Hampton Roads Business Roundtable

501(c)(6) organization Virginia Beach, VA EIN: 46-3297924

Hampton Roads Business Roundtable is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Virginia Beach, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2022.

Hampton Roads Business Roundtable at a glance

Revenue (2022)
$180,000
+50.0% vs 2021
Expenses (2022)
$309,963
+151.2% vs 2021
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2022 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2022; updated September 2026.

Who Hampton Roads Business Roundtable funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Norfolk

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K0 grants2019 1 grant2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022

In 2020 it made 1 grant totaling $50K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Reinvent Hampton Roads Norfolk, VASupport Reinvent Hampton Roads' ongoing efforts to improve the business environment of Hampton Roads, VA.$50,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2022—$180,000$309,963——
2021$129,963$120,000$123,369——
2020$133,332$216,805$141,127$50,0001
2019$57,653$155,000$137,522——

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Hampton Roads Business Roundtable is led by Harry T Lester, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 30 officers listed in 2022 report compensation.

Officers on the 2022 filing

  • Harry T Lester

    President

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bruce Bradley

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bruce Thompson

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David C White

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dennis M Ellmer

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frank Batten Jr.

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • G Robert Aston Jr.

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • George Birdsong

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • JD Myers II

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer R Boykin

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jerry Miller

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Kibler

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Lawson

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Malbon

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Wynne

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Murphy

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Louis Haddad

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Dreyfus

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robin Ray

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rony Thomas

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Johnson

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wiliam R Van Buren III

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Downey

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cliff Fleet

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Duvall

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deborah M DiCroce

    Ex-Officio

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Spore

    Ex-Officio

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas R Frantz

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vince Mastracco Jr.

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen A Edwards

    Ex-Officio

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (5)
  • Former: Howard P Kern (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Alan S Witt (2019–2020) — Vice President
  • Former: Steve Fredrickson (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: David R Goode (2019) — Director
  • Former: John F Reinhart (2019) — Ex-Officio

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2022. "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 Hampton Roads Business Roundtable

What is Hampton Roads Business Roundtable?

Hampton Roads Business Roundtable is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Virginia Beach, VA.

Where does Hampton Roads Business Roundtable operate?

Hampton Roads Business Roundtable has awarded grants in Virginia.

What is Hampton Roads Business Roundtable's EIN?

Hampton Roads Business Roundtable's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-3297924. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2022.

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

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 8, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 13, 2022)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2022

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