Rebecca J Dameron Foundation
The Rebecca J Dameron Foundation is a private foundation based in Bent Mountain, Virginia. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations supporting activities that include collegiate athletics, environmental protection, education, community services, and animal shelter operations.
Rebecca J Dameron Foundation at a glance
In short: Rebecca J Dameron Foundation gave $91K across 16 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), top state North Carolina. 31% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $91,250
- +13.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 16
- +45.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,703
- -21.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,500
- Total assets
- $1,812,026
- -0.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 31% first-time grantees (5 of 16, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- North Carolina (44% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Rebecca J Dameron Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 10721 Bent Mountain Road, Bent Mountain, VA 24059-2119
Phone: (540) 759-0798
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Rebecca J Dameron Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Duke's Soccer ($30K). Together the top 10 received $83K.
Grant Size Distribution
41 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 41 grants of 41 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grant-dollar distribution by recipient state was North Carolina 44%, Virginia 36%, Pennsylvania 13%, California 2%, and Ohio 2%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 16 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Rebecca J Dameron Foundation open to new grantees?
31%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 5 of 16 grantees (31%) were first-time recipients. With only 16 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $8K. How we count
Medians: $2K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 63% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 94% 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 (2023–2025). 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 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $80K (2024) to $91K (2025). In 2025 it made 16 grants totaling $91K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Duke's Soccer Durham, NC | To Provide Support for Collegiate Athletic Programs | $30,000 |
| American Friends Service Committee Philadelphia, PA | To provide support to the organization in its mission to create a peaceful and sustainable world. | $12,000 |
| Appalachian Voices Boone, NC | To Aid in Environmental Protection | $8,000 |
| Blue Ridge PBS Roanoke, VA | To Provide Educational Content and Resources | $8,000 |
| Bent Mountain Center Bent Moutain, VA | To Provide Aid to a Community Center | $5,500 |
| Feeding SW VA Salem, VA | To provide support in helping feeding those in southwest Virginia | $5,000 |
| Virginia Organizing Charlottesville, VA | To provide support for challenging injustice in local communities | $5,000 |
| Angels of Assisi Roanoke, VA | To provide support for the operation of this animal shelter | $4,000 |
| WVTF Roanoke, VA | To Provide Aid to Public Radio Network | $3,000 |
| Ravenscroft School Raleigh, NC | To Provide Support for This Independent School | $2,000 |
Ready to take the next step with Rebecca J Dameron Foundation?
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 | $1,812,026 | $265,314 | $128,738 | $91,250 | 16 | $91,250 | $229,140 | $96,692 |
| 2024 | $1,814,022 | $701,551 | $104,708 | $80,250 | 11 | $80,250 | $145,459 | $74,186 |
| 2023 | $1,217,179 | $1,312,571 | $103,770 | $88,000 | 14 | $88,000 | $28,243 | $43,580 |
| 2022 | $8,378 | $10,000 | $1,622 | — | — | — | — | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Rebecca J Dameron Foundation reported a distributable amount of $97K 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 include support for organizations whose own missions include protecting Central and Southern Appalachia’s land, air, and water (Appalachian Voices); bringing people together for a more just Virginia, with particular encouragement for people who have traditionally had little or no voice (Virginia Organizing); and operating an independent nonprofit school serving preschool through grade twelve (Ravenscroft School).
The foundation also gave to the Sierra Club Foundation, which describes its work as educating and empowering people to protect and improve the natural and human environment, and to Breakthrough T1D, which works to accelerate breakthroughs to cure, prevent, and treat type 1 diabetes and its complications.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 16 grants totaling $91,250. Grant amounts ranged from $750 to $30,000, with a median of $3,500.
Among the reported grants were $30,000 to Duke’s Soccer for collegiate athletic programs; $12,000 to the American Friends Service Committee to support its work toward a peaceful and sustainable world; $8,000 each to Appalachian Voices for environmental protection and Blue Ridge PBS for educational content and resources; and $5,500 to Bent Mountain Center for community-center aid. Other grants included $5,000 to Feeding SW VA, $5,000 to Virginia Organizing, $4,000 to Angels of Assisi, $3,000 to WVTF, and $2,000 each to Ravenscroft School, Grandin Theatre, and the Sierra Club Foundation. Breakthrough T1D also received $1,000 in 2025.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Rebecca J Dameron is listed as trustee on the 2025 filing.
Rebecca J Dameron Foundation is led by Rebecca J. Dameron, Trustee on every filing since 2022 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Rebecca J. Dameron
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "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 Rebecca J Dameron Foundation
How much does Rebecca J Dameron Foundation give each year?
Rebecca J Dameron Foundation gave $91K across 16 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $80K across 11 grants.
What is Rebecca J Dameron Foundation's typical grant size?
Rebecca J Dameron Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $3,500, and its average grant was $5,703, across 16 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Rebecca J Dameron Foundation that year got $2K on average.
