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Culpepper Garden I Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Arlington, VA EIN: 23-7125063 Website

To provide low income housing support services for elderly tenants over the age of 62. Culpepper Garden I does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, elderliness, religion, or national origin.

Culpepper Garden I Inc at a glance

In short: Culpepper Garden I Inc gave $2.6M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $2.6M), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$2,568,519
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$2,568,519
Median grant
$2,568,519
Total assets
$23,014,798
-6.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Virginia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Culpepper Garden I Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Arlington Retirement Housing Corporation: $2.6MArlington Retirement HousingCorporation$2.6M

The largest 2025 recipient was Arlington Retirement Housing Corporation ($2.6M).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K2$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 2 grants of 5 (40%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Arlington

How Culpepper Garden I Inc gives

  • Giving grew 2754% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M2 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $90K (2022) to $2.6M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $2.6M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Arlington Retirement Housing Corporation Arlington, VAProvide support to nonprofit organizations established for aiding the elderly.$2,568,519
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$23,014,798$1,440,277$2,863,448$2,568,5191$1,349,765
2024$24,571,009$920,302$165,893——$828,573
2023$23,380,033$132,985$349,743$205,2881$38,141
2022$22,535,114$245,446$233,275$90,0001$164,960
2021$22,313,166$1,041,827$393,986$253,6002$125,666

About Culpepper Garden I Inc

Based on IRS filings

Culpepper Garden I Inc is a public charity focused on Housing & Shelter, based in Arlington, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $23.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2.6M. Net investment income was $1.3M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Culpepper Garden I Inc is led by Charles Meng, Chair since 2025 (on filings since 2022); none of the 15 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Charles Meng

    Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2024

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barbara Favola

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Spahr

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathy Cameron

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mesbah Motamed

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Micheline Castan-Smith

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sandy Bushue

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vinh Nguyen

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adam Krischer

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brooke Hammond-Perez

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emily Abraham

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hugh Franklin

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Susan Philp

    Vice Chair

    Chair → Vice Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Kant

    Vice Chair

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2022

    Chair → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rafael E. Roman

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (10)
  • Former: Ken Aughenbaugh (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Andres Tobar (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Barbara Green (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Brent Baxter (2021–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Cynthia Stevens (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: J. Kenneth Marshall MD (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Kelly Eichorn (2021–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Jeanne Broyhill (2021) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Tim Aldinger (2021) — Director
  • Former: Travis Washington (2021) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Culpepper Garden I Inc

How much does Culpepper Garden I Inc give each year?

Culpepper Garden I Inc gave $2.6M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Culpepper Garden I Inc?

Culpepper Garden I Inc reported $23.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.4M.

What is Culpepper Garden I Inc?

Culpepper Garden I Inc is a public charity focused on Housing & Shelter, based in Arlington, VA. It holds $23.0M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Culpepper Garden I Inc operate?

Culpepper Garden I Inc has awarded grants in Virginia.

What is Culpepper Garden I Inc's EIN?

Culpepper Garden I Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7125063. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 11, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 6, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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