The Alexander and Suzanne Rhea Foundation concentrates its giving on a very small set of direct-service nonprofits, providing repeat, multi-grant support rather than broad-based grantmaking. The foundation’s largest share of funding goes to animal welfare — specifically support for low-cost spay/neuter clinic operations — while a substantial secondary commitment funds education and basic assistance for disadvantaged children in Uganda. Grants appear to be unrestricted or programmatic operational support to mission-focused, community-level organizations.
A single cause dominates the Alexander and Suzanne Rhea Foundation’s recent giving: $100,000 grants in three consecutive years to Greenbrier Humane Society for its spay and neuter clinic. That repeated pattern shows a funder willing to make sizeable, sustained investments in one direct-service program rather than spread support broadly across many institutions. The foundation’s next-largest commitment is also recurring: Real Partners Uganda received $65,000 in 2024 and $25,000 in both 2023 and 2025 for assistance and education for indigent children. Together, those two relationships define a grantmaking style built around long-term support for a small set of mission-specific nonprofits. Smaller awards round out the picture and point to a practical, basic-needs orientation. The foundation has supported food pantries, a public library, a school-children services intermediary, and a family support nonprofit, alongside grants to GreenFaith for environmental and social justice. The mix suggests a preference for direct service, community education, and program-focused work at the local level. Across the recent record, the grants are concentrated in repeat partnerships rather than one-time bets, with the strongest emphasis on animal welfare and support for disadvantaged children.
Animal welfare is the clearest program area in the foundation’s record. Greenbrier Humane Society in Lewisburg, WV received $100,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for its spay and neuter clinic, tying the foundation to animal population control through a single, sustained grantee relationship. The foundation also backs assistance and education for indigent children in Uganda. Real Partners Uganda, based in North Haledon, NJ, received $65,000 in 2024 and $25,000 in both 2023 and 2025 for that purpose. Basic-needs support appears in several other grants. WSS Community Food Pantry in White Sulphur Springs, WV received multiple $5,000 grants for feeding indigent families and individuals, while Fund for the City of New York - CASA in New York, NY received $5,000 grants for assistance for vulnerable children. GreenFaith also appears with grants for environmental and social justice.
Typical awards are small, with p25 at $5,000, a median of $5,000, and p75 at $17,500. The pattern is weighted toward many modest grants and a few much larger commitments, including repeated six-figure support to a single clinic program. Recipients often appear across multiple years, which points to recurring support rather than one-time awards. The foundation is a private family foundation style funder rather than an operating charity or donor-advised fund, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
$155K
$1M
$119K
$176K
Most grants fall between $5K and $18K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$18K
About 29% of grants go to recipients in WV.
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Highly concentrated giving: a small number of relatively large grants (six total) split mainly between two repeat grantees (each received three grants), with the majority of dollars directed to a single animal-welfare recipient and the remainder to an international child-focused NGO.
Notable grantees: Greenbrier Humane Society, Real Partners Uganda
Giving is national, but the recipient map leans heavily toward a few places. West Virginia receives the largest share of grants by count, with Lewisburg and White Sulphur Springs appearing multiple times. New Jersey is also a major recipient state at 29% of grants, including North Haledon, Highland Park, and Englewood. Other recipient cities in the recent record include Southwest Harbor, Maine; Denver, Colorado; and New York, New York. All recent grants shown go to U.S. recipients.
It favors direct-service nonprofits with program-specific roles. The recent record includes a humane society running a spay and neuter clinic, a group assisting and educating indigent children in Uganda, food pantries, a public library, a school-children services intermediary, and a family support nonprofit.
Yes. Several grantees appear in multiple years. Greenbrier Humane Society received $100,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Real Partners Uganda received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Smaller recipients such as WSS Community Food Pantry and CIS of Greenbrier County also recur.
The foundation’s typical award is $5,000. The distribution data shows p25 at $5,000, a median of $5,000, and p75 at $17,500, which indicates a large concentration of small grants with a smaller number of larger awards.
West Virginia receives the most grants by count, with repeated awards going to Lewisburg and White Sulphur Springs. New Jersey is also prominent, accounting for 29% of grants, with recipients in North Haledon, Highland Park, and Englewood.
