The trust concentrates substantial, multi-year gifts to a small set of Virginia-based educational and community institutions, prioritizing capital campaigns, debt relief and operational capacity building. Recipients are typically private/local colleges, a military boarding academy, a major state university's programs, and a regional disability services provider, indicating a strong focus on sustaining local institutional infrastructure and program continuity.
A 5-year pledge to Hargrave Military Academy anchors the trust’s recent giving, with $600,000 designated for barracks renovation, infrastructure upgrades and facility improvements in both 2024 and 2025, alongside unrestricted support. That pattern fits the trust’s broader approach: large, recurring grants to a small circle of Virginia institutions to maintain facilities, stabilize finances, and support operating capacity. Averett University appears as another repeated recipient, including a 2025 debt-reduction payment under a 3-year pledge and prior unrestricted support. The University of Virginia also receives support for College Advising Corps, the Sorensen Institute, and undesignated needs, showing that the trust backs both campus infrastructure and programmatic work at the state level. In Danville, the trust funds community-serving organizations through equipment purchases, technology upgrades, and restricted program support. The recipient list includes disability services, science and cultural programming, public safety, animal welfare, and youth organizations, all within Virginia. Across the recent grants shown here, the trust gives at a scale that is substantial enough to affect capital projects, debt service, and operational budgets, rather than only short-term program costs.
Facility and capital support is a central part of the trust’s giving. In 2025, it gave $700,000 to Hargrave Military Academy for barracks renovation, infrastructure upgrades and facility improvements, plus undesignated support. The same pattern appears at The Hatcher Center, where grants supported an electronic health records program, fabric and point-of-sale system upgrades, roof replacement, and renovations to an artisans building. The trust also funds financial stabilization in higher education: Averett University received $500,000 in 2025 for debt reduction, following a 2024 debt-reduction grant. Program support shows up in public higher education as well. The University of Virginia received funding for College Advising Corps and the Sorensen Institute, along with undesignated support. Community infrastructure appears in local grants for a bookmobile, a new van, and a medical unit through Danville-based foundations.
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$43.3M
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$3.3M
Most grants fall between $120K and $300K, with a median of $175K.
25th Percentile
$120K
Median
$175K
75th Percentile
$300K
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Concentrated, large grants made to a very small number of repeat grantees; multi-year pledges and multi-installment support focused on capital, debt-reduction, and capacity-building rather than many small awards.
Notable grantees: Hargrave Military Academy, Averett University, University of Virginia, The Hatcher Center (The Arc)
Typical grants are sizable: the p25 is $119,667, the median is $174,850, and the p75 is $300,000. The recent record shows repeated support to the same organizations across 2023, 2024, and 2025, including multi-year pledges for capital and debt-related purposes. That points to planned, recurring grantmaking rather than one-time gifts. The trust operates as a charitable trust managed through Atlantic Union Bank, and it makes direct support grants as well as restricted awards for specific projects and undesignated needs. It also funds individuals, though the recent grants listed here are all to organizations.
Giving is entirely in Virginia in the recent grants shown, with 100% of grants to recipients in the HQ state. Danville and Chatham account for much of the activity, alongside Charlottesville, Lexington, and Brookneal. Recipients include local institutions such as Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Averett University in Danville, the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, and Red Hill Shrine in Brookneal. The trust’s geography is concentrated rather than dispersed, with a strong local and regional footprint.
The recent grant pattern is large by nonprofit standards. The 25th percentile is $119,667, the median is $174,850, and the 75th percentile is $300,000. Several awards also reach $500,000 to $700,000 when tied to pledges, debt reduction, or capital work.
It repeatedly supports the same organizations across multiple years. Hargrave Military Academy received awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Averett University appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and the University of Virginia, The Hatcher Center, Danville Area Humane Society, and Red Hill Shrine also recur in the recent list.
Recent awards cover capital and infrastructure work, debt reduction, operating support, equipment purchases, scholarship support, and program funding. Examples in the data include barracks renovation, roof replacement, electronic health records, a bookmobile, a medical unit, scholarship funds, and College Advising Corps support.
