Bayport Foundation
Newport News, VA · EIN 85-3902631. Reported 110 grants totalling $1,279,000 to 64 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Bayport Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $2,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,500 and $3,500; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $250,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Beach Education Foundation | Virginia Beach, VA | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Newport News Education Foundation | Newport News, VA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Peninsula Rescue Mission | Newport News, VA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club Va Peninsula | Newport News, VA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Norfolk, VA | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Old Dominion University | Norfolk, VA | $29,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Virginia Tech University | Blacksburg, VA | $27,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | $23,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, VA | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Longwood University | Farmville, VA | $13,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| James Madison University | Harrisonburg, VA | $10,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Virginia Living Museum | Newport News, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nc State University | Raleigh, NC | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Virginia Peninsula Community Colleg | Hampton, VA | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Randolph Macon College | Ashland, VA | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Washington & Lee University | Lexington, VA | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Christopher Newport University | Newport News, VA | $5,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| College of William and Mary | Williamsburg, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Norfolk State University | Norfolk, VA | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tidewater Community College | Norfolk, VA | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Emmanuel College | Boston, MA | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| High Point University | High Point, NC | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Liberty University | Lynchburg, VA | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | Milwaukee, WI | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Thomas Nelson Community College | Hampton, VA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of South Carolina | Columbia, SC | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bridgewater College | Bridgewater, VA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Virginia Peninsula Food Bank | Hampton, VA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Strayer University | Virginia Beach, VA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Aidvantage Fed Student Aid | Portland, OR | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| College of William & Mary | Williamsburg, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Darmouth College | Hanover, NH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Edward Via College Osteopathic Med | Blacksburg, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Harvey Mudd College | Claremont, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hollins University | Hollins, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Radford University | Radford, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Riverside College of Health Careers | Newport News, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Southern New Hampshire University | Manchester, NH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Mary Washington | Fredericksburg, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Adtalem Global Education | Chicago, IL | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bluefield College | Bluefield, VA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| High Point University Drawer | High Point, NC | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Louisiana State University | Baton Rouge, LA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ssi Solutions Inc | Claymont, DE | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Unc at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Washington College | Chestertown, MD | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alfred State College | Alfred, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Apprentice School Association | Newport News, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bowie State University | Bowie, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Clafllin University Sc | Orangeburg, SC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| East Carolina University | Greenville, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ecpi University | Virginia Beach, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Florida A&m University | Tallahassee, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Functional Medicine University | Greer, SC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Morgan State University | Baltimore, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Regent University | Virginia Beach, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Richard Bland Community College | South Prince George, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saint Leo University | St Leo, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sargeant Reynolds Community College | Richmond, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tuskegee University | Tuskegee, AL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Lynchburg | Lynchburg, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Virginia State University | Petersburg, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Winston-Salem State University | Winstonsalem, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
23 of 64 (36%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 54%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Virginia Beach Education Foundation
ACT GRANT YEARS 2 AND 3 OF 3 - Boys & Girls Club Va Peninsula
KIDS ENRICHMENT SUMMER CAMP
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 60 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | $37,500 | $1,500 |
| 2022 | 26 | $377,500 | $1,500 |
| 2023 | 27 | $242,000 | $2,000 |
| 2024 | 38 | $622,000 | $2,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 96% of this one's giving went to organizations in Virginia. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Virginia.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Bayport Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 1 Bayport Way Ste 350, Newport News, VA, 23601. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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