Share the Cheer Foundation
Share the Cheer Foundation is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Winchester, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $304K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $10K. Net investment income was $12.
Share the Cheer Foundation at a glance
In short: Share the Cheer Foundation gave $10K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $10,000
- -16.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 7
- +250.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,429
- -76.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $303,592
- +0.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Virginia (80% 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 Share the Cheer Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 7 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Bright Futures ($3K). Together the top 7 received $10K.
Grant Size Distribution
22 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 22 grants of 22 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.
Cities
How Share the Cheer Foundation gives
- Giving fell 55% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 60% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2025) to $22K (2022). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $10K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Bright Futures Winchester, VA | Charitable | $3,000 |
| Sinclair Health Clinic Winchester, VA | Charitable | $2,000 |
| Hardy County Community Foundation Romney, WV | Charitable | $1,000 |
| Adult Care Center Winchester, VA | Charitable | $1,000 |
| Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Verona, VA | Charitable | $1,000 |
| Dementia Matters White Post, VA | Charitable | $1,000 |
| Cacapon Lost River Land Trust Capon Bridge, WV | Charitable | $1,000 |
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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 | $303,592 | $12,012 | $10,027 | $10,000 | 7 | $10,000 | $12 | $16,540 |
| 2024 | $301,607 | $17,241 | $12,024 | $12,000 | 2 | $12,000 | $49 | $15,502 |
| 2023 | $296,390 | $12,038 | $12,022 | $12,000 | 3 | $12,000 | $38 | $15,052 |
| 2022 | $296,374 | $20,068 | $22,275 | $22,250 | 9 | $22,250 | $7,424 | $15,070 |
| 2021 | $298,581 | $12,251 | $12,277 | $12,000 | 1 | $12,013 | — | $14,104 |
| 2020 | $298,607 | $50,457 | $12,143 | $12,000 | 2 | — | $41,052 | $12,567 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Share the Cheer Foundation reported a distributable amount of $17K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Share the Cheer Foundation is led by Pamela S. Orndorff, President & Treasurer on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Pamela S. Orndorff
President & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
J. Mitchell Orndorff
Vice President & Secretary
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Megan O. Huffman
Vice President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Whitney R. Orndorff
Vice President
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 Share the Cheer Foundation
How much does Share the Cheer Foundation give each year?
Share the Cheer Foundation gave $10K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $12K across 2 grants.
What is Share the Cheer Foundation's typical grant size?
Share the Cheer Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,429, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Share the Cheer Foundation give grants?
Share the Cheer Foundation gives mostly in Virginia: 80% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was West Virginia (20%). The most frequent recipient cities were Winchester, VA (3 grants).
Does Share the Cheer Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Share the Cheer Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (7 grants).
Who are Share the Cheer Foundation's largest grantees?
Share the Cheer Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Bright Futures ($3,000), Sinclair Health Clinic ($2,000) and Hardy County Community Foundation ($1,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 60% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Share the Cheer Foundation?
Share the Cheer Foundation reported $304K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $10K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $17K (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 Share the Cheer Foundation?
Share the Cheer Foundation is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Winchester, VA. It holds $304K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Share the Cheer Foundation's EIN?
Share the Cheer Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-1868558. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 7, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
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