Where does Rebecca J Dameron Foundation give grants?
Rebecca J Dameron Foundation's top state is North Carolina, with 44% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Virginia (36%) and Pennsylvania (13%). The most frequent recipient cities were Roanoke, VA (5 grants).
Does Rebecca J Dameron Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 16 grants with a stated purpose on Rebecca J Dameron Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Rebecca J Dameron Foundation's largest grantees?
Rebecca J Dameron Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Duke's Soccer ($30,000), American Friends Service Committee ($12,000) and Appalachian Voices ($8,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 55% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Rebecca J Dameron Foundation?
Rebecca J Dameron Foundation reported $1.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $91K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $97K (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 Rebecca J Dameron Foundation fund?
No foundation mission statement is provided. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Rebecca J Dameron Foundation?
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Rebecca J Dameron Foundation's EIN?
Rebecca J Dameron Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 92-0614681. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.
Does Rebecca J Dameron Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2024
Live grants for the work Rebecca J Dameron Foundation funds
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
Explore Open Grants
Browse active grant opportunities in Rebecca J Dameron Foundation's focus areas in our free grants database
Similar Funders
Funders that support many of the same organizations
Thomas B Dameron Jr Foundation
Raleigh, NC
The Raleigh-based Thomas B. Dameron Jr. Foundation reported three grants totaling $2,242,250 in 2023, including $1,121,000 to a donor-advised fund charity, and no grants in 2024 or 2025; its grantmaking areas and typical award size are not specified. It gives to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Assets
$1.4M
Grants
3
Total Given
$2.2M
The Genan Foundation
Charlottesville, VA
The Anne & Gene Worrell Foundation (formerly the Genan Foundation) funds economic mobility and well-being, including education, health, housing, and workforce development, as well as conservation and environmental initiatives. Its focus is Greater Charlottesville, Southwest Virginia, and Surry County; 2024 grants ranged from $1,200 to $500,000, with a median of $32,500. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.
Assets
$189.9M
Grants
104
Total Given
$8.5M
The Oak Hill Fund
Charlottesville, VA
The Oak Hill Fund supports food security, reproductive health and rights, Chesapeake Bay water quality, climate and renewable energy, Mesoamerican Reef conservation, and restoration of diminished tree species; its water-quality grants focus on the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Its 2025 grants ranged from $100 to $200,000, with a median of $30,000. It accepts online requests for programs open to submissions, but Food Security and Mesoamerican Reef grants are invitation-only and do not accept unsolicited requests.
Assets
$90.2M
Grants
133
Total Given
$5.8M
Community Foundation Serving Western Virginia
Roanoke, VA
The Community Foundation Serving Western Virginia funds qualified nonprofits addressing community needs through practical, innovative projects, with grant priorities and service areas varying by fund. Its competitive Letter of Intent requests historically average $14,000–$25,000, and it primarily serves Roanoke, Salem, Martinsville, and Roanoke, Botetourt, Craig, Henry, Patrick, and Franklin counties. It offers a rolling Letter of Intent process; the profile does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.
Assets
$138.6M
Grants
174
Total Given
$4.2M
United Way Worldwide
Alexandria, VA
United Way Worldwide funds community programs focused on youth opportunity, health, financial security, education, and disaster relief, with 2024 grants made across multiple U.S. states and internationally. Its 209 reported grants ranged from $5,100 to $736,333, with a median of $22,675. It does not state whether it accepts unsolicited grant requests.
Assets
$68.0M
Grants
209
Total Given
$11.4M
The Community Foundation Inc
Richmond, VA
The Community Foundation funds health and wellness, education, economic prosperity, and community vibrancy, along with other causes through donor-advised and field-of-interest funds. In 2024, grants ranged from $5,100 to $1,795,000, with a median of $25,000; 78% of grant dollars went to Virginia recipients. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.
Assets
$852.4M
Grants
917
Total Given
$61.8M
More similar funders
More Funders in Virginia
Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Rebecca J Dameron Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/rebecca-j-dameron-foundation-morg_0a83f5c4176e43a798011035e1b490de
BibTeX
@misc{grantable_920614681_2026,
author = {{Grantable}},
title = {{Rebecca J Dameron Foundation funder profile}},
howpublished = {GrantGraph},
year = {2026},
url = {https://grantable.co/funders/rebecca-j-dameron-foundation-morg_0a83f5c4176e43a798011035e1b490de},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-22. Data licensed CC BY 4.0}
}The figures on this page are open data under CC BY 4.0: reuse them with credit to Grantable and a link. Download the data.
Figures come from Rebecca J Dameron Foundation's IRS filings (methodology). AI-written summaries, news items and logos are not covered by the open licence. Spot an error? Email hello@grantable.co.
Rebecca J Dameron Foundation down — hundreds of funders to go?