Carmax Foundation
Richmond, VA · EIN 38-3681796. Reported 194 grants totalling $33.2M to 152 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Carmax Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $5 and the largest $4,858,966. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Online Giving Foundation | Newark, DE | $15.3M | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Kaboom | Washington, DC | $6,186,316 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Charities Aid Foundation America | Alexandria, VA | $5,629,328 | 6 | 2 | 2022 |
| Points of Light | Atlanta, GA | $3,142,700 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Project Helping | Aurora, CO | $497,666 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Peter Paul Development Center | Richmond, VA | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Communities in Schools of Richmond Inc | Richmond, VA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Emergency Assistance Foundation | West Palm Beach, FL | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Richmond Public Schools Education F | Richmond, VA | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cybergrants Spv LLC | Andover, MA | $83,657 | 5 | 1 | 2021 |
| Junior Achievement of Georgia | Atlanta, GA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Feed More Inc | Richmond, VA | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Partnership for the Future | Glen Allen, VA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Blue Sky Fund | Richmond, VA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Comfort Zone Camp Inc | Richmond, VA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Elk Hill Farm Inc | Goochland, VA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Junior Achievement of Georgia Disco | Atlanta, GA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Side By Side Va Inc | Richmond, VA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Mission Continues | Saint Louis, MO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Happy Hope Foundation | Pocasset, MA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Greater Richmond FIT4KIDS | Richmond, VA | $40,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Children's Haven Inc | Canton, GA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Goochlandcares | Goochland, VA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Henrico Education Foundation Inc | Henrico, VA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of Central Virgi | Richmond, VA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| YWCA Richmond | Richmond, VA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Foster Love (together We Rise) | Brea, CA | $29,140 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Ask Childhood Cancer Foundation | Richmond, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Richmon | Richmond, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Communities in Schools of Chesterfi | Chesterfield, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Communities in Schools of Chesterfield | Chesterfield, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Emergency Shelter Inc | Richmond, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends Association for Children | Richmond, VA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Greater Richmond Aquatics Partnership | Richmond, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Richmond Scan (stop Child a | Richmond, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greater Richmond Scan (stop Child Abuse Now) Inc | Richmond, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Higher Achievement Program Inc | Richmond, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Operation Homefront Inc | San Antonio, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Community Builders Inc | Richmond, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Young Men's Christian Association O | Richmond, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Richmond | Richmond, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lifelong Learning Institute in Chesterfield County Va Inc | Midlothian, VA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Virginia Repertory Theatre | Richmond, VA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| River City Inclusive Gymnastics Inc | Glen Allen, VA | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Children's Resource Fund Inc | Miami, FL | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Autism Society Central Virginia Chapter Inc | Richmond, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chesterfield Public Education Found | Midlothian, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children's Hospital Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Goochland Education Foundation | Goochland, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Goochland Educational Foundation | Goochland, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Safepath Children's Advocacy Center | Marietta, GA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Virginia Home for Boys and Girls | Henrico, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Enrichmond Foundation | Richmond, VA | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American National Red Cross | Washington, DC | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Henrico Police Athetic League | Henrico, VA | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lift Inc | Washington, DC | $10,085 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Academy of Accelerated Inc | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alsacst Jude Childrens Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Amazon Conservation Association | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Better Housing Coalition | Richmond, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond | Richmond, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Camp Twin Lakes Inc | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children's Home Society of Virginia | Richmond, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Communities in Schools of Georgia I | Marietta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Davis Direction Foundation Inc | Marietta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Disabled American Veterans Charitab | Erlanger, KY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Encompass Ministries | Woodstock, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| End Slavery Tennessee | Nashville, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Franklin Elementary | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Helping Hands of Burbank | Burbank, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Laamistad Inc | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Must Ministries | Marietta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northern California Special Olympics Inc | Modesto, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Operation Gratitude Inc | Encino, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Peaceful Paths Inc | Gainesville, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Plm Families Together | Raleigh, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Premier Academy Inc | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Riverworks Development Corporation | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| School of the Performing Arts in Th | Richmond, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| School of the Performing Arts in the Richmond Community | Richmond, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Special Olympics Ga - Cherokee Coun | Norcross, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Special Olympics New York | Albany, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Star-C | Marietta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| STEM Atlanta Women Inc | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Giving