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Challenge Fund: 13 grants to organizations, $255,750 (tax year ended December 2025)
Challenge Fund, a private foundation in Richmond, VA, paid 13 grants to organizations totaling $255,750 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 13, 2026. The largest was $40,000 to The University of North Carolina at Capel Hill Foundation Hill in Chapel Hill, NC for general support.
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- EIN
- 566059951
- Based in
- Richmond, VA
- Assets
- $6,056,573
- Grants paid
- $255,750
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 13, 2026, IRS object ID 202621339349100542. It reported $255,750 in grants paid; 13 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of North Carolina at Capel Hill Foundation Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | General support | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association | Providence, RI | General support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $27,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Reproductive Freedom for All Foundation | Washington, DC | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation | New York, NY | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $21,250 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Haven | Tucson, AZ | General support | $21,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Equal Justice Initiative | Montgomery, AL | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Save the Children Federation Inc | Fairfield, CT | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund | Washington, DC | General support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Providence Athenaeum | Providence, RI | General support | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rhode Island School of Design | Providence, RI | General support | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Everycat Health Foundation Inc | Wyckoff, NJ | General support | Animal-related | $10,625 | apps.irs.gov |
| Independent Animal Rescue Inc | Durham, NC | General support | Animal-related | $10,625 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hope Renovations | Chapel Hill, NC | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 12, 2025, IRS object ID 202541329349101719. It reported $255,000 in grants paid; 18 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Environmental Council | Santa Barbara, CA | General support | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Edc Charitable Trust | Waltham, MA | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Food Bank of Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Brennan Center for Justice | New York, NY | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Bird Conservancy | Marshall, VA | General support | Animal-related | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | General support | Environment | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Equal Justice Initiative | Montgomery, AL | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation | New York, NY | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Club Nova Community Inc | Carrboro, NC | General support | Mental health and crisis intervention | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hope Renovations | Chapel Hill, NC | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| North Carolina Adapted Sports | Cary, NC | General support | Recreation and sports | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rainforest Trust | Warrenton, VA | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Reproductive Freedom for All Foundation | Washington, DC | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Santa Barbara Museum of Art | Santa Barbara, CA | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Haven at First and Market Inc | Charlottesville, VA | General support | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Big Life Foundation USA | Ridgefield, WA | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| NC Coastal Federation | Newport, NC | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Snow Leopard Trust | Seattle, WA | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $71,250 |
| Environment | $45,000 |
| Animal-related | $41,250 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $30,000 |
| Education | $30,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $27,000 |
| Mental health and crisis intervention | $10,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $10,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | $95,625 |
| California | $80,000 |
| Rhode Island | $57,000 |
| New York | $56,250 |
| District of Columbia | $55,000 |
| Alabama | $40,000 |
| Virginia | $40,000 |
| Massachusetts | $25,000 |
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Updated May 13, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.