· Private foundation
Preston & Catharine White Foundation
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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k25 grants · $101k
- $10k–50k7 grants · $75k
- $50k–250k3 grants · $225k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION | $100,000 |
| CHKD | $75,000 |
| EVMS FOUNDATION | $50,000 |
| TOCQUEVILLE SOCIETY UNITED WAY | $15,000 |
| VA TECH ATHLETIC FUND SOCCER 2024 | $10,000 |
| HOKIE SCHOLARSHIP FUND | $10,000 |
| VA BUSINESS HIGHER EDUCATION COUNCIL | $10,000 |
| THE NATURE CONSERVANCY | $10,000 |
| VA TECH ATHLETIC FUND LAX | $10,000 |
| VA TECH ATHLETIC FUND WOMENS FOUR BASES 2024 | $10,000 |
| GALILEE EPISCOPAL CHURCH PIPE ORGAN PROJECT | $5,000 |
| SCRILLI SCHOOL (CARMELITE SISTERS) | $5,000 |
| CHRYSLER MUSEUM OF ART | $5,000 |
| NEIGHBORHOOD COMPANIONS INC | $5,000 |
| OPERATION SMILE | $5,000 |
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 (FY19–24, $39k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 79% 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
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +47% since the first grant, against -59% for those funded once.
39 repeat relationships: 19 still active in FY2024, 20 since wound down; 15 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (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 FY2024, 76% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $95k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION INC7× · 2017–2024 · $245k · revenue +53%- CHChildren's Hospital of the King's Daughters4× · 2021–2024 · $150k · revenue +47%
- TMTHE MARINERS' MUSEUM8× · 2017–2024 · $40k · revenue +87%
Funded once
- VRVT REACH FOR EXCELLENCEone grant, 2021 · $50k
- VTVA TECH ATHLETIC FUND FRONT COURT 2024one grant, 2023 · $50k
- VTVA TECH ATHLETIC FUND WOMENS FRONT CT 2024one grant, 2023 · $40k
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.
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.
Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.
The uss constitution museum engages all ages in the story of "old ironsides" to spark excitement about maritime heritage, naval service, and the american experience.
The new england air museum's mission is to preserve and present the story of aviation and aerospace, with an emphasis on new england's role, and the genius and inspiration that made it possible. the museum also seeks to inspire young…
Finance impacts everyone. as a socially relevant organization, the museum of american finance seeks to improve understanding of the influence of financial institutions and capital markets on the u.s. and global economies, and on…
The museum of the american revolution uncovers and shares compelling stories about the diverse people and complex events that sparked america's ongoing experiment in liberty, equality and self-government.
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".
Eastern national promotes the public's understanding and support of america's national parks and other public trust partners by providing quality educational experiences, products and services.
To connect people to the marine environment, inspiring a more sustainable future. we aspire to be a driver in conservation, education, tourism, and sustainability, leading the charge to save wildlife and their ecosystems.
The mission of the chesapeake bay maritime museum cbmm is to preserve and explore the history, environment, and people of the chesapeake bay. the vision of the chesapeake bay maritime museum is to be the premier see sched o
To educate Charleston area residents and visitors about the natural and cultural history of the South Carolina Lowcountry through collections, exhibitions, preservation, conservation, research and related programming.
Fernbank museum of natural history inspires a lifelong learning of natural history through immersive programming and unmatched experiences to encourage a greater appreciation of our planet and its inhabitants. fernbank is dedicated to…
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 75 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 CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters ↗
- Who funds THE NATURE CONSERVANCY ↗
- Who funds THE MARINERS' MUSEUM ↗
- Who funds ELEVATE EARLY EDUCATION INC ↗
- Who funds ACCESS COLLEGE FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART ↗
- Who funds PRESIDENTIAL PRECINCT ↗
- Who funds THE HERMITAGE FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds Young Men's Christian Association of South Hampton Roads ↗
- Who funds ALEXANDRIA COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL INC ↗
- Who funds ACDS INC ↗
- Who funds American Battlefield Trust ↗
- Who funds THE HERMITAGE MUSEUM AND GARDENS ↗
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 · Hampton Roads Community Foundation · Townebank Foundation · United Way of South Hampton Roads · Goode Family Foundation · Edwin S Webster Foundation · Sentara Health · Kenneth a Hall and Patricia a Hall Charitable Foundation · Beazley Foundation Incorporated · The Blocker Foundation · Tidewater Jewish Foundation Inc · The Community Foundation Inc
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Preston & Catharine White Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Preston & Catharine White Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc: 2% of income from government
How this is measured
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