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The Nancy H and William J Gordon Charitable Foundation

Accepts applications Charlottesville, Virginia · EIN 843847302

The Nancy H and William J Gordon Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Charlottesville, Virginia. In tax year 2024 it gave $55,000 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $3,300 and the largest $12,800. 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 $45,000 the year before.

9% of its 2024 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$45,00010$763,537
2024$55,00011$364

How to apply

ContactWilliam J Gordon
145 Ednam Drive Suite 100, Charlottesville, VA 22903
Phone or email(494) 979-8484, wgordon@riverasset.com
What to submitNo particular format required
RestrictionsNo restrictions on awards

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Nancy H and William J Gordon Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Virginia6$38,500
North Carolina2$6,600
Connecticut1$3,300
Florida1$3,300
Tennessee1$3,300

Grants paid in 2024

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Covenant School
Charlottesville, VA
Operating$12,800
Botanical Garden of the Piedmont
Charlottesville, VA
Operating$12,500
Mockingbird Ministries Inc
Charlottesville, VA
Operating$3,300
Focus
New Canaan, CT
Operating$3,300
Crossnore School & Children's Home
Crossnore, NC
Operating$3,300
Woodberry Forest School
Woodberry Forest, VA
Operating$3,300
Alsac-St Jude's Children's Hospital
Memphis, TN
Operating$3,300
Samaritan's Purse
Boone, NC
Operating$3,300
Shriners Hospital for Children
Tampa, FL
Operating$3,300
Charlottesville-Abemarle SPCA
Charlottesville, VA
Operating$3,300
Georgia's Friends Inc
Charlottlesville, VA
Operating$3,300

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Nancy H and William J Gordon Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Nancy H and William J Gordon Charitable Foundation give?

$55,000 in tax year 2024, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $3,300.

Who runs The Nancy H and William J Gordon Charitable Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists William J Gordon (President) and Nancy Gordon (Director).

What does The Nancy H and William J Gordon Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, environment and conservation and youth programs.

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