Animal welfare, assistance and education for indigent children, feeding programs, public library services, and environmental and social justice all appear in the recent grants list. The largest and most repeated funding is for a spay and neuter clinic, followed by ongoing support for children in Uganda.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenbrier Humane Society | Lewisburg, WV | $100,000 | 2025 | Spay and neuter clinic |
| Real Partners Uganda | North Haledon, NJ | $25,000 | 2025 | Assistance and education for indigent children |
| GreenFaith | Highland Park, NJ | $15,000 | 2025 | Environmental and social justice |
| Southwest Harbor Public Library | Southwest Harbor, ME | $5,000 | 2025 | Public library |
| CIS of Greenbrier County | Lewisburg, WV | $5,000 | 2025 | Assistance to indigent school children |
| WSS Community Food Pantry | White Sulphur Springs, WV | $5,000 | 2025 | Feeding indigent families and individuals |
| Greenbrier Humane Society | Lewisburg, WV | $100,000 | 2024 | Spay and neuter clinic |
| Real Partners Uganda | North Haledon, NJ | $65,000 | 2024 | Assistance and education for indigent children |
| Nurse Family Partnership | Denver, CO | $5,000 | 2024 | Assistance to indigent children and families |
| Southwest Harbor Public Library | Southwest Harbor, ME | $5,000 | 2024 | Public library |
| Fund for the City of New York - CASA | New York, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | Assistance for vulnerable children |
| CIS of Greenbrier County | Lewisburg, WV | $5,000 | 2024 | Assistance to indigent school children |
| GreenFaith | Highland Park, NJ | $5,000 | 2024 | Environmental and social justice |
| WSS Community Food Pantry | White Sulphur Springs, WV | $5,000 | 2024 | Feeding indigent families and individuals |
| Greenbrier Humane Society | Lewisburg, WV | $100,000 | 2023 | Spay and neuter clinic |
| Real Partners Uganda | North Haledon, NJ | $25,000 | 2023 | Assistance and education for indigent children |
| GreenFaith | Highland Park, NJ | $10,000 | 2023 | Environmental and social justice |
| Southwest Harbor Public Library | Southwest Harbor, ME | $5,000 | 2023 | Public library |
| Westside Food Pantry | Southwest Harbor, ME | $5,000 | 2023 | Feeding indigent families and individuals |
| WSS Community Food Pantry | White Sulphur Springs, WV | $5,000 | 2023 | Feeding indigent families and individuals |
| Nurse Family Partnership | Denver, CO | $5,000 | 2023 | Assistance to indigent children and families |
| Center for Food Action | Englewood, NJ | $5,000 | 2023 | Feeding indigent families and individuals |
| CIS of Greenbrier County | Lewisburg, WV | $5,000 | 2023 | Assistance to indigent school children |
| Fund for the City of New York - CASA | New York, NY | $5,000 | 2023 | Assistance for vulnerable children |
Greenbrier Humane Society
$100,000Spay and neuter clinic
Real Partners Uganda
$25,000Assistance and education for indigent children
GreenFaith
$15,000Environmental and social justice
Southwest Harbor Public Library
$5,000Public library
CIS of Greenbrier County
$5,000Assistance to indigent school children
WSS Community Food Pantry
$5,000Feeding indigent families and individuals
Greenbrier Humane Society
$100,000Spay and neuter clinic
Real Partners Uganda
$65,000Assistance and education for indigent children
Nurse Family Partnership
$5,000Assistance to indigent children and families
Southwest Harbor Public Library
$5,000Public library
Fund for the City of New York - CASA
$5,000Assistance for vulnerable children
CIS of Greenbrier County
$5,000Assistance to indigent school children
GreenFaith
$5,000Environmental and social justice
WSS Community Food Pantry
$5,000Feeding indigent families and individuals
Greenbrier Humane Society
$100,000Spay and neuter clinic
Real Partners Uganda
$25,000Assistance and education for indigent children
GreenFaith
$10,000Environmental and social justice
Southwest Harbor Public Library
$5,000Public library
Westside Food Pantry
$5,000Feeding indigent families and individuals
WSS Community Food Pantry
$5,000Feeding indigent families and individuals
Nurse Family Partnership
$5,000Assistance to indigent children and families
Center for Food Action
$5,000Feeding indigent families and individuals
CIS of Greenbrier County
$5,000Assistance to indigent school children
Fund for the City of New York - CASA
$5,000Assistance for vulnerable children