Virginia · Public charity
Old Dominion University Research Foundation
Serves as the administrative and fiscal agent for sponsored research, training grants and other sponsored programs for old dominion university, a commonwealth of virginia institution of higher education.
- $18M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 126
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 69
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $14M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $32,349
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $2,154,634
- Organizations funded a year
- 55 to 69
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 31
- Total assets, FY2025
- $57M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 33% of the organizations Old Dominion University Research Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 10% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $692k went to new ones.
RenewedFirst-time
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
EducationHealthScience & TechReligionEmploymentRecreation & SportsOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 124 | $13M | 57% |
| FY2024 | 69 | $6.7M | 33% |
| FY2023 | 66 | $7.3M | 27% |
| FY2022 | 58 | $7.2M | 26% |
| FY2021 | 55 | $6.4M | 20% |
| FY2020 | 63 | $5.9M | 27% |
| FY2019 | 67 | $5.8M | 34% |
| FY2018 | 60 | $5.1M | 30% |
100% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Science & Tech$43MEducation$20MHealth$2.9MEmployment$1.2MInternational$111kArts & Culture$100kEnvironment$91kHuman Services$90kOther$0
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
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OR
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IN
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MO
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NC
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DC
HI
OK
LA
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GA
TX
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dominion University | $14,949,359 | 9 | n/a |
| Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia | $3,908,588 | 9 | n/a |
| Ibi Consultants LLC | $3,273,408 | 7 | n/a |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | $2,940,040 | 9 | n/a |
| Just Horizons Alliance Inc | $2,836,765 | 5 | 76% |
| Wilbur Engineering Consultants LLC | $2,154,634 | 1 | n/a |
| Success for All Foundation Inc | $1,566,418 | 1 | 13% |
| Scipp International Inc | $1,303,086 | 2 | 68% |
| Evms Academic Physicians and Surgeons Health Services Foundation | $1,242,480 | 1 | 1% |
| William & Mary | $1,089,755 | 9 | n/a |
Show all 263 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dominion University | $14,949,359 | 9 | n/a |
| Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia | $3,908,588 | 9 | n/a |
| Ibi Consultants LLC | $3,273,408 | 7 | n/a |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | $2,940,040 | 9 | n/a |
| Just Horizons Alliance Inc | $2,836,765 | 5 | 76% |
| Wilbur Engineering Consultants LLC | $2,154,634 | 1 | n/a |
| Success for All Foundation Inc | $1,566,418 | 1 | 13% |
| Scipp International Inc | $1,303,086 | 2 | 68% |
| Evms Academic Physicians and Surgeons Health Services Foundation | $1,242,480 | 1 | 1% |
| William & Mary | $1,089,755 | 9 | n/a |
| Rutgers the State University | $1,022,841 | 7 | n/a |
| Eastern Virginia Medical School | $967,290 | 9 | n/a |
| Board of Regents Nevada System of Higher Education | $901,737 | 6 | n/a |
| Norfolk State University Foundation Inc and Subsidiary | $872,725 | 4 | 3% |
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters | $776,243 | 3 | 0% |
| Texas A&M Health Science Center | $762,894 | 8 | n/a |
| Mdrc | $749,850 | 1 | 1% |
| University of Wisconsin Madison | $686,375 | 8 | n/a |
| Pasco Scientific | $611,840 | 2 | n/a |
| New York University | $610,489 | 5 | 0% |
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | $542,185 | 8 | n/a |
| University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc | $503,630 | 3 | 0% |
| Institute of Competition Sciences | $493,660 | 3 | n/a |
| Kansas State University | $489,636 | 6 | n/a |
| Embody LLC | $472,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Johns Hopkins University | $419,130 | 3 | 0% |
| Simis Inc | $414,485 | 6 | n/a |
| Hampton Roads Workforce Foundation | $412,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Ties Teaching Institute for Excellence in STEM LLC | $407,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Nmc Inc | $406,553 | 6 | 1% |
| Salter's Creek Consulting Inc | $403,466 | 4 | n/a |
| University of New Mexico | $398,649 | 5 | n/a |
| Georgia Tech Research Corporation | $387,919 | 2 | 0% |
| Virginia Peninsula Community Colleg | $380,176 | 9 | n/a |
| Ruffa's Consulting Solution LLC | $350,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund | $345,488 | 3 | 0% |
| Issues and Answers Network Inc | $332,021 | 6 | n/a |
| Tympanogen Inc | $326,232 | 1 | n/a |
| Tidewater Community College | $318,145 | 8 | n/a |
