Ravenhill Charitable Foundation
Ravenhill Charitable Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Staunton, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2023 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $89K. Net investment income was $86K.
Ravenhill Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Ravenhill Charitable Foundation gave $89K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $22K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $88,800
- +4.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $22,200
- +30.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $7,500
- Total assets
- $2,091,803
- +9.8% 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 Ravenhill Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Community Foundation Ctr Blue Ridge ($69K). Together the top 2 received $79K.
Organizations only. It also paid 2 individual scholarships ($10,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 9 (78%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Ravenhill Charitable Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 93% 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 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $85K (2024) to $89K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $89K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation Ctr Blue Ridge Staunton, VA | Educational Scholarship Funding | $68,800 |
| VSCPA Educational Foundation Glen Allen, VA | Educational Scholarship Funding | $10,000 |
| 2 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $10,000 |
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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 | $2,091,803 | $213,387 | $112,875 | $88,800 | 4 | $89,825 | $85,651 | $96,443 |
| 2024 | $1,905,268 | $413,631 | $103,826 | $85,000 | 5 | $86,121 | $226,339 | $83,738 |
| 2023 | $1,539,412 | $1,504,512 | $10,088 | — | — | — | $17,691 | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ravenhill Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $96K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Ravenhill Charitable Foundation is led by Chad Hinegardner, President on every filing since 2023 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Chad Hinegardner
President
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2023–2025. "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 Ravenhill Charitable Foundation
How much does Ravenhill Charitable Foundation give each year?
Ravenhill Charitable Foundation gave $89K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $85K across 5 grants.
What is Ravenhill Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?
Ravenhill Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $7,500, and its average grant was $22,200, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Ravenhill Charitable Foundation give grants?
Ravenhill Charitable Foundation gives mostly in Virginia: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Ravenhill Charitable Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Ravenhill Charitable Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Ravenhill Charitable Foundation?
Ravenhill Charitable Foundation reported $2.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $90K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $96K (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 is Ravenhill Charitable Foundation?
Ravenhill Charitable Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Staunton, VA. It holds $2.1M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Ravenhill Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Ravenhill Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 93-3041245. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2023–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 22, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2023–2024
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