Virginia M Long Charitable Foundation
The Virginia M Long Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Godfrey, Illinois. Its 2024 filing reports grants to charitable organizations and organizations active in fine arts, with most grant dollars going to Illinois recipients.
Virginia M Long Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Virginia M Long Charitable Foundation gave $81K across 18 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in Illinois. 33% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $80,500
- +21.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 18
- -10.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $4,472
- +35.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,000
- Total assets
- $1,169,568
- +4.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 33% first-time grantees (6 of 18, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Illinois (75% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated November 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Virginia M Long Charitable Foundation
- Review Cycle
- For the potential scholarship described in the filing, materials are due two months before the beginning of the school term. The filing lists a restriction of $500 per academic year for those awards.
- Deadline
- For the potential scholarship described in the filing, materials are due two months before the beginning of the school…
- Contact
Application contact: Virginia Long
Mailing address: PO Box 37, Godfrey, IL 62035
Phone: (618) 259-3068
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Virginia M Long Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was St Ambrose Church & School ($15K). Together the top 10 received $68K.
Grant Size Distribution
94 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 94 grants of 94 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2024, 89% of grant dollars went to recipients in Illinois and 11% to recipients in Missouri. The foundation is based in Godfrey, Illinois.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 18 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Virginia M Long Charitable Foundation open to new grantees?
33%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 6 of 18 grantees (33%) were first-time recipients. With only 18 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $5K; repeat grants $4K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $2K repeat.
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 $36K (2020) to $81K (2025). In 2025 it made 18 grants totaling $81K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| St Ambrose Church & School Godfrey, IL | Unrestricted | $15,000 |
| Marquette Catholic High School Alton, IL | Theatre Dept. | $10,000 |
| St Mary Church & School Alton, IL | Unrestricted | $10,000 |
| Churchill Center School St. Louis, MO | Unrestricted | $10,000 |
| Cancer Support Community St. Louis, MO | Unrestricted | $5,500 |
| St Peter and Paul Church Alton, IL | Unrestricted | $5,000 |
| Hope for Heroes Billings, NY | Unrestricted | $5,000 |
| Crisis Food Center Alton, IL | Unrestricted | $3,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club Alton, IL | Unrestricted | $2,000 |
| Catholic Children's Home Alton, IL | Unrestricted | $2,000 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,169,568 | $111,298 | $84,831 | $80,500 | 18 | $80,500 | $105,224 |
| 2024 | $1,118,500 | $114,820 | $78,136 | $66,238 | 20 | $66,238 | $104,103 |
| 2023 | $1,076,283 | $75,345 | $76,976 | $65,208 | 18 | $65,208 | $64,855 |
| 2022 | $1,080,370 | $48,819 | $66,354 | $62,888 | 19 | $62,888 | $45,911 |
| 2021 | $1,092,815 | $49,774 | $61,085 | $45,024 | 19 | $45,024 | $40,111 |
| 2020 | $1,104,905 | $530,581 | $46,394 | $36,053 | 20 | — | $521,085 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its filing says that in recent years it has contributed directly to 501(c)(3) charitable organizations and organizations active in fine arts. Its 2024 grants included support for churches, schools, community organizations, and other charitable recipients.
Among the grantees, Oasis Women’s Center describes its mission as assisting victims of domestic violence and preventing domestic violence. United Way of Greater St. Louis says it works to build strong and equitable communities, with activity in essential needs, early childhood and youth success, health and wellbeing, jobs and financial mobility, and community stability. These are the grantees’ stated missions and focus areas, not the foundation’s.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2024, the foundation made 20 grants totaling $66,238. Grant amounts ranged from $50 to $10,000, with a median grant of $2,000. Notable grants included: Its 2025 filing, the latest on this page, reports 18 grants totaling $80,500.
The filing names Virginia Long as the contact for the application information. It says applicants for a possible scholarship would need to submit a complete biographical record and supporting materials, including a résumé, recommendation letters, and a work sample or documentation of scientific achievements. It describes selection criteria including prior performance, recommendations from people in the candidate’s field who are unrelated to the candidate, an interview, and financial need. Candidates could not be related to a foundation member. The filing describes these materials and criteria in connection with potential future scholarships, not as a stated application process for the foundation’s direct grants.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Virginia M. Long is listed as president on the 2024 filing.
Virginia M Long Charitable Foundation is led by Erin Long, Co-President on the 2025 filing; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Erin Long
Co-President
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Margaret Kohl
Co-President
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Virginia M. Long
Former President
President → Former President, 2025
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
$7K (2020) → $0 (2025)
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 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $8K, to Virginia M Long (President).
Frequently asked questions about Virginia M Long Charitable Foundation
How much does Virginia M Long Charitable Foundation give each year?
Virginia M Long Charitable Foundation gave $81K across 18 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $66K across 20 grants.
What is Virginia M Long Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?
Virginia M Long Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $4,472, across 18 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Virginia M Long Charitable Foundation that year got $5K on average.
Where does Virginia M Long Charitable Foundation give grants?
Virginia M Long Charitable Foundation gives mostly in Illinois: 75% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Missouri (19%) and New York (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were Alton, IL (10 grants), Godfrey, IL (3 grants) and St. Louis, MO (2 grants).
Does Virginia M Long Charitable Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 89% of Virginia M Long Charitable Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (16 of 18) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Virginia M Long Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
Virginia M Long Charitable Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include St Ambrose Church & School ($15,000), Marquette Catholic High School ($10,000) and St Mary Church & School ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 43% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Virginia M Long Charitable Foundation?
Virginia M Long Charitable Foundation reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $111K.
What does Virginia M Long Charitable Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its filing says that in recent years it has contributed directly to 501(c)(3) charitable organizations and organizations active in fine arts. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Virginia M Long Charitable Foundation?
Virginia M Long Charitable Foundation has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Virginia M Long Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Virginia M Long Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-0871463. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 3, 2026)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 30, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Virginia M Long Charitable Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/virginia-m-long-charitable-foundation-morg_a40afbca4544484f9ccd5e66fbb04882
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