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The Oak Hill Fund

Charlottesville, VA · EIN 31-1810011. Reported 603 grants totalling $22.2M to 253 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$25,000median grant
$22.2Mgranted, 2021-2025
253recipients, as named on its returns
56%of grantees funded again the next year
$90.2Massets, 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. The Oak Hill Fund 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 $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $55,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $250,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
77 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
68 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
50 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
102 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
92 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
160 grants
$100,000 and Up
54 grants

Every organization it funded

253 recipient names appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Book TrustDenver, CO$900,000542025
Albemarle Housing Improvement Program IncCharlottesville, VA$800,000432025
Piedmont Housing AllianceCharlottesville, VA$518,400432025
Denver Public Schools FoundationDenver, CO$500,000542025
The American Chestnut FoundationAsheville, NC$450,000332025
Planned Parenthood of the Rocky MountainsDenver, CO$400,000432025
The Virginia League for Planned ParenthoodRichmond, VA$400,000332024
Appalachian VoicesCharlottesville, VA$350,000442025
Potomac Riverkeeper IncWashington, DC$345,000442025
Southern Environmental Law CenterCharlottesville, VA$325,000442025
James River AssociationRichmond, VA$315,000442025
Women's Emergency Network IncMiami, FL$305,000442025
Hopewell FundWashington, DC$300,000332023
Virginia Conservation NetworkRichmond, VA$300,000442025
Chesapeake Climate Action NetworkTakoma Park, MD$260,000332025
Women's Reproductive Rights Assistance ProjectSanta Monica, CA$255,000332025
The Faison CenterRichmond, VA$250,000112024
Solar United NeighborsWashington, DC$245,000332025
Environmental Integrity ProjectWashington, DC$240,000332025
New River Abortion Access FundBlacksburg, VA$240,000332025
States NewsroomChapel Hill, NC$239,000332025
Rare IncArlington, VA$235,000332023
Wv FreeCharleston, WV$227,500332025
The Longleaf AllianceAndalusia, AL$226,250442025
ACLU of Kentucky Fdtn IncLouisville, KY$225,000332024
Bay Islands Conservation Association IncTemple Terr, FL$225,000332025
Local Energy Alliance Program IncCharlottesville, VA$220,000322025
Coral Reef AllianceSan Fransisco, CA$215,000332025
Chesapeake Legal AllianceAnnapolis, MD$210,000332025
Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper AssociationWrightsville, PA$205,000442025
Cultivate CharlottesvilleCharlottesville, VA$200,000332023
Blue Ridge Area Food BankVerona, VA$195,000442024
Chesapeake Bay Foundation IncAnnapolis, MD$190,000432023
Jefferson Area Board for Aging IncCharlottesville, VA$190,000542025
Mothers Out FrontBoston, MA$190,000442025
A Step Ahead Foundation Tri-CitiesJohnson City, TN$185,000222025
National Abortion FederationWashington, DC$180,000222023
The Nature ConservancyCharlottesville, VA$180,000332023
Fresh EnergySaint Paul, MN$175,000332023
The Ocean FoundationWashington, DC$175,000222022
Virginia OrganizingCharlottesville, VA$170,500432025
Center for Progressive ReformWashington, DC$160,000332024
DC Abortion FundWashington, DC$160,000222025
Mesoamerican Reef Fund (mar)Zona Vista, Vista Hermosa II$160,000112023
Neo Philanthropy IncNew York, NY$160,000332023
Tba Fund IncSafety Harbor, FL$160,000332025
Roatan Marine Park International IncAustin, TX$157,335332025
Rivanna Conservation AllianceCharlottesville, VA$150,750652025
Choices Memphis Center for Reproductive HealthMemphis, TN$150,000222022
Community Climate CollaborativeCharlottesville, VA$150,000332025
Women's Rights and Empowerment NetworkColumbia, SC$140,300432025
Bay Journal Media IncMayo, MD$140,000332025
Healthy Reefs for Healthy PeopleFt Lauderdale, FL$140,000112025
Majority ActionSilver Spring, MD$140,000332023
Upstate ForeverGreenville, SC$135,000332025
Planned Parenthood South AtlanticRaleigh, NC$130,100852025
Planned Parenthood Great Northwest Hawai'i Alaska Indiana KentuckyLouisville, KY$130,000332025
Whole Woman's Health AllianceCharlottesville, VA$125,500322022
Blue Ridge Aaf IncCharlottesville, VA$125,000112021
Planned Parenthood SoutheastAtlanta, GA$125,000112022
Whole Women's HealthCharlottesville, VA$125,000112025
Citizens for Pennsylvania's FutureHarrisburg, PA$120,000222023
Progress Florida Education Institute IncSaint Petersburg, FL$120,000332025
South Carolina Coastal Conservation League IncCharleston, SC$120,000332025
Wild Earth Allies IncChevy Chase, MD$114,965222024
Memphis Center for Reproductive Health (dba Choices)Memphis, TN$110,000112023
Waterkeepers ChesapeakeTakoma Park, MD$105,000552025
Blue Ridge Abortion FundCharlottesville, VA$100,263222025
Ceres IncBoston, MA$100,000222022
Emergency Medical Assistance IncPalm Beach Gardens, FL$100,000222025
International Center for Appropriate and Sustainable TechnologyDenver, CO$100,000222022
Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry IncCharlottesville, VA$100,000332025
New MorningColumbia, SC$100,000112023
Repro Rising Virginia FoundationAlexandria, VA$100,000112024
Sustainable Markets FoundationNew York, NY$100,000222023
Georgia-Alabama Land Trust IncPiedmont, AL$99,291112023
American Council for An Energy Efficient EconomyWashington, DC$95,000222022
Wild Virginia IncCharlottesville, VA$91,000752025
Feeding Greene Inc the Food Pantry of Greene CountyStanardsville, VA$90,500542024
Environment Georgia Research & Policy CenterAtlanta, GA$90,000222024
International Community FoundationNational City, CA$90,000222023
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD$90,000552025
Naral Pro-Choice Virginia FoundationAlexandria, VA$90,000112021
Piedmont Community Land TrustCharlottesville, VA$90,000552025
Repro RisingAlexandria, VA$90,000112022
Sierra Club FoundationOakland, CA$90,000222022
Innisfree IncorporatedCrozet, VA$86,258222022
Public Health InstituteOakland, CA$85,000112025
Southwings IncAsheville, NC$85,000222023
Habitat for Humanity Virginia (new Ein)Charlottesville, VA$80,000112025
Rocky Mountain Planned Parenthood IncDenver, CO$80,000112021
Virginia Pace AuthorityWilliamsburg, VA$80,000112021
A Step Ahead Foundation of East TennesseeKnoxville, TN$75,000112021
Charlottesville Free ClinicCharlottesville, VA$75,000552025
Memphis Center for Reproductive Health (dba Choices Center for ReproductiveMemphis, TN$75,000112025
Mesoamerican Reef Fund (mar Fund)Zona Vista, Vista Hermosa II$75,000112021
National Latina Institute for Reproductive JusticeNew York, NY$75,000112025
National Women's Health NetworkWashington, DC$75,000112021
Pro-Choice North Carolina FoundationDurham, NC$75,000112024
Shenandoah National Park TrustCharlottesville, VA$75,000222022
Studio Two ThreeRichmond, VA$75,000112025
The Haven at First & MarketCharlottesvle, VA$75,000432025
The Inga FoundationEvington, VA$75,000332025
Wildlife Conservation SocietyBronx, NY$75,000112021
Kentucky Health Justice NetworkLouisville, KY$72,360112021
Local Food HubCharlottesville, VA$70,000222023
Virginia Energy Efficiency CouncilRichmond, VA$70,000332025
West Alabama Women's Center IncTuscaloosa, AL$70,000222025
Doctors Without Borders USANew York, NY$65,000322023
Rethink Energy FloridaTallahassee, FL$65,000222025
World Central KitchenWashington, DC$64,500422025
Canary MediaBoulder, CO$60,000112025
Friends of the RappahannockFredericksburg, VA$60,000222025
Hope Center IncDenver, CO$60,000222022
National Wildlife FederationAnnapolis, MD$60,000322022
Oceana IncWashington, DC$60,000112021
The Capital Good FundProvidence, RI$60,000112023
Faith Alliance for Climate SolutionsReston, VA$55,000222022
Vpm Media CorporationRichmond, VA$50,500652025
Wvtf Public RadioRoanoke, VA$50,150652025
Botanical Garden of the PiedmontCharlottesville, VA$50,000112023
Charlottesville TomorrowCharlottesvle, VA$50,000552025
Clean Energy States Alliance IncMontpelier, VT$50,000112021
Energy Efficient West VirginiaCharleston, WV$50,000112022
Foxcroft SchoolMiddleburg, VA$50,000552025
Friends School HaverfordHaverford, PA$50,000552025
GENERATION180Charlottesville, VA$50,000112025
Inside Climate NewsBrooklyn, NY$50,000112024
La Clnica Del PuebloWashington, DC$50,000222023
Naral Pro-Choice North Carolina FoundationDurham, NC$50,000112021
National Forest FoundationMissoula, MT$50,000112021
Natural Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NY$50,000552025
Neo Philanthropy (reproaction)New York, NY$50,000112025
ProvideRound Rock, TX$50,000112021
South Carolina Environmental Law ProjectPawleys Isl, SC$50,000222023
The Conservation FundArlington, VA$50,000112022
The International Rescue CommitteeCharlottesville, VA$50,000552025
Wesley Housing Development CorporationAlexandria, VA$50,000112025
Women's Health Center of WvCharleston, WV$50,000112023
American Civil Liberties Union FoundationNew York, NY$45,000552025
Calvert SchoolBaltimore, MD$45,000552025
The St Paul's SchoolsBrooklandville, MD$45,000552025
Chesapeake ConservancyAnnapolis, MD$40,000112025
Commons IncWashington, DC$40,000112021
Electrify DCWashington, DC$40,000112025
Grace Reproductive Health ServicesMc Lean, VA$40,000112025
Helping Overcome Poverty's Existence IncWytheville, VA$40,000112022
Millennium GroupLovingston, VA$40,000112021
The Society of Saint Andrew IncBig Island, VA$40,000332025
Feeding GreeneStanardsville, VA$35,000112025
Atlanta Botanical GardenAtlanta, GA$30,000112025
National Wildlife Federation (mid-Atlantic Region)Annapolis, MD$30,000112025
Piedmont Health ServicesChapel Hill, NC$30,000112025
Rockfish Valley Community Center IncNellysford, VA$30,000112022
Virginia Department of Wildlife ResourcesHenrico, VA$30,000112023
Virginia Distributed Solar Alliance Partnered With Chesapeake Climate ActioRichmond, VA$30,000222025
Virginia Organizing (on Behalf of Virginia Clinicians for Climate Action)Charlottesville, VA$30,000112023
ViridiantRichmond, VA$30,000112023
Alliance for the Shenandoah ValleyNew Market, VA$25,000112021
Camp Holiday TrailsCharlottesville, VA$25,000552025
Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCACharlottesville, VA$25,000552025
Four Mile Run Conservatory FoundationAlexandria, VA$25,000112022
