Well Told Grants

Foundations / Virginia

Carneal Drew Foundation

Accepts applications Richmond, Virginia · EIN 546051095

Carneal Drew Foundation is a private foundation in Richmond, Virginia. In tax year 2024 it gave $66,000 in 51 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $13,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $60,500 the year before.

24% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$56,50048$1.1 million
2023$60,50053$1.3 million
2024$66,00051$1.4 million

How to apply

ContactMeade Spotts
6061 River Road, Richmond, VA 23226
Phone or email(804) 697-2080
What to submitWritten request, enclose letter or brochure outlining activities.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Carneal Drew Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
Virginia47$57,000
Arizona1$4,000
New York1$4,000
District of Columbia1$500
Georgia1$500

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 51 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Second Baptist Church
Richmond, VA
Discretionary fund$13,000
Tunnel to Towers Foundation
Staten Island, NY
General fund$4,000
Turning Point USA
Phoeniz, AZ
General fund$4,000
Virginia Public Access Project
Richmond, VA
Operating fund$2,000
McShin Foundation
Richmond, VA
Operating fund$2,000
Feedmore
Richmond, VA
Operating fund$2,000
Virginia War Memorial Educ Foundati
Richmond, VA
Operating fund$2,000
Cadet Foundation
Yorktown, VA
General fund$2,000
Chesapeake Academy
Irvington, VA
Scholarship fund$1,000
Carmel Baptist Church
Ruther Glen, VA
Operating fund$1,000
New Dublin Pres Church
Dublin, VA
Operating fund$1,000
William Mary Law School
Williamsburg, VA
Scholarship fund.$1,000
Randolph Macon College Foundation
Ashland, VA
Operating fund$1,000
James River Association
Richmond, VA
Operating fund$1,000
Wildlife Foundation of Virginia
Norge, VA
Operating fund$1,000
Crossover Ministries
Richmond, VA
Operating fund$1,000
First Church of Christ Scientist
Richmond, VA
Operating fund$1,000
National Right to Work Fdn
Springfield, VA
Operating fund$1,000
Virginia Sheriff's Institute
Richmond, VA
Operating fund$1,000
Friends of Hollywood Cemetery
Richmond, VA
Operating fund$1,000
Vpi School of Veterinary Medicine
Blacksburg, VA
Operating fund$1,000
Virginia Industry Foundation
Richmond, VA
Operating fund$1,000
Second Church of Christ Scientist
Richmond, VA
Operating fund$1,000
Hampden Sydney College
Hampdensydney, VA
Scholarship fund$1,000
Confederate War Memorial Chapel Ass
Richmond, VA
Operating fund$1,000
Fca at Vmi
Lexington, VA
Operating fund$1,000
City Worship Center
Kilmarnock, VA
General fund$1,000
The John Randolph Foundation
Hopewell, VA
General fund$1,000
Virginia Military Aviation Museum
Virginia Beach, VA
General fund$1,000
WL Foundation Inc
Lexington, VA
General fund$1,000
Kappa Alpha Order Educational Found
Lexington, VA
General fund$1,000
Partners International Foundation
Yorktown, VA
General fund$1,000
William Mary
Williamsburg, VA
General fund$1,000
Virginia National Guard Museum
Richmond, VA
General fund$1,000
Vcu Massey Comprehensive Cancer Cen
Richmond, VA
General fund$1,000
Tuckahoe Rescue Squad
Richmond, VA
Operating fund$500
Hunters for the Hungry
Big Island, VA
Operating fund$500
Lower Middlesex Volunteer Fire Dept
Deltaville, VA
Operating fund$500
Marine Corps Heritage Fdn
Triangle, VA
Operating fund$500
Coal Miners Heritage Assn
Richmond, VA
Operating fund$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Carneal Drew Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Carneal Drew Foundation give?

$66,000 in tax year 2024, across 51 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Carneal Drew Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists William L Graham (Secretary), Meade A Spotts (President) and Courtland Spotts IV (Vp/Treasurer).

What does Carneal Drew Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, education and arts and culture.

Similar foundations in Virginia