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Noland Foundation

Accepts applications Norfolk, Virginia · EIN 540754191

Noland Foundation is a private foundation in Norfolk, Virginia. In tax year 2025 it gave $174,150 in 30 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $17,500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $200,000 the year before.

10% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$170,50028$5.9 million
2024$200,00032$6.1 million
2025$174,15030$6.4 million

How to apply

ContactNoland Foundation
PO Box 3810, Norfolk, VA 23514
Phone or email(757) 625-7670
What to submitStatement of charitable purpose and accompanying financial information.
RestrictionsNoland foundation makes contributions to donees as determined by the trustees. There is no formal application process.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Noland Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
Virginia27$161,100
Maryland1$5,000
North Dakota1$5,000
Pennsylvania1$3,050

Grants paid in 2025

All 30 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Anna Julia Cooper School
Richmond, VA
Education$17,500
Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Inc
Verona, VA
Community service$15,000
Boys & Girls Club of Central Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
Education, health & welfare$10,000
Building Goodness Foundation
Charlottesville, VA
Community service$10,000
Camp Holiday Trails
Charlottesville, VA
Education, health & welfare$10,000
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville
Charlottesville, VA
Community service$10,000
Thomas Jefferson Foundation
Charlottesville, VA
Culture and art$10,000
Uva Health Foundation
Charlottesville, VA
Education, health and welfare$10,000
St Anne's-Belfield School
Charlottesville, VA
Education$7,500
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Annapolis, MD
General support$5,000
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Williamsburg, VA
Historical preservation of culture and art$5,000
Delta Waterfowl Foundation
Bismarck, ND
Nature preservation$5,000
Dream Catchers
Williamsburg, VA
Culture and art$5,000
Hospice of the Piedmont
Charlottesville, VA
Education, health, welfare$5,000
Special Olympics Virginia Inc
Richmond, VA
Community service$5,000
The Miller Center Foundation University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
Education$5,000
The Salvation Army - Charlottesville Chapter
Charlottesville, VA
Education, health and welfare$5,000
Woodberry Forest School
Woodberry Forest, VA
Education$5,000
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA
Education, health & welfare$3,050
St Joseph's Villa
Richmond, VA
Community service$3,050
First Presbyterian Church
Norfolk, VA
General support$2,500
Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
Williamsburg, VA
Historical preservation of culture and art$2,500
Mount Vernon Ladies Association of the Union
Mount Vernon, VA
Historical preservation of culture and art$2,500
Paramount Theater of Charlottesville Inc
Charlottesville, VA
Culture and art$2,500
Readykids Inc
Charlottesville, VA
Education, health, and welfare$2,500
Trout Unlimited
Arlington, VA
Nature preservation$2,500
Virginia Historical Society
Richmond, VA
Historical preservation of culture and art$2,500
Wolf Trap Foundation
Vienna, VA
General support$2,500
Collegiate School
Richmond, VA
Education$2,050
Uva Center for Politics
Charlottesville, VA
General support$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Noland Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Noland Foundation give?

$174,150 in tax year 2025, across 30 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Noland Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Lloyd U Noland III (President), Helen J Noland (Vice President), L Christopher Noland (Secretary) and Walker J Noland (Treasurer).

What does Noland Foundation fund?

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

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