Sokol Family Foundation
Sokol Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Virginia Beach, Virginia. In 2025, it reported grants to charitable organizations in Virginia, California, and Montana; its filing states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
Sokol Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Sokol Family Foundation gave $1.9M across 10 grants in 2025 (avg $192K), mostly in Virginia. 10% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,923,000
- -7.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 10
- -9.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $192,300
- +2.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $67,500
- Total assets
- $38,409,894
- +2.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 10% first-time grantees (1 of 10, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Virginia (78% 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 Sokol Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 4701 Shore Drive 103-462, Virginia Beach, VA 23455-2891
Phone: (757) 582-0264
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Sokol Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Horatio Alger Association ($1.0M). Together the top 10 received $1.9M.
Grant Size Distribution
51 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 25 grants of 51 (49%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 78% of grant dollars went to recipients in Virginia, 16% to California, and 6% to Montana.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 10 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Sokol Family Foundation open to new grantees?
10%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 10 grantees (10%) were first-time recipients. With only 10 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 10 points. First grants averaged $3K; repeat grants $213K. How we count
Medians: $3K first-time, $100K repeat.
- 80% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+15%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 95% 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 (2020–2025). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $54K (2020) to $2.1M (2024). In 2025 it made 10 grants totaling $1.9M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Horatio Alger Association Alexandria, VA | General | $1,000,000 |
| For Kids Chesapeake, VA | General | $325,000 |
| American Himalayan Foundation San Francisco, CA | General | $310,000 |
| Salvation Army Alexandria, VA | General | $120,000 |
| Park County Community Foundation Livingston, MT | General | $100,000 |
| Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art Virginia Beach, VA | General | $35,000 |
| Tidewater Portsmouth, VA | General | $15,000 |
| Virginia Sports Hall of Fame Virginia Beach, VA | General | $10,000 |
| Bigfork Food Bank Bigfork, MT | General | $5,000 |
| Bigfork Cultural Center Bigfork, MT | General | $3,000 |
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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 | $38,409,894 | $11,788,236 | $1,991,085 | $1,923,000 | 10 | $1,923,000 | $1,684,311 | $2,020,027 |
| 2024 | $37,619,360 | $2,085,829 | $2,720,149 | $2,068,150 | 11 | $2,068,150 | $2,022,525 | $1,982,633 |
| 2023 | $38,271,243 | $21,666,231 | $2,117,900 | $2,046,000 | 12 | $2,046,000 | $21,606,807 | $1,605,287 |
| 2022 | $18,722,887 | $10,868,457 | $1,775,863 | $1,675,450 | 7 | $1,675,450 | $860,659 | $1,360,788 |
| 2021 | $16,198,793 | $3,349,563 | $502,224 | $428,500 | 11 | $428,500 | $3,305,161 | $1,287,692 |
| 2020 | $13,351,405 | $19,288,026 | $57,088 | $53,500 | 5 | — | $1,404,438 | $233,478 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Sokol Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2.0M 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 mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grantees include organizations whose stated missions span community needs, arts, sports education, and emergency food assistance. Park County Community Foundation describes its mission as connecting caring people and resources with community needs and opportunities. Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art says it exists to foster awareness, exploration, and understanding of significant contemporary art. Virginia Sports Hall of Fame says it honors Virginia athletes and educates visitors, particularly children, about the value of sports. Bigfork Food Bank says it provides the best-quality food it can within its means as temporary, emergency assistance.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 10 grants totaling $1,923,000. Grant amounts ranged from $3,000 to $1,000,000, with a median of $67,500. The largest grants were $1,000,000 to Horatio Alger Association, $325,000 to For Kids, $310,000 to American Himalayan Foundation, $120,000 to Salvation Army, and $100,000 to Park County Community Foundation. Other reported grants were $35,000 to Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, $15,000 to Tidewater, $10,000 to Virginia Sports Hall of Fame, $5,000 to Bigfork Food Bank, and $3,000 to Bigfork Cultural Center. Each grant was listed with the purpose “GENERAL.”
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Kelly Sokol as president/executive director; John Weech as treasurer/secretary; and David Sokol and Peggy Sokol as directors.
Sokol Family Foundation is led by Kelly Sokol, President & Executive Director since 2023 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 4 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kelly Sokol
President & Executive Director
President & Executive → President & Executive Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
13 hrs/week
$3K (2020) → $56K (2025)
David Sokol
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Peggy Sokol
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
John Weech
Treasurer & Secretary
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $56K, to Kelly Sokol (President/Exec DIR).
Frequently asked questions about Sokol Family Foundation
How much does Sokol Family Foundation give each year?
Sokol Family Foundation gave $1.9M across 10 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2.1M across 11 grants.
What is Sokol Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Sokol Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $67,500, and its average grant was $192,300, across 10 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Sokol Family Foundation that year got $3K on average.
Where does Sokol Family Foundation give grants?
Sokol Family Foundation gives mostly in Virginia: 78% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were California (16%) and Montana (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were Alexandria, VA (2 grants), Virginia Beach, VA (2 grants) and Bigfork, MT (2 grants).
Does Sokol Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Sokol Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (10 of 10) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Sokol Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Sokol Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Horatio Alger Association ($1,000,000), For Kids ($325,000) and American Himalayan Foundation ($310,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 85% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Sokol Family Foundation?
Sokol Family Foundation reported $38.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.9M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2.0M (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 Sokol Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grantees include organizations whose stated missions span community needs, arts, sports education, and emergency food assistance. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Sokol Family Foundation?
The foundation states that it 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 Sokol Family Foundation's EIN?
Sokol Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-3064683. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Sokol Family 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 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Sokol Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/sokol-family-foundation-morg_86ac2256b0c545e780681ceaaf0276d4
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