Kirk Family Foundation
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.
Kirk Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Kirk Family Foundation gave $1.4M across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $237K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,420,000
- +9.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 6
- +20.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $236,667
- -9.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $137,500
- Total assets
- $2,884,702
- -19.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Virginia (63% 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 Kirk Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 6 recipients in 2025
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
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 9 grants of 20 (45%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.
Cities
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.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $270K (2023) to $1.4M (2025). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $1.4M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hampden-Sydney College Hamptonsydney, VA | Athletic Scoreboard | $600,000 |
| The Irish American Partnership Boston, MA | To 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, VA | General Purposes | $250,000 |
| YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly Black Mountain, NC | General Purposes | $25,000 |
| Fuqua School Farmville, VA | Capital Campaign | $25,000 |
| Adult Care Center of Roanoke Valley Salem, VA | General Purposes | $20,000 |
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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 | $2,884,702 | $1,078,319 | $1,440,132 | $1,420,000 | 6 | $1,421,350 | $574,276 | $149,951 |
| 2024 | $3,564,186 | $1,298,514 | $1,307,368 | $1,300,000 | 5 | $1,304,877 | $1,297,598 | $197,255 |
| 2023 | $3,572,965 | $170,054 | $286,614 | $270,000 | 2 | $271,275 | $167,964 | $218,314 |
| 2022 | $3,689,525 | $1,058,733 | $506,359 | $502,000 | 3 | $503,075 | $527,394 | $209,021 |
| 2021 | $3,504,781 | $252,285 | $524,233 | $512,000 | 4 | $513,425 | $250,523 | $232,833 |
| 2020 | $3,776,729 | $911,608 | $737,936 | $734,188 | 8 | — | $465,649 | $204,488 |
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.
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.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 17, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 29, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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