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Private foundation (trust)EIN 208075507Est. 2008-02

SHEARWATER FOUNDATION INC

NORFOLK, VA 23510

Total Assets

$19.7M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$4.7M

FY 2024

Grants Made

27

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$176K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$1.5M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$27.8M

Total Expenses

$4.8M

Qualifying Distributions

$4.7M

Distributable Amount

$505K

Min. Investment Return

$626K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

27 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $10K to maximum $1.5M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $4.7M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

100 grants

VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF HISTORY & CULTURE
$1.5M
3 grants
NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY
$1.5M
1 grant
ACCESS COLLEGE FOUNDATION
$765K
4 grants
COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG FOUNDATION
$600K
4 grants
VMI FOUNDATION
$250K
1 grant
BUCKLEY COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL
$120K
4 grants
UNITED WAY OF SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS
$100K
4 grants
TIDEWATER FRIENDS OF FOSTER CARE
$100K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

100 grants

<$10K
75
grants
$10–50K
20
grants
$50–250K
1
grants
$250K–1M
2
grants
$1–5M
2
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

5 states

Virginia
$5.4M
97% of total
New York
$124K
2% of total
Massachusetts
$30K
1% of total
Tennessee
$10K
0% of total
Georgia
$5K
0% of total

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