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Eugene Holt Massey Charitable Trust

Accepts applications Norfolk, Virginia · EIN 311558397

Eugene Holt Massey Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Norfolk, Virginia. In tax year 2024 it gave $38,000 in 32 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $3,000. 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 $28,000 the year before.

56% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2021$42,50017$807,290
2023$28,00014$737,504
2024$38,00032$817,145

How to apply

ContactEugene Holt Massey
1150 Seagrape Lane, Sanibel, FL 33957
Phone or email(804) 783-1010
What to submitLetter indicating financial need of organization
RestrictionsOnly internal revenue code sec 501(c)(3) approved organizations and a copy of the IRS determination letter must be submitted with request.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Eugene Holt Massey Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 10 states, the most to Florida.

StateGrantsAmount
Florida13$16,000
New York6$6,000
Virginia4$6,000
District of Columbia3$4,000
Arkansas1$1,000
California1$1,000
Maryland1$1,000
Michigan1$1,000
Nebraska1$1,000
New Jersey1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 32 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Truth for Nations
Port Charlotte, FL
General support$3,000
Community Housing & Resources
Sanibel, FL
General support$2,000
Freedom Alliance
Dulles, VA
General support$2,000
Freedom Works
Washington, DC
General support$2,000
Leadership Institute for Tomorrow
Arlington, VA
General support$2,000
Animal Refuge Center
North Fort Myers, FL
General support$1,000
Big Arts
Sanibel, FL
General support$1,000
Cato Institute
Washington, DC
General support$1,000
Children's Education Center
Sanibel, FL
General support$1,000
Claremont Institute
Upland, CA
General support$1,000
Colel Chabad
Brooklyn, NY
General support$1,000
Crow Clinic for Rehabilitation of Wildlife
Sanibel, FL
General operating$1,000
Ding Darling Wildlife Society
Sanibel Island, FL
General support$1,000
Encounter for Culture & Education
New York, NY
General support$1,000
Fish of Sanibel-Captiva
Sanibel, FL
General support$1,000
Foundation for Cultural Review
New York, NY
General support$1,000
Gulf Coast Humane Society
Fort Myers, FL
General support$1,000
Hearts United for Animals
Auburn, NE
General support$1,000
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, MI
General support$1,000
Judicial Watch Inc
Washington, DC
General operating$1,000
Library of America
New York, NY
General support$1,000
Media Research Center
Reston, VA
General support$1,000
National Review Institute
New York, NY
General support$1,000
Oxford American Literacy Project
Little Rock, AR
General operating$1,000
Saint Michael and All Angels Church
Sanibel, FL
General support$1,000
Sanibel Historical Museum
Sanibel, FL
General support$1,000
Sanibel-Captiva Conservationa Fdn
Sanibel, FL
General support$1,000
Southwest Florida Symphony
Fort Myers, FL
General support$1,000
The Epoch Times
New York, NY
General support$1,000
The Paris Review Foundation
Elkton, MD
General support$1,000
Witherspoon Institute
Princeton, NJ
General support$1,000
Young America's Foundation
Reston, VA
General support$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Eugene Holt Massey Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Eugene Holt Massey Charitable Trust give?

$38,000 in tax year 2024, across 32 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Eugene Holt Massey Charitable Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists Ivor Massey Jr (Manager) and Eugene Holt Massey (Officer and).

What does Eugene Holt Massey Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, education and animals.

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