| University of Florida | $293,717 | 7 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of California at San Diego | $288,551 | 3 | n/a |
| Hampton University | $285,586 | 7 | 0% |
| Ohio University | $283,020 | 2 | n/a |
| Mississippi State University | $281,727 | 5 | n/a |
| Virginia Institute of Marine Science | $272,163 | 5 | n/a |
| Bank of America | $263,117 | 2 | n/a |
| Christopher Newport University | $257,548 | 2 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of Colorado | $252,373 | 4 | n/a |
| Drexel University | $249,514 | 3 | 0% |
| Florida State University | $248,931 | 1 | n/a |
| New England Oceanographic Laboratory Inc | $246,345 | 4 | n/a |
| Vcuvcu Health Campus | $245,117 | 4 | n/a |
| Whitney Bradley & Brown Inc | $240,190 | 5 | n/a |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette | $235,374 | 5 | n/a |
| University of Texas at El Paso | $233,480 | 5 | n/a |
| Medstar Health Research Institute Inc | $215,991 | 1 | 0% |
| East Carolina University | $215,268 | 2 | n/a |
| Pennsylvania State University | $195,993 | 4 | n/a |
| University of Vermont and State Agricultural College | $194,628 | 5 | n/a |
| Jefferson Lab | $188,712 | 5 | n/a |
| Research Foundation of the City University of New York | $187,658 | 6 | 0% |
| University of Central Florida | $178,723 | 3 | n/a |
| Dell Marketing LP | $177,878 | 1 | n/a |
| Chitra Productions LLC | $175,069 | 1 | n/a |
| Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Inc | $172,952 | 3 | 0% |
| Arizona State University | $169,874 | 6 | n/a |
| Trustees of Purdue University | $162,549 | 7 | n/a |
| Qed Systems Inc | $159,301 | 3 | n/a |
| Sentara Hospitals | $157,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Longbow Group LLC | $147,325 | 3 | n/a |
| Institute for Community Research Inc | $145,342 | 6 | 2% |
| Chicago Connected | $143,043 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Utah | $141,361 | 2 | n/a |
| Amtek Company Inc | $141,212 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | $139,482 | 1 | n/a |
| William Marsh Rice University | $137,377 | 2 | 0% |
| Valrac Innovation LLC | $129,177 | 2 | n/a |
| West40 - Midwest Pbis | $128,875 | 4 | n/a |
| University of Delaware | $128,218 | 4 | 0% |
| Analytical Mechanics Assoc | $126,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Noblis Inc | $125,455 | 2 | 0% |
| University of Richmond | $125,125 | 5 | 0% |
| George Mason University | $121,840 | 3 | n/a |
| Germanna Community College Educational Foundation | $120,440 | 4 | 1% |
| Aviation Adventures LLC | $119,235 | 3 | n/a |
| Mountain Empire Community College | $114,332 | 3 | n/a |
| Universal Solutions International Inc | $109,425 | 6 | n/a |
| Luehrs R & a LLC | $108,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Mainbrace Soultions | $102,273 | 1 | n/a |
| Norfolk Public Schools | $100,894 | 1 | n/a |
| New College Institute | $100,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | $98,506 | 7 | n/a |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | $96,378 | 5 | n/a |
| National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Inc | $92,946 | 1 | 0% |
| Orange County Public Schools | $92,927 | 1 | n/a |
| University of California San Francisco | $92,867 | 3 | n/a |
| Oregon Health & Science University | $91,503 | 1 | n/a |
| Internet Archive | $90,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Family Health International Inc | $86,560 | 1 | 0% |
| Klein Buendel Inc | $86,537 | 3 | n/a |
| Battelle Memorial Institute | $84,009 | 1 | 0% |
| National Space Grant Foundation | $83,600 | 1 | n/a |
| The Howard University | $77,973 | 2 | 0% |
| Dynamic Aviation Group Inc | $77,550 | 2 | n/a |
| Radford University Foundation Inc | $76,914 | 2 | 2% |
| Welfore Health LLC | $76,040 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Cincinnati | $75,434 | 4 | n/a |
| Sphero Inc | $70,100 | 1 | n/a |
| Wetlands Watch Inc | $69,389 | 1 | n/a |
| University Health Network | $67,952 | 1 | 0% |
| Moffatt & Nichol | $67,410 | 2 | n/a |
| Averett University | $65,089 | 4 | 0% |
| Regents of the University of California | $64,904 | 2 | n/a |
| Serco Inc | $64,743 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Arizona | $63,478 | 2 | n/a |
| Liberty University Inc | $62,086 | 2 | 0% |
| Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | $60,250 | 6 | n/a |
| North Dakota State University | $59,522 | 3 | n/a |
| State University of Iowa | $58,770 | 4 | n/a |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | $57,762 | 3 | 0% |
| Clemson University | $57,732 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Hawaii System | $57,585 | 2 | n/a |
| Capital Digestive Care LLC | $55,425 | 1 | n/a |
| Davidson College | $53,269 | 3 | 0% |
| Veterans Medical Research Foundation of San Diego | $52,223 | 5 | 0% |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | $52,000 | 6 | n/a |
| Los Angeles Unified School District | $51,594 | 2 | n/a |
