The Oak Hill Fund
Charlottesville, VA · EIN 31-1810011. Reported 603 grants totalling $22.2M to 253 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$25,000median grant
$22.2Mgranted, 2021-2025
253recipients, as named on its returns
56%of grantees funded again the next year
$90.2Massets, latest filing
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 Oak Hill Fund did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $55,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $250,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
253 recipient names appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book Trust | Denver, CO | $900,000 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Albemarle Housing Improvement Program Inc | Charlottesville, VA | $800,000 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Piedmont Housing Alliance | Charlottesville, VA | $518,400 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Denver Public Schools Foundation | Denver, CO | $500,000 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| The American Chestnut Foundation | Asheville, NC | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains | Denver, CO | $400,000 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| The Virginia League for Planned Parenthood | Richmond, VA | $400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Appalachian Voices | Charlottesville, VA | $350,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Potomac Riverkeeper Inc | Washington, DC | $345,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Southern Environmental Law Center | Charlottesville, VA | $325,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| James River Association | Richmond, VA | $315,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Women's Emergency Network Inc | Miami, FL | $305,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Hopewell Fund | Washington, DC | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Virginia Conservation Network | Richmond, VA | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Chesapeake Climate Action Network | Takoma Park, MD | $260,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Women's Reproductive Rights Assistance Project | Santa Monica, CA | $255,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| The Faison Center | Richmond, VA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Solar United Neighbors | Washington, DC | $245,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Environmental Integrity Project | Washington, DC | $240,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| New River Abortion Access Fund | Blacksburg, VA | $240,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| States Newsroom | Chapel Hill, NC | $239,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Rare Inc | Arlington, VA | $235,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wv Free | Charleston, WV | $227,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| The Longleaf Alliance | Andalusia, AL | $226,250 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| ACLU of Kentucky Fdtn Inc | Louisville, KY | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bay Islands Conservation Association Inc | Temple Terr, FL | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Local Energy Alliance Program Inc | Charlottesville, VA | $220,000 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Coral Reef Alliance | San Fransisco, CA | $215,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Chesapeake Legal Alliance | Annapolis, MD | $210,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association | Wrightsville, PA | $205,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Cultivate Charlottesville | Charlottesville, VA | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Blue Ridge Area Food Bank | Verona, VA | $195,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc | Annapolis, MD | $190,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jefferson Area Board for Aging Inc | Charlottesville, VA | $190,000 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Mothers Out Front | Boston, MA | $190,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| A Step Ahead Foundation Tri-Cities | Johnson City, TN | $185,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| National Abortion Federation | Washington, DC | $180,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Charlottesville, VA | $180,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fresh Energy | Saint Paul, MN | $175,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Ocean Foundation | Washington, DC | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Virginia Organizing | Charlottesville, VA | $170,500 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Center for Progressive Reform | Washington, DC | $160,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| DC Abortion Fund | Washington, DC | $160,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Mesoamerican Reef Fund (mar) | Zona Vista, Vista Hermosa II | $160,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Neo Philanthropy Inc | New York, NY | $160,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tba Fund Inc | Safety Harbor, FL | $160,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Roatan Marine Park International Inc | Austin, TX | $157,335 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Rivanna Conservation Alliance | Charlottesville, VA | $150,750 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Choices Memphis Center for Reproductive Health | Memphis, TN | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Climate Collaborative | Charlottesville, VA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Women's Rights and Empowerment Network | Columbia, SC | $140,300 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Bay Journal Media Inc | Mayo, MD | $140,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Healthy Reefs for Healthy People | Ft Lauderdale, FL | $140,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Majority Action | Silver Spring, MD | $140,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Upstate Forever | Greenville, SC | $135,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Planned Parenthood South Atlantic | Raleigh, NC | $130,100 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Planned Parenthood Great Northwest Hawai'i Alaska Indiana Kentucky | Louisville, KY | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Whole Woman's Health Alliance | Charlottesville, VA | $125,500 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Blue Ridge Aaf Inc | Charlottesville, VA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood Southeast | Atlanta, GA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Whole Women's Health | Charlottesville, VA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future | Harrisburg, PA | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Progress Florida Education Institute Inc | Saint Petersburg, FL | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| South Carolina Coastal Conservation League Inc | Charleston, SC | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Wild Earth Allies Inc | Chevy Chase, MD | $114,965 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Memphis Center for Reproductive Health (dba Choices) | Memphis, TN | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Waterkeepers Chesapeake | Takoma Park, MD | $105,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Blue Ridge Abortion Fund | Charlottesville, VA | $100,263 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Ceres Inc | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Emergency Medical Assistance Inc | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| International Center for Appropriate and Sustainable Technology | Denver, CO | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry Inc | Charlottesville, VA | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| New Morning | Columbia, SC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Repro Rising Virginia Foundation | Alexandria, VA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sustainable Markets Foundation | New York, NY | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Georgia-Alabama Land Trust Inc | Piedmont, AL | $99,291 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Council for An Energy Efficient Economy | Washington, DC | $95,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wild Virginia Inc | Charlottesville, VA | $91,000 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Feeding Greene Inc the Food Pantry of Greene County | Stanardsville, VA | $90,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Environment Georgia Research & Policy Center | Atlanta, GA | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| International Community Foundation | National City, CA | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $90,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Naral Pro-Choice Virginia Foundation | Alexandria, VA | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Piedmont Community Land Trust | Charlottesville, VA | $90,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Repro Rising | Alexandria, VA | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | Oakland, CA | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Innisfree Incorporated | Crozet, VA | $86,258 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Public Health Institute | Oakland, CA | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Southwings Inc | Asheville, NC | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity Virginia (new Ein) | Charlottesville, VA | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Rocky Mountain Planned Parenthood Inc | Denver, CO | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Virginia Pace Authority | Williamsburg, VA | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| A Step Ahead Foundation of East Tennessee | Knoxville, TN | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Charlottesville Free Clinic | Charlottesville, VA | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Memphis Center for Reproductive Health (dba Choices Center for Reproductive | Memphis, TN | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mesoamerican Reef Fund (mar Fund) | Zona Vista, Vista Hermosa II | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice | New York, NY | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| National Women's Health Network | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pro-Choice North Carolina Foundation | Durham, NC | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shenandoah National Park Trust | Charlottesville, VA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Studio Two Three | Richmond, VA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Haven at First & Market | Charlottesvle, VA | $75,000 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| The Inga Foundation | Evington, VA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Bronx, NY | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kentucky Health Justice Network | Louisville, KY | $72,360 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Local Food Hub | Charlottesville, VA | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Virginia Energy Efficiency Council | Richmond, VA | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| West Alabama Women's Center Inc | Tuscaloosa, AL | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA | New York, NY | $65,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rethink Energy Florida | Tallahassee, FL | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $64,500 | 4 | 2 | 2025 |
| Canary Media | Boulder, CO | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Friends of the Rappahannock | Fredericksburg, VA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Hope Center Inc | Denver, CO | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| National Wildlife Federation | Annapolis, MD | $60,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Oceana Inc | Washington, DC | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Capital Good Fund | Providence, RI | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions | Reston, VA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Vpm Media Corporation | Richmond, VA | $50,500 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Wvtf Public Radio | Roanoke, VA | $50,150 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Botanical Garden of the Piedmont | Charlottesville, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Charlottesville Tomorrow | Charlottesvle, VA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Clean Energy States Alliance Inc | Montpelier, VT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Energy Efficient West Virginia | Charleston, WV | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Foxcroft School | Middleburg, VA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Friends School Haverford | Haverford, PA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| GENERATION180 | Charlottesville, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Inside Climate News | Brooklyn, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| La Clnica Del Pueblo | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Naral Pro-Choice North Carolina Foundation | Durham, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Forest Foundation | Missoula, MT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Neo Philanthropy (reproaction) | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Provide | Round Rock, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| South Carolina Environmental Law Project | Pawleys Isl, SC | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Conservation Fund | Arlington, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The International Rescue Committee | Charlottesville, VA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Wesley Housing Development Corporation | Alexandria, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Women's Health Center of Wv | Charleston, WV | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation | New York, NY | $45,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Calvert School | Baltimore, MD | $45,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The St Paul's Schools | Brooklandville, MD | $45,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Chesapeake Conservancy | Annapolis, MD | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Commons Inc | Washington, DC | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Electrify DC | Washington, DC | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Grace Reproductive Health Services | Mc Lean, VA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Helping Overcome Poverty's Existence Inc | Wytheville, VA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Millennium Group | Lovingston, VA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Society of Saint Andrew Inc | Big Island, VA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Feeding Greene | Stanardsville, VA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Atlanta Botanical Garden | Atlanta, GA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| National Wildlife Federation (mid-Atlantic Region) | Annapolis, MD | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Piedmont Health Services | Chapel Hill, NC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Rockfish Valley Community Center Inc | Nellysford, VA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources | Henrico, VA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Virginia Distributed Solar Alliance Partnered With Chesapeake Climate Actio | Richmond, VA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Virginia Organizing (on Behalf of Virginia Clinicians for Climate Action) | Charlottesville, VA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Viridiant | Richmond, VA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley | New Market, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Camp Holiday Trails | Charlottesville, VA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA | Charlottesville, VA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Four Mile Run Conservatory Foundation | Alexandria, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Healthy Harvest Food Bank Inc | Warsaw, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Huntsville Botanical Garden | Huntsville, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lawyers for Good Government | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mary's Center for Maternal and Child Care Inc | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Wildlife Federation (headquarters) | Reston, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Peace Development Fund | Amherst, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Possibility Labs | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ridge to Reefs Inc | Eldersburg, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shelter for Help in Emergency | Charlottesville, VA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Toy Lift Charities | Charlottesvle, VA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Wesley Housing Development Corporation of Northern Virginia | Alexandria, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Charlottesville, VA | $20,500 | 9 | 4 | 2025 |
