Private foundation · Suffolk, VA

Birdsong Charitable Foundation

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Typical grant size
$1K – $5K – $20K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
65
Repeat grantees
54
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

George Y Birdsong
DIRECTOR/ASS
Stephen L Huber
DIRECTOR
Charles R Birdsong
DIRECTOR/PRE
Everett B Birdsong
DIRECTOR
S Paul Huber
DIRECTOR/SEC
Thomas H Birdsong
DIRECTOR

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
10.4%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
658
Total grants awarded
$14.2M
Total amount
$22K
Average grant
$500K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$1.0M
20 grants
2023
$451K
24 grants
2022
$7K
1 grants
2021
$2.3M
133 grants
2020
$1.6M
26 grants
2019
$643K
11 grants
2018
$738K
11 grants
2017
$1.3M
120 grants
2016
$1.5M
133 grants
2015
$2.9M
141 grants
2014
$618K
18 grants
2013
$1.1M
20 grants

Top recipients

Virginia Wesleyan College
25 grants · VA
$1.8M
Nansemond Suffolk Academy
20 grants · VA
$1.7M
9 grants · VA · ✓ Exact match
$1.0M
9 grants · VA · ✓ Exact match
$960K
10 grants · VA · ✓ Exact match
$820K
5 grants · VA · ≈ likely match
$803K
5 grants · VA · ✓ Exact match
$450K
7 grants · VA · ✓ Exact match
$445K
Main Street Methodist Church
4 grants · VA
$400K
10 grants · GA · ✓ Exact match
$295K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Operation Smile
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
VA · TY 2024
$100K
Nansemond Suffolk Academy
EDUCATION
VA · TY 2024
$100K
Global Action Platform
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
TN · TY 2024
$100K
Global Action Platform
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
TN · TY 2024
$100K
Randolph Macon College
EDUCATION
VA · TY 2024
$100K
Suffolk Center for the Cultural Art
ARTS
VA · TY 2024
$100K
Suffolk Center for the Cultural Art
ARTS
VA · TY 2024
$100K
Global Action Platform
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
TN · TY 2024
$50K
Nansemond Suffolk Academy
EDUCATION
VA · TY 2024
$50K
Randolph Macon College
EDUCATION
VA · TY 2024
$50K
Suffolk Youth Athletic Association
YOUTH RECREATION
VA · TY 2024
$50K
Mana Nutrition
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
GA · TY 2024
$30K
Suffolk YMCA
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
VA · TY 2024
$25K
Rappahannock General Hospital
HEALTHCARE
VA · TY 2024
$25K
Suffolk Center for the Cultural Art
ARTS
VA · TY 2024
$10K
EDUCATION
VA · TY 2024
$5K
Nansemond River Preservation
EDUCATION
VA · TY 2024
$5K
Suffolk YMCA
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
VA · TY 2024
$2K
Suffolk YMCA
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
VA · TY 2024
$1K
The Virginia College Fund
EDUCATION
VA · TY 2024
$500
Rappahannock Westminster
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
VA · TY 2023
$200K
United Way of South Hampton Roads
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
VA · TY 2023
$50K
Suffolk Youth Athletic Association
YOUTH RECREATION
VA · TY 2023
$50K
United Way of South Hampton Rds
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
VA · TY 2023
$25K
Suffolk Foundation
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
VA · TY 2023
$25K
United Way of South Hampton Roads
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
VA · TY 2023
$20K
Suffolk Salvation Army
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
VA · TY 2023
$15K
Suffolk Youth Athletic Association
YOUTH RECREATION
VA · TY 2023
$10K
Sh County Historical Society
EDUCATION
VA · TY 2023
$10K
Suffolk Foundation
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
VA · TY 2023
$10K
The Foundation 4 Orphans
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
CT · TY 2023
$10K
United Methodist Comm on Relief
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
GA · TY 2023
$5K
The Urban League of Hampton Roads
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
VA · TY 2023
$5K
Suffolk Nansemond Historical Soc
EDUCATION
VA · TY 2023
$3K
United Methodist Foundation
RELIGIOUS
VA · TY 2023
$2K
Suffolk Sister Cities
EDUCATION
VA · TY 2023
$2K
Suffolk Literacy Council
EDUCATION
VA · TY 2023
$2K
Girl Scouts of Colonial Coast
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
VA · TY 2023
$2K
Suffolk Crime Line
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
VA · TY 2023
$1K
Southeast 4h Education Center
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
VA · TY 2023
$1K
Suffolk Education Foundation
EDUCATION
VA · TY 2023
$1K
Suffolk Art League
ARTS
VA · TY 2023
$1K
Suffolk Meals on Wheels
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
VA · TY 2023
$1K
Union Presbyterian Seminary
RELIGIOUS
VA · TY 2023
$1K
Obici Health Care Foundation
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
VA · TY 2022
$7K
Rappahannock Westminster Canterbury
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
VA · TY 2021
$200K
Main Street Methodist Church
RELIGIOUS
VA · TY 2021
$100K
Randolph Macon College
EDUCATION
VA · TY 2021
$100K
Operation Smile
HEALTH
VA · TY 2021
$100K
Randolph Macon College
EDUCATION
VA · TY 2021
$100K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.