| H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital Inc | $51,062 | 3 | 0% |
| Sentinel Robotic Solutions LLC | $50,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Whitman-Walker Institute Inc | $49,232 | 1 | n/a |
| Electraaero Inc | $49,029 | 2 | n/a |
| The University of Tennessee | $48,628 | 4 | n/a |
| Regents Univ of California | $48,227 | 1 | n/a |
| Cleveland State University | $47,069 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Connecticut | $46,759 | 1 | n/a |
| Pocahontas County High School | $46,506 | 2 | n/a |
| North Virginia Community College (Nova) | $46,299 | 3 | n/a |
| Southeastern Universities Research Association Inc | $45,456 | 1 | 0% |
| Blanchester Local School District | $45,301 | 1 | n/a |
| Montclair State University | $44,244 | 3 | n/a |
| The Natelson Dale Group | $42,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Teachergeek Inc | $41,904 | 1 | n/a |
| Tennessee State Collaborative on Reforming Education | $41,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of California at Berkeley | $41,229 | 2 | n/a |
| St Nicholas Ukrainian Cathedral School | $38,998 | 1 | n/a |
| Washington University | $38,950 | 2 | 0% |
| University of Maryland College Park | $38,091 | 3 | n/a |
| Indiana University School of Medicine | $36,486 | 1 | n/a |
| Eyeclick Inc | $35,313 | 1 | n/a |
| University of South Florida | $34,410 | 3 | n/a |
| Sased - Midwest Pbis Network | $34,277 | 1 | n/a |
| Coastal Threads Inc | $33,624 | 1 | n/a |
| Syracuse University | $33,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Marsing School District | $32,853 | 1 | n/a |
| Create Cuisine LLC | $32,349 | 1 | n/a |
| Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc | $31,245 | 1 | 0% |
| US Geological Survey | $30,903 | 1 | n/a |
| Star Flight Training | $30,072 | 1 | n/a |
| Psis 276 | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Southern Mississippi | $29,776 | 1 | n/a |
| Droneup LLC | $27,558 | 2 | n/a |
| Flying Ship Technologies Corp | $27,333 | 2 | n/a |
| Michigan State University | $27,176 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Mississippi Foundation | $26,596 | 1 | 0% |
| Lego Education | $25,817 | 1 | n/a |
| Sentara Health | $25,672 | 3 | 0% |
| University of Wisconsin | $25,302 | 1 | n/a |
| Lifenet Health | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Washington | $24,799 | 1 | n/a |
| Polares LLC | $24,675 | 2 | n/a |
| Amazon Com Inc | $24,400 | 1 | n/a |
| Auburn University | $24,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Argument Driven Inquiry LLC | $23,925 | 2 | n/a |
| Green Eyes LLC | $22,748 | 1 | n/a |
| Capstone Corporation | $22,310 | 1 | n/a |
| Coastal Obstech Services LLC | $22,006 | 3 | n/a |
| Nexus Technology Services LLC | $21,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Ball State University | $21,342 | 3 | n/a |
| University of Texas | $21,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Gi Research Partners LLC | $20,986 | 1 | n/a |
| James Madison University | $20,984 | 1 | n/a |
| National Institute of Aerospace Associates | $20,874 | 2 | 0% |
| Michigan Tech University | $20,856 | 1 | n/a |
| The Ohio State University | $20,736 | 1 | n/a |
| Rick Aviation Inc | $20,045 | 1 | n/a |
| Grey Gecko LLC | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Digitalglobe | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Florida Institute of Technology Inc | $19,341 | 1 | 0% |
| Allocortech Inc | $19,050 | 2 | n/a |
| Ohio State University Foundation | $18,892 | 1 | 0% |
| Texas Womans University | $18,837 | 1 | n/a |
| Babylon | $18,535 | 1 | n/a |
| Greater Southeast Development Corp | $18,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Eastpointe Community Schools | $17,553 | 1 | n/a |
| Newton Bus Service Inc | $17,268 | 1 | n/a |
| Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation | $17,030 | 1 | 0% |
| Kernville Union School District | $16,861 | 1 | n/a |
| Discovery Education | $16,698 | 1 | n/a |
| Spatial Integrated Systems Inc | $16,640 | 1 | n/a |
| Paul D Camp Community College Real Estate Foundation | $16,200 | 1 | 1% |
| Williams College | $16,137 | 1 | 0% |
| National Center for Teacher Residencies | $16,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Adaptive Aerospace Group Inc | $15,835 | 2 | n/a |
| American Helicopter Society International Inc | $15,524 | 1 | n/a |
| Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Inc | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Iowa State University | $14,797 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Minnesota | $14,389 | 1 | n/a |
| Applied Sciences & Information Systems Inc | $14,188 | 2 | n/a |
| Indiana State University | $13,535 | 2 | n/a |
| City of Hampton | $13,000 | 1 | n/a |
| McGuire Woods Consulting | $12,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Springhill Suites by Marriott | $12,016 | 1 | n/a |
