Virginia · Nonprofit
VIRGINIA AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER INC
VIRGINIA AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER INC (Virginia) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $86,000 to it, the largest being SENTARA HEALTH ($50,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $482k
- Funders on record
- 6
- Grants received
- $86k
- Net assets
- $265k
What Virginia African American Cultural Center Inc does
Mission
To collect, preserve, interpret, inform and celebrate Virginia's African American history, culture and community and to educate the public about African American contributions in all areas of endeavor.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
"Truth Be Told" is a podcast produced by Heard Productions that explores the stories of historically black neighborhoods in Virginia. The podcast aims to highlight the experiences of African Americans and the influence of racism and classism on their lives. It features personal narratives that connect listeners to local history, providing a unique perspective on the community's experiences. The project is supported by the Virginia African American Cultural Center and focuses on telling stories that resonate with the audience, fostering understanding and engagement with the community's history
$78,000 spent$78,000 earned by the program24% of program spendingThe partnership with VAACC will allow the 122-year-old newspaper which is Virginia's oldest Black weekly publication to digitalize a selected portion of its vast historic photo collection with the accompanying newspaper articles that are preserved on microfilm and digital files. These will then be placed in a searchable database for preservation and scholarly research.
$40,000 spent$40,000 earned by the program12% of program spendingThe Virginia African American History Tour in collaboration with Virginia African American Cultural Center was developed to celebrate Black History by taking a self-guided driving tour of Hampton, Virginia's rich African American heritage sites. The 400 Years Forward driving tour explores the location of the first landing of Africans on American soil, where the first Southern reading of the Emancipation Proclamation happened, Virginia's only known African American missionary chapel, and more. These African American heritage sites are a must for any black history interest.
$30,000 spent$30,000 earned by the program9% of program spendingYoung Peoples Guild, Arts for Learning, Poetry Jackson, Men of Faith & ViBe Creative District are organizations that focus of our youth. Dedicated to nurturing the spiritual, moral, and social development of young members with various activities, including Bible studies, community service, leadership training, and opportunities for involvement within the church community Norfolk-based Arts for Learning Virginia (A4L Virginia) has been bringing arts-in-education programs to schoolchildren in Virginia since 1955. Starting with a single string ensemble and a handful of volunteers, today the organization is the leading provider of quality arts programming in the Commonwealth, offering culturally diverse programs in music, dance, theater, and literary and visual arts. Welcome to the captivating world of Poetry Jackson. Immerse yourself in vibrant colors, emotive narratives, and captivating compositions. Discover a collection where each piece tells a unique story, inviting you to explore creativity without limits. Join us on a journey of inspiration and wonder. Welcome to Poetry Jackson's world of artistry. Men Of Faith is an educational organization in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The…
$177,930 spent$177,930 earned by the program55% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $325,930.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $175k to $338k (+93%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2022 83% · 2023 93% · 2024 66%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
96% of VIRGINIA AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (64% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 5 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Tamar Smithers
Executive Director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2018 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $2k → $1k.
1 of 6 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 22% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of VIRGINIA AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
VIRGINIA AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 58% of grant income and the top three 91%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
91% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund VIRGINIA AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2018 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 80% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
97% of VIRGINIA AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER INC's grant income comes from Virginia funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $19k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
VIRGINIA AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER INC has grown faster than three-quarters of the 17,936 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 17,936 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like VIRGINIA AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Virginia
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
83% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for VIRGINIA AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds VIRGINIA AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER INC?
- VIRGINIA AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER INC (Virginia) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $86,000 to it, the largest being SENTARA HEALTH ($50,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does VIRGINIA AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER INC have?
- IRS filings report 6 organizations giving $86,000 in grants to VIRGINIA AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER INC, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of VIRGINIA AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER INC?
- SENTARA HEALTH is the largest funder on record, with $50,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like VIRGINIA AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Virginia. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2020–2024), and the filings of 6 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing