FundersVirginia

Beazley Foundation Incorporated

Portsmouth, VA · EIN 54-0550100. Reported 203 grants totalling $6,816,744 to 119 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$20,000median grant
$6,816,744granted, 2021-2024
119organizations funded
49%of grantees funded again the next year
$54.0Massets, latest filing

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. Beazley Foundation Incorporated did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $7,500 and $50,000; the smallest was $515 and the largest $125,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
1 grant
$1,000 - $5,000
19 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
34 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
57 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
32 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
35 grants
$100,000 and Up
25 grants

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.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Christopher Newport UniversityNewport News, VA$500,000442024
Childrens Hospital of the Kings DauNorfolk, VA$375,000332024
Odu College of Health Sciences FounNorfolk, VA$375,000332023
Chesapeake Regional Health FoundatiChesapeake, VA$300,000332024
Regent UniversityVirginia Beach, VA$300,000442024
Access College FoundationNorfolk, VA$292,000332024
Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolNorfolk, VA$150,000332024
Horizons Hampton RoadsNorfolk, VA$150,000332024
Jacobs LadderUrbanna, VA$150,000332024
Portsmouth Development FoundationPortsmouth, VA$150,000222022
Virginia Wesleyan UniversityVirginia Beach, VA$150,000222022
Boys & Girls Club of Se VirginiaVirginia Beach, VA$138,000332023
Portsmouth Schools FoundationPortsmouth, VA$137,703222022
Nansemond Suffolk AcademySuffolk, VA$125,000112021
Norfolk Collegiate SchoolNorfolk, VA$125,000222022
Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk, VA$125,000112024
Stonebridge SchoolChesapeake, VA$125,000112021
Norfolk Christian SchoolsNorfolk, VA$110,000222023
Christopher AcademyPortsmouth, VA$100,000112023
Edmarc IncPortsmouth, VA$100,000222023
Mercy ChefsPortsmouth, VA$100,000442024
Norfolk Botanical GardenNorfolk, VA$100,000112024
The Academy of MusicNorfolk, VA$100,000442024
Roc SolidChesapeake, VA$87,000442024
Barrier Islands CenterMachipongo, VA$85,000332024
Circuit Court of the City of ChesapChesapeake, VA$79,000222024
Saint Marys HomeNorfolk, VA$75,000112023
Union Mission MinistriesNorfolk, VA$70,000442024
Hampton Roads Workforce FoundationNorfolk, VA$66,000222024
Girl Scouts of the Colonial CoastChesapeake, VA$60,000222024
Portsmouth Museums FoundationPortsmouth, VA$60,000112021
St Matthew's SchoolVirgina Beach, VA$60,000222022
Young LifeChesapeake, VA$60,000222024
Community Outreach CoalitionPortsmouth, VA$52,000222024
Boy Scouts of America Troop 6Chesapeake, VA$50,000112024
Chanco on the JamesSpring Grove, VA$50,000112023
Childrens Health Investment ProgramChesapeake, VA$50,000112022
EgglestonNorfolk, VA$50,000112021
Hampton Roads Workforce CouncilNorfolk, VA$50,000112021
Judeo Christian Outreach CenterVirginia Beach, VA$50,000112024
Norfolk Botanical GardensNorfolk, VA$50,000112021
St Mary's HomeNorfolk, VA$50,000112021
Tidewater Youth Services FoundationPortsmouth, VA$50,000112023
Virginia Zoological SocietyNorfolk, VA$50,000112024
YMCA of South Hampton RoadsChesapeake, VA$50,000222024
Chesapeake Bay FoundationVirginia Beach, VA$45,000222022
Elizabeth River ProjectNorfolk, VA$42,500222024
Joy MinistriesVirginia Beach, VA$41,500332024
Starbase VictoryPortsmouth, VA$40,000222023
Tidewater WindsVirginia Beach, VA$39,000442024
Friends of Hickory RowingChesapeake, VA$35,000112022
NeighborhoodChesapeake, VA$35,000112024
Chesapeake Circuit CourtChesapeake, VA$30,936112022
Help & Emergency Response IncPortsmouth, VA$30,000112021
Help and Emergency Response IncPortsmouth, VA$30,000112023
Ida Barbour Early Learning CenterPortsmouth, VA$30,000112023
Moore House IncPortsmouth, VA$30,000112024
Operation BlessingVirginia Beach, VA$30,000222024
Tidewater Friends F Foster CareNorfolk, VA$30,000112022
United Jewish FederationVirginia Beach, VA$30,000222024
Emily Green ShoresPortsmouth, VA$26,908222024
Oasis Social MinistryPortsmouth, VA$26,000222024
All Trades of TidewaterNorfolk, VA$25,000112024
Chanco on the James Inc Camp ChancoSpring Grove, VA$25,000112021
Lees FriendsNorfolk, VA$25,000442024
