Norfolk Botanical Garden Foundation
Carry out charitable, literary, educational, & scientific purposes of norfolk botanical garden inc.
Norfolk Botanical Garden Foundation at a glance
In short: Norfolk Botanical Garden Foundation gave $589K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $589K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $589,225
- +17.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $589,225
- +17.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $589,225
- Total assets
- $16,534,039
- +5.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Virginia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Norfolk Botanical Garden Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Norfolk Botanical Garden Inc ($589K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Norfolk Botanical Garden Foundation gives
- Giving grew 47% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $400K (2022) to $928K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $589K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Norfolk Botanical Garden Inc Norfolk, VA | See General Footnote | $589,225 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $16,534,039 | $285,173 | $662,937 | $589,225 | 1 | $280,389 |
| 2024 | $15,636,730 | $232,257 | $559,684 | $501,506 | 1 | $229,057 |
| 2023 | $14,804,085 | $-1,075,072 | $496,625 | $435,669 | 1 | $-1,108,417 |
| 2022 | $15,258,223 | $642,127 | $480,583 | $400,000 | 1 | $630,897 |
| 2021 | $18,026,648 | $1,194,057 | $994,010 | $927,815 | 1 | $1,089,950 |
| 2020 | $18,104,889 | $1,223,192 | $527,560 | $460,821 | 1 | $1,119,302 |
| 2019 | $16,951,242 | $636,669 | $509,205 | $439,932 | 1 | $578,424 |
About Norfolk Botanical Garden Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Norfolk Botanical Garden Foundation is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Norfolk, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $16.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $589K. Net investment income was $280K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Norfolk Botanical Garden Foundation is led by Ann P. Stokes, President since 2020 (on filings since 2019); none of the 14 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ann P. Stokes
President
Director → President, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Clenise Platt
Director
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
W. Ryan Snow
Director
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dana C. Parker
Director
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael W. Kearns
Director
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Caroline S. Oliver
Director
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Curtis L. Hall
Director
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jillian L. Swenson
Director
On filings since 2023
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katherine W. Wynne
Director
On filings since 2024
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lamont M. Henry
Director
On filings since 2024
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vickie A. Matheis
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Martha B. Ambler
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dickinson B. Phillips
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peter Schmidt
Secretary
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (12)
- Former: Michael P. Desplaines (2019–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Mary D. Houfek (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Lauren V. Wolcott (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Mark R. Warden (2019–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Charles D. Robison III (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Gail P. Heagen (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Roger L. Frost (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Tazewell G. Taylor Jr. (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: William C. Eisenbeiss (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Frederick V. Martin (2019) — Assistant Secretary
- Former: Patricia P. Rawls (2019) — President
- Former: Peter A. Agelasto III (2019) — 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 Norfolk Botanical Garden Foundation
How much does Norfolk Botanical Garden Foundation give each year?
Norfolk Botanical Garden Foundation gave $589K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $502K across 1 grant.
How large is Norfolk Botanical Garden Foundation?
Norfolk Botanical Garden Foundation reported $16.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $285K.
What is Norfolk Botanical Garden Foundation?
Norfolk Botanical Garden Foundation is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Norfolk, VA. It holds $16.5M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Norfolk Botanical Garden Foundation operate?
Norfolk Botanical Garden Foundation has awarded grants in Virginia.
What is Norfolk Botanical Garden Foundation's EIN?
Norfolk Botanical Garden Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 51-0244918. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 19, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 28, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 21, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 28, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
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