Healthy Harvest Food Bank IncWarsaw, VA$25,000112023
Huntsville Botanical GardenHuntsville, AL$25,000112025
Lawyers for Good GovernmentWashington, DC$25,000112025
Mary's Center for Maternal and Child Care IncWashington, DC$25,000112022
National Wildlife Federation (headquarters)Reston, VA$25,000112025
Peace Development FundAmherst, MA$25,000112022
Possibility LabsSan Francisco, CA$25,000112025
Ridge to Reefs IncEldersburg, MD$25,000112021
Shelter for Help in EmergencyCharlottesville, VA$25,000552025
Toy Lift CharitiesCharlottesvle, VA$25,000552025
Wesley Housing Development Corporation of Northern VirginiaAlexandria, VA$25,000112021
Alzheimer's AssociationCharlottesville, VA$20,500942025
Hope's Legacy Equine Rescue IncAfton, VA$20,000112021
New Opportunity School for Women IncBerea, KY$20,000442024
State Line Abortion Access PartnersBristol, VA$20,000222025
The 500-Year Forest FoundationCharlottesville, VA$20,000422022
The University of Georgia FoundationAthens, GA$20,000112022
Walsh Park Benevolent CorporationFishers Isle, NY$20,000222025
Parent and Teacher Support Organization of J T Henley MiddleCrozet, VA$16,000332024
Protect Our WintersBoulder, CO$16,000442025
Antinanco Earth Arts SchoolHolmdel, NJ$15,000112021
Environment America Research & Policy CenterRichmond, VA$15,000112021
PacemCharlottesville, VA$15,000112025
Soul ReplenishingHenrico, VA$15,000112023
Western Pennsylvania ConservancyPittsburgh, PA$14,602112025
Manna Food BankAsheville, NC$14,000312024
Public Broadcasting of Colorado IncCentennial, CO$13,000552025
Charlottesville-Albemarle Rescue Squad IncCharlottesville, VA$12,500552025
League of Women Voters of the Charlottesville Area Education FundCharlottesvle, VA$12,500542025
Service Dogs of Virginia IncCharlottesville, VA$12,500552025
Western Albemarle Rescue SquadCrozet, VA$12,500552025
University of Mary Washington FoundationFredericksburg, VA$12,350112021
Foundation of the State Arboretum of VirginiaBoyce, VA$10,584112025
Meals on Wheels of Charlottesville-AlbemarleCharlottesville, VA$10,150552025
The Rector and Visitors of the University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VA$10,150542024
Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders Association Inc (alzheimer's AssocCharlottesville, VA$10,100212021
Kentucky Natural Lands TrustBerea, KY$10,000112023
The Peabody SchoolCharlottesvle, VA$10,000112025
The National Energy Education Development ProjectManassas, VA$9,115112022
Reclaimed Hope InitiativeCharlottesvle, VA$8,500322025
Brownsville Elementary School Parent Teacher OrganizationCrozet, VA$8,000222025
Musicians United to Serve the Youth of CharlottesvilleCharlottesville, VA$6,000332025
Western Albemarle High SchoolCrozet, VA$6,000212025
Georgia's FriendsCharlottesville, VA$5,000112025
Georgias FriendsCharlottesville, VA$5,000112024
Jefferson Scholars FoundationCharlottesville, VA$5,000112021
National Organization for Arts in HealthHouston, TX$5,000212024
The Women's InitiativeCharlottesvle, VA$5,000222023
The Marion InstituteMarion, MA$4,700332025
Petenwell and Castle Rock StewardsNekoosa, WI$4,000442025
Brownsville Elementary School PTOCrozet, VA$3,000112025
Western Albemarle HighCrozet, VA$3,000112024
College Foundation of the University of VirginiaCharlottesvle, VA$2,500112021
Charlottesville Area Community FoundationCharlottesville, VA$2,490322023
Families Helping FamiliesCrozet, VA$2,000112022
Virginia Basketball Academy FoundationCharlottesvle, VA$2,000222024
Crozet United Methodist ChurchCrozet, VA$1,500112022
Friends of Jefferson-Madison Regional Library IncCharlottesvle, VA$1,500112021
Music Is a LanguageDenver, CO$1,500112023
Cancer Research Institute IncNew York, NY$1,150332023
Crozet Tunnel FoundationLovingston, VA$1,100112022
Fund for Wild NatureSebastopol, CA$1,011332023
Walker House for New BeginningsCharlotte, NC$800332025
Piedmont CASACharlottesville, VA$700332025
One Virginia 2021 FoundationRichmond, VA$508222022
African American Teaching Fellows Charlottesville AlbemarleCharlottesville, VA$500222023
Bvm Capacity Building Institute IncEast Point, GA$500222022
Lower Merion ConservancyGladwyne, PA$500112022
President & Fellows of Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VT$500222025
Razom IncNew York, NY$500112022
Walker Buford United Parent Teacher OrganizationCharlottesville, VA$500222023
Caring for Creatures FoundationPalmyra, VA$400332023
Center for Biological DiversityTucson, AZ$375222023
Green Dogs Unleashed IncTroy, VA$304222023
International NeighborsCharlottesvle, VA$300222023
National Association of the DeafSilver Spring, MD$300112025
Black Knights Athletic ClubCharlottesville, VA$256112023
Buck SquadCharlottesvle, VA$250112022
Center for Reproductive RightsNew York, NY$250112021
Charlottesville City SchoolsCharlottesville, VA$250112023
Charlottesville High School PTOCharlottesville, VA$250112023
The Nature Camp FoundationStudley, VA$250112021
The V FoundationCary, NC$250112023
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering IncNeedham, MA$200112021
Guns Down IncCharlottesvle, VA$200112021
NatureserveArlington, VA$200112021
ReadykidsCharlottesville, VA$200112021
Wikimedia FoundationWashington, DC$178112025

