Chartway Promise Foundation
Chartway Promise Foundation is a public charity based in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It supports organizations that provide medically fragile children and their families memorable experiences intended to bring joy, hope, and smiles.
Chartway Promise Foundation at a glance
In short: Chartway Promise Foundation gave $953K across 20 grants in 2024 (avg $48K), mostly in Virginia. 20% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $953,000
- -5.0% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 20
- +0.0% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $47,650
- -5.0% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $18,000
- Total assets
- $387,519
- +20.5% vs 2023
- New grantees (estimate)
- 20% first-time grantees (4 of 20, 2024; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Virginia (62% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Chartway Promise Foundation
- How to Apply
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The foundation’s website describes grant applications and its review process. It excludes, among others, requests from individuals, individual pre-K–12 schools, colleges and universities, organizations outside the United States, and general support for medical centers or hospitals. It also lists sports and athletic programs, travel-related events, endowment campaigns, and memorial campaigns among ineligible requests.
- Contact
Mailing address: 5700 Cleveland Street 101, Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Phone: (757) 233-7111
Website: https://chartwaypromisefoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Chartway Promise Foundation
Who Chartway Promise Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Make-a-Wish Utah ($245K). Together the top 10 received $828K.
Grant Size Distribution
67 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 40 grants of 67 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation’s eligibility criteria require applicants to be part of a community where Chartway Credit Union has a physical location or a large concentration of members. Its 2024 grants went to recipients in Virginia, Utah, and Texas: 62% of grant dollars went to Virginia, 36% to Utah, and 2% to Texas.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 20 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Chartway Promise Foundation open to new grantees?
20%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 4 of 20 grantees (20%) were first-time recipients. With only 20 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $11K; repeat grants $57K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $28K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $595K (2020) to $1.0M (2023). In 2024 it made 20 grants totaling $953K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Make-a-Wish Utah Murray, UT | Grant life changing wishes for ut children w/critical illness | $245,000 |
| Make-a-Wish Virginia Richmond, VA | Granting Wishes for Children Waiting in 2024 | $175,000 |
| Toby's Dream Foundation Virginia Beach, VA | Dreams for children with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. | $100,000 |
| Hooked on Hope VB Virginia Beach, VA | Provide Fishing Fun for Pediatric Cancer Families | $65,000 |
| CHKD Norfolk, VA | Purchase of child life toys for infants and toddlers hospitalized at chkd. We also request an in-kind gift of patient bags to help distract and entertain children in the emergency department as they wait to be seen | $60,000 |
| Fact Virginia Beach, VA | Camp Gonnawannagoagain Scholarship | $57,000 |
| St Mary's Home for Disabled Children Norfolk, VA | Children with complex medical and behavorial needs to they can achieve their fullest potenti | $50,000 |
| Intermountain Primary Children's Salt Lake City, UT | Music therapy at wasatch canyons supports all-day and inpatient programs by providing group music therapy and one-on-one music therapy services to children receiving medical care | $35,000 |
| Team Hoyt HB Virginia Beach, VA | A new custom enclosed trailer, this trailer will be used to transport all equipment for all races, triathlons. | $21,000 |
| Make a Wish - TX Stafford, TX | Wishes for TX Gulf Coast Kids | $20,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The 2024 filing reports fundraising-event amounts of $90,644 for 2024, $111,978 for 2023, $204,119 for 2022, $29,695 for 2021, and $16,420 for 2020.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $387,519 | $1,248,513 | $1,137,894 | $953,000 | 20 | $25,059 |
| 2023 | $321,705 | $1,146,778 | $1,043,179 | $1,002,700 | 20 | $4,215 |
| 2022 | $878,127 | $898,239 | $856,777 | $765,000 | 12 | $207 |
| 2021 | $726,568 | $700,259 | $693,221 | $660,000 | 8 | $139 |
| 2020 | $60,433 | $541,900 | $624,772 | $594,500 | 7 | $352 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s stated mission is to provide medically fragile children and their families memorable experiences that bring joy, hope, and smiles. Its 2024 filing describes its program as funding those experiences.
The foundation says it considers organizations whose services fulfill that promise and serve children 18 or younger. Its 2024 grants included support for wish-granting, camp scholarships, music therapy, hospital child-life items, and activities for pediatric cancer families. Among the recipients, Toby’s Dream Foundation says its mission is to fulfill the dreams of children living with life-threatening illnesses in Hampton Roads and Virginia’s Eastern Shore. St. Mary’s Home for Disabled Children describes its mission as providing residential care for people with intellectual disabilities. Ability Found says it provides wheelchairs and other mobility equipment to disabled children and adults.
