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Shearwater Foundation Inc: 27 grants to organizations, $4.7 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Shearwater Foundation Inc, a private foundation in Norfolk, VA, paid 27 grants to organizations totaling $4,749,500 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $1,510,000 to Virginia Museum of History & Culture in Richmond, VA for to support tax-exempt purpose of organization.
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- EIN
- 208075507
- Based in
- Norfolk, VA
- Assets
- $19,742,952
- Grants paid
- $4,749,500
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202513219349106996. It reported $4,749,500 in grants paid; 27 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Museum of History & Culture | Richmond, VA | To support tax-exempt purpose of organization | $1,510,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Norfolk State University | Norfolk, VA | To support tax-exempt purpose of organization | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Access College Foundation | Norfolk, VA | To support tax-exempt purpose of organization | Education | $735,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Colonial Williamsburg Foundation | Williamsburg, VA | To support tax-exempt purpose of organization | Arts, culture and humanities | $525,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vmi Foundation | Lexington, VA | To support tax-exempt purpose of organization | Education | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Buckley Country Day School | Roslyn, NY | To support tax-exempt purpose of organization | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Eastern Virginia Medical School Foundation | Norfolk, VA | To support tax-exempt purpose of organization | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tidewater Friends of Foster Care | Norfolk, VA | To support tax-exempt purpose of organization | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Way of South Hampton Roads | Norfolk, VA | To support tax-exempt purpose of organization | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters (CHKD) | Norfolk, VA | To support tax-exempt purpose of organization | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Elizabeth River Project | Portsmouth, VA | To support tax-exempt purpose of organization | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Foodbank of Southeastern Va | Norfolk, VA | To support tax-exempt purpose of organization | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mathews Community Foundation | Mathews, VA | To support tax-exempt purpose of organization | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Norfolk Academy | Norfolk, VA | To support tax-exempt purpose of organization | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Salvation Army | Richmond, VA | To support tax-exempt purpose of organization | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Union Mission | Norfolk, VA | To support tax-exempt purpose of organization | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Up Center | Norfolk, VA | To support tax-exempt purpose of organization | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Deerwood Foundation | Lexington, MA | To support tax-exempt purpose of organization | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chrysler Museum of Art | Norfolk, VA | To support tax-exempt purpose of organization | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation | Williamsburg, VA | To support tax-exempt purpose of organization | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Museum of the American Revolution | Yorktown, VA | To support tax-exempt purpose of organization | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Norfolk Botanical Gardens | Norfolk, VA | To support tax-exempt purpose of organization | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Mariners' Museum and Park | Newport News, VA | To support tax-exempt purpose of organization | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Virginia Symphony Orchestra | Norfolk, VA | To support tax-exempt purpose of organization | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Virginia Zoological Society | Norfolk, VA | To support tax-exempt purpose of organization | Animal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boomer Esiason Foundation | New York, NY | To support tax-exempt purpose of organization | Health care | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Slover Library Foundation | Norfolk, VA | To support tax-exempt purpose of organization | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $1,051,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $535,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 |
| Human services | $10,000 |
| Animal-related | $5,000 |
| Health care | $1,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Virginia | $4,711,000 |
| New York | $31,000 |
| Massachusetts | $7,500 |
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Updated November 17, 2025. 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.