Summer Reading Challenge
Funding Amount
$100,000 for 2025/2026
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Geographic Scope: Virginia Beach, VA
A community grant program supporting summer reading initiatives in the Virginia Beach area.
What Friends of the Library Virginia Beach Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
Friends of the Library Virginia Beach Inc reported $64K in grants for 2025 as a total without an itemized list; the grant details below are from 2024, its most recent itemized filing.
- Grants in 2024
- 5
- Total given
- $75K
- Median grant
- $13K
- Range
- $6,622–$25K
- By dollars: Virginia 100%. Top recipient cities: Virginia Beach, VA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
City of Virginia Beach (Libraries) · Virginia Beach, VA
Program support
$25K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Literacy
- Education
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