The Oak Hill Fund
Accepts applications
The Oak Hill Fund is a private foundation in Charlottesville, Virginia. In tax year 2025 it gave $4.8 million in 133 grants; the typical grant was $30,000 and the largest $200,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.
- Grants paid, 2025$4.8 million
- Number of grants133
- Typical grant$30,000
- Largest grant$200,000
- Assets$90.2 million
- New grantees61%
Giving in 2025 was up from $2.7 million the year before.
61% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Number of grants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $4.1 million | 118 | $81.5 million |
| 2024 | $2.7 million | 73 | $83.6 million |
| 2025 | $4.8 million | 133 | $90.2 million |
How to apply
| Contact | The Oak Hill Fund PO Box 1624, Charlottesville, VA 22902 |
|---|---|
| Phone or email | (434) 220-0083 |
| What to submit | The oak hill fund utilizes an on-line grants management system. Potential grantees may submit application materials per written guidelines found at www.oakhillfund.org. |
| Restrictions | Grants are made only to organizations exempt from tax under irc section 501(c)(3). |
Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica
What The Oak Hill Fund funds
Where it gives
Its grants went to recipients in 19 states, the most to Virginia.
| State | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 66 | $2.4 million |
| Colorado | 9 | $866,000 |
| Florida | 7 | $485,000 |
| District of Columbia | 8 | $375,178 |
| Maryland | 10 | $300,300 |
| North Carolina | 5 | $272,300 |
| California | 4 | $265,000 |
| New York | 5 | $150,000 |
| Tennessee | 2 | $150,000 |
| South Carolina | 3 | $115,000 |
Grants paid in 2025
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Albemarle Housing Improvement Program | For the continued investment in critical rehab and energy-efficiency efforts in charlottesville, resulting in the completion of five or more critical rehab projects for low- and very low-income households in the city. Funds support the construction pipeline from intake to close-out: project planning, construction, and management. | $200,000 |
| Albemarle Housing Improvement Program | For the continued investment in critical rehab and energy-efficiency efforts in charlottesville, resulting in the completion of five or more critical rehab projects for low- and very low-income households in the city. Funds support the construction pipeline from intake to close-out: project planning, construction, and management. | $200,000 |
| Book Trust | To advance literacy skills for prek-5th grade students enrolled in title 1 elementary schools in metro denver and the faison center during the 2025/26 school year, increasing book choice and ownership, inspiring a love of reading, and promoting a culture of literacy in communities. | $200,000 |
| Book Trust | To advance literacy skills for prek-5th grade students enrolled in title 1 elementary schools in metro denver and the faison center during the 2025/26 school year, increasing book choice and ownership, inspiring a love of reading, and promoting a culture of literacy in communities. | $200,000 |
| Piedmont Housing Alliance | To incorporate a holistic strategy of solar and passive house design and construction principles into phase 2 of friendship court's redevelopment: residentialsolar electric arrays (200-250kw capacity) and passive house energy efficiency construction. | $150,000 |
| Piedmont Housing Alliance | To incorporate a holistic strategy of solar and passive house design and construction principles into phase 2 of friendship court's redevelopment: residentialsolar electric arrays (200-250kw capacity) and passive house energy efficiency construction. | $150,000 |
| The American Chestnut Foundation | To restore the american chestnut to its native range, specifically to support the recurrent genomic selection (rgs) program in which bioinformatic techniques are used to maximize multiple complex traits at the same time. | $150,000 |
| Healthy Reefs for Healthy People | To support activities related to the development and distribution of the 2026 reef health report card: 1) convening the regional partners meeting; 2) analyzing the agrra data; 3) producing the report card; 4) coordinating simultaneous launch events across four mar countries; 5) outreach and communication; and 6) expanding hrhp's institutional capacity. | $140,000 |
| Whole Women's Health | General support | $125,000 |
| Blue Ridge Abortion Fund | To expand abortion access in virginia by 1) providing financial and logistical assistance to abortion seekers and 2) funding the salaries and benefits of two caller support employees. | $100,000 |
| Denver Public Schools Foundation | Continued support for the a to z fund which provides grants to teachers for programs and activities outside the school's budget. | $100,000 |
| Denver Public Schools Foundation | Continued support for the a to z fund which provides grants to teachers for programs and activities outside the school's budget. | $100,000 |
