· Private foundation
Elizabeth Ireland Graves Charitable Trust
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k29 grants · $63k
- $10k–50k3 grants · $54k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH | $34,000 |
| THE FEDERALIST SOCIETY | $10,000 |
| THE ABBEVILLE INSTITUTE | $10,000 |
| WEST BOTTOM BAPTIST CHURCH | $9,111 |
| COPPER CREST RIDING THERAPY | $5,000 |
| BLUE RIDGE FOOD BANK | $5,000 |
| RICHMOND SPCA | $5,000 |
| FLUVANNA CHRISTIAN SERVICE SOCIETY | $5,000 |
| HILLSDALE COLLEGE | $5,000 |
| GOOD SAMARITAN MINISTRIES | $3,000 |
| FLUVANNA COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANIT | $3,000 |
| SAMARITAN'S PURSE | $3,000 |
| SENIOR CENTER INC | $1,000 |
| HOSPICE OF THE PIEDMONT | $1,000 |
| VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS | $1,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY20–25, $18k) land where the poverty rate runs at 22%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Where the work is directed
The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.
About 28% of Elizabeth Ireland Graves Charitable Trust’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address. By recipient address, 73% of the giving stays in VA; by stated purpose, 49%.
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +40% since the first grant, against +11% for those funded once.
36 repeat relationships: 30 still active in FY2025, 6 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $9k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- TFTHE FEDERALIST SOCIETY FOR LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY STUDIES6× · 2020–2025 · $60k · revenue +48%
- BRBLUE RIDGE AREA FOOD BANK INC6× · 2020–2025 · $30k · revenue +28%
- RSRICHMOND SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS6× · 2020–2025 · $30k · revenue +53%
Funded once
- WFWIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INCone grant, 2024 · $1k · revenue +11%
- DRDEEP RUN HUNT PONY CLUBone grant, 2021 · $1k
- TTOMFRAone grant, 2023 · $1k
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
To preserve, promote and serve as an advocate for virginia's irreplaceable historic places for cultural, economic and educational benefits for everyone.
The mission of the american civil war museum collection is to serve as the preeminent world center for the display, study, interpretation, commemoration, and preservation of the history and artifacts of the confederate states of america.
The maymont foundation is committed to creating experiences that delight, educate and inspire.
The mission of washington heritage museums is to preserve, promote and maintain its five 18th century properties in fredericksburg, virginia and develop dynamic educational resources and programs to engage and inspire the intrest of…
The schs mission is to expand, preserve, and make accessible our invaluable collection, and to encourage interest and pride in the rich history of our state.
The museum connects people to nature by delivering educational classes, programs, exhibits, events and demonstrations. staff and volunteers engage learners of all ages on a 23 acre campus setting. indoor and outdoor learning opportunities…
Virginia wesleyan university is a fully accredited liberal arts, united-methodist related institution founded in 1961.
The virginia association of museums is a statewide network serving the museum community. the association's mission statement is "the virginia association of museums helps our museum community succeed".
The mission of the society is to advance the knowledge and understanding of architecture, design, landscape and urbanism worldwide among scholars, professionals in allied fields (including architecture, historic preservation and planning)…
Since 1775, the mission of Hampden-Sydney College has been to form good men and good citizens in an atmosphere of sound learning.
History is not the past; it is the story we tell about the past. every person in albemarle county and the city of charlottesville has a unique and powerful story to tell. through collecting, preserving, and interpreting the history of our…
The vscpa's mission is to empower the cpa profession to thrive. the mission supports our vision for the cpa profession to be champions of change, drivers of innovation, trusted visionary leaders, and relationship builders. the vscpa unites…
How this is measured
27 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 27 of the 41 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds VIRGINIA CENTER FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS ↗
- Who funds ABBEVILLE INSTITUTE LTD ↗
- Who funds THE FEDERALIST SOCIETY FOR LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY STUDIES ↗
- Who funds BLUE RIDGE AREA FOOD BANK INC ↗
- Who funds RICHMOND SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ↗
- Who funds HILLSDALE COLLEGE ↗
- Who funds FLUVANNA COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANIT ↗
- Who funds GOOD SAMARITAN MINISTRIES ↗
- Who funds FLUVANNA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY ↗
- Who funds SAMARITAN'S PURSE ↗
- Who funds HOSPICE OF THE PIEDMONT INC ↗
- Who funds LEWIS GINTER BOTANICAL GARDEN INC ↗
- Who funds NORTH STREET PLAYHOUSE INC ↗
- Who funds SENIOR CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds Ross County Historical Society Inc ↗
- Who funds FRANKLIN COUNTY HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION ↗
- Who funds THE PIEDMONT ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL ↗
- Who funds MATTAPONI VOLUNTEER RESCUE SQUAD INC ↗
- Who funds ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC ↗
- Who funds THE WILDLIFE CENTER OF VIRGINIA ↗
- Who funds THE MENOKIN FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds THE INDEPENDENT INSTITUTE ↗
- Who funds FLUVANNA MEALS ON WHEELS ↗
- Who funds THE AOPA FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds The Light Academy Inc ↗
- Who funds VIRGINIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY ↗
- Who funds WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC ↗
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Charlottesville Area Community Foundation · The Community Foundation Inc · Caplin Foundation · Aetna Foundation Inc · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Elizabeth Ireland Graves Charitable Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Elizabeth Ireland Graves Charitable Trust. Bigger dots raise more.
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