Carilion Medical Center
Roanoke, VA · EIN 54-0506332. Reported 165 grants totalling $28.9M to 76 organizations across tax years 2020-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Carilion Medical Center, the IRS classifies it under health care rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE E20) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 76 distinct organizations, with 67% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is concentrated. Most of the money has a settled destination, and the remainder is what is realistically in play.
- How much its list changes. 55% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 4 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 56% median for grantmaking charities -- lower than the 67% median for private foundations. It describes the organizations it already funds, not whether it would consider a new one.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $18,732. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $57,926; the smallest was $5,250 and the largest $6,344,695. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
7 of those grants were non-cash -- goods, property or services worth $1,802,616 in total. In-kind giving is real support but it is not a cheque.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine | Roanoke, VA | $19.3M | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Southwest Virginia Inc | Roanoke, VA | $1,729,420 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Roanoke-Blacksburg Innovation Network | Blacksburg, VA | $825,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Roanoke Regional Partnership | Roanoke, VA | $700,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Radford University | Radford, VA | $614,306 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital | Roanoke, VA | $543,398 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Childrens Trust Foundation Roanoke Valley Inc | Roanoke, VA | $366,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of Virginias Blue Ridge | Roanoke, VA | $350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Virginia Ready Initiative | Alexandria, VA | $312,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Child Health Investment Partnership | Roanoke, VA | $312,101 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cardinal Productions | Roanoke, VA | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Roanoke Cultural Endowment | Roanoke, VA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Virginia Health Care Foundation | Richmond, VA | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Carilion Clinic Properties LLC | $258,407 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Goodwill Industries of the Valleys Inc | Roanoke, VA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Virginia Growth and Opportunity Foundation | Richmond, VA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Greater Roanoke Transit Company | Roanoke, VA | $141,077 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bradley Free Clinic of Roanoke Valley | Roanoke, VA | $118,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Roanoke Symphony Orchestra | Roanoke, VA | $109,926 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rescue Mission of Roanoke Inc | Roanoke, VA | $106,272 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Virginia Chamber Foundation | Richmond, VA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Virginia Business Higher Education Council | Colonial Hgts, VA | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Family Service of Roanoke Valley | Roanoke, VA | $86,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Local Environmental Agriculture Project Incorporated | Roanoke, VA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Grandin Theatre Foundation Inc | Roanoke, VA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Heart Association Inc | Dallas, TX | $69,550 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Taubman Museum of Art | Roanoke, VA | $69,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Cancer Society Inc | Atlanta, GA | $56,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Coalition to Strengthen Americas Healthcare | Washington, DC | $56,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Commonwealth Catholic Charities | Richmond, VA | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Blue Ridge Innovation Corridor | Richmond, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Roanoke | Roanoke, VA | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| E3 Endeavors | Roanoke, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Science Museum of Western Virginia | Roanoke, VA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Twelve Foundation | Roanoke, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Virginia Commemorations Inc | Richmond, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Virginia Harm Reduction Coalition | Roanoke, VA | $49,999 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Feeding Southwest Virginia | Salem, VA | $46,075 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Presbyterian Community Center Inc | Roanoke, VA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Blue Ridge Literacy | Roanoke, VA | $40,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | New York, NY | $39,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood South Atlantic | Raleigh, NC | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Scott Robertson Memorial Junior Golf Academy | Roanoke, VA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of Southwest Virginia Inc | Roanoke, VA | $29,600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Compress and Shock Foundation | Roanoke, VA | $26,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Roanoke Valley Convention and Vis- Itors Bureau | Roanoke, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| A Tree Planted Inc | Roanoke, VA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare Inc | Roanoke, VA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Harrison Museum of African American Culture | Roanoke, VA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Renovation Alliance | Roanoke, VA | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Carilion Services Inc | Roanoke, VA | $18,732 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bluford Healthcare Leadership Institute | Kansas City, MO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Association for the Advancement of Colored People | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Total Action Against Poverty in Roanoke Valley | Roanoke, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest Virginia Inc | Roanoke, VA | $13,650 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Childrens Assistive Technology Service | Norfolk, VA | $11,424 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Future of Danville Foundation | Danville, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Impact Living Services | Forest, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kuumba Community Health & Wellness Center Inc | Roanoke, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lick Run Community Development | Roanoke, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| One Valley Inc | Roanoke, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Research America | Arlington, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Roanoke Higher Education Center | Roanoke, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Virginia Chamber of Commerce | Richmond, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Virginia Historical Society | Richmond, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Virginia Western Educational Fdn | Roanoke, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Opera Roanoke | Roanoke, VA | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Center for Healthcare Leadership | Chicago, IL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Virginia Foundation for Community College Education | N Chesterfld, VA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| West End Center Inc | Roanoke, VA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Aspen Group | Okemos, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation | Winston Salem, NC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Local Office on Aging Inc | Roanoke, VA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Roanoke, VA | $5,300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation | Richmond, VA | $5,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
37 of 76 (49%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Roanoke Regional Partnership
Promote economic development - Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital
PEDIATRIC CLINIC CAPITAL PROJECT - Ronald Mcdonald House Charities Swva
Donated rent prog support - Carilion Clinic Properties LLC
Pediatric Behavioral Health - Goodwill Industries of the Valleys
RESTORING GREATNESS/MELROSE PLAZA - Radford University
Assoc Provost Health Sciences
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 57 of 76 recipients we could match to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's, not ours -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 26 | $1,625,958 | $15,000 |
| 2021 | 37 | $8,391,615 | $22,000 |
| 2022 | 34 | $5,824,474 | $12,250 |
| 2023 | 31 | $5,933,886 | $15,050 |
| 2024 | 37 | $7,088,526 | $18,732 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
99% of its giving went to organizations in Virginia. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. 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 grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $18,732 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Virginia.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Carilion Medical Center's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Recipient classifications, the concentration and retention figures and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations from them, described in how we build this.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 36 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 1 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 12385, Roanoke, VA, 24025.
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