To foster a strong, vibrant, and inclusive community through arts leadership, advocacy, services, and support.
Business Consortium for Arts Support is defined by sustained general operating support for South Hampton Roads arts organizations, with repeated annual awards to the same local institutions. Recent grants show a clear pattern of multiyear support to major cultural groups in Norfolk and Virginia Beach, including Virginia Opera, Virginia Arts Festival, Virginia Symphony, and Chrysler Museum of Art, each receiving art support in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation also backs organizations that serve the broader arts ecosystem, such as Virginia Stage Company, Museum of Contemporary Art, and Young Audiences of Virginia Inc, indicating a mix of performing arts, visual arts, and youth-oriented arts programming. Its stated purpose is to foster a strong, vibrant, and inclusive community through arts leadership, advocacy, services, and support. The active grant programs reinforce that emphasis, describing annual general operating support for arts and cultural organizations that regularly perform or exhibit in South Hampton Roads. The giving pattern is rooted in local institutional stability rather than one-off project funding, with recurring awards aligned to organizations that already operate in the region.
General operating support is the clearest throughline in this funder’s arts portfolio. Virginia Stage Company received $79,560 in 2023 and 2024, then $70,950 in 2025 for art support, showing a repeat institutional relationship. The same pattern appears with Virginia Opera, Virginia Arts Festival, and Virginia Symphony, which each received art support in multiple years. The foundation also supports visual arts through the Chrysler Museum of Art and Museum of Contemporary Art in Virginia Beach. Beyond presentation venues, it gives to Young Audiences of Virginia Inc for art support, linking the portfolio to arts education and youth engagement. The active programs specify support for nonprofit arts and cultural organizations that regularly perform or exhibit in South Hampton Roads, with emphasis on performing arts, visual arts, and cultural organizations.
Typical grants cluster around a mid-sized operating-support model: p25 is $8,000, median grant size is $11,500, and p75 is $86,190. The recent-grants list also shows repeated awards to the same organizations across 2023, 2024, and 2025, suggesting ongoing relationships rather than isolated gifts. The foundation is a public charity and gives locally, with 100% of grants going to recipients in Virginia. Its active grant programs accept unsolicited requests, and the program language frames support as general operating support for arts and cultural nonprofits that regularly perform or exhibit in South Hampton Roads.
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Most grants fall between $8K and $86K, with a median of $12K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$12K
75th Percentile
$86K
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Giving is concentrated entirely in Virginia, and the recipient cities in the recent grants are Norfolk and Virginia Beach. Norfolk is the main hub, with awards to Virginia Opera, Virginia Arts Festival, Virginia Symphony, Virginia Stage Company, Young Audiences of Virginia Inc, Hermitage Museum, and Hurrah Players. Virginia Beach also appears repeatedly through Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia Musical Theater, and Symphonicity. The active grant programs name Chesapeake, Franklin, Norfolk, and Virginia Beach as the service area for South Hampton Roads.
It supports arts and cultural organizations, especially nonprofit groups that regularly perform or exhibit in South Hampton Roads. The recent grants include performing arts organizations, visual arts institutions, and youth arts groups, all funded as art support or general operating support.
The grant-size distribution centers on modest to mid-sized awards: p25 is $8,000, the median is $11,500, and p75 is $86,190. Recent awards range from smaller support such as $10,000 to larger operating grants above $90,000.
Its giving is local and entirely in Virginia. The recipient cities in the recent grants are Norfolk and Virginia Beach, and the active programs also name Chesapeake and Franklin as part of the South Hampton Roads service area.
Yes. The active Arts Alliance grant programs accept unsolicited applications, and the program descriptions say organizations apply and demonstrate artistic quality and fiscal responsibility while regularly performing or exhibiting in South Hampton Roads.
Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years of the recent grants list, including Virginia Opera, Virginia Arts Festival, Virginia Symphony, Virginia Stage Company, Museum of Contemporary Art, Young Audiences of Virginia Inc, Hurrah Players, Virginia Musical Theater, and Symphonicity.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Business Consortium for Arts Support that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Must be a nonprofit with 501(c)(3) status and have fine arts as primary mission. Applicants must regularly perform or exhibit in the listed South Hampton Roads localities.
