The Houff Family Foundation
Mount Sidney, VA · EIN 81-4490534. Reported 246 grants totalling $1,354,400 to 72 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. The Houff Family 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 $3,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,500 and $7,500; the smallest was $200 and the largest $106,500. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Christian School | Bridgewater, VA | $136,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Samariton's Purse | Boone, NC | $110,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Alice Lloyd College | Pippa Passes, KY | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Blue Ridge Community College | Weyers Cave, VA | $55,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Central Valley Habitat for Humanity | Bridgewater, VA | $55,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hope Distributed | Harrisonburg, VA | $52,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Augusta Christian Academy | Fishersville, VA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bridgewater Healthcare Foundation | Bridgewater, VA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Compass | Glen Allen, VA | $47,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Bridgewater College | Bridgewater, VA | $45,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Redeemer Classical School | Harrisonburg, VA | $45,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Young Life | Prescott, AZ | $32,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Blue Ridge Free Clinic | Harrisonburg, VA | $30,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Intervarsity Christian Fellowship USA | Madison, WI | $28,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Isaiah 117 House | Elizabethton, TN | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Warm Shelter | Waynesboro, VA | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Village to Village Inc | Weyers Cave, VA | $21,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Isaiah 61 Ministries Inc | Waynesboro, VA | $20,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Open Doors | Harrisonburg, VA | $20,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Harrisonburg First Church of the Nazarene | Bridgewater, VA | $19,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| New Creation | Harrisonburg, VA | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Advancing Native Missions | Afton, VA | $16,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pleasant Valley Church of the Brethren | Weyers Cave, VA | $16,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Blue Ridge Area Food Bank | Verona, VA | $15,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mercy House | Harrisonburg, VA | $15,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boys' Home of Virginia | Covington, VA | $15,200 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Augusta Health Foundation | Fishersville, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Third Church | Richmond, VA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| CASA for Children | Staunton, VA | $14,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fort Defiance High School | Ft Defiance, VA | $14,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Appalachia Service Project Inc | Johnson City, TN | $14,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Explore More Discovery Childrens Museum of Harrisonburg | Harrisonburg, VA | $14,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Virginia FFA Foundation Inc | Weyers Cave, VA | $14,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Wingfield Ministries | Harrisonburg, VA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rmh Foundation | Harrisonburg, VA | $10,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Skyline Literacy | Harrisonburg, VA | $10,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Augusta Expo | Fishersville, VA | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Equipping the Saints | Weyers Cave, VA | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nations of Coaches | Decature, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Salvation Army of Harrisonburg | Harrisonburg, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Young Life | Colorado Springs, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Harrisonburg & Rockingham County | Harrisonburg, VA | $9,700 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Weyers Cave Recreation Association | Weyers Cave, VA | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Way to Go Inc | Massanutten, VA | $8,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Agriculture in the Classroom | Richmond, VA | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Grottoes Swim Pool Foundaiton | Grottoes, VA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | Glen Allen, VA | $6,750 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| For Richmond | Richmond, VA | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Still Meadows Enrichment Center and Camp | Linville, VA | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Family Foundation of Virginia | Richmond, VA | $6,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Brethern & Mennonite Heritage Center | Harrisonburg, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Help (health Equipment Loan Program Inc) | Churchville, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mental Health America of Augusta | Staunton, VA | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sonshine Ministries | Harrisonburg, VA | $4,750 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Camp Brethern Woods | Keeztletown Va, VA | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| National FFA Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $4,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Augusta County Fair Association | Verona, VA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Blue Ridge CASA for Children | Staunton, VA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Oasis Church | Radford, VA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Child Safety Council & Local Law Enforcement | Jackson, MI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church | Dayton, VA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Appalachian Christian School | Waynesboro, VA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Central Shenandoah Criminal Justice Training Academy Foundation | Weyers Cave, VA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Friendship Industries | Harrisonburg, VA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Martha Jefferson Hospital | Charlottesville, VA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wmra National Public Radio | Harrisonburg, VA | $2,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Augusta County Sheriff's Office Foundation | Verona, VA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Brain Injury Connections of the Shenandoah Valley | Harrisonburg, VA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Camp Still Meadows Enrichment Center and Camp | Linville, VA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Generations Crossing | Rockingham, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Valley Mission Inc | Staunton, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
52 of 72 (72%) 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 86%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 126 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 | 50 | $235,500 | $2,750 |
| 2022 | 48 | $221,250 | $3,000 |
| 2023 | 48 | $220,750 | $3,000 |
| 2024 | 48 | $267,000 | $3,000 |
| 2025 | 52 | $409,900 | $4,000 |
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
77% 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 $3,000. 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 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 The Houff Family 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: 3006 Lee Hwy, Mount Sidney, VA, 24467. 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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