The Southeast Virginia Community
Chesapeake, VA · EIN 27-2529017. Reported 120 grants totalling $1,991,612 to 74 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. The IRS has no activity classification on file for this one, so we cannot tell you whether it is a community foundation or a single-institution support fund. The recipient list below is the better guide.
- How spread out its giving is. 74 distinct organizations, with 14% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 41% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $10,000. Half of what it reported fell between $7,296 and $15,000; the smallest was $5,108 and the largest $115,251. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | $271,700 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ability Center of Virginia | Virginia Bch, VA | $115,251 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Virginia United Methodist Homes Inc | Glen Allen, VA | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Centenary United Methodist Church | Portsmouth, VA | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Medical College of Virginia Foundation | Richmond, VA | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Churchland Baptist Church | Chesapeake, VA | $70,525 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Edmarc Inc | Portsmouth, VA | $66,433 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia | Norfolk, VA | $54,100 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Centenary United Methodist Church | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | |
| Holiday House of Portsmouth Inc | Portsmouth, VA | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Shady Grove United Methodist Church | Glen Allen, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Pius X Catholic Church | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | |
| Armed Services YMCA of Hampton Road | Virginia Beach, VA | $42,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St John's Church | Portsmouth, VA | $40,358 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Marshall University Foundation Incorporated | Huntington, WV | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oscar Smith High School | Chesapeake, VA | $36,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Roc Solid Foundation Inc | Chesapeake, VA | $33,300 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Horizons Hampton Roads Inc | Norfolk, VA | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Partnership Development Foundation Inc | Portsmouth, VA | $27,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Catholic Diocese of Richmond | Richmond, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hruhca Memorial Scholarship Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | |
| Major League Dad | Raleigh, NC | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Service Organizations Inc | Arlington, VA | $24,534 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Meals on Wheels of Chesapeake Inc | Chesapeake, VA | $23,600 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Four States Christian Mission Inc | $23,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | |
| Faith Lutheran Church | Suffolk, VA | $21,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Washington & Lee University | Lexington, VA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| East Palo Alto Greyhounds Youth Sports Club | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | |
| Young Mens Christian Association of South Hampton Roads | Chesapeake, VA | $17,589 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| We Hope | Palo Alto, CA | $17,020 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hampton Roads Workforce Foundation | Norfolk, VA | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Communities in Schools of Hampton Roads | Portsmouth, VA | $16,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Help and Emergency Response Inc | Portsmouth, VA | $15,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Friends of Foster Care | Norfolk, VA | $15,200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| All District Reads | Norfolk, VA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chesapeake Public Schools Educational Foundation | Chesapeake, VA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rotary Club of North Suffolk Va | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | |
| Salvation Army National Corp | Alexandria, VA | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Therapy on the Move | Virginia Bch, VA | $12,100 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Give Back 2 Da Block | Portsmouth, VA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Portsmouth Community Concerts Inc | Portsmouth, VA | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Virginia Zoological Society | Norfolk, VA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Portsmouth Christian Outreach Ministries | Portsmouth, VA | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Portsmouth Sports Foundation Inc | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Virginia | Virginia Bch, VA | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Eastern Virginia Medical School Foundation | Norfolk, VA | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Norfolk, VA | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tidewater Youth Services Foundation | Portsmouth, VA | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Elizabeth River Project | Norfolk, VA | $10,446 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Childrens Assistive Technology Service | Norfolk, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Make a Wish Foundation of Greater Virginia | Richmond, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Starbase Victory Inc | Portsmouth, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wesley Community Service Center Inc | Portsmouth, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| An Achievable Dream Inc | Newport News, VA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cedar Grove Cemetery Foundation | Portsmouth, VA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Portsmouth Museums | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | |
| St Marys Home for Disabled Children Inc | Norfolk, VA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Neighborhood | Chesapeake, VA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Young Life Chesapeake | Chesapeake, VA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Young Life Foundation | Colorado Spgs, CO | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Childrens Health Investment Program Inc | Chesapeake, VA | $7,296 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Joy Ministries Evangelistic Association | Virginia Bch, VA | $7,070 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Portsmouth Public Library | $7,061 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | |
| Hoffler Creek Wildlife Foundation | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | |
| Families of Autistic Children of Tidewater Inc | Virginia Bch, VA | $6,898 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Portsmouth Public Library Inc | Portsmouth, VA | $6,666 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Green Acres Presbyterian | Portsmouth, VA | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Community Outreach Coalition | Portsmouth, VA | $6,400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Great Bridge Battlefield and Waterways History Foundation | Chesapeake, VA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Full Gospel Revival Center of Virginia Beach | Suffolk, VA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Forkids Inc | Chesapeake, VA | $5,800 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pin Ministry | Virginia Beach, VA | $5,200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
28 of 74 (38%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 45 of 74 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 | $326,595 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 29 | $366,890 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 36 | $834,519 | $10,500 |
| 2024 | 30 | $463,608 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
78% of its giving went to organizations in Virginia. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are the strongest signal available 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 grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $10,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Virginia.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Southeast Virginia Community's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 155 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 1435 Crossways Blvd Suite 303, Chesapeake, VA, 23320.
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