Virginia · Private foundation
H7 Foundation FKA Commonwealth Foundation II
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $2.6M
- Granted FY2022
- 33
- Itemized grants FY2022
- 25
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 20%
- First-time grantees FY2022
- Itemized, FY2022
- $2.3M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2022
- $20,000
- Largest grant, FY2022
- $860,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 33
- FY2017 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2022
- 5
- Total assets, FY2022
- $53M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 20% of the organizations H7 Foundation FKA Commonwealth Foundation II funded were first-time grantees, receiving 19% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 81% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $433k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 25 | $2.3M | 20% |
| FY2021 | 33 | $3.5M | 100% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $6.2M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2022, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Foundations | $6,232,674 | 1 | n/a |
| Virginia Student Aid Foundation Inc | $2,330,230 | 2 | 3% |
| The Miller School of Albemarle | $700,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Thomas Jefferson Foundation Inc | $250,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Roanoke Catholic School | $125,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Trustees of the Lawrenceville School | $110,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Focused Ultrasound Foundation | $100,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Southern Environmental Law Center | $75,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Miller Center Foundation | $70,000 | 2 | 1% |
| The Piedmont Environmental Council | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
Show all 21 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Foundations | $6,232,674 | 1 | n/a |
| Virginia Student Aid Foundation Inc | $2,330,230 | 2 | 3% |
| The Miller School of Albemarle | $700,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Thomas Jefferson Foundation Inc | $250,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Roanoke Catholic School | $125,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Trustees of the Lawrenceville School | $110,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Focused Ultrasound Foundation | $100,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Southern Environmental Law Center | $75,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Miller Center Foundation | $70,000 | 2 | 1% |
| The Piedmont Environmental Council | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| University of Virginia Alumni Association | $30,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Montpelier Foundation | $29,250 | 2 | 0% |
| Presidential Precinct | $20,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Peabody School | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Nantucket Conservation Foundation Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Light House Studio Inc | $15,000 | 2 | 2% |
| The Paramount Theater Foundation in F/K/A the Paramount Theater Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Bennett's Village Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 8% |
| The Collegiate School | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Little League Baseball Inc | $3,000 | 1 | 4% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 18 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.9M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget H7 Foundation FKA Commonwealth Foundation II supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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 · Noland Foundation · The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation · Perry Foundation Inc · Janet Stone Jones Foundation · Oakwood Foundation Charitable Trust · Manning Family Foundation · The Genan Foundation · Caplin Foundation · The Community Foundation Inc · Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust
How this is measured
Compare H7 Foundation FKA Commonwealth Foundation II with peer funders
About H7 Foundation FKA Commonwealth Foundation II
- How much does H7 Foundation FKA Commonwealth Foundation II give?
- H7 Foundation FKA Commonwealth Foundation II reported 33 itemized grants totaling $2,334,180, out of $2,647,180 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2022 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 33 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2022.
- What does H7 Foundation FKA Commonwealth Foundation II fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2022, its largest causes are Philanthropy (20%), Recreation & Sports (8%), Education (4%).
- Who are H7 Foundation FKA Commonwealth Foundation II's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2022: Commonwealth Foundations ($6.2M), Virginia Student Aid Foundation Inc ($2.3M), The Miller School of Albemarle ($700k).
- Does H7 Foundation FKA Commonwealth Foundation II fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does H7 Foundation FKA Commonwealth Foundation II accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as H7 Foundation FKA Commonwealth Foundation II?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Charlottesville Area Community Foundation, Noland Foundation, The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation.
- Where is H7 Foundation FKA Commonwealth Foundation II based?
- H7 Foundation FKA Commonwealth Foundation II is based in VA.
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