| Hope's Legacy Equine Rescue Inc | Afton, VA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Opportunity School for Women Inc | Berea, KY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| State Line Abortion Access Partners | Bristol, VA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The 500-Year Forest Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | $20,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| The University of Georgia Foundation | Athens, GA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Walsh Park Benevolent Corporation | Fishers Isle, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Parent and Teacher Support Organization of J T Henley Middle | Crozet, VA | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Protect Our Winters | Boulder, CO | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Antinanco Earth Arts School | Holmdel, NJ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Environment America Research & Policy Center | Richmond, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pacem | Charlottesville, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Soul Replenishing | Henrico, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Western Pennsylvania Conservancy | Pittsburgh, PA | $14,602 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Manna Food Bank | Asheville, NC | $14,000 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Public Broadcasting of Colorado Inc | Centennial, CO | $13,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Charlottesville-Albemarle Rescue Squad Inc | Charlottesville, VA | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| League of Women Voters of the Charlottesville Area Education Fund | Charlottesvle, VA | $12,500 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Service Dogs of Virginia Inc | Charlottesville, VA | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Western Albemarle Rescue Squad | Crozet, VA | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| University of Mary Washington Foundation | Fredericksburg, VA | $12,350 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Foundation of the State Arboretum of Virginia | Boyce, VA | $10,584 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Meals on Wheels of Charlottesville-Albemarle | Charlottesville, VA | $10,150 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | $10,150 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders Association Inc (alzheimer's Assoc | Charlottesville, VA | $10,100 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kentucky Natural Lands Trust | Berea, KY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Peabody School | Charlottesvle, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The National Energy Education Development Project | Manassas, VA | $9,115 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Reclaimed Hope Initiative | Charlottesvle, VA | $8,500 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Brownsville Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization | Crozet, VA | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Musicians United to Serve the Youth of Charlottesville | Charlottesville, VA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Western Albemarle High School | Crozet, VA | $6,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| Georgia's Friends | Charlottesville, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Georgias Friends | Charlottesville, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jefferson Scholars Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Organization for Arts in Health | Houston, TX | $5,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Women's Initiative | Charlottesvle, VA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Marion Institute | Marion, MA | $4,700 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Petenwell and Castle Rock Stewards | Nekoosa, WI | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Brownsville Elementary School PTO | Crozet, VA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Western Albemarle High | Crozet, VA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| College Foundation of the University of Virginia | Charlottesvle, VA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Charlottesville Area Community Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | $2,490 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Families Helping Families | Crozet, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Virginia Basketball Academy Foundation | Charlottesvle, VA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Crozet United Methodist Church | Crozet, VA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Jefferson-Madison Regional Library Inc | Charlottesvle, VA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Music Is a Language | Denver, CO | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cancer Research Institute Inc | New York, NY | $1,150 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Crozet Tunnel Foundation | Lovingston, VA | $1,100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fund for Wild Nature | Sebastopol, CA | $1,011 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Walker House for New Beginnings | Charlotte, NC | $800 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Piedmont CASA | Charlottesville, VA | $700 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| One Virginia 2021 Foundation | Richmond, VA | $508 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| African American Teaching Fellows Charlottesville Albemarle | Charlottesville, VA | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bvm Capacity Building Institute Inc | East Point, GA | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lower Merion Conservancy | Gladwyne, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| President & Fellows of Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Razom Inc | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Walker Buford United Parent Teacher Organization | Charlottesville, VA | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Caring for Creatures Foundation | Palmyra, VA | $400 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Center for Biological Diversity | Tucson, AZ | $375 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Green Dogs Unleashed Inc | Troy, VA | $304 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| International Neighbors | Charlottesvle, VA | $300 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| National Association of the Deaf | Silver Spring, MD | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Black Knights Athletic Club | Charlottesville, VA | $256 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Buck Squad | Charlottesvle, VA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | New York, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Charlottesville City Schools | Charlottesville, VA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Charlottesville High School PTO | Charlottesville, VA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Nature Camp Foundation | Studley, VA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The V Foundation | Cary, NC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Inc | Needham, MA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Guns Down Inc | Charlottesvle, VA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Natureserve | Arlington, VA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Readykids | Charlottesville, VA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wikimedia Foundation | Washington, DC | $178 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
143 of 253 (57%) 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 56%, 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.
