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Private foundation (trust)EIN 541850266Est. 1997-06

THE HELEN G GIFFORD FOUNDATION

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23462

Total Assets

$4.8M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$183K

FY 2024

Grants Made

30

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$6K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$38K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$292K

Total Expenses

$263K

Qualifying Distributions

$204K

Distributable Amount

$221K

Min. Investment Return

$225K

Undistributed Income

$200K

Payout rate 92%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.92%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

30 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $5K to maximum $38K, 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 $187K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

117 grants

UJFT
$70K
3 grants
VIRGINIA ARTS FESTIVAL DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM
$60K
3 grants
VIRGINIA SYMPHONY
$43K
4 grants
VIRGINIA OPERA ASSOCIATION
$43K
4 grants
THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM INC
$40K
4 grants
UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION OF TIDEWATER
$38K
1 grant
FORKIDS INC
$33K
4 grants
HOPE HOUSE FOUNDATION
$28K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

117 grants

<$10K
104
grants
$10–50K
13
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

1 states

Virginia
$710K
100% of total

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