| New River Abortion Access Fund | To establish and maintain a professional team dedicated to providing support to callers seeking assistance in obtaining an abortion. | $100,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains | Continued support for the responsible sex education institute (rsei) which provides intentional and comprehensive sex education. | $100,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains | Continued support for the responsible sex education institute (rsei) which provides intentional and comprehensive sex education. | $100,000 |
| Southern Environmental Law Center | 1) to accelerate the retirement of the remaining coal-fired power plants in their six states through advocacy at state utility commission proceedings; 2) to prevent expansion of gas infrastructure through commission advocacy, strategic communications, and litigation; 3) to expand solar, battery storage, and energy efficiency through commission and legislative advocacy; and 4) in cooperation with local partners and state governments, to leverage and defend clean energy opportunities, such as home energy rebates and solar for all grants, from federal climate change legislation. | $100,000 |
| Virginia Conservation Network | To coordinate the environmental community on clean water and climate and energy goals by facilitating strategic action (including the common agenda briefing book), providing a constant conservation presence in richmond, and serving as a resource and communications hub for our partners. | $90,000 |
| Women's Emergency Network | To help floridians with logistical and financial barriers access the reproductive healthcare they need, including abortion, miscarriage treatment, and larcs. | $90,000 |
| Public Health Institute | To support the access bridge initiative, created to fill gaps in reproductive healthcare in emergency departments (eds) across the us, especially in communities with limited access. Through the access bridge fellowship program, ed clinicians learn in a cohort how to implement reproductive health services in their eds. Grant funds would support fellows in southeastern states to implement protocols and demonstrate to peers, administrators, and policy makers that 1) reproductive healthcare delivery in the ed is safe and effective, 2) contraception is an essential healthcare service, and 3) medication abortion is a safe option in states where it's legal, and 4) this care is appropriate for the ed. | $85,000 |
| States Newsroom | To fund virginia mercury's energy & environment reporter. | $82,000 |
| DC Abortion Fund | To support callers across the country seeking abortion care later than 20 weeks in pregnancy: dcaf works with local clinics to to ensure funding gaps are "fully closed or closed enough that the patient will not be turned away or denied care." | $80,000 |
| Environmental Integrity Project | To ensure environmental benefits are realized through the water quality certification reconsideration process required by the u.s. Court of appeals decision on the license granted by the ferc to constellation energy for operation of the conowingo dam. | $80,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity Virginia (New Ein) | To partner with harrisonburg nonprofit, givesolar, to install solar panels on 53 habitat homes across three affiliates (virginia (14), maryland (1), tennessee (1)). The program uses a lease model through which habitat virginia installs and owns the panels for the first ten years. Ownership is then transferred to the homeowner. Savings of $14,000 - $30,000 are expected over the 25-year life of the panels. | $80,000 |
| Local Energy Alliance Program | To support the solar bridge program, which will provide financial and technical support to help lmi single-family households in charlottesville and albemarle county afford rooftop solar. Assistance will be in the form of mini-grants for installation and roof repairs, filling the gap between the combined incentives of solar for all and the ira and the cost of installation. | $80,000 |
| Women's Reproductive Rights Assistance Project | To provide financial assistance to low-income patients seeking legal abortion, emergency contraception, and abortion pills by mail in southeast states. | $80,000 |
| Individual | $75,000 | |
| Appalachian Voices | To continue virginia's clean energy transition by 1) helping to decarbonize utilities of every size while also using the current opportunities to advance energy efficiency and renewables at residential, commercial, and institutional scales; 2) defeating new investments in fossil fuels including dominion's gas-conversion and buildout plans as well as pipelines and other projects proposed by private developers. | $75,000 |
| Bay Islands Conservation Association | To support an integrated program to reduce land-based sources of marine pollution in the bay islands of honduras through education, citizen science, and policy development and implementation. | $75,000 |
| Chesapeake Climate Action Network | To tackle climate change at the state level by 1) bringing data centers to the forefront of climate discussion; 2) building the pro-solar movement, eliminating solar bans and creating solar incentives for localities; 3) stopping current fossil fuel proposals and empowering regulators to prevent fossil fuel buildout; and 4) educating the public on the need for public funding of statewide eclectic vehicle charging infrastructure. | $75,000 |