- The Faison Center
TO SUPPORT THE CAMPUS SOLAR PROJECT: MARKEL HALL AND PIONEER HALL - Book Trust
TO ADVANCE LITERACY SKILLS FOR PREK-3RD GRADE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN TITLE I ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN METRO DENVER AND THE FAISON CENTER DURING THE 2023/24 SCHOOL YEAR, BOOK TRUST WILL PROVIDE 8,500 STUDENTS IN DENVER AND 40 STUDENTS AT THE FAISON CENTER WITH ACCESS AND AGENCY TO CHOOSE AS MANY AS 3 BOOKS OF INTEREST EACH MONTH OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. - Albemarle Housing Improvement Program Inc
TO COMPLETE FIVE OR MORE CRITICAL REHAB PROJECTS FOR LOW AND VERY LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE. FUNDS WOULD SUPPORT THE CONSTRUCTION PIPELINE FROM INTAKE TO FINAL CLOSE-OUT, INCLUDING PLANNING, CONSTRUCTION, AND MANAGEMENT. - Albemarle Housing Improvement Program
FOR THE CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN CRITICAL REHAB AND ENERGY-EFFICIENCY EFFORTS IN CHARLOTTESVILLE, RESULTING IN THE COMPLETION OF FIVE OR MORE CRITICAL REHAB PROJECTS FOR LOW- AND VERY LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN THE CITY. FUNDS SUPPORT THE CONSTRUCTION PIPELINE FROM INTAKE TO CLOSE-OUT: PROJECT PLANNING, CONSTRUCTION, AND MANAGEMENT. - Mesoamerican Reef Fund (mar)
FOR THE HEALTHY REEFS INITIATIVE: SPECIFICALLY, TO 1) SUPPORT AGRRA TRAINING AND MONITORING, 2) LAUNCH THE 2024 REEF REPORT CARD, 3) CONVENE 2023 REGIONAL PARTNERS MEETING, 4) IMPROVE ECO AUDIT PROCESS, 5) SCALE UP KING CRAB PROJECT, 6) IMPLEMENT KING CRAB CULTURE PROJECT IN TURNEFFE ATOLL, AND 7) PARTICIPATE IN THE MAR+INVEST PROJECT AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION COLLABORATIONS. - The American Chestnut Foundation
TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUED PURSUIT OF BLIGHT RESISTANCE IN AMERICAN CHESTNUT THROUGH THREE STRATEGIES: 1) TRANSGENIC INSERTION OF AN OXALATE OXIDASE (OXO) GENE FROM WHEAT, 2) BACKCROSS BREEDING TO INTRODUCE BLIGHT RESISTANCE FROM CHINESE CHESTNUT (C. MOLLISSIMA), AND 3) INTERBREEDING LARGE SURVIVING AMERICAN CHESTNUT TREES WITH PARTIAL RESISTANCE TO BLIGHT.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 446 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 | 142 | $5,118,543 | $24,500 |
| 2022 | 137 | $4,926,111 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 118 | $4,130,677 | $22,500 |
| 2024 | 73 | $2,221,725 | $10,000 |
| 2025 | 133 | $5,824,639 | $30,000 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. The Oak Hill Fund has 32 of them, worth $2,724,875. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Piedmont Housing Alliance | Charlottesville, VA | $450,000 |
| The Faison Center | Richmond, VA | $250,000 |
| Albemarle Housing Improvement Program Inc | Charlottesville, VA | $200,000 |
| Book Trust | Denver, CO | $200,000 |
| Healthy Reefs for Healthy People Inc | Ft Lauderdale, FL | $140,000 |
| Healthy Reefs for Healthy People | Ft Lauderdale, FL | $140,000 |
| The Virginia League for Planned Parenthood | Richmond, VA | $125,000 |
| Whole Woman's Health Alliance | Charlottesville, VA | $125,000 |
| Denver Public Schools Foundation | Denver, CO | $100,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains | Denver, CO | $100,000 |
| Repro Rising Virginia Foundation | Alexandria, VA | $100,000 |
| Roatan Marine Park International Inc | Austin, TX | $75,000 |
| Bay Islands Conservation Association Inc | Temple Terr, FL | $75,000 |
| Coral Reef Alliance | San Francisco, CA | $75,000 |
| Bay Islands Conservation Association | St Petersburg, FL | $75,000 |
Where its money goes
38% 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.
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $25,000. 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 Oak Hill Fund'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: Po Box 1624, Charlottesville, VA, 22902. 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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