Virginia · Private foundation
The Batten 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.
- $11M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 6
- Grants FY2024
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $1,000,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $6,250,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 11
- FY2021 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Total assets, FY2024
- $25M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 33% of the organizations The Batten Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 39% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 61% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4.5M 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 6 | $11M | 33% |
| FY2023 | 6 | $12M | 33% |
| FY2022 | 8 | $10M | 63% |
| FY2021 | 11 | $10M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Virginia Arts Festival Inc | $5,898,318 | 2 | 40% |
| Colonial Williamsburg Foundation | $5,000,000 | 2 | 2% |
| The Mariners' Museum | $5,000,000 | 1 | 34% |
| Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | $4,000,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Rare | $4,000,000 | 4 | 4% |
| United Way of South Hampton Roads | $2,500,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Old Dominion University Educational Foundation | $1,666,667 | 1 | 6% |
| Nauticus Foundation | $1,300,000 | 2 | 13% |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc | $1,000,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Norfolk Botanical Garden Inc | $500,000 | 1 | 4% |
Show all 14 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Virginia Arts Festival Inc | $5,898,318 | 2 | 40% |
| Colonial Williamsburg Foundation | $5,000,000 | 2 | 2% |
| The Mariners' Museum | $5,000,000 | 1 | 34% |
| Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | $4,000,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Rare | $4,000,000 | 4 | 4% |
| United Way of South Hampton Roads | $2,500,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Old Dominion University Educational Foundation | $1,666,667 | 1 | 6% |
| Nauticus Foundation | $1,300,000 | 2 | 13% |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc | $1,000,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Norfolk Botanical Garden Inc | $500,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Hospice House of Hampton Roads Inc | $500,000 | 1 | 23% |
| Second Harvest Food Bank Greater New Orleans and Acadiana | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art | $45,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Urban League of Hampton Roads Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($12M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
The Batten Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 14 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
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 · Tidewater Jewish Foundation Inc · Patricia and Douglas Perry Foundation DBA The Perry Family Foundation · The Landmark Foundation · Townebank Foundation · Kenneth a Hall and Patricia a Hall Charitable Foundation · Goode Family Foundation · The Richard S Glasser Family Foundation · Curtis Family Foundation · Alan & Esther Fleder Foundation · Marietta M & Samuel Tate Morgan Jr Tr · The Clark Nexsen Foundation Inc
How this is measured
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About The Batten Foundation
- How much does The Batten Foundation give?
- The Batten Foundation reported 6 grants totaling $10,960,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 11 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2023.
- What does The Batten Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (39%), Environment (25%), Education (18%).
- Who are The Batten Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2024: The Virginia Arts Festival Inc ($5.9M), Colonial Williamsburg Foundation ($5.0M), The Mariners' Museum ($5.0M).
- Does The Batten Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Batten Foundation 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 The Batten Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation, Tidewater Jewish Foundation Inc, Patricia and Douglas Perry Foundation DBA The Perry Family Foundation.
- Where is The Batten Foundation based?
- The Batten Foundation is based in VA.
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