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The Batten Foundation: 6 grants to organizations, $11 million (tax year ended December 2024)

The Batten Foundation, a private foundation in Norfolk, VA, paid 6 grants to organizations totaling $10,960,000 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $6,250,000 to William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA for for general charitable purposes..

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EIN
541451569
Based in
Norfolk, VA
Assets
$29,199,624
Grants paid
$10,960,000
Tax year ended
December 2024

Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024

From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202543219349100629. It reported $10,960,000 in grants paid; 6 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
William & MaryWilliamsburg, VAFor general charitable purposes.$6,250,000apps.irs.gov
Colonial Williamsburg FoundationWilliamsburg, VAFor general charitable purposes.Arts, culture and humanities$2,500,000apps.irs.gov
Environmental Defense FundNew York, NYFor general charitable purposes.Environment$1,000,000apps.irs.gov
RareArlington, VAFor general charitable purposes.Environment$1,000,000apps.irs.gov
Sentara FoundationNorfolk, VAFor general charitable purposes.$200,000apps.irs.gov
Urban League of Hampton RoadsNorfolk, VAFor general charitable purposes.Human services$10,000apps.irs.gov

Causes funded

From grants whose recipient has a cause.

CauseGranted
Arts, culture and humanities$2,500,000
Environment$2,000,000
Human services$10,000

States funded

Recipient stateGranted
Virginia$9,960,000
New York$1,000,000

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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.