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Sheltering Arms Corporation

Public charity · Grantmaker Mechanicsville, VA EIN: 54-1615598 Website

To support the activities of affiliated entities including sheltering arms institute, sheltering arms hospital, sheltering arms foundation, and sheltering arms hospital south, including a focus on long-range and financial planning in providing healthcare services and community-based programs to better meet the physical rehabilitation and healthcare and medical needs of people in the central Virginia geographical area.

Sheltering Arms Corporation at a glance

In short: Sheltering Arms Corporation gave $1.1M across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $550K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$1,100,667
-20.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$550,334
-20.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$550,334
Total assets
$143,241,434
+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 Sheltering Arms Corporation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Sheltering Arms Institute: $701KSheltering Arms Institute$701KThe Community Foundation for a Greater Richmond: $400KThe Community Foundation for aGreater Richmond$400K

The largest 2025 recipient was Sheltering Arms Institute ($701K). Together the top 2 received $1.1M.

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K4$250–500K3$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 4 grants of 9 (44%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

RichmondMechanicsvilleGlen Allen

How Sheltering Arms Corporation gives

  • Giving grew 258% 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

$0$500K$1M$1.5M3 grants2019 3 grants2020 2 grants2021 1 grant2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $220K (2021) to $1.4M (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $1.1M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Sheltering Arms Institute Richmond, VABuilding Signage and General Support$700,667
The Community Foundation for a Greater Richmond Richmond, VAThese funds were further dispersed to 19 community support groups in the greater richmond area and the community foundation for a greater richmond.$400,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$143,241,434$8,240,139$8,912,877$1,100,6672$1,932,158
2024$135,521,202$6,700,773$9,606,778$1,382,4252$2,088,867
2023$137,145,850$4,398,430$9,522,750$943,3852$1,719,238
2022$107,788,573$13,675,869$12,783,398$307,5001$-215,954
2021$125,461,288$25,277,766$7,362,500$219,7202$349,111
2020$115,837,024$22,792,327$13,551,622$359,0003$807,414
2019$82,933,856$1,130,304$13,960,088$382,3313$797,547

About Sheltering Arms Corporation

Based on IRS filings

Sheltering Arms Corporation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Mechanicsville, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $143.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $1.1M. Net investment income was $1.9M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Sheltering Arms Corporation is led by Dianne V. Jewell, President & CEO since 2022 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 20 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Dianne V. Jewell

    President & CEO

    Director → President & CEO From January, 2021

    President & CEO From January → President & CEO, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Zedler

    Chairman

    Current Vice Chair → Vice Chair, 2023

    Vice Chair → Chairman, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ashby R. Hackney

    Director

    Chair → Chairman, 2023

    Chairman → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David E. Constine III

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Holly Antrim

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John D. Burns

    Director

    Vice Chair → Former Vice Chair, 2022

    Former Vice Chair → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lawrence E. Gibson

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter H. Bowles

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sandra M. Douglas

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • W. Lee Chaney III

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Edward F. Gerardo

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kimberly R. Baine

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher Vinyard

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah Kay

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shawne Soper

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Timothy Klabunde

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Veronica Powell Shuford

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James S. Litsinger

    CFO & Treasurer

    CFO & Treasurer → CFO, 2020

    CFO → CFO & Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $401K (2024) → $407K (2025)

  • Teresa Reynolds Dimarco

    Vice Chairman

    Director → Vice Chairman, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Helen Weaver

    Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (17)
  • Former: Theodore W. Price (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Amanda L. Worley (2020–2024) — Vice President of Hr & Secretary
  • Former: Leslie Wyatt (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Patricia B. Cushnie (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Stephanie Sulmer (2021–2023) — Vice President of Marketing
  • Former: Mary A. Zweifel (2019–2022) — Former President & CEO · Filing note: Term ended 122020
  • Former: Alex E. Grisham (2021–2022) — Vice President It
  • Former: Joel D. Glasgow (2021–2022) — Director of Financial Planning & Analysis
  • Former: Michael W. Ellerman (2021–2022) — Director Clinical It
  • Former: Patrick Zuniga (2021–2022) — Assistant Vice President Revenue Cycle
  • Former: Amanda E. Jennings (2022) — Manager
  • Former: Bryan C. Gilreath (2022) — Assistant Vice President Outpatient Services
  • Former: Carrie F. Schoonover (2022) — Senior Manager Business Information Systems
  • Former: Christina M. Withers (2022) — Physical Therapist
  • Former: John L. McPherson (2022) — Director of Finance
  • Former: Ames J. Russell (2019) — Director
  • Former: Christopher Sorenson (2019) — Vice President of Information Technology

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

James S Litsinger — CFO & Treasurer: $407KJames S LitsingerCFO & Treasurer$407K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $407K, to James S Litsinger (CFO & Treasurer).

Frequently asked questions about Sheltering Arms Corporation

How much does Sheltering Arms Corporation give each year?

Sheltering Arms Corporation gave $1.1M across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.4M across 2 grants.

How large is Sheltering Arms Corporation?

Sheltering Arms Corporation reported $143.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $8.2M.

What is Sheltering Arms Corporation?

Sheltering Arms Corporation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Mechanicsville, VA. It holds $143.2M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Sheltering Arms Corporation operate?

Sheltering Arms Corporation has awarded grants in Virginia.

What is Sheltering Arms Corporation's EIN?

Sheltering Arms Corporation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-1615598. 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

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 13, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 14, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 5, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 15, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 17, 2020)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 11, 2022)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 13, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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