The Stone-Wood Family Foundation

Whitney and Anne Stone Foundation

Stamford, CT

The foundation supports preselected charities working in areas such as health care, food assistance, emergency response, and disability services, with most 2025 grants going to Virginia and a small share to Washington, DC. Its 25 grants ranged from $1,000 to $40,000, with a median of $5,000. It does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

Cassiopeia Foundation Inc

Charlottesvle, VA

Cassiopeia Foundation supports scholarships, food assistance, conservation, healthcare, and general operating needs, with most 2025 funding going to organizations in Virginia and Pennsylvania. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $250,000, with a median of $25,000. It funds preselected organizations only and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Perry Foundation Inc

Charlottesville, VA

Perry Foundation Inc. funds public charities working to improve quality of life for economically disadvantaged people, with interests including education, health, agriculture, human rights, technology, arts and culture, and sustainable economic development; its reported 2025 grants all went to Virginia recipients. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $300,000, with a median of $25,000. It accepts unsolicited requests by letter and has no stated deadline.

Thomas C & Mary Ann Hays Fam Char Tr

Eagan, MN

The foundation supports preselected charities, including organizations focused on food assistance, youth experiencing homelessness, community health, and other charitable services. In 2025, grants ranged from $750 to $78,744, with a median of $4,000, and funding went mainly to organizations in California, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. It does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Genan Foundation

Charlottesville, VA

The Genan Foundation supports a broad range of organizations, including those working in communications, farming and conservation, housing, health care, and community services. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,200 to $500,000, with a median of $32,500, and 93% of grant dollars went to Virginia recipients. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Manning Family Foundation

Charlottesville, VA

The Manning Family Foundation funds 501(c)(3) nonprofits working in health and life sciences research—especially Type 1 diabetes and retinal diseases—or local health, education, youth development, and financial literacy in Charlottesville. Its 2024 median grant was $25,000, though awards ranged widely; local giving is focused on Charlottesville, while research grants can support organizations elsewhere. It accepts applications on a rolling basis through its online portal; first-time applicants and returning grantees absent for over two years must submit a letter of inquiry first.

Oakwood Foundation Charitable Trust

Tupelo, MS

The foundation funds a range of charitable work, including education, legal aid and civil rights, hunger relief, housing, human rights, and community needs, with most 2024 grant dollars going to Virginia, followed by North Carolina and Washington, D.C. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $1.26 million, with a median of $10,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

The J & E Berkley Foundation

Crozet, VA

The J & E Berkley Foundation funds education, conservation, civil society, social services, animal welfare, and the arts to improve quality of life in greater Charlottesville and contiguous Central Virginia counties. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $15,000, with a median of $5,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests; it says it will stop accepting grant requests after August 1, 2025, and begin proactively supporting nonprofits without formal applications in 2026.

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.

The Better Living Foundation

Charlottesville, VA

The Better Living Foundation supports Virginia public charities working with homeless mothers and veterans, providing training and policy advocacy, and addressing needs such as food, health care, and children’s programs. In 2024, grants ranged from $500 to $60,000, with a median of $5,000. It accepts written requests from eligible public charities; no deadline is stated.

Charlottesville Area Community Foundation

Charlottesville, VA

Charlottesville Area Community funds nonprofits, schools, and government agencies working in areas such as youth development, essential needs, housing, the environment, arts, and racial equity across Charlottesville and surrounding counties. Its 2024 itemized grants ranged from $5,300 to $1,217,019, with a median of $20,100. It offers application-based grants through several funds; the profile describes application procedures but does not explicitly state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

The Charles Fund Inc

Charlottesville, VA