Who funds housing in Virginia
Housing funding in Virginia is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though Ahc Inc leads, and the money reaches 495 groups.
The short version
- 1,503 funders gave $460M to 495 housing organizations in Virginia across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 62% of that came from funders also based in Virginia; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of housing in Virginia is The Community Foundation Inc, at $27M.
- The housing organization drawing the most is Ahc Inc, at $27M.
Largest funders of housing in Virginia
The funders giving the most to housing organizations in Virginia, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Housing organizations in Virginia that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find housing funders in Virginia
- 1Start with the funders already active in Virginia
The funders giving the most to housing in Virginia are The Community Foundation Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Charlottesville Area Community Foundation. A funder already writing housing checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the housing organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
38% of housing money in Virginia comes from funders elsewhere, so national housing funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Virginia.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a housing nonprofit in Virginia?
- Start with the funders already giving to housing in Virginia, currently The Community Foundation Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Charlottesville Area Community Foundation. Then look at who funds the housing organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Virginia from out of state.
- Who is the largest housing funder in Virginia?
- The Community Foundation Inc gives the most to housing organizations in Virginia, $27M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to housing in Virginia?
- $460M reached 495 housing organizations in Virginia, from 1,503 funders. 62% came from funders also based in Virginia.
- How recent is this data?
- It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.
More from the funding graph
Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.