Private foundation
RICHMOND, VAEIN
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $14,165,988 | $10,789,032 | $9,537,000 | $137,592,523 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 43% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEED MORERICHMOND, VA | THE GATHER, GIVE, GROW CAMPAIGN | $500,000 | 2020 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thurston R Moore Esq | PRESIDENT | 1.00 | $0 |
| Charles F Witthoefft Esq | VICE PRES/SECRETARY | 1.00 | $0 |
| Mrs Palmer P Garson | TREASURER | 1.00 | $0 |
| Mrs Amy P Nisenson | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $136,928,363 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $9,029,148 | $8,074,695 | $7,127,054 | $131,901,277 | $131,269,661 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $6,822,912 | $8,114,486 | $7,184,000 | $117,530,431 | $117,076,073 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $14,325,688 | $7,253,412 | $6,255,000 | $148,800,362 | $147,937,482 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $4,283,252 | $7,427,506 | $6,816,100 | $130,638,911 | $129,927,169 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $11,578,680 | $8,895,714 | $8,268,333 | $122,982,775 | $122,489,571 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $13,563,054 | $8,407,954 | $7,689,740 | $103,600,738 | $102,510,819 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $9,772,061 | $8,136,110 | $7,450,500 | $121,406,981 | $115,586,284 |
| CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| $500,000 |
| 2021 |
| UNITED METHODIST FAMILY SERVICESRICHMOND, VA | CONSTRUCTION OF NEW RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITY FOR YOUTH STRUGGLING WITH TRAUMA | $500,000 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIACHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | RENOVATE ROTUNDA | $500,000 | 2017 |
| VIRGINIA REPERTORY THEATRERICHMOND, VA | SUPPORT THE GREAT STAGES CAMPAIGN AND CAPITAL PROJECTS | $500,000 | 2024 |
| LIBERATION VETERAN SERVICES INCRICHMOND, VA | SUPPORT CONSTRUCTION OF PHASE I OF VETERANS VILLAGE, A NEW 38-UNIT MICRO-APARTMENT BUILDING | $500,000 | 2024 |
| VIRGINIA ATHLETICS FOUNDATIONMatched to this organization because 22 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | GRANT TO SPORTS CENTER | $500,000 | 2020 |
| BETTER HOUSING COALITIONRICHMOND, VA | SUPPORT THE COLBROOK DEVELOPMENT | $500,000 | 2024 |
| FAISON CENTERS OF EXCELLENCERICHMOND, VA | FORWARD INTO THE FUTURE CAMPAIGN | $400,000 | 2019 |
| COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARYWILLIAMSBURG, VA | ENHANCE AND OBSERVE THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF CAMPUS, AND RECONSTRUCT HISTORIC LANDSCAPE OF HIGHLAND | $400,000 | 2019 |
| GOOCHLAND FREE CLINIC & FAMILY SERVICESGOOCHLAND, VA | CONSTRUCTION OF NEW, EXPANDED FAMILY SERVICE BUILDING | $400,000 | 2017 |
| PROJECT HOMESMatched to this organization because 5 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.RICHMOND, VA | SUPPORT THE BERMUDA ESTATES MOBILE HOME PARK PROJECT | $400,000 | 2023 |
| VIMS FOUNDATIONGLOUCESTER POINT, VA | R/V VIRGINIA OUTFITTING FUND GRANT PAYMENT | $400,000 | 2020 |
| AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MUSEUMRICHMOND, VA | SUPPORT OF AMERICAN LEGACY CAMPAIGN FOR NEW MUSEUM FACILITY | $375,000 | 2018 |
| AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MUSEUMRICHMOND, VA | SUPPORT OF AMERICAN LEGACY CAMPAIGN FOR NEW MUSEUM FACILITY | $375,000 | 2017 |
| CARITASRICHMOND, VA | SUPPORT DINWIDDIE AVENUE MEN'S CAMPUS RENOVATION PROJECT | $365,000 | 2024 |
| CHILDSAVERRICHMOND, VA | CAPITAL UPGRADES TO THE WRVA BUILDING - TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY FOR TELE-HEALTH | $360,000 | 2020 |
| NATURE CONSERVANCYRICHMOND, VA | PROTECTION OF CRITICAL LAND AND WATER AREAS ALONG THE CLINCH RIVRE CORRIDOR | $350,000 | 2021 |
| RICHMOND BALLETRICHMOND, VA | REPLACEMENT OF THE CURRENT SET AND PROPS FOR THE NUTCRACKER PERFORMANCES | $350,000 | 2020 |
| RADFORD UNIVERSITYRADFORD, VA | CONSTRUCTION OF CENTER FOR SCIENCES IN THE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | $350,000 | 2017 |
| RICHMOND SPCAMatched to this organization because 16 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.RICHMOND, VA | SUPPORT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SHELTER | $335,000 | 2023 |
| COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG FOUNDATIONWILLIAMSBURG, VA | RESTORE THE POWDER MAGAZINE | $320,000 | 2024 |
| TRINITY EPISCOPAL SCHOOLRICHMOND, VA | RENOVATION AND EXPANSION OF PERKINSON ARTS CENTER THEATRE & SCHOLARSHIP FUND | $310,000 | 2017 |
| WESTMINSTER CANTERBURYRICHMOND, VA | THE SPIRITUAL CENTER | $300,000 | 2020 |
| JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITYHARRISONBURG, VA | CONSTRUCTION OF NEW CONVOCATION CENTER | $300,000 | 2017 |
| 20.00 |
| $93,312 |
| Edward W Valentine | DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202402899349100120
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202323109349100732
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202213079349101141
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202121799349100107
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202022889349101102
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201922199349100012
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201801769349100220
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.