The William H - John G - Emma Scott
Manakinsabot, VA · EIN 54-0648772. Reported 95 grants totalling $2,925,227 to 86 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The William H - John G - Emma Scott did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $20,000 and $40,000; the smallest was $677 and the largest $100,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episcopal Diocese of Va | Richmond, VA | $162,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Urban Hope | Richmond, VA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Home Again | Richmond, VA | $75,677 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Historic Richmond Monumental Church | Richmond, VA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| James River Association | Richmond, VA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Acts | Richmond, VA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Anna Julia Cooper School | Richmond, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Blue Sky Fund | Richmond, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chesterfield Food Bank | Chester, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Christchurch School | Christchurch, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Elijah House | Richmond, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Elk Hill Farm | Goochland, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gateway Homes | Richmond, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grace Christian School | Mechanicsville, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Housing Families First | Richmond, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Liberation Family Services | Richmond, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maggie Walker Comm Land Trust | Richmond, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| North Star Academy | Glen Allen, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Riverside School | N Chesterfield, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sheltering Arms Foundation | Glen Allen, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Soar 365 | Richmond, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St James's Childrens Center | Richmond, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Veritas School | Richmond, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jewish Family Services | Richmond, VA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Shalom Farms | Richmond, VA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Club | Richmond, VA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children's Hospital | Richmond, VA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Homeward | Richmond, VA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| South Richmond Adult Day Care Ctr | Richmond, VA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St James's Children's Center | Richmond, VA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Umfs | Richmond, VA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| YWCA | Richmond, VA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Great Hope Baptist Church | Richmond, VA | $39,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Good Shepherd School | Richmond, VA | $36,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Communities in Schools | Richmond, VA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Central Va Legal Aid Society | Richmond, VA | $33,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Children's Museum of Richmond | Richmond, VA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cristo Rey High School | Richmond, VA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| First Tee | Richmond, VA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hollywood Cemetery | Richmond, VA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Andrews School | Richmond, VA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| St Gertrude High School | Richmond, VA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wicomico Parish Church | Wicomico Church, VA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| YMCA | Richmond, VA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Art 180 | Richmond, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cancer Retreat Centers | Richmond, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City of Refuge Hopewell Recovery Ct | Hopewell, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Enrichmond Foundation | Richmond, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Family Lifeline | Richmond, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Free Clinic of Powhatan | Powhatan, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Richmond, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| J Sargeant Reynolds Cc | Richmond, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| JR Achievement of Central Va | Richmond, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nest Academy | Richmond, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School | Richmond, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Richmond Fisher House Foundation | Henrico, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Safe Harbour | Richmond, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Science Museum of Richmond | Richmond, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sports Backers | Richmond, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Francis Home | Richmond, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stratford Hall | Stratford, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Va Repertory Theatre | Richmond, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ramps Rva | Richmond, VA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rework Richmond | Richmond, VA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Richmond Hill | Richmond, VA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sacred Heart Center | Richmond, VA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| St John Chruch Foundation | Richmond, VA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hope Center | Chester, VA | $18,050 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Va Foundation Independent Colleges | Richmond, VA | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lutheran Family Services | Richmond, VA | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Red Cross | Richmond, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Challenge Discovery Project | Richmond, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Coal Pit Learning Center | Glen Allen, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Junior Achievement of Central Va | Richmond, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pace Center | Richmond, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Richmond Fisher House Fdn | Richmond, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Youth Life Foundation | Richmond, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Braille Circulating Library | Richmond, VA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Backpacks of Love Inc | Powhatan, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Big Brothersbig Sisters | Richmond, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cathedral of the Sacred Heart | Richmond, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Richmond Performing Arts Alliance | Richmond, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Swim Rva | Richmond, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Caritas | Richmond, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Lighthouse Rva | Henrico, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Va Voice | Richmond, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
6 of 86 (7%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 5%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Urban Hope
SUPPORT WORK FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING - James River Association
SUPPORT JAMES RIVER CENTER - Elijah House
CONSTRUCTION OF GYMNASIUM PROJECT - Episcopal Diocese of Va
MAINTENANCE NEEDS MAY MEMORIAL CHUR - Gateway Homes
RENOVATION OF CHESTERFIELD CAMPUS - Historic Richmond Monumental Church
EXTERIOR COATINGS/RAMP PROJECT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 35 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 26 | $702,177 | $27,500 |
| 2021 | 21 | $774,050 | $30,000 |
| 2022 | 23 | $744,000 | $30,000 |
| 2023 | 25 | $705,000 | $25,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $25,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Virginia.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The William H - John G - Emma Scott's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 190, Manakinsabot, VA, 23103. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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