Massey Family Foundation
The Massey Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Richmond, Virginia. It supports qualifying charitable organizations; its 2025 grants included recipients working in education, health, community services, conservation, and other areas.
Massey Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Massey Family Foundation gave $4.6M across 82 grants in 2025 (avg $56K), mostly in Virginia. 23% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $4,600,000
- +13.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 82
- +10.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $56,098
- +2.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $30,000
- Total assets
- $73,978,097
- +0.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 23% first-time grantees (19 of 81, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Virginia (84% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Massey Family Foundation
- How to Apply
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The foundation’s filing states that requests should be made by letter stating the reason for the request. Awards are restricted to qualifying charitable organizations. The foundation does not restrict giving to preselected organizations.
- Contact
Application contact: William E Massey Jr
Mailing address: 5002 Monument Avenue, Richmond, VA 23230
Phone: (804) 648-1611
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Massey Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Massey Cancer Center ($1.0M). Together the top 10 received $2.2M.
Grant Size Distribution
381 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 265 grants of 381 (70%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, the distribution of grant dollars by recipient state was Virginia 84%, West Virginia 14%, Kentucky 2%, and California 1%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 82 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Massey Family Foundation open to new grantees?
23%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 19 of 81 grantees (23%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $39K; repeat grants $62K. How we count
Medians: $30K first-time, $30K repeat.
- 75% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+1%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 97% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3.4M (2019) to $4.6M (2025). In 2025 it made 82 grants totaling $4.6M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Massey Cancer Center Richmond, VA | Unrestricted | $1,000,000 |
| Active Southern West Virginia Beckley, WV | Unrestricted | $350,000 |
| New Community School Richmond, VA | Unrestricted | $160,000 |
| Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Richmond, VA | Unrestricted | $100,000 |
| UVA Engineering Foundation Charlottesville, VA | Unrestricted | $100,000 |
| Virginia Institute of Marine Science Foundation Gioucester Point, VA | Unrestricted | $100,000 |
| Child Savers Richmond, VA | Unrestricted | $100,000 |
| Feedmore Richmond, VA | Unrestricted | $75,000 |
| UVA McIntire School of Commerce Charlottesville, VA | Unrestricted | $75,000 |
| American Red Cross -Virginia Capital Chapter Richmond, VA | Unrestricted | $70,000 |
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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 | $73,978,097 | $6,953,733 | $5,817,167 | $4,600,000 | 82 | $4,600,000 | $5,095,115 | $4,762,660 |
| 2024 | $73,355,898 | $5,183,197 | $5,922,256 | $4,045,000 | 74 | $4,045,000 | $3,917,710 | $4,622,251 |
| 2023 | $71,159,265 | $5,244,981 | $6,117,947 | $4,450,000 | 75 | $4,450,000 | $2,916,840 | $4,107,518 |
| 2022 | $71,818,378 | $14,767,708 | $5,648,207 | $4,560,000 | 78 | $4,560,000 | $12,623,089 | $4,370,508 |
| 2021 | $68,390,678 | $8,647,479 | $4,514,727 | $3,725,000 | 72 | — | $8,004,183 | $4,546,317 |
| 2020 | $54,358,930 | $5,201,039 | $3,993,153 | $3,420,000 | 75 | — | $4,656,321 | $3,732,371 |
| 2019 | $53,061,772 | $5,990,635 | $4,015,616 | $3,360,000 | 72 | — | $5,332,684 | $3,478,235 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Massey Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $4.8M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No foundation mission statement is provided. Its 2025 grants went to a range of organizations. For example, Active Southern West Virginia describes its mission as helping the region become a physically active community, while Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden says it connects people to plants and inspires communities to explore and conserve nature. The Virginia Home says it provides residential care to adult Virginians with irreversible physical disabilities, and Communities in Schools of Richmond says it connects community resources with schools to help young people learn, stay in school, and prepare for life.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 82 grants totaling $4,600,000. Grants ranged from $20,000 to $1,000,000, with a median of $30,000. Its largest 2025 grants included $1,000,000 to Massey Cancer Center, $350,000 to Active Southern West Virginia, and $160,000 to New Community School. Other notable grants included $100,000 each to Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, UVA Engineering Foundation, Virginia Institute of Marine Science Foundation, and Child Savers. The listed grants were designated unrestricted.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The officers and directors listed on the 2025 filing are William E Massey Jr, president and director; A Travis Massey, secretary and director; Craig L Massey, treasurer and director; William Blair Massey Jr, vice president and director; Rebecca Massey, director; and General James Henry Binford Peay II, director.
Massey Family Foundation is led by William Blair Massey Jr., President, Director, Vice President & Director since 2024 (on filings since 2019); none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
William Blair Massey Jr.
President, Director, Vice President & Director
President, Director, Treasurer & Director → President, Director, Vice President & Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
A. Travis Massey
Secretary & Director
Director → Secretary & Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Craig L. Massey
Treasurer & Director
Director → Treasurer & Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
General James Henry Binford Peay II
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Massey
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: E. Morgan Massey (2019–2023) — Vice President, Secretary & Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Massey Family Foundation
How much does Massey Family Foundation give each year?
Massey Family Foundation gave $4.6M across 82 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $4.0M across 74 grants.
What is Massey Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Massey Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $30,000, and its average grant was $56,098, across 82 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Massey Family Foundation that year got $39K on average.
Where does Massey Family Foundation give grants?
Massey Family Foundation gives mostly in Virginia: 84% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was West Virginia (14%). The most frequent recipient cities were Richmond, VA (51 grants), Beckley, WV (5 grants), Charlottesville, VA (3 grants) and Lexington, VA (2 grants).
Does Massey Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Massey Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (82 of 82) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Massey Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Massey Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Massey Cancer Center ($1,000,000), Active Southern West Virginia ($350,000) and New Community School ($185,000 across 2 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 33% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Massey Family Foundation?
Massey Family Foundation reported $74.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $4.6M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $4.8M (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.
What does Massey Family Foundation fund?
No foundation mission statement is provided. Its 2025 grants went to a range of organizations. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Massey Family Foundation?
The foundation’s filing states that requests should be made by letter stating the reason for the request. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Massey Family Foundation's EIN?
Massey Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-6049049. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 6, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 29, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 29, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 13, 2026)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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Grantable. (2026). Massey Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 21, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/massey-family-foundation-morg_8f996efbf7d74e9da422c71c44863522
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