Partnership Development FoundationPortsmouth, VA$25,000112024
Portsmouth CatholicPortsmouth, VA$25,000112024
Achievable Dream AcademiesNewport News, VA$20,000112022
Buffalow Family and FriendsChesapeake, VA$20,000112024
FactVirginia Beach, VA$20,000112024
Historic Lukes ChurchSmithfield, VA$20,000112021
Hoffler Creek Wildlife FoundationPortsmouth, VA$20,000112021
Holiday House of PortsmouthPortsmouth, VA$20,000112021
Operation Blessing InternationalVirginia Beach, VA$20,000112022
Portsmouth Catholic Regional SchoolPortsmouth, VA$20,000112022
Society of St AndrewBig Island, VA$20,000442024
Tidewater Pastoral Counseling ServNorfolk, VA$20,000222022
Virginia Legal Aid SocietyLynchburg, VA$20,000112021
Wesley Community Service CenterPortsmouth, VA$20,000332024
Portsmouth Service LeaguePortsmouth, VA$18,000332024
Ability Center of VirginiaVirginia Beach, VA$15,000222024
Chesapeake Rotary FoundationChesapeake, VA$15,000332024
Fear 2 FreedomNewport News, VA$15,000332024
Girls IncNewport News, VA$15,000112024
Va Aquarium & Marine Science CenterVirginia Beach, VA$15,000112021
Woody Williams FoundationLouisville, KY$15,000112022
Onesimus Ministries of NorfolkNorfolk, VA$12,500222022
Ability CenterVirginia Beach, VA$10,000112021
Chesapeake Fire DepartmentChesapeake, VA$10,000112024
Giving USA FoundationChicago, IL$10,000332024
Max Strong Memorial FundNorfolk, VA$10,000112023
Regent University School of LawVirginia Beach, VA$10,000112021
Talmudical Academy of NorfolkNorfolk, VA$10,000112021
The Onesimus MinistriesChesapeake, VA$10,000112023
Tidewater Pastoral CounselingNorfolk, VA$10,000112024
Toras ChaimPortsmouth, VA$10,000112021
Chesapeake Public Library FoundatioChesapeake, VA$8,000112022
Zion Baptist Church Legacy Learning AcademyPortsmouth, VA$5,200112021
American Council of Trustees and AlWashington, DC$5,000112021
Association of Fundraising ProfessNorfolk, VA$5,000112021
Chesapeake Care ClinicChesapeake, VA$5,000112024
Deep Creek High SchoolChesapeake, VA$5,000112024
Elizabeth River Garden ClubPortsmouth, VA$5,000112024
Give Back 2 Da BlockPortsmouth, VA$5,000112023
Hickory Elementary SchoolChesapeake, VA$5,000112023
Iwo Jima Memorial ParkWilliamsburg, VA$5,000112021
South Norfolk Ruritan ClubChesapeake, VA$5,000112024
Fort Nelson Ch National Society DarPortsmouth, VA$4,269332023
Association of Fundraising ProfessiNorfolk, VA$3,500112022
Chesapeake Sports ClubChesapeake, VA$3,500332024
Chesapeake Commonwealth AttorneyChesapeake, VA$3,150112024
Philanthropy RoundtableWashington, DC$3,000112022
Portsmouth Public Schools FoundatioPortsmouth, VA$2,500112021
Chesapeake ForumChesapeake, VA$2,000112022
Liberty Organization for VeteransVirginia Beach, VA$2,000112022
Virginia Beach JayceesVirginia Beach, VA$2,000112024
Churchland Little LeaguePortsmouth, VA$1,400112024
Colonel William Allen Chapter NsdarSmithfield, VA$1,178112024
Portsmouth Bruins Football & CheerSuffolk, VA$1,000112021

49 of 119 (41%) 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 49%, 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.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 105 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Education
29 grants
Human Services
14 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
11 grants
Arts & Culture
8 grants
Health Care
7 grants
Diseases & Disorders
6 grants
Food & Nutrition
6 grants
Environment
6 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202150$1,801,598$22,500
202249$1,622,995$20,000
202346$1,597,523$18,754
202458$1,794,628$20,000

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. 100% 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.

Virginia
$6.8M
Kentucky
$15K
Illinois
$10K
District of Columbia
$8K

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Funders that support the same organizations

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How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $20,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Virginia.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 Beazley Foundation Incorporated'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: 3720 Brighton Street, Portsmouth, VA, 23707. 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.

EIN 54-0550100 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next -- and a much better basis for deciding whether to write to them than a mission statement.

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