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Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay

Public charity · Grantmaker Virginia Beach, VA EIN: 54-1071734 Website

The mission of Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay is to establish, provide, maintain, operate, manage, control, or regulate one or more health care or residential services for older adults, including providing services in the homes of older adults and assisting other organizations providing these same services in achieving greater efficiencies, affordability, or quality in the delivery of such services.

Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay at a glance

Total assets
$766,053,455
+6.0% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$84,621,629
+18.2% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$3,094,386
-174.3% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$79,947,014
+6.1% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

NorfolkVirginia Beach

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 Total only2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2023) to $46K (2022). In 2023 it reported $3K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Westminster Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay Foundation Virginia Beach, VATransfer of Gifts to Related Organization$33,000
Tidewater Arts Outreach Norfolk, VASponsorship$12,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$766,053,455$84,621,629$79,947,014——$3,094,386
2024$722,954,431$71,563,008$75,375,060——$-4,162,895
2023$267,400,230$76,280,468$70,210,078$2,500Total only$1,737,716
2022$237,063,062$69,359,074$66,234,513$45,5002$1,151,265
2021$226,856,514$70,077,492$64,847,675$25,0002$2,993,458
2020$182,720,329$63,905,836$63,308,741——$721,773
2019$181,465,545$62,696,283$60,613,729——$3,127,945

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay

Based on IRS filings

Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Virginia Beach, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $766.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $3.1M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay is led by J. Benjamin Unkle Jr., President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 13 of 35 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • J. Benjamin Unkle Jr.

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2019

    37 hrs/week

    $742K (2019) → $549K (2025)

  • Joan Punch

    President Senior Options & Wc At-Home

    President Senior Options & Wc at Home → President Senior Options & Wc @ Home, 2024

    President Senior Options & Wc @ Home → President Senior Options & Wc At-Home, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $177K (2023) → $276K (2025)

  • Timothy Tivvis

    Executive Director & Vice President Operations

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $173K (2023) → $268K (2025)

  • John D. Cavanaugh

    Chair

    Trustee & Vice Chairman → Trustee & Vice Chair, 2024

    Trustee & Vice Chair → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa B. Smith

    Chair -

    Trustee & Chairwoman → Trustee & Chair, 2024

    Trustee & Chair → Chair -, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melinda Coley

    Senior Director of Finance

    Senior Director of Finance - Senior Options → Senior Director of Finance -, 2024

    Senior Director of Finance - → Senior Director of Finance, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $164K (2020) → $186K (2025)

  • Ellen Duckworth

    Sales Director

    Sales Counselor → Sales Director, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $148K (2022) → $193K (2025)

  • Ed Lawson

    Senior Director of It

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $266K (2024) → $244K (2025)

  • George L. Compo

    Trustee -

    Trustee → Trustee -, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard B. Thurmond

    Trustee

    Trustee & Vice Chairman → Trustee & Chairman, 2020

    Trustee & Chairman → Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard C. Burroughs

    Trustee

    Trustee → Trustee & Vice Chairman, 2020

    Trustee & Vice Chairman → Trustee, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Taylor

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas C. Clint Damuth

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Armistead Williams

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Father Noah Van Niel

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ian Holder

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terry Whibley

    Trustee -

    Trustee → Trustee -, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bogdan I. Neughebauer

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bonnie Wheeler

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Prescott Sherrod

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Sautter

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Teresa Blevins

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tina Gill

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ashley Allman

    Vice President of Development & Marketing

    Vice President of Development & Marketing → Vice President of Development & Mark, 2024

    Vice President of Development & Mark → Vice President of Development & Marketing, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    16 hrs/week

    $156K (2019) → $266K (2025)

  • David Myers

    CFO & Assistant Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    37 hrs/week

    $229K (2019) → $427K (2025)

  • Mark Borst

    Vice President of Real Estate Development & General Services

    Vice President of Development & General Services → Vice President of Development & General, 2024

    Vice President of Development & General → Vice President of Real Estate Development & General Services, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $213K (2019) → $298K (2025)

  • Victoria Crenshaw

    Senior Vice President of Health, Innovation & Assistant Secretary

    Vice President of Health, Resident Svcs & Assistant Secretary → Vice President of Health & Resident, 2024

