges and other state court leaders in reducing… |
| The Mary Morton Parsons Foundation | Richmond, VA | 2 | $350K | $175K | Yes | Restore the powder magazine; Support capital project |
| The Gladys and Franklin Clark Foundation | Williamsburg, VA | 5 | $325K | $50K | Preselected only | Inspire and empower children, families and early childhood…; Encourages audiences to learn from the past through preserv…; Provides a dynamic environment for exploring art at all lev… |
| Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $300K | $300K | Yes | Support to expand eviction diversion services to six additi… |
| Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation | Richmond, VA | 8 | $285K | $5,000 | Yes | Virginia american revolution 250 commemoration; Jamestown-yorktown foundation, inc. annual fund; Sensory garden, instruments for students with financial har… |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $240K | $240K | Preselected only | To conduct a causal inferential impact study to evaluate th… |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Bentonville, AR | 1 | $230K | $230K | Preselected only | To create a systems map of key focus fisheries to include a… |
| Charles H Schepmoes Tuw | St Louis, MO | 1 | $208K | $208K | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Robert D and Patricia E Kern Family Foundation Inc | Waukesha, WI | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $200K | $200K | Yes | For aiddata to track the latest trends in china's overseas… |
| D F Dillon Foundation C/O Joseph Kerrigan | Lincoln, NE | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | Capital improvements |
| Arthur H Korn Charitable Remainder Unitrust | Annapolis, MD | 1 | $192K | $192K | Preselected only | Support & promote humane treatment of animals |
| Campbell Family Foundation | Washington, DC | 1 | $191K | $191K | Preselected only | Education and health programs |
| Daniel and Ingrid Jones Fam Fndn | St Petersburg, FL | 3 | $180K | $60K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Blocker Foundation | Suffolk, VA | 3 | $175K | $60K | Yes | General operating |
| Robert G Cabell III and Maude Morgan Cabell Foundation | Richmond, VA | 3 | $160K | $35K | Yes | To support the annual fund; To support the muscarelle museum project, for a regional ve…; To virginia american revolution 250 commission - mobile mus… |
| Democracy Fund Inc | Washington, DC | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | Program support for eBenchbook and Alliance of Students at… |
| Heart to Help Inc | Toano, VA | 5 | $145K | $20K | Preselected only | To further exempt purpose |
| Ray Foundation Inc | Naples, FL | 1 | $125K | $125K | Preselected only | Flight scholarship funding support |
| Kathryn B McQuade Foundation | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $125K | $125K | Preselected only | Support for scholarships |
| Han Zhang and Jinlan Liu Foundation | Roslyn, NY | 9 | $113K | $5,665 | Preselected only | General fund |
| Anne H Cutler Charitable Trust Carol K Dubbs Trustee | Vero Beach, FL | 1 | $106K | $106K | Preselected only | Operating |
| The Freeman Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $105K | $105K | Yes | General support |
| The North Star Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General purposes |
| Clifton and Clara Ward Foundation | Nashville, TN | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Operating fund |
| Smith Richardson Foundation Inc | Greensboro, NC | 1 | $98K | $98K | Yes | General operating support |
| Mary V Reilly Charitable Foundation | Suffolk, VA | 1 | $94K | $94K | Preselected only | Educational |
| Tua George & Betty Prout Char | Dallas, TX | 1 | $93K | $93K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Tr Uwo Maryse Trapnell | St Petersburg, FL | 1 | $89K | $89K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Jessie Ball Dupont Religious Charitable & Educational Fund | Jacksonville, FL | 3 | $82K | $17K | Preselected only | Equity; Digital Fundraising Match |
| The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | Henry dreyfus teacher-scholar award |
| John and Linda Muckel Foundation | Rancho Palos Verdes, CA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | To promote education |
| Margaret Slayton Glauber Charitable Trust | Richmond, VA | 1 | $72K | $72K | Preselected only | Research program |
| Gertrude E Hill Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 1 | $72K | $72K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Chrisman Family Foundation | Richmond, VA | 2 | $70K | $35K | Preselected only | General support |
| Tua Anne M Orrell Charitable | Dallas, TX | 1 | $70K | $70K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Scott a & Phyllis P Crabtree Family Foundation Inc | Alexandria, VA | 2 | $70K | $35K | Preselected only | Vetrinarian care for retired k9s; General support |
| Charles Koch Foundation | Arlington, VA | 1 | $68K | $68K | Yes | General operating support |
| Patricia a Bresky Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $65K | $33K | Preselected only | General Operating Support |
| Perlin Family Foundation | McLean, VA | 1 | $60K | $60K | Preselected only | Preservation, restoration, and presentation of 18th-century… |
| Frank K Webb Charitable Trust 480006004 | St Louis, MO | 1 | $60K | $60K | Preselected only | Program support |
| Russell Sage Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $57K | $57K | Yes | The long-run impacts of zoning the suburbs |
| Dan and Micki Chapin Fund Inc | Williamsburg, VA | 9 | $56K | $7,500 | Preselected only | Operations; Operations; Operations operations |
| Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation | Irvine, CA | 3 | $55K | $26K | Yes | Research, general support & education |
| John Ben Snow Memorial Tr UW #839158 | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Education |
| Virginia Sargeant Reynolds Foundation | Richmond, VA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | David murphy football endowment fund |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Support for national convening for state courts hosted by t… |
| Westchester Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General |
| Csx Foundation Inc | Jacksonville, FL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Various |
| The Hanson Family Foundation C/O John C Hanson | Bethesda, MD | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Brookhill Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $45K | $45K | Preselected only | Rare breeds programs |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 6 | $41K | $5,250 | Yes | Matching gifts |
| Helen W Bell Charitable Foundation | Naples, FL | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general operating support |
| The Warfield Foundation Inc | Norfolk, VA | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | Zora & gilmer warfield scholarship |
| Mason Leona I Tua | St Louis, MO | 1 | $38K | $38K | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Ronald West Family Foundation | Williamsburg, VA | 5 | $37K | $6,000 | Preselected only | Contribution |
| Terry & Barbara Slaughter Family Fdn | Salinas, CA | 1 | $36K | $36K | Preselected only | Education |
| The Alan and Jill Miller Foundation | Jupiter, FL | 2 | $35K | $18K | Yes | To help fund the recipient's operating budget |
| The Fremont Group Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | To support the organization's mission of providing for its… |
| Co Tua Bonnie & Mike Gaffney | Dallas, TX | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Steven and Sheila Miller Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | Education |
| Texas Instruments Foundation | Dallas, TX | 4 | $29K | $278 | Yes | Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations… |
| Charles S & Millicent P Brown Family Foundation | Germantown Hills, IL | 2 | $28K | $14K | Preselected only | Early american living-history experience; To support instrumental and vocal programs |
| Elis Olsson Memorial Foundation | West Point, VA | 5 | $27K | $5,000 | Yes | General purpose |
| Rouse-Bottom Foundation | Newport News, VA | 5 | $27K | $5,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| Shore-Schor Susan Carol Family Trust | Henderson, NV | 1 | $26K | $26K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Daniels Family Charitable Trust | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $26K | $26K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Simons Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $25K | $8,400 | Preselected only | Nonparametric learning for infectious disease and neuroimag…; Representation theory and combinatorics; Matrix analysis and quantum information science |
| Kenrose Kitchen Table Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Bob and marion wilson teacher institute scholarships |
| Goulder Family Foundation | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| Kelly and Lily Perkins Family Foundation Inc | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General fund |
| The Neubauer Family Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Program support |
| The Prichard Family Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Living Vine Foundation | Williamsburg, VA | 4 | $25K | $6,000 | Preselected only | General purposes |
| Carter C Chinnis Charitable Trust | Henrico, VA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Historical |
| Dane and Carter Brooksher Family Foundation Dated 722018 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Educational |
| John C Fricano Foundation Inc | Arlington, VA | 2 | $25K | $13K | Yes | To serve people in crisis |
| John Edward Fowler Memorial Foundation | Kensington, MD | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | General operating |
| Robert a Brand Charitable Trust | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $23K | $23K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Gore Family Memorial Foundation Trust | Deerfield Beach, FL | 1 | $23K | $23K | Preselected only | To support the mission of the organization |
| Lee Dorman-College of William & Mary US | Eagan, MN | 1 | $22K | $22K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Mars Hq Regional Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $21K | $11K | Preselected only | General support |
| Presson J Fbo W and M College 4947 T | St Louis, MO | 1 | $21K | $21K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Pritzker Military Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General support |
| The James W Perkins Memorial Trust | Virginia Beach, VA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | Educational scholarship fund |
| Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | Flint, MI | 2 | $20K | $10K | Preselected only | For the general purposes or other charitable purposes of th… |
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 Williamsburg, Virginia?
The Batten Foundation C/O Jane Batten, Lilly Endowment Inc, Williamsburg Community Health Foundation, Gates Foundation, The James W and Frances Gibson McGlothlin Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Williamsburg 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 Williamsburg. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.