Virginia Symphony Orchestra

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Norfolk, VA EIN 54-6000598

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2026

Total received

$10.2M

Foundation funders

49

Grants recorded

174

Years covered

2019–2026

Who funds Virginia Symphony Orchestra?

Virginia Symphony Orchestra is funded by 49 grantmakers, led by Hampton Roads Community Foundation ($4.5M), Virginia Symphony Foundation ($1.8M), National Philanthropic Trust ($553K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $10.2M in grants to Virginia Symphony Orchestra between 2019–2026.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Hampton Roads Community Foundation$4,528,333522019–2024
Virginia Symphony Foundation$1,796,39862020–2025
National Philanthropic Trust$553,00042021–2025
Lafayette River Foundation$537,50052020–2025
Business Consortium for Arts Support$463,53052020–2024
Townebank Foundation$400,00042020–2023
Sentara Health$396,00042021–2024
Patricia and Douglas Perry Foundation$269,29352020–2024
The Fannie Milton and Leslie$200,00042019–2022
The Christian Broadcasting Network Inc$167,73352021–2025
American Symphony Orchestra League D/B/a League of American Orchestras$133,26052019–2021
Charities Aid Foundation America$59,00022024–2025
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$56,00042021–2024
United Jewish Community of the Virginia Peninsula Endowment Inc$54,25052021–2025
The Mary Morton Parsons Foundation$50,00012021
United Way of South Hampton Roads$49,00012022
Goode Family Foundation$47,50022020–2022
Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation$41,66722024–2025
Daniel and Ingrid Jones Fam Fndn$30,00712025
Rouse-Bottom Foundation$30,00042021–2024
The Gladys and Franklin Clark Foundation$26,36612020
Tidewater Jewish Foundation Inc$25,38932022–2024
Dreyfus Foundation$23,68412023
The Community Foundation Inc$21,17312021
The Helen G Gifford Foundation$20,00022024–2025
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Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund$19,50022024–2025
Cook Foundation$18,00032020–2022
Shearwater Foundation Inc$15,00032022–2024
Tr R & CT Gwathmey Mem Uw EGJ$15,00012023
George J & Effie L Seay$15,00012020
The Blackbaud Giving Fund$14,74312022
The Pruden Foundation$12,00042020–2024
The US Charitable Gift Trust$10,00012023
Sandler Center for the Performing Arts Foundation$10,00012020
Warden Family Foundation$8,00072019–2025
D B Ames Charitable Fdn - TES Tr$7,91242021–2025
Riverside Healthcare Association Inc Group$7,50012020
Williams Mullen Foundation$5,43232025–2026
The Barr Foundation$5,15022024–2025
Abbitt Family Foundation$5,00012023
Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation$5,00022022–2023
The Clark Nexsen Foundation Inc$5,00012022
Truist Foundation Inc$5,00012020
Obici Healthcare Foundation Inc$3,00012024
Curtis Family Foundation$2,50012022
J Edwin Treakle Foundation Inc$2,00012025
The Richard S Glasser Family Foundation$1,00012020
Mary C Henninger Haddad and Louis S Haddad Foundation Inc$1,00012020
The Tom & Claire ONeil Foundation$25012020

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M24 grants2019 38 grants2020 29 grants2021 25 grants2022 21 grants2023 20 grants2024 16 grants2025 1 grant2026

From 2019 to 2026, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2026) to $1.8M (2024). In 2026 it made 1 grant totaling $2K.

What grants has Virginia Symphony Orchestra received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2026Williams Mullen FoundationContribution Provided$1,500
2025Virginia Symphony FoundationOPERATING SUPPORT$446,008
2025National Philanthropic TrustCULTURE & ARTS$251,000
2025Lafayette River FoundationVARIOUS PROGRAMS$100,000
2025Daniel and Ingrid Jones Fam FndnGENERAL SUPPORT$30,007
2025The Christian Broadcasting Network IncSponsorship of Handel's Messiah$25,000
2025Operation Blessing International Relief and Development CorporationSponsor Handel's Messiah$25,000
2025Charities Aid Foundation AmericaCHARITABLE DONATION$25,000
2025United Jewish Community of the Virginia Peninsula Endowment IncSUPPORT OF OPERATIONS$13,000
2025Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundGENERAL SUPPORT$12,000
2025The Helen G Gifford FoundationONE NIGHT ONLY: ADRIENNE WARREN WITH THE VSO$10,000
2025The Barr FoundationTO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION$2,500
2025Williams Mullen FoundationContribution Provided$2,432
2025J Edwin Treakle Foundation IncPROVIDE YOUNG PEOPLES CONCERT TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS$2,000
2025Williams Mullen FoundationContribution Provided$1,500
2025Warden Family FoundationCULTURE AND ART$1,500
2025D B Ames Charitable Fdn - TES TrGENERAL OPERATING$1,407
2024Hampton Roads Community FoundationCULTURE$833,339
2024Virginia Symphony FoundationOPERATING SUPPORT$380,553
2024National Philanthropic TrustCULTURE & ARTS$251,000
2024Sentara HealthSPONSORSHIP AWARD VIRGINIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2023-2024 SEASON$99,000
2024Business Consortium for Arts SupportART SUPPORT$83,850
2024Charities Aid Foundation AmericaCHARITABLE DONATION$34,000
2024Patricia and Douglas Perry FoundationFURTHER DONEE'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE$25,000
2024United Jewish Community of the Virginia Peninsula Endowment IncSUPPORT OF OPERATIONS$20,250
2024The Christian Broadcasting Network IncARTS$17,733
2024Operation Blessing International Relief and Development CorporationSPONSORSHIP OF MESSIAH$16,667
2024Rouse-Bottom FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$12,000
2024Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$10,500
2024The Helen G Gifford FoundationLITERARY$10,000

Showing 30 most recent of 174 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Virginia Symphony Orchestra?

Virginia Symphony Orchestra is funded by 49 grantmakers, led by Hampton Roads Community Foundation ($4.5M), Virginia Symphony Foundation ($1.8M), National Philanthropic Trust ($553K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $10.2M in grants to Virginia Symphony Orchestra between 2019–2026.

Who is Virginia Symphony Orchestra's largest funder?

Hampton Roads Community Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Virginia Symphony Orchestra, with $4.5M across 52 grants (2019–2024).

How much grant funding has Virginia Symphony Orchestra received?

IRS 990 filings record $10.2M in grants to Virginia Symphony Orchestra across 174 grants from 49 funders between 2019–2026. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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