Kitchen Initiative Inc | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| We Love Buford Highway Inc | Roswell, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fort Worth Independent School Distr | Fort Worth, TX | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kynd Foundation | Kailua, HI | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Columbus Early Learning Centers | Columbus, OH | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lemay Child & Family Center | Saint Louis, MO | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hoops and Homework Inc | Framingham, MA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hannas House | Commerce, CA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Junior Achievement of Central Virginia Inc | Richmond, VA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nextup Rva | Richmond, VA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Aplastic Anemia & Mds International Foundation Inc | Bethesda, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Texas Inc | San Antonio, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Crescent Cove | Brooklyn Ctr, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Feedthestreetsrva | Richmond, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hands on Hartford Inc | Hartford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jacksonville Area Sexual Minority Y | Jacksonville, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maximum Impact Love Inc | Atlanta, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Public Radio Inc | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Veterans Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep | Littleton, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Richmond Parade Inc | Richmond, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Soleana Stables | Pearland, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The 100 Mile Club Inc | Norco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trinity Rescue Incorporated | Rome, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Virginia Supportive Housing | Richmond, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Los Angeles Regional Food Bank | Los Angeles, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Survive and Thrive Education | Fort Worth, TX | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| 5 Distinguished Pearls Foundation I | Milwaukee, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bears Tomorrow Inc | Independence, MO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bristol Virginia Public Schools Education Foundation | Bristol, VA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Maiden Rescue Squad Inc | Maiden, NC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oregon Food Bank Inc | Portland, OR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Project Impact Ms | Jackson, MS | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Empowerment Center | Temecula, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tulsa Dream Center Inc | Tulsa, OK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Barbara J Dreyer Cares Foundation Inc | Chevy Chase, MD | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Cancer Society | Denver, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Cancer Society Inc | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Black Girls Run Foundation | Richmond, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club of the Grand Stra | Myrtle Beach, SC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Carmax Associate Disaster Relief Fund Co Emergency Assistance Foundation in | Orlando, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Denton Animal Support Foundation Inc | Denton, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| East Side Riders Bike Club | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Epilepsy Society of Kern County Inc | Bakersfield, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Exchange Club of Culver City Charit | Culver City, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Franklin Food Pantry Incorporated | Franklin, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Harrison High School Soccer Booster Club | Kennesaw, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hope for Grieving Families | Arlington, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Leadership Metro Richmond | Richmond, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Live N Learn Foundation Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| My Sisters House Inc | N Charleston, SC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Peachtree Ridge High School | Suwanee, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Red Creek Wildlife Center Inc | Schuykl Havn, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York | Latham, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Judes Ranch for Children Inc | Boulder City, NV | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United States Fund for Unicef | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Worcester Railers Hc Charitable Foundation Inc | Beverly, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of | Knoxville, TN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kraft Family Foundation Inc | Foxborough, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Veterans of Foreign War of the US Dept of Va 2894 Chesapeake | Chesapeake, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vietnam Veterans of America Inc | Knoxville, TN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Duncah a & Sophie L Anderson Fbo Shriners Hospital & Whitworth Coll | Dallas, TX | $52 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Edna B Cole Tr Fbo St Judes Children Hospital | Las Vegas, NV | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Indigenous Women Rising | Albuquerque, NM | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ukrainian American Veterans | Allentown, PA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| 4 Life Mental and Wellness Health Community Outreach Services | Las Vegas, NV | $5 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
24 of 152 (16%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 32%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- American Online Giving Foundation
DONATIONS DISBURSED TO QUALIFIED 501C3 NONPROFITS REFLECTING AS PART OF EMPLOYEE CHOICE GIVING PROGRAMS - American Online Giving Foundation Inc
VOLUNTEER TEAM BUILDER, BOARD SERVICE, MATCHING DOLLARS/HOURS, CARE CARDS, RICHMOND GIVING PROGRAM, CARMAX FOUNDATION GRANT PROGRAM - Charities Aid Foundation America
VOLUNTEER TEAM BUILDER, BOARD SERVICE, MATCHING DOLLARS/HOURS, CARE CARDS - Kaboom
BUILDING PLAYGROUNDS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES - Points of Light
CONNECT CARMAX ASSOCIATES TO VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES - Emergency Assistance Foundation
TO HELP EMPLOYEES WHO ARE FACING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 131 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 96 | $7,001,326 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 76 | $7,465,717 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 5 | $7,234,486 | $1,030,000 |
| 2024 | 11 | $6,678,283 | $20,000 |
| 2025 | 6 | $4,841,701 | $285,350 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Carmax Foundation has 2 of them, worth $4,101,650. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Kaboom | Washington, DC | $3,338,650 |
| Kaboom | Washington, DC | $763,000 |
Where its money goes
46% of its giving went to organizations in Delaware. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Delaware.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Carmax Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 12800 Tuckahoe Creek Pkwy Na, Richmond, VA, 23238. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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