Deadline: [backfill scrub 2026-06-02: speculative closing_date nulled] Annual deadline (example: 2026 applications closed February 16).
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRYSLER MUSEUM OF ART | NORFOLK, VA | $83,850 | 2025 | ART SUPPORT |
| VIRGINIA SYMPHONY | NORFOLK, VA | $83,850 | 2025 | ART SUPPORT |
| VIRGINIA ARTS FESTIVAL | NORFOLK, VA | $83,850 | 2025 | ART SUPPORT |
| VIRGINIA OPERA | NORFOLK, VA | $83,850 | 2025 | ART SUPPORT |
| VIRGINIA STAGE COMPANY | NORFOLK, VA | $70,950 | 2025 | ART SUPPORT |
| MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART | VIRGINIA BEACH, VA | $45,150 | 2025 | ART SUPPORT |
| YOUNG AUDIENCES OF VIRGINIA INC | NORFOLK, VA | $40,000 | 2025 | ART SUPPORT |
| HERMITAGE MUSEUM | NORFOLK, VA | $15,500 | 2025 | ART SUPPORT |
| HURRAH PLAYERS | NORFOLK, VA | $12,000 | 2025 | ART SUPPORT |
| VIRGINIA MUSICAL THEATER | VIRGINIA BEACH, VA | $10,000 | 2025 | ART SUPPORT |
| SYMPHONICITY | VIRGINIA BEACH, VA | $10,000 | 2025 | ART SUPPORT |
| TIDEWATER ARTS OUTREACH | NORFOLK, VA | $9,000 | 2025 | ART SUPPORT |
| TIDEWATER WINDS | NORFOLK, VA | $8,000 | 2025 | ART SUPPORT |
| D'ART CENTER | NORFOLK, VA | $6,500 | 2025 | ART SUPPORT |
| VIRGINIA CHORALE | NORFOLK, VA | $6,000 | 2025 | ART SUPPORT |
| BAY YOUTH ORCHESTRA | NORFOLK, VA | $5,500 | 2025 | ART SUPPORT |
| VIRGINIA SYMPHONY | NORFOLK, VA | $92,820 | 2024 | ART SUPPORT |
| CHRYSLER MUSEUM OF ART | NORFOLK, VA | $92,820 | 2024 | ART SUPPORT |
| VIRGINIA ARTS FESTIVAL | NORFOLK, VA | $92,820 | 2024 | ART SUPPORT |
| VIRGINIA OPERA | NORFOLK, VA | $92,820 | 2024 | ART SUPPORT |
| VIRGINIA STAGE COMPANY | NORFOLK, VA | $79,560 | 2024 | ART SUPPORT |
| MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART | VIRGINIA BEACH, VA | $46,410 | 2024 | ART SUPPORT |
| YOUNG AUDIENCES OF VIRGINIA INC | NORFOLK, VA | $40,000 | 2024 | ART SUPPORT |
| HURRAH PLAYERS | NORFOLK, VA | $11,500 | 2024 | ART SUPPORT |
| VIRGINIA MUSICAL THEATER | VIRGINIA BEACH, VA | $10,000 | 2024 | ART SUPPORT |
| SYMPHONICITY | VIRGINIA BEACH, VA | $10,000 | 2024 | ART SUPPORT |
| TIDEWATER WINDS | NORFOLK, VA | $8,000 | 2024 | ART SUPPORT |
| TIDEWATER ARTS OUTREACH | NORFOLK, VA | $8,000 | 2024 | ART SUPPORT |
| HERMITAGE MUSEUM | NORFOLK, VA | $6,500 | 2024 | ART SUPPORT |
| D'ART CENTER | NORFOLK, VA | $6,000 | 2024 | ART SUPPORT |