143 of 253 (57%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 56%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.

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 activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 446 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.

Environment
157 grants
Human Services
49 grants
Health Care
45 grants
Education
39 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
21 grants
Arts & Culture
20 grants
Housing & Shelter
18 grants
Civil Rights
16 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
2021142$5,118,543$24,500
2022137$4,926,111$25,000
2023118$4,130,677$22,500
202473$2,221,725$10,000
2025133$5,824,639$30,000

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.

Already committed for future years

Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. The Oak Hill Fund has 32 of them, worth $2,724,875. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.

OrganizationLocationApproved
Piedmont Housing AllianceCharlottesville, VA$450,000
The Faison CenterRichmond, VA$250,000
Albemarle Housing Improvement Program IncCharlottesville, VA$200,000
Book TrustDenver, CO$200,000
Healthy Reefs for Healthy People IncFt Lauderdale, FL$140,000
Healthy Reefs for Healthy PeopleFt Lauderdale, FL$140,000
The Virginia League for Planned ParenthoodRichmond, VA$125,000
Whole Woman's Health AllianceCharlottesville, VA$125,000
Denver Public Schools FoundationDenver, CO$100,000
Planned Parenthood of the Rocky MountainsDenver, CO$100,000
Repro Rising Virginia FoundationAlexandria, VA$100,000
Roatan Marine Park International IncAustin, TX$75,000
Bay Islands Conservation Association IncTemple Terr, FL$75,000
Coral Reef AllianceSan Francisco, CA$75,000
Bay Islands Conservation AssociationSt Petersburg, FL$75,000

Where its money goes

38% of its giving went to organizations in Virginia. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.

Virginia
$8.6M
District of Columbia
$2.3M
Colorado
$2.1M
Maryland
$1.5M
Florida
$1.1M
North Carolina
$1.1M
California
$761K
New York
$692K

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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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund139 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc131 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program108 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc91 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust80 shared recipientsAmerican Endowment Foundation56 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $25,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Virginia.
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  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 The Oak Hill Fund's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.

Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 1624, Charlottesville, VA, 22902. 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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