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Higher Education Grant Funders in Virginia

1404 foundations with a documented higher education focus have made grants to Virginia nonprofits in recent years, together directing $1.8B to organizations across the state. Below are the most active — every funder links to a full giving profile, and Bespoke Grants will match all 1404 against your nonprofit's specific mission, for free.

1404
Higher education funders
$1.8B
Given to Virginia nonprofits
21,044
Grants on record
2026
Most recent giving

Most active higher education funders in Virginia

#FunderBased inTotal Virginia givingGrantsLatest
1Virginia Tech Foundation IncVirginia$195.0M62023
2William & Mary FoundationVirginia$133.5M192024
3Virginia Student Aid Foundation IncVirginia$126.7M62024
4Jack Kent Cooke FoundationVirginia$99.9M62912024
5Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVirginia$82.2M62023
6Medical College of Va FoundationVirginia$71.4M32019
7James Madison University Foundation IncVirginia$68.4M62023
8Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation IncGeorgia$59.9M2012024
9The Endeavour Legacy FoundationVirginia$43.1M82024
10George Mason University Foundation IncVirginia$42.2M82024
11Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolVirginia$41.6M52024
12Nra Foundation IncVirginia$38.4M62024
13Christopher Newport UniversityVirginia$35.1M122025
14The Alumni Board of Trustees of theVirginia$34.1M242025
15Old Dominion University EducationalVirginia$32.6M102020

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How this list is built. Bespoke Grants indexes 13M+ grants from public IRS Form 990 filings. This page shows foundations whose giving carries a documented higher education focus and that have funded Virginia nonprofits. Giving figures reflect each funder's total recent grants to Virginia recipients. IRS data publishes on a 1–2 year lag; figures are current through the most recent available filings.