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The Harvest Foundation of the Piedmont

Accepts applications Martinsville, Virginia · EIN 311496872

The Harvest Foundation of the Piedmont is a private foundation in Martinsville, Virginia. In tax year 2024 it gave $14.5 million in 1 grant; the typical grant was $9.4 million and the largest $9.4 million. 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 $11.0 million the year before.

100% 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
2023$11.0 million1$267 million
2024$14.5 million1$282 million

How to apply

ContactHarvest Foundation of the Piedmont
134 East Church Street, Martinsville, VA 24112
Phone or email(276) 632-3329, info@theharvestfoundation.org
What to submitApplicants should first fill out a needs statement detailing the identified community need the project will address. This can be submitted on-line at www.theharvestfoundation.org.if the needs statement shows alignment with harvest foundation goals and strategies, and makes a compelling case for local need and outcomes, the applicant will be invited to complete a full project proposal. The full proposal application will detail:the proposed projectevaluation planpartnerships and collaborationfinancialsorganizational infrastructure and capacity.it makes the case of why it is the best plan to address the need, and why the organization has the ability and capacity to execute the plan.
DeadlinesPlease see harvest foundation website for details
RestrictionsOrganization must be a 501(c)(3) charitable organization or a political subdivision eligible for a charitable contribution under the internal revenue code. Organization's program will directly serve the community of martinsville and/or henry county, Virginia. Organization's program will directly align with harvest foundation's economic development stategic focus around workforce, investment or advocacy. The harvest foundation does not fund:institutions that discriminate on the basis of race, creed, gender, or sexual orientation;direct grants to individuals including scholarships and fellowships;programs outside the geographic boundaries of henry county;debt reduction;sectarian religious activities or direct political lobbying;for profit organizations;medical research;direct replacement of discontinued government support;emergency funding or extremely time sensitive requests;grants that, in the judgment of the board of directors, are the responsibility of the government;endowment funds;

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

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
Virginia1$9.4 million

Grants paid in 2024

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
See Statement 17 Attached
Various, VA
See schedule attached$9.4 million

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Harvest Foundation of the Piedmont accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Please see harvest foundation website for details.

How much does The Harvest Foundation of the Piedmont give?

$14.5 million in tax year 2024, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $9.4 million.

Who runs The Harvest Foundation of the Piedmont?

Its 2024 filing lists Kelvin G Perry (Chairman), Laura Frazier (Director), John Patrick Favero Do (Director) and William L Kirby IV (Director) among 15 officers and trustees.

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