| East Stroudsburg Area School District | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Atlas North America LLC | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Tidewater Community College Educational Foundation Inc | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Nc State University | $11,602 | 1 | n/a |
| St Louis University | $11,474 | 1 | 0% |
| Scout Inc | $10,803 | 1 | n/a |
| Texas A&M University | $10,709 | 1 | n/a |
| Eai Education | $10,410 | 1 | n/a |
| Vex Robotics Inc | $10,396 | 1 | n/a |
| Avendra LLC | $10,058 | 1 | n/a |
| Sedaro Corporation | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hampton Roads Planning District Commission | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Unmanned Aerial Propulsion Systems LLC | $9,846 | 1 | n/a |
| The Virginia Air & Space Center | $9,600 | 1 | 0% |
| Clarion University of Pa | $9,429 | 1 | n/a |
| Blue Ridge Aviation | $9,424 | 1 | n/a |
| Curators of the University of Missouri | $9,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Dr Carter's Highered Consulting Services LLC | $9,000 | 1 | n/a |
| American University | $9,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Carnegie Mellon University | $9,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Unversity of Oklahoma | $9,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Arkansas Fayetteville | $9,000 | 1 | n/a |
| MaxIQ Corp | $9,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Univ of Texas at Arlington | $9,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Northwestern University | $9,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University System of New Hampshire | $9,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology Inc | $8,919 | 1 | 0% |
| B & H Electronics | $8,524 | 1 | n/a |
| A T Still University of Health Sciences | $8,426 | 1 | 0% |
| Pancopia Inc | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Teachstone Inc | $7,678 | 1 | n/a |
| Ata LLC | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Science Museum of Virginia Foundation Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Shore Health Services Inc | $7,380 | 1 | 0% |
| Ci Travel | $7,228 | 1 | n/a |
| Wood County Schools | $7,190 | 1 | n/a |
| Attronica | $7,167 | 1 | n/a |
| Greenphire | $7,040 | 1 | n/a |
| Tab Education Partners | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Play With a Purpose | $6,729 | 1 | n/a |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte | $6,356 | 1 | n/a |
| Vere Institute Inc | $6,131 | 1 | n/a |
| Limitless Space Institute Inc | $6,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Virginia Beach City | $5,700 | 1 | n/a |
| Robolink Inc | $5,699 | 1 | n/a |
| Piedmont Airlines Inc | $5,668 | 1 | n/a |
| Tyson Foods Inc | $5,668 | 1 | n/a |
| Hollister Incorporated | $5,668 | 1 | n/a |
| Carvatech USA | $5,668 | 1 | n/a |
| Venture Tours Inc | $5,626 | 1 | n/a |
| South Dakota State University | $5,457 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 5 recipients with no EIN on record ($231k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Old Dominion University Research Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 62 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 62.
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.
Johns Hopkins UniversityMD28.5× affinity20 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →
Open a dossier: Johns Hopkins University · National Collegiate Athletic Association · The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · Folds of Honor Foundation · University of Pittsburgh · American Chemical Society · Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation · Yale University · The George Washington University · University of Miami · Hampton Roads Community Foundation · Trustees of Boston University
How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.
Compare Old Dominion University Research Foundation with peer funders
About Old Dominion University Research Foundation
- How much does Old Dominion University Research Foundation give?
- Old Dominion University Research Foundation reported 126 itemized grants totaling $13,542,232, out of $18,254,596 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 55 and 69 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Old Dominion University Research Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Science & Tech (64%), Education (29%), Health (4%).
- Who are Old Dominion University Research Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Old Dominion University ($15M), Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia ($3.9M), Ibi Consultants LLC ($3.3M).
- Does Old Dominion University Research Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Old Dominion University Research Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Johns Hopkins University, National Collegiate Athletic Association, The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York.
- Where is Old Dominion University Research Foundation based?
- Old Dominion University Research Foundation is based in VA.
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