Virginia · Public charity
Lions of Virginia Foundation Inc
Assist the visually impaired. Provide grants to organizations within the state of virginia to assist in the health and welfare of virginia residents.
- $332k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 6
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 80%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $76k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $30,600
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 11
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $4.0M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 80% of the organizations Lions of Virginia Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 85% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 15% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $69k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 6 | $76k | 100% |
| FY2024 | 5 | $81k | 80% |
| FY2023 | 7 | $70k | 71% |
| FY2022 | 9 | $303k | 78% |
| FY2021 | 9 | $106k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 5 | $37k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 11 | $247k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 5 | $50k | 100% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Virgnia Lions Youth Camp Inc | $290,000 | 2 | 59% |
| Lions of Central Virginia MHU Inc | $60,000 | 1 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $38,324 | 1 | n/a |
| Blessings in a Backpack Inc | $31,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Rappahannock Education Farm | $30,600 | 1 | 6% |
| Charlotte Lions Club | $30,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Empowerhouse | $27,700 | 2 | 1% |
| Carilion Clinic | $27,150 | 1 | 0% |
| Powhatan Volunteer Rescue Squad Inc | $22,135 | 1 | 22% |
| Town of Broadway | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Virgnia Lions Youth Camp Inc | $290,000 | 2 | 59% |
| Lions of Central Virginia MHU Inc | $60,000 | 1 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $38,324 | 1 | n/a |
| Blessings in a Backpack Inc | $31,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Rappahannock Education Farm | $30,600 | 1 | 6% |
| Charlotte Lions Club | $30,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Empowerhouse | $27,700 | 2 | 1% |
| Carilion Clinic | $27,150 | 1 | 0% |
| Powhatan Volunteer Rescue Squad Inc | $22,135 | 1 | 22% |
| Town of Broadway | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lions of Massanutten Foundation Inc | $16,556 | 1 | 40% |
| Arlington Food Assistance Center | $16,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Fairy Godmother Project | $15,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Manassas Host Lions Club Foundation | $13,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Serve Inc | $12,228 | 1 | 0% |
| Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Inc | $12,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Family Promise of Bristol Inc | $10,280 | 1 | 3% |
| Vinton Breakfast Lions Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Good Samaritan Food Pantry | $10,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Senior Citizens of Prince Edward CountyMeals on Wheels | $10,000 | 1 | 14% |
| American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees | $8,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Lions International Fairfax Host | $8,073 | 1 | n/a |
| Signs of Fun | $8,000 | 1 | 16% |
| Food for Others Inc | $7,070 | 1 | 0% |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $6,985 | 1 | 15% |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $6,985 | 1 | n/a |
| International Association of Lions Club | $6,980 | 1 | n/a |
| Virginia Beach Public Schools Education Foundation and Subsidiary | $6,600 | 1 | 1% |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $6,593 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of the North Fork of the Shenandoah River Inc | $6,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center of Northern Virginia | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ferrum Volunteer Fire Dept Inc | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hampton Roads Regional Asymca | $5,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Outreach Inc | $5,380 | 1 | 0% |
| Triple R Ranch Inc | $5,300 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 20 recipients with no EIN on record ($272k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Lions of Virginia Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 20 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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: Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation · Community Foundation of the Rappahannock River Region Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Lions of Virginia Foundation Inc
- How much does Lions of Virginia Foundation Inc give?
- Lions of Virginia Foundation Inc reported 6 itemized grants totaling $76,128, out of $332,343 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 11 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Lions of Virginia Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Recreation & Sports (44%), Health (15%), Food & Nutrition (14%).
- Who are Lions of Virginia Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Northern Virgnia Lions Youth Camp Inc ($290k), Lions of Central Virginia MHU Inc ($60k), International Association of Lions Clubs ($38k).
- Does Lions of Virginia Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 80% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Lions of Virginia Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation, Community Foundation of the Rappahannock River Region Inc, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc.
- Where is Lions of Virginia Foundation Inc based?
- Lions of Virginia Foundation Inc is based in VA.
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