Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy
Financial support for educational programs and services to the community, educational institutions and other civic organizations.
Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy at a glance
In short: Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy gave $556K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $139K), top state Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $556,077
- -3.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $139,019
- -27.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $45,000
- Total assets
- $20,331,446
- +6.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Virginia (23% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was See Attach - Schedule I Grant List ($426K). Together the top 4 received $556K.
Grant Size Distribution
16 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 16 (38%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy gives
- Giving fell 62% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $42K (2019) to $1.5M (2022). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $556K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| See Attach - Schedule I Grant List | Humanities Projects | $426,077 |
| Virginia Association of Museums Richmond, VA | Museum Support | $50,000 |
| Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA | Humanities Hub | $40,000 |
| Hampton Roads Educational Telecom Assoc Norfolk, VA | Humanities Hub | $40,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $20,331,446 | $8,302,065 | $7,887,024 | $556,077 | 4 | — |
| 2024 | $19,147,451 | $6,922,641 | $7,895,433 | $574,443 | 3 | $-22,848 |
| 2023 | $19,654,374 | $7,187,215 | $7,338,834 | $807,490 | 4 | $304,328 |
| 2022 | $13,561,447 | $7,371,860 | $7,028,563 | $1,453,541 | 3 | — |
| 2021 | $13,497,972 | $6,667,303 | $4,566,500 | $64,000 | 2 | $1,217,360 |
| 2020 | $10,501,461 | $6,761,513 | $6,511,456 | $467,500 | 3 | $286,358 |
| 2019 | $10,166,315 | $6,493,549 | $6,010,468 | $42,000 | 1 | $159,085 |
About Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy
Based on IRS filings
Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Charlottesville, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $20.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $556K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy is led by Larissa Smith, Chair since 2025 (on filings since 2022); none of the 25 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Larissa Smith
Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rishi Jaitly
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dee H. Lester
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chief Lynette Lewis Allston
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eric Rivers
Director of Adva
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Rehr
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Diane Atkinson
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Grace Flores-Huges
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Linda Seligmann
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter McCormack Hedlund
Director & Encyclo
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Relator Mendoza
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Hamm Lee
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David McFarland
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Edward T. Linethal
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Justin Lo
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kate Boyce
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kenneth R. Ken Plum
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Reggie Tupponce
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Roger Cheeks
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarath Nathan
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matthew S. Gibson
Executive Di
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$159K (2019) → $0 (2025)
W. Tucker Lemon
Vice Chair
Chair → Director, 2022
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Iris E. Holliday
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sylvester Johnson
Immediate Pa
Vice Chair → Chair, 2024
Chair → Immediate Pa, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Athena Gould
Deputy Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (35)
- Former: Chris Head (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Kellee Blake (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Kelly O'Keefe (2019–2024) — Immediate Pa
- Former: W. McIlwaine Thompson Jr. (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Jill Bussey Harris (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Daniel Gade (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Reed Dibich (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Martin R. Martinez (2024) — Director
- Former: Clark Hoyt (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Dulce Carrillo (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Will Trinkle (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Gail Shirley-Warren (2022–2023) — Director of
- Former: General Lester L. Lyles (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Kevin J. McFadden (2022–2023) — COO
- Former: Susan H. Perdue (2022–2023) — CIO
- Former: Edward Scott (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Howard Dobin (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Lenneal J. Henderson (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Megan Beyer (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Steve Herman (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Susan Colpitts (2019–2022) — Immediate Pa
- Former: William Mark Habeeb (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Karen Cogar Abramson (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Jim Chapman (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Edward L. Ayers (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Lauranett L. Lee (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Marjorie Clark (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Lester L. Lyles (2021) — Director
- Former: Lynette Lewis Allston (2021) — Director
- Former: Jo Ann M. Hofheimer (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Wayne B. Adkins (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Daphne Maxwell Reid (2019) — Director
- Former: Dennis H. Treacy (2019) — Director
- Former: Edward A. Mullen (2019) — Director
- Former: Martha J. Sims (2019) — Director
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
No officer or director reported compensation in the available filings.
Frequently asked questions about Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy
How much does Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy give each year?
Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy gave $556K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $574K across 3 grants.
What is Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy's typical grant size?
Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy's median grant in 2025 was $45,000, and its average grant was $139,019, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy give grants?
Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy's top state is Virginia, with 23% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Does Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy?
Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy reported $20.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $8.3M.
What is Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy?
Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Charlottesville, VA. It holds $20.3M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy's EIN?
Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-1435523. 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
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 29, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 16, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 30, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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