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The Helen G Gifford Foundation: 30 grants to organizations, $182,900 (tax year ended June 2025)
The Helen G Gifford Foundation, a private foundation in Virginia Beach, VA, paid 30 grants to organizations totaling $182,900 in its tax year ended June 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 3, 2025. The largest was $37,500 to United Jewish Federation of Tidewater in Virginia Beach, VA for various programs.
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- EIN
- 541850266
- Based in
- Virginia Beach, VA
- Assets
- $4,812,176
- Grants paid
- $182,900
- Tax year ended
- June 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended June 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed November 3, 2025, IRS object ID 202523079349101317. It reported $182,900 in grants paid; 30 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Jewish Federation of Tidewater | Virginia Beach, VA | Various programs | $37,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Virginia Arts Festival | Norfolk, VA | 2024 festival sponsorship | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Chrysler Museum Inc | Norfolk, VA | General operations-arts education | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Virginia Opera Association | Norfolk, VA | "a loving community" | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Virginia Symphony | Norfolk, VA | One night only: adrienne warren with the vso | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Forkids Inc | Chesapeake, VA | Art elevates program | Housing and shelter | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Chevra Thelim | Portsmouth, VA | Various programs | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Norfolk Botanical Garden Inc | Norfolk, VA | Gifford forest field station | Environment | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hope House Foundation | Norfolk, VA | Stockley gardens art festival | Community improvement and capacity building | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia | Norfolk, VA | Healthy mobile pantry | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Governors Magnet School for the Arts Foundation | Norfolk, VA | Cinderella-the opera by alma deutscher | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ohef Sholom Temple | Norfolk, VA | Operating support-religious school art education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Richmond Ballet | Richmond, VA | Cinderella lecture demostrations in norfolk public schools | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sandler Center for the Performing Arts Foundation | Virginia Beach, VA | Scf virtual academy | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hurrah Players Inc | Norfolk, VA | Reach for the stars scholarship program | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Virginia Musical Theatre Inc | Virginia Beach, VA | Vmt presents "annie" | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Young Audiences of Virginia Inc | Norfolk, VA | Arts for learning virginia beach initiatives | Youth development | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Feldman Chamber Music Society | Norfolk, VA | Operating support-six concerts | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Academy of Music | Norfolk, VA | Scholarships | Education | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Virginia Chorale | Norfolk, VA | Young singers project | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Zeiders American Dream Theater | Virginia Beach, VA | The z fringe festival | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Britepaths | Fairfax, VA | Food 4 thought at marshall road elementary | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Primeplus Senior Centers | Norfolk, VA | Prime time for arts & humanities | Human services | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Plaza Volunteer Fire Company & Rescue Squad Inc | Virginia Beach, VA | For operation safe haven | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Whro Hampton Roads Educational Telecommunications Association Inc | Norfolk, VA | Operating support | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hebrew Academy of Tidewater | Virginia Beach, VA | One-time grant award for 4 new violins for kindergarten-2nd grade | $1,400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Symphonicity the Symphony Orchestra of Virginia Beach | Virginia Beach, VA | 2024-2025 sister cities concert season | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tidewater Arts Outreach | Norfolk, VA | Va. beach arts outreach programs | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tidewater Classical Guitar | Norfolk, VA | General operating support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vibe District Virginia Beach | Virginia Beach, VA | Year-round public art programming | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $75,000 |
| Housing and shelter | $9,000 |
| Environment | $7,500 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $7,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $5,000 |
| Youth development | $5,000 |
| Education | $3,000 |
| Human services | $2,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Virginia | $182,900 |
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Updated November 3, 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.