Private foundation · Charlottesville, VA

The Genan Foundation

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Typical grant size
$20K $50K $100K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
96
Repeat grantees
49
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

A Shannon Worrell
VICE CHAIR
$25K
Philip C Stone
CHAIR
$25K
Thomas S Word Jr
DIRECTOR
$24K
Thomas E Worrell III
DIRECTOR
$20K
Meghan Murray
DIRECTOR
Andrew J Dracopoli
TREASURER
$20K

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

Payout rate · TY 2024
4.5%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
323
Total grants awarded
$25.4M
Total amount
$79K
Average grant
$500K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$8.5M
104 grants
2023
$6.4M
90 grants
2022
$5.0M
70 grants
2021
$3.6M
34 grants
2020
$2.0M
25 grants

Top recipients

5 grants · VA · ✓ Exact match
$1.9M
7 grants · VA · ✓ Exact match
$1.4M
The Nature Conservancy in Virginia
6 grants · VA
$835K
9 grants · VA · ≈ likely match
$770K
4 grants · VA · ✓ Exact match
$767K
3 grants · VA · ✓ Exact match
$750K
4 grants · VA · ✓ Exact match
$720K
University of Virginia School of Medicine
5 grants · VA
$700K
Pvcc Educational Foundation
4 grants · VA
$652K
American Red Cross
6 grants · VA
$650K

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

Blue Ridge Public Television
PROGRAM SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$500K
Appalachian Sustainable Development
PROGRAM SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$500K
Miller Center Foundation
PROGRAM SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$375K
Miller Center Foundation
PROGRAM SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$375K
The Nature Conservancy in Virginia
PROGRAM SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$350K
Endless Opportunity (eo)
PROGRAM SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$300K
United Way of Greater Charlottesville
PROGRAM SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$271K
Mountain Empire Community College Foundation
PROGRAM SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$250K
Piedmont Housing Alliance
PROGRAM SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$250K
Pvcc Educational Foundation
PROGRAM SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$250K
Albemarle Housing Improvement Program
PROGRAM SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$234K
Us National Whitewater Center Inc
PROGRAM SUPPORT
NC · TY 2024
$230K
Horizon Health Services Inc
PROGRAM SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$224K
Appalachian Voices
PROGRAM SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$200K
Virginia Highlands Community College Educational Foundation
PROGRAM SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$200K
University of Virginia School of Medicine
PROGRAM SUPPORT
IA · TY 2024
$200K
The Women's Initiative
OPERATING SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$175K
The Nature Conservancy in Virginia
PROGRAM SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$160K
On Our Own of Charlottesville
OPERATING SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$150K
American Red Cross
PROGRAM SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$150K
Preservation Virginia
PROGRAM SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$134K
United Way of Southwest Virginia
PROGRAM SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$125K
Jefferson Area Board for Aging (jaba)
OPERATING SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$125K
The Nature Conservancy in Virginia
PROGRAM SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$125K
Piedmont Family YMCA
PROGRAM SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$120K
Sw Virginia Community College Educational Foundation Inc
PROGRAM SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$113K
Albemarle Housing Improvement Program
PROGRAM SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$100K
Cardinal Productions Inc
PROGRAM SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$100K
Communities in Schools of Appalachian Highlands
PROGRAM SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$100K
University of Virginia School of Medicine
PROGRAM SUPPORT
IA · TY 2024
$100K
Sw Virginia Community College Educational Foundation Inc
PROGRAM SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$100K
Blue Ridge Area Food Bank
PROGRAM SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$85K
The Fountain Fund
PROGRAM SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$75K
City of Promise
PROGRAM SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$75K
Center for Nonprofit Excellence
PROGRAM SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$75K
Blue Ridge Discovery Center Inc
PROGRAM SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$75K
First Connections Virginia
PROGRAM SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$68K
Bristol Virginia Public Schools Education Foundation
PROGRAM SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$60K
Community Climate Collaborative Inc
PROGRAM SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$60K
The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative
OPERATING SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$55K
Birthplace of Country Music
PROGRAM SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$53K
Ivy Creek Foundation
OPERATING SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$50K
Community Investment Collaborative
OPERATING SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$50K
Washington County Schools
PROGRAM SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$50K
The Origin Project
OPERATING SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$50K
Central Virginia Farm Workers Initiative
PROGRAM SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$50K
American Climate Partners
PROGRAM SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$45K
Charlottesville Tomorrow
PROGRAM SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$40K
Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry Inc
OPERATING SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$40K
Virginia Humanities
PROGRAM SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$40K

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

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