| Coral Reef Alliance | To support work with partners to: 1) build community capacity for sustainable wastewater management; 2) expand access to accurate, timely, water quality data to guide priorities and measure progress; 3) convene key stakeholders across the region to encourage transparent, science-based decision-making. | $75,000 |
| Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association | To support bacteria monitoring programs, communications, marketing, and grantwriting consultants, and work related to the relicensing of the conowingo dam. | $75,000 |
| Memphis Center for Reproductive Health (DBA Choices Center for Reproductive | To support the salary of the billing & coding and financial assistance coordinator and fortify choices' internal patient assistance fund, expanding access to safe, affordable reproductive healthcare for the most vulnerable communities. | $75,000 |
| National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice | To 1) equip latines as reproductive justice leaders in their communities through continued basebuilding, community education, leadership training, nonpartisan civic engagement, and narrative change strategies; 2) educate on how abortion bans impact latines and im/migrants and empower latines to advocate for reforms rooted in respect for bodily autonomy and agency, and 3) strengthen organizational infrastructure to best support staff. | $75,000 |
| Roatan Marine Park International | To support 1) research into coral restoration methods, 2) communications and outreach to disseminate results and educate on techniques, and 3) patrols and surveillance. | $75,000 |
| Solar United Neighbors | To support the deployment of and improved access to modern grid technologies (solar, battery storage, electric vehicles (evs)) for rural, low- to moderate-income (lmi), coastal flood-prone, and faith-based communities in virginia. Work will include 1) hosting a switch together campaign in northern virginia; 2) developing a resiliency center project model for faith-based communities; 3) launching a rural organizing program; 4) preparing to implement solar for all, 5) expanding help desk resources; and 6) building their advocacy movement. | $75,000 |
| Studio Two Three | To support phase ii of the manchester neighborhood resilience project- a multiphase effort to transform a 1930s school building into a climate-neutral community space for arts, culture, and community. Phase ii includes rooftop solar installation along with the implementation of a comprehensive plan to increase the energy efficiency and sustainability of the building. | $75,000 |
| Chesapeake Legal Alliance | To accelerate progress toward the bay tmdl and agreement goals through four initiatives: 1) reducing direct loading to surface waters by increasing rates of compliance; 2) controlling ammonia emissions at the source; 3) restoring the conowingo's reservoir; and 4) promoting the protection of tidal wetlands and riparian buffers. | $70,000 |
| James River Association | To support their many initiatives to protect and improve the health of the james river, including: 1) advocacy for state funding for natural resources and educating new lawmakers on the importance of a healthy james river; 2) engaging in policy and on-the-ground projects to promote bmps on farmland; 3) scaling up coastal resiliency work through the living shoreline collaborative; 4) implementing policies and on-the-ground projects to address stormwater runoff, and other work related to pfas, bacteria pollution, coal ash, mussels, volunteer programs, and migratory fish species. | $70,000 |
| WV Free | To support 1) provider and community education (e.g. Contraceptive counseling, comprehensive pregnancy options, and reproductive coercion), 2) tabling at local and regional events such as health fairs and bridge day, 3) distribution of literature, safer sex materials, and ec, and 4) year-round civic engagement and advocacy opportunities. | $70,000 |
| Canary Media | In early 2025, energy new network's full team will merge with canary media and continue their southeast reporting program aiming to 1) produce 60 articles per year covering clean energy issues with particular focus on nc and va; 2) continue producing sen and grow its audience, 3) track republications and other outcomes resulting in four narrative case studies demonstrating their impact. | $60,000 |
Officers and trustees
- Todd A Edgerton
- Leigh W Edgerton
Questions people ask
Does The Oak Hill Fund accept grant applications?
Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.
How much does The Oak Hill Fund give?
$4.8 million in tax year 2025, across 133 grants, with a typical grant of $30,000.
Who runs The Oak Hill Fund?
Its 2025 filing lists Todd A Edgerton (President/Treasurer) and Leigh W Edgerton (Secretary).
What does The Oak Hill Fund fund?
Based on its grants, mainly education, environment and conservation and health.