    Vice President of Health & Resident → Senior Vice President of Health, Innovation & Assistant Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    28 hrs/week

    $263K (2019) → $313K (2025)

  • Tracy Amet

    Sales Counselor

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $172K (2022) → $249K (2025)

  • Daniel Mason

    Sales Counselor

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $173K (2025)

  • Julia Fretwell

    Healthcare Administrator

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $162K (2025)

  • Charles D. Robison III

    Treasurer -

    Trustee → Trustee & Treasurer, 2024

    Trustee & Treasurer → Treasurer -, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • George Wong

    Secretary

    Trustee → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bernie Boone III

    Secretary -

    Trustee → Trustee & Secretary, 2023

    Trustee & Secretary → Secretary -, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ronald C. Ripley

    Vice Chair

    Trustee → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alvin A. Wall

    Treasurer

    Trustee → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (22)
  • Former: Michelle Bridges (2019–2024) — Senior Director Bus. Development - Senior
  • Former: Brenda Rosecrans (2023–2024) — Senior Director of Human Resou
  • Former: Katherine C. Willis (2019–2023) — Trustee & Treasurer
  • Former: The Rev Albert G. Butzer III (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: The Rev Liza Hendricks (2019–2023) — Trustee & Ex-Officio
  • Former: The Rt Rev Susan Haynes (2020–2023) — Trustee & Ex-Officio
  • Former: Nancy King Left (2023) — President Senior Options & Wc at Home
  • Former: Dennis G. Manning (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Jane Cady Rathborne (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Nancy King (2019–2022) — President Senior Options & Wc at Home
  • Former: Richard Hoherz (2019–2022) — CIO
  • Former: Townsend Brown Jr. (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Hugh Patterson (2020–2022) — Trustee & Ex-Officio
  • Former: Linda Lowrance (2020–2022) — Trustee & Ex-Officio
  • Former: Chris Villa (2019) — Director of Finance
  • Former: David B. Young (2019) — Trustee & Secretary
  • Former: Jean Gander (2019) — Director of Sales & Marketing
  • Former: Jeffrey P. King (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Joseph F. Belvedere Jr. (2019) — CFO & Assistant Treasurer
  • Former: Sally Huston (2019) — Senior Director Senior Options
  • Former: Suzanne Puryear (2019) — Trustee & Chairman
  • Former: The Rt Rev James Magness (2019) — Trustee & Ex-Officio

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

From 2025 IRS filing

J Benjamin Unkle Jr — President/CEO (**See Statement): $549KJ Benjamin Unkle JrPresident/CEO (**See Statement)$549KDavid Myers — CFO/Assistant Treasurer: $427KDavid MyersCFO/Assistant Treasurer$427KDr Victoria Crenshaw — Senior VP of Health & Innovation/Assistant Secretary: $313KDr Victoria CrenshawSenior VP of Health &…$313KMark Borst — VP of Real Estate Development & General Services: $298KMark BorstVP of Real Estate Development &…$298KJoan Punch — President Senior Options & WC at-Home: $276KJoan PunchPresident Senior Options & WC…$276KTimothy Tivvis — Executive Director/VP Operations: $268KTimothy TivvisExecutive Director/VP Operations$268KAshley Allman — VP of Development & Marketing: $266KAshley AllmanVP of Development & Marketing$266KTracy Amet — Sales Counselor: $249KTracy AmetSales Counselor$249KEd Lawson — Sr. Director of It: $244KEd LawsonSr. Director of It$244KEllen Duckworth — Sales Director: $193KEllen DuckworthSales Director$193KMelinda Coley — Sr. Director of Finance: $186KMelinda ColeySr. Director of Finance$186KDaniel Mason — Sales Counselor: $173KDaniel MasonSales Counselor$173KJulia Fretwell — Healthcare Administrator: $162KJulia FretwellHealthcare Administrator$162K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $549K, to J Benjamin Unkle Jr (President/CEO (**See Statement)). 13 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay

How large is Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay?

Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay reported $766.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $84.6M.

What is Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay?

Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Virginia Beach, VA. It holds $766.1M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay operate?

Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay has awarded grants in Virginia.

What is Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay's EIN?

Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-1071734. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 15, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 13, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 14, 2024)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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