Virginia Literacy Foundation

RICHMOND, VA EIN: 54-1444068 Website

THE FOUNDATION'S PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE LITERACY AMOUNG THE RESIDENTS OF VIRGINIA BY SUPPORTING PUBLIC LITERACY PROGRAMS, ENHANCING LITERACY INITIATIVES AND ENCOURAGING STATEWIDE LITERACY AWARENESS, AND TO MAKE GRANTS AND AID TO SUPPORT THIS GOAL.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$969K

+12.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$90K

-5.3% YoY

Grant Count

12

+9.1% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$8K

-13.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$237K$474K$711K$949K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$969,254$861,932$674,835
Revenue$692,758$636,344$577,726
Expenses$595,896$572,014$458,285
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$6,424$199$227
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$24K$49K$73K$98K0 grants202011 grants202113 grants202211 grants202312 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

BEACON FOR ADULT LITERACY$8KLITERACY COUNCIL OF NORT…$8KSKYLINE LITERACY INC$8KLITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF A…$8KLITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF C…$8KCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF TH…$8KLOUDOUN LITERACY COUNCIL$8KLITERACY FOR LIFE$8KUNITED COMMUNITY MINISTR…$8KBLUE RIDGE LITERACY$8K

Grant Size Distribution

47 grants across all recorded years

47<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JEANNIE BALILESCHAIRPERSON2
RUTH HAZELVICE CHAIRPERSON2
TROILEN GAINEY SEWARDTREASURER2
JEFFREY HOLLANDBOARD MEMBER2
MARCY SIMSBOARD MEMBER2
HEIDI SILVER-PARCUILLABOARD MEMBER2
DEBORAH L SPEECEBOARD MEMBER2
MALINDA LANGFORDBOARD MEMBER2
RONALD ROBERTSONBOARD MEMBER2
VICTOIRE SANBORNBOARD MEMBER2

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

AlexandriaBristowBuckinghamCharlottesvilleChristianburgFalls ChurchHarrisburgLeesburgManassasNewport NewsRichmondRoanokeWilliamsburgWinchesterWoodbridge

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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