· Public charity
Virginia Daughters of the American Revolution
The virginia daughters of the american revlution is organized for charitable and educational purposes to perpetuate the memory and spirit of the men and women who achieved american independence by preserving historic landmarks and promoting the study of history; to carry out the injunction of george washington in his farewell address to…
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
How this is measured
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k2 grants · $12k
- $10k–50k3 grants · $85k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| SEMPER K9 ASSISTANCE DOGS | $40,000 |
| BOULDER CREST FOUNDATION | $25,000 |
| NATIONAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE | $19,733 |
| WOODLAWN PLANTATION | $6,279 |
| CHILDREN OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION | $5,572 |
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 (FY24–25, $42k) land where the poverty rate runs at 7%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 100% 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
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
5 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2025, 1 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (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 FY2025, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $6k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- MFMONTPELIER FOUNDATION3× · 2017–2019 · $216k · revenue +80%
- SKSEMPER K9 ASSISTANCE DOGS2× · 2023–2025 · $60k · revenue +770%
- NSNATIONAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION4× · 2021–2025 · $53k · revenue +19%
Funded once
- SPSmithfield Preston Foundationone grant, 2021 · $52k · revenue +20%
- LOLIBRARY OF VIRGINIA FOUNDATIONgraduatedone grant, 2024 · $20k · revenue +833%
- COCounty of Rockbridgeone grant, 2017 · $17k
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.
To preserve, promote and serve as an advocate for virginia's irreplaceable historic places for cultural, economic and educational benefits for everyone.
The objects of this society are patriotic, historical, educational, and shall include those intended or designed to perpetuate the memory of those patriots who, by their services or sacrifices during the war of the american revolution,…
The national society of the colonial dames of america actively promotes our national heritage through historic preservation, patriotic service, and educational projects.
Preservation of buildings and sites of historical or architectural importance.
To promote patriotism, preserve and increase knowledge of American history through historic preservation, commemorative events, patriotic education and maintain National Headquarters library and museum of 1784-1815 period memorabilia.
Stimulate and advance the study of military history, especially that of the united states of america and to diffuse knowledge thereof by publications, displays and otherwise.
To promote interest in, knowledge of, and appreciation for north carolina history and culture through historical preservation, library service, and perpetuation of state literary and cultural heritage.
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.
To educate the membership and the general public about the american revolution and its patriots and to foster patriotism and appreciation of american freedoms
How this is measured
8 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. 8 of the 10 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 MONTPELIER FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds SEMPER K9 ASSISTANCE DOGS ↗
- Who funds NATIONAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION ↗
- Who funds Smithfield Preston Foundation ↗
- Who funds BOULDER CREST FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds LIBRARY OF VIRGINIA FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds National Society of the Children of the American Revolution ↗
- Who funds NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN THE UNITED STATES ↗
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.
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How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Virginia Daughters of the American Revolution funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Virginia Daughters of the American Revolution. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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