| VIRGINIA CHORALE | NORFOLK, VA | $6,000 | 2024 | ART SUPPORT |
| BAY YOUTH ORCHESTRA | NORFOLK, VA | $5,500 | 2024 | ART SUPPORT |
| VIRGINIA SYMPHONY | NORFOLK, VA | $92,820 | 2023 | ART SUPPORT |
| CHRYSLER MUSEUM OF ART | NORFOLK, VA | $92,820 | 2023 | ART SUPPORT |
| VIRGINIA ARTS FESTIVAL | NORFOLK, VA | $92,820 | 2023 | ART SUPPORT |
| VIRGINIA OPERA | NORFOLK, VA | $92,820 | 2023 | ART SUPPORT |
| VIRGINIA STAGE COMPANY | NORFOLK, VA | $79,560 | 2023 | ART SUPPORT |
| MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART | VIRGINIA BEACH, VA | $46,410 | 2023 | ART SUPPORT |
| YOUNG AUDIENCES OF VIRGINIA INC | NORFOLK, VA | $40,000 | 2023 | ART SUPPORT |
| HURRAH PLAYERS | NORFOLK, VA | $11,500 | 2023 | ART SUPPORT |
| VIRGINIA MUSICAL THEATER | VIRGINIA BEACH, VA | $10,000 | 2023 | ART SUPPORT |
| SYMPHONICITY | VIRGINIA BEACH, VA | $10,000 | 2023 | ART SUPPORT |
| TIDEWATER WINDS | NORFOLK, VA | $8,000 | 2023 | ART SUPPORT |
| TIDEWATER ARTS OUTREACH | NORFOLK, VA | $8,000 | 2023 | ART SUPPORT |
| TODD ROSENLIEB DANCE | NORFOLK, VA | $8,000 | 2023 | ART SUPPORT |
| VIRGINIA CHORALE | NORFOLK, VA | $6,000 | 2023 | ART SUPPORT |
| HERMITAGE MUSEUM | NORFOLK, VA | $5,500 | 2023 | ART SUPPORT |
VIRGINIA OPERA
$83,850ART SUPPORT
ART SUPPORT
YOUNG AUDIENCES OF VIRGINIA INC
$40,000ART SUPPORT
HERMITAGE MUSEUM
$15,500ART SUPPORT
VIRGINIA MUSICAL THEATER
$10,000ART SUPPORT
SYMPHONICITY
$10,000ART SUPPORT
TIDEWATER ARTS OUTREACH
$9,000ART SUPPORT
TIDEWATER WINDS
$8,000ART SUPPORT
D'ART CENTER
$6,500ART SUPPORT
VIRGINIA CHORALE
$6,000ART SUPPORT
BAY YOUTH ORCHESTRA
$5,500ART SUPPORT
VIRGINIA OPERA
$92,820ART SUPPORT
YOUNG AUDIENCES OF VIRGINIA INC
$40,000ART SUPPORT
VIRGINIA MUSICAL THEATER
$10,000ART SUPPORT
SYMPHONICITY
$10,000ART SUPPORT
TIDEWATER WINDS
$8,000ART SUPPORT
TIDEWATER ARTS OUTREACH
$8,000ART SUPPORT
HERMITAGE MUSEUM
$6,500ART SUPPORT
D'ART CENTER
$6,000ART SUPPORT
VIRGINIA CHORALE
$6,000ART SUPPORT
BAY YOUTH ORCHESTRA
$5,500ART SUPPORT
VIRGINIA OPERA
$92,820ART SUPPORT
YOUNG AUDIENCES OF VIRGINIA INC
$40,000ART SUPPORT
VIRGINIA MUSICAL THEATER
$10,000ART SUPPORT
SYMPHONICITY
$10,000ART SUPPORT
TIDEWATER WINDS
$8,000ART SUPPORT
TIDEWATER ARTS OUTREACH
$8,000ART SUPPORT
TODD ROSENLIEB DANCE
$8,000ART SUPPORT
VIRGINIA CHORALE
$6,000ART SUPPORT
HERMITAGE MUSEUM
$5,500ART SUPPORT