Houff Charitable Foundation
Weyers Cave, VA · EIN 81-4489297. Reported 275 grants totalling $2,060,747 to 103 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. Houff Charitable 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 $2,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $300 and the largest $200,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staunton-Augusta YMCA | Staunton, VA | $406,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Shenandoah District Church Brethren | Weyers Cave, VA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Weyers Cave Rec Association | Weyers Cave, VA | $135,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Augusta Health Foundation | Fisherville, VA | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Weyers Cave Community Center | Weyers Cave, VA | $109,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Verona Community Center | Verona, VA | $100,600 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Bridgewater Health Care Foundation | Bridgewater, VA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Clayton Matthews Memorial Foundation | Broadway, VA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| New Hope Weyers Cave Youth Sports Association | New Hope, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ruritan Charities of Mt Sidney Inc | Verona, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Verona Community Food Pantry | Verona, VA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pleasant Valley Church | Weyers Cave, VA | $40,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sdda | Weyers Cave, VA | $34,600 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Weyers Cave Fire Department | Weyers Cave, VA | $30,140 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Bethany UMC | Weyers Cave, VA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Port Discovery Children's Museum | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Saving Grace Dba the Butterfly House | Virginia Beach, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Young Life | Staunton, VA | $24,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Bridgewater College | Bridgewater, VA | $23,750 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Blue Ridge Community College | Weyers Cave, VA | $23,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Aisle 7 Fellowship | Verona, VA | $22,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Valley Mission Inc | Staunton, VA | $22,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Warm Inc | Waynesboro, VA | $22,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Staunton Augusta Art Center | Staunton, VA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Augusta Regional Dental Clinic | Fishersville, VA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| National Casagal Association for Children | Seattle, WA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Boys Home Inc | Covington, VA | $14,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Wre | Verona, VA | $13,150 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Blue Ridge Area Food Bank | Verona, VA | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sacra | Staunton, VA | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Wildlife Center of Va | Waynesboro, VA | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Verona UMC Food Pantry | Verona, VA | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Memorial Baptist Church | Staunton, VA | $11,707 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| South River Fellowship | Grottoes, VA | $10,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Augusta Expo | Fishersville, VA | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Waynesboro Staunton & Augusta | Waynesboro, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brethern Woods Camp | Keezeletown, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Equipping the Saints | Weyers Cave, VA | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mental Health American of Augusta | Staunton, VA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Monacan Indian Nation | Madison Heights, VA | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| NAMI | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Vision Appalachia | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kingsway Prison & Family Outreach | Harrisonburg, VA | $9,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Rockingham County Fair Association | Harrisonburg, VA | $8,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Verona UMC | Verona, VA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Humc | Grottoes, VA | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Augusta County Historical Society | Staunton, VA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Madee Project | Fishersville, VA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fort Definance High School | Fort Definance, VA | $5,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| American Frontier Culture | Staunton, VA | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Avalon Center | Williamsburg, VA | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center | Harrisonburg, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Child Development Resources | Norge, VA | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Clendenin Elementary School | North Elkview, WV | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grottoes Pool Preservation Foundation | Grottoes, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Help Glassbrenner UMC | Churchville, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Housing Partnerships Inc | Williamsburg, VA | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jamestown Yorktown Foundation | Williamsburg, VA | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Tyler Wentz Memorial Fund | Henrico, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trinity Episcopal Church | Staunton, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ulman Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Verona Fire Department | Verona, VA | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Augusta County Fair | Verona, VA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Augusta Regional SPCA | Staunton, VA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Clymore Elementary School | Fort Defiance, VA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Coaches USA | Harrisonburg, VA | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Renewing Homes of Greater Augusta | Staunton, VA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Spirit Horse | Raphine, VA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jmu Foundation | Harrisonburg, VA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Charlottesville, VA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Augusta County Fire & Rescue Inc | Verona, VA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Coffeehouse of Rockbridge Inc | Lexington, VA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Compass Center | Glen Allen, VA | $3,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Fish (roxie Charity) | Williamsburg, VA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Arcadia Project | Staunton, VA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cscjta Foundation | Weyers Cave, VA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hoofbeats Therapeutic Riding Center | Lexington, VA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Patrick Henry Family Services | Lynchburg, VA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bridge Christian Church | Fishersville, VA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Camp Lightcreative Works Farm | Crimora, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Community Foundation | Staunton, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Fish | Williamsburg, VA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Foster Love Ministries | Waynesboro, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Margaret's Saving Grace Bully Rescue | Mauretown, VA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| New Hope Community Center | New Hope, VA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| New Hope Fire Department | New Hope, VA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rockingham Harrisonburg SPCA | Harrisonburg, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Sos Children's Villages | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stewart Middle School PTO | Fort Defiance, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Valley Associates for Independent | Harrisonburg, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fort Definance High School (thanksg | Fort Definance, VA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Augusta Christian Academy | Fishersville, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Augusta County Sheriff | Verona, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Augusta Mas | Staunton, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hrcdcc | Harrisonburg, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Karis | Weyers Cave, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pinch Elementary School | Elkview, WV | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Agape Center | Moneta, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Valley Children's Advocacy Center | Staunton, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Weyers Cave Ruritan Club | Weyers Cave, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grottoes Volunteer Fire Department | Grottoes, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Speaking Spirits Ministries | Richmond, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hope Distributed Cdc | Harrisonburg, VA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
64 of 103 (62%) 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 73%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. 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.
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What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 132 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 | 55 | $513,750 | $2,000 |
| 2022 | 52 | $271,807 | $2,250 |
| 2023 | 46 | $278,850 | $2,500 |
| 2024 | 62 | $714,540 | $2,750 |
| 2025 | 60 | $281,800 | $2,500 |
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.
Where its money goes
96% of its giving went to organizations in Virginia. 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 $2,500. 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 Virginia.
- 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.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Houff Charitable 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: 46 Houff Road, Weyers Cave, VA, 24486. 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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