Kirk Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Norfolk, VA EIN: 45-5436980

Kirk Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Norfolk, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $1.4M. Net investment income was $574K.

Key facts about Kirk Family Foundation

In short: Kirk Family Foundation gave $1.4M across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $237K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
45-5436980
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$1,420,000
Grants made (2025)
6
Average grant
$236,667
Median grant
$137,500
Total assets
$2,884,702
Primary geography
Virginia (63% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$2.9M

-19.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.4M

+9.2% YoY

Grant Count

6

+20.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$237K

-9.0% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Kirk Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $150K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Kirk Family Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 183% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 948% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

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

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.

Cities

RoanokeHamptonsydneyWilliamsburgBostonHampdensydneyDalevilleFarmvilleLexingtonNorfolkSalem

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M8 grants2020 4 grants2021 3 grants2022 2 grants2023 5 grants2024 6 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $270K (2023) to $1.4M (2025). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $1.4M.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2025

Hampden-Sydney College: $600KHampden-Sydney College$600KThe Irish American Partnership: $500KThe Irish American Partnership$500KCarilion Clinic Foundation: $250KCarilion Clinic Foundation$250KYMCA Blue Ridge Assembly: $25KYMCA Blue Ridge Assembly$25KFuqua School: $25KFuqua School$25KAdult Care Center of Roanoke Valley: $20KAdult Care Center of RoanokeValley$20K

The largest 2025 recipient was Hampden-Sydney College ($600K). Together the top 6 received $1.4M.

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K9$250–500K3$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 9 grants of 20 (45%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Hampden-Sydney College Hamptonsydney, VAAthletic Scoreboard$600,000
The Irish American Partnership Boston, MATo support the construction, maintenance, and operations of a museum in belfast, northern ireland, that focuses on the history of service of the irish in the british army.$500,000
Carilion Clinic Foundation Roanoke, VAGeneral Purposes$250,000
YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly Black Mountain, NCGeneral Purposes$25,000
Fuqua School Farmville, VACapital Campaign$25,000
Adult Care Center of Roanoke Valley Salem, VAGeneral Purposes$20,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$2,884,702$3,564,186$3,572,965
Revenue$1,078,319$1,298,514$170,054
Expenses$1,440,132$1,307,368$286,614
Qualifying Distributions$1,421,350$1,304,877$271,275
Net Investment Income$574,276$1,297,598$167,964
Distributable Amount$149,951$197,255$218,314

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 9, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 17, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 29, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Kirk Family Foundation is led by John W. Kirk III, Director & President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • John W. Kirk III

    Director & President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • C. Shireen Kirk

    Director, Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

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 Kirk Family Foundation

How much does Kirk Family Foundation give each year?

Kirk Family Foundation gave $1.4M across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.3M across 5 grants.

What is Kirk Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Kirk Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $137,500, and its average grant was $236,667, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Kirk Family Foundation give grants?

Kirk Family Foundation gives mostly in Virginia: 63% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Massachusetts (35%).

Does Kirk Family Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 50% of Kirk Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 6) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Kirk Family Foundation's largest grantees?

Kirk Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Hampden-Sydney College ($600,000), The Irish American Partnership ($500,000) and Carilion Clinic Foundation ($250,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 95% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Kirk Family Foundation?

Kirk Family Foundation reported $2.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.4M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $150K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Kirk Family Foundation's EIN?

Kirk Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-5436980. 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.

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