Grantmaking
In 2024, the foundation reported 20 grants totaling $938,000. Grants ranged from $7,500 to $245,000, with a median of $18,000. Its largest awards included $245,000 to Make-A-Wish Utah for wishes for Utah children with critical illnesses; $175,000 to Make-A-Wish Virginia for wishes for children waiting in 2024; $100,000 to Toby’s Dream Foundation for dreams for children with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses; and $65,000 to Hooked on Hope VB to provide fishing activities for pediatric cancer families.
Other reported grants included $57,000 to FACT for a camp scholarship, $50,000 to CHKD for child-life toys and patient bags, $50,000 to St. Mary’s Home for Disabled Children, and $30,000 to Intermountain Primary Children’s for music therapy. The 2024 filing reported no grants for 2023 or 2022.
The foundation says grant requests are reviewed in their entirety against its criteria and that it cannot accommodate all requests. Its website lists a November 1 application deadline, says applications submitted after that date will not be accepted, and says applicants will be notified by December 31. Separately, the foundation’s 2024 filing states a November 15 deadline and says requests are reviewed at the December board meeting.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Wayne Foshay as board chairman and Jerry Frostick as board vice chair. It lists Theresa Delp as board secretary and Lance Brown, Bob Sinclair Jr., Richard McGrath, Nancy McMahon, Tyler Quigley, Brian T Schools, and Lara Shields as directors.
Chartway Promise Foundation is led by Christine Wilson, President on every filing since 2023; none of the 17 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Christine Wilson
President
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wayne Foshay
Board Chairman
On filings since 2020
2.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bob Sinclair Jr.
Director
Trustee → Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
1.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian T. Schools
Director
Trustee → Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy McMahon
Director
Trustee → Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
1.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard McGrath
Director
Board Vice C → Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
1.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tyler Quigley
Director
Trustee → Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
1.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lance Brown
Director
On filings since 2022
1.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lara Shields
Director
On filings since 2022
1.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melinda Barbish
Director
On filings since 2022
1.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Riordan
Director
On filings since 2023
1.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Barton
Director
On filings since 2023
1.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Camden Selig
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Cade
Director
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jerry Frostick
Board Vice Chair
Trustee → Board Vice C, 2022
Board Vice C → Board Vice Chair, 2023
On filings since 2020
1.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Annunziata
Treasurer
Former Trustee → Director, 2023
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2020
1.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Theresa Delp
Board Secretary
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (3)
- Former: Ben Lemoine (2020–2023) — Board Treasurer
- Former: Wood Selig (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Kim J. Little (2020–2022) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Chartway Promise Foundation
How much does Chartway Promise Foundation give each year?
Chartway Promise Foundation gave $953K across 20 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $1.0M across 20 grants.
What is Chartway Promise Foundation's typical grant size?
Chartway Promise Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $18,000, and its average grant was $47,650, across 20 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Chartway Promise Foundation that year got $11K on average.
Where does Chartway Promise Foundation give grants?
Chartway Promise Foundation gives mostly in Virginia: 62% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Utah (36%). The most frequent recipient cities were Virginia Beach, VA (7 grants), Norfolk, VA (3 grants) and Salt Lake City, UT (2 grants).
Does Chartway Promise Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2024: none of the 20 grants with a stated purpose on Chartway Promise Foundation's 2024 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are Chartway Promise Foundation's largest grantees?
Chartway Promise Foundation's largest 2024 grantees include Make-a-Wish Utah ($245,000), Make-a-Wish Virginia ($175,000) and Toby's Dream Foundation ($100,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. Together they received 55% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is Chartway Promise Foundation?
Chartway Promise Foundation reported $388K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.2M.
What does Chartway Promise Foundation fund?
The foundation’s stated mission is to provide medically fragile children and their families memorable experiences that bring joy, hope, and smiles. Its 2024 filing describes its program as funding those experiences. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Chartway Promise Foundation?
The foundation’s website describes grant applications and its review process. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Chartway Promise Foundation's EIN?
Chartway Promise Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-3244422. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 24, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 25, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 11, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Chartway Promise Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/chartway-promise-foundation-morg_1af1d9c60a494983838984d34530f6cc
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