Helen E Dragas Foundation
Helen E Dragas Foundation is a private foundation, based in Virginia Beach, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $9.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $340K. Net investment income was $356K.
Helen E Dragas Foundation at a glance
In short: Helen E Dragas Foundation gave $340K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $340K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $340,357
- -95.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $340,357
- -91.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $340,357
- Total assets
- $9,399,013
- +2.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Virginia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Helen E Dragas Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was See ($340K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 2 grants of 5 (40%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Helen E Dragas Foundation gives
- Giving grew 73% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 72% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2023) to $8.0M (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $340K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| See Attached, VA | Various | $340,357 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9,399,013 | $1,477,594 | $362,629 | $340,357 | 1 | $340,357 | $355,979 | $474,110 |
| 2024 | $9,199,860 | $11,125,788 | $7,976,320 | $7,974,907 | 2 | $7,974,907 | $177,624 | $272,405 |
| 2023 | $1,185,221 | $1,222,720 | $11,278 | $10,000 | 1 | $10,000 | $27,446 | $52,643 |
| 2022 | $974,370 | $1,174,820 | $202,159 | $197,300 | 1 | $197,300 | $5,247 | $23,230 |
| 2021 | $5,166 | — | $25 | — | — | — | — | $256 |
| 2020 | $5,191 | $10,000 | $4,809 | — | — | — | — | $182 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Helen E Dragas Foundation reported a distributable amount of $474K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Helen E Dragas Foundation is led by Helen E Dragas, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Helen E Dragas
President
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lewis W Webb IV
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Warrington Webb III (2022–2023) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Helen E Dragas Foundation
How much does Helen E Dragas Foundation give each year?
Helen E Dragas Foundation gave $340K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $8.0M across 2 grants.
How large is Helen E Dragas Foundation?
Helen E Dragas Foundation reported $9.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $340K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $474K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does Helen E Dragas Foundation operate?
Helen E Dragas Foundation has awarded grants in Delaware, Virginia.
What is Helen E Dragas Foundation's EIN?
Helen E Dragas Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-5034383. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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