Private foundation
WASHINGTON, DCEIN
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 FY2025 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $58,013 | $22,114 | $20,723 | $480,913 |
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
No public data foundWhere recipients are
Based on the 0% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHOLARSHIPS GRANTEDLEXINGTON, VA | TUITION ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS WITH DEMONSTRATED NEEDS | $53,374 | 2023 | |
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| John W Vardaman Iii | Director | 7.00 | $0 |
| H Davis Vardaman | Director | 1.00 | $0 |
| Thomas E Kane | Director | 1.00 | $0 |
| Shannon Vardaman | Director |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $480,913 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $41,128 | $13,781 | $12,770 | $445,014 | $445,014 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $35,919 | $57,162 | $53,374 | $417,667 | $417,667 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $23,848 | $32,500 | $32,500 | $438,910 | $438,910 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $26,888 | $8,960 | $7,500 | $452,562 | $447,562 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $18,275 | $26,192 | $24,442 | $434,634 | $429,634 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $19,489 | $24,595 | $24,575 | $437,551 | $437,551 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $21,244 | $31,637 | $30,167 | $442,657 | $442,657 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $17,296 | $31,482 | $30,182 | $453,050 | $453,050 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $150,712 | $28,500 | $28,500 | $467,236 | $467,236 |
| GENERAL FUND |
| $30,167 |
| 2018 |
| SCHOLARSHIP GRANTED - VARIOUS UNIVERSITIESLEXINGTON, VA | SCHOLARSHIPS | $24,442 | 2020 |
| SCHOLARSHIPS GIVEN - PAID DIRECTLY TO UNIVERSITIESCHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | SCHOLARHIP GRANTED | $23,500 | 2016 |
| SCHOLARSHIP GRANTED - VARIOUS UNIVERSITIESLEXINGTON, VA | SCHOLARSHIPSSCHOLARSHIPS | $22,275 | 2019 |
| SCHOLARSHIPS GRANTEDLEXINGTON, VA | TUITION ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS WITH DEMONSTRATED NEEDS | $20,723 | 2025 |
| CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS - VARIOUS CHARITIESHOT SPRINGS, VA | CONTRIBUTION | $20,000 | 2022 |
| SCHOLARSHIPS GIVEN - PAID DIRECTLY TO UNIVERSITIESCHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | SCHOLARHIP GRANTED | $19,432 | 2017 |
| SCHOLARSHIPS GRANTEDLEXINGTON, VA | TUITION ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS WITH DEMONSTRATED NEEDS | $12,770 | 2024 |
| SCHOLARSHIP GRANTED - VARIOUS UNIVERSITIESLEXINGTON, VA | SCHOLARSHIPS | $12,500 | 2022 |
| CONTRIBUTIONS TO PUBLICLY SUPPORTED CHARITIESHOT SPRINGS, VA | GENERAL FUND | $10,750 | 2017 |
| SCHOLARSHIP GRANTED - VARIOUS UNIVERSITIESLEXINGTON, VA | SCHOLARSHIPS | $7,500 | 2021 |
| CONTRIBUTIONS TO PUBLICLY SUPPORTED CHARITIESHOT SPRINGS, VA | GENERAL FUND | $5,000 | 2016 |
| CONTRIBUTIONS TO PUBLICLY SUPPORTED CHARITIESHOT SPRINGS, VA | GENERAL FUND | $2,300 | 2019 |
| 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 · FY2024 · period ending Dec 31, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202533039349100643
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202413239349100826
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202313179349102056
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202243199349106384
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202101969349100525
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202013179349102691
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201922879349100742
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201813049349100226
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201722489349100507
Form 990-PF · FY2015 · period ending Dec 31, 2015
Filing id 201622539349100502
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.