Wards Corner Lions Club Charity

Hampton Roads Community Foundation

Norfolk, VA

The Hampton Roads Community Foundation funds nonprofits working in areas including education, arts and culture, the environment, disaster relief, and human services in southeastern Virginia. Its 2024 grants had a median of $25,000, while its open Community Leadership Partners program offers $2,500–$25,000 awards for work in Hampton Roads. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

United Way of South Hampton Roads

Norfolk, VA

United Way of South Hampton Roads supports nonprofits addressing education, health, economic mobility, and the needs of people facing poverty or crisis. Its 2025 grants had a median award of $68,866 and went to Virginia organizations, with its community investments focused on the South Hampton Roads area. Annual community-investment funding is offered through an RFP process for certified agencies; no general unsolicited-request policy is stated.

Sentara Health

Virginia Beach, VA

Sentara funds community health and health-equity work, including access to care, behavioral health, affordable housing, and community-based programs addressing social needs. Its 2024 median grant was $22,000, though awards varied widely; Health Plans partnership requests must serve its service area and meet its health and wellness criteria. It accepts applications for these partnerships by email, due by the first of each month.

The Landmark Foundation

Norfolk, VA

The Landmark Foundation supports education and human services, including college access, youth development, and community programs, with 2024 grants ranging from $2,000 to $1.75 million and a median grant of $50,000. All reported 2024 grant dollars went to organizations in Virginia. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Lions Club of Norfolk Foundation

Norfolk, VA

The Blocker Foundation

Suffolk, VA

The Blocker Foundation funds nonprofits serving the Hampton Roads area in Virginia and parts of northeastern North Carolina, with support for nourishment, housing, education, economic opportunity, and a healthy environment. Its 2024 grants ranged from $6,140 to $250,000, with a median of about $58,000; applicants must contact staff for a required call before submitting an LOI, so unsolicited requests are not accepted through the standard process.

The Dalis Foundation

Marathon, FL

The Dalis Foundation supports a range of charitable work, including environmental restoration, poverty alleviation, cancer research, humanitarian aid, and access to medical care. In 2024, its 29 grants ranged from $3,000 to $450,000, with a median of $10,000, and went to organizations in several states, led by Ohio and Florida. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Townsend Family Foundation

Wilmington, DE

The Townsend Family Foundation funds charitable organizations in areas including animal rescue, environmental conservation, housing, and community services, with most of its 2025 grant dollars going to Virginia recipients. Its 33 grants ranged from $250 to $6,000, with a median of $1,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Enterprise Holdings Foundation

Saint Louis, MO

Enterprise Holdings Foundation supports nonprofits in health, education, arts, disaster relief, reforestation, hunger relief, and community equity, with an emphasis on organizations actively supported by Enterprise employees and their families. Its reported grants range widely: 2024 giving averaged about $7,700 across 9,499 grants, while the foundation also offers awards of up to $40,000; it supports communities where Enterprise operates worldwide. Unsolicited requests are accepted at any time, but eligible applications must be submitted by an Enterprise team member or their spouse or domestic partner on behalf of a nonprofit they actively support.

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation

Lansdowne, VA

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation funds education for exceptionally promising students with financial need, through student scholarships and grants to organizations serving them. Its 2025 grants ranged from $6 to $515,000, with a median of $7,702; 86% of grant dollars went to Virginia recipients, with others across multiple states and Washington, D.C. The available information does not state whether it accepts unsolicited organizational requests.

Donors Trust Inc

Alexandria, VA

Donors Trust supports charities and programs in social welfare, health, the environment, economics, governance, foreign relations, and arts and culture, with a strong emphasis on conservative and libertarian policy and education groups. Its 2024 grants had a median of $50,000, though awards ranged from $5,038 to $35 million, and recipients were concentrated in Washington, D.C., Virginia, New York, Texas, and California. It does not accept unsolicited requests; donor-advisors recommend grants through their accounts.