The recent grants shown here are all in Virginia. Recipient cities include Danville, Chatham, Charlottesville, Lexington, and Brookneal. Danville appears frequently, but grants also reach institutions in other Virginia communities.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARGRAVE MILITARY ACADEMY | CHATHAM, VA | $700,000 | 2026 | $600,000 BARRACKS RENOVATION, INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES AND FACILTY IMPROVEMENTS (3RD OF 5 YR PLEDGE); $100,000 UNDESIGNATED SUPPORT |
| AVERETT UNIVERSITY | DANVILLE, VA | $500,000 | 2026 | $400,000 DEBT REDUCTION (3RD YEAR OF 3 YEAR PLEDGE) |
| UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | $337,000 | 2026 | $175,000 ADVISVA; $112,000 UVA-PLE COHORT 23; $50,000 UNDESIGNATED |
| KIWANIS FOUNDATION | DANVILLE, VA | $333,000 | 2026 | $75,000 DANVILLE SCIENCE CENTER NEW FILMS AND EXHIBITS; $100,000 BLUE RIDGE INNOVATION CORRIDOR 1ST OF 3 YR PLEDGE; ; $63,000 GOD'S STOREHOUSE EQUIPMENT AND PARKING LOT REPAIRS; $20,000 UNDESIGNATED SUPPORT |
| LIONS CLUB FOUNDATION | DANVILLE, VA | $265,000 | 2026 | $75,000 DANVILLE PITTSYLVANIA CO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY AGING IN PLACE; $70,000 COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL PURCHACE OF VAN; $100,000 SOUTHERN VA REGIONAL ALLIANCE 1ST YEAR OF 3 YR PLEDGE; $20,000 UNDESIGNATED |
| RED HILL SHRINE | BROOKNEAL, VA | $190,000 | 2026 | $5,000 DANVILLE & PITTSYLVANIA CO STUDENT PROGRAMS; $25,000 SECURITY AND MONITORING SYSTEM; $20,000 REPAIRS; $55,000 VA250-RELATED EVENTS $65,000 EQUIPMENT FOR GROUNDSKEEPING; $20,000 UNDESIGNATED |
| DANVILLE AREA HUMANE SOCIETY | DANVILLE, VA | $155,000 | 2026 | $100,000 SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAM; $35,000 SECURITY EQUIPMENT UPGRADES; $20,000 UNDESIGNATED; $227 REFUNDED |
| VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE | LEXINGTON, VA | $100,000 | 2026 | $50,000 UNDESIGNATED SUPPORT; $50,000 SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| THE HATCHER CENTER (THE ARC) | DANVILLE, VA | $93,000 | 2026 | $48,000 HVAC REPLACEMENT; $25,000 CUSTOMER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; $20,000 UNDESIGNATED SUPPORT |
| HARGRAVE MILITARY ACADEMY | CHATHAM, VA | $700,000 | 2025 | $600,000 BARRACKS RENOVATION, INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES AND FACILTY IMPROVEMENTS (2ND OF 5 YR PLEDGE); $100,000 UNDESIGNATED SUPPORT |
| AVERETT UNIVERSITY | DANVILLE, VA | $500,000 | 2025 | $400,000 DEBT REDUCTION (2ND YEAR OF 3 YEAR PLEDGE) |
| UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | $325,000 | 2025 | $175,000 COLLEGE ADVISING CORPS; $100,000 SORENSEN INSTITUTE; $50,000 UNDESIGNATED |
| THE HATCHER CENTER (THE ARC) | DANVILLE, VA | $260,000 | 2025 | $190,000 PURCHASE OF ELECTRIC HEALTH RECORDS PROGRAM; $50,000 FABRIC, MATERIAL, AND POINT OF SALE SYSTEM UPGRADE; $20,000 UNDESIGNATED SUPPORT |
| LIONS CLUB FOUNDATION | DANVILLE, VA | $200,000 | 2025 | $80,000 BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTER - NEW VAN; $100,000 PITTSYLVANIA CO PUBLIC LIBRARY - PURCHASE OF BOOKMOBILE; $20,000 UNDESIGNATED |
| KIWANIS FOUNDATION | DANVILLE, VA | $195,000 | 2025 | $25,000 BOYS & GIRLS CLUB - PURCHASE OF VAN; $50,000 DANVILLE SCIENCE CENTER NEW FILMS, EXHIBITS & EQUIPMENT;$100,000 DANVILLE LIFE SAVING & FIRST AID CREW - PURCHASE OF MEDIC UNIOT; $20,000 UNDESIGNATED SUPPORT |
| RED HILL SHRINE | BROOKNEAL, VA | $130,000 | 2025 | $30,000 DANVILLE & PITTSYLVANIA CO STUDENT INTERACTIVE PROGRAMS ADN TAKE HOME KITS; $30,000 REVAMP LIFING HISTORY CURRICULUM MATERIALS AND LEARNING STATIONS, INTERPRETER RECRUITMENT TRRAINING; $50,000 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS IMPACTING VISITOR ACCESSIBILITY AND SAFETY; $20,000 UNDESIGNATED |
| DANVILLE AREA HUMANE SOCIETY | DANVILLE, VA | $119,773 | 2025 | $65,000 SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAM; $35,000 EXPAND/FORTIFY OUTSIDE DOG PLAY AREA; $20,000 UNDESIGNATED; $227 REFUNDED |
| VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE | LEXINGTON, VA | $75,000 | 2025 | $50,000 UNDESIGNATED SUPPORT; $25,000 SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| HARGRAVE MILITARY ACADEMY | CHATHAM, VA | $700,000 | 2024 | $600,000 BARRACKS RENOVATION, INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES AND FACILTY IMPROVEMENTS (1ST OF 5 YR PLEDGE); $100,000 UNDESIGNATED SUPPORT |
| AVERETT UNIVERSITY | DANVILLE, VA | $400,000 | 2024 | $400,000 DEBT REDUCTION (1ST YEAR OF 3 YEAR PLEDGE) |
| UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | $300,000 | 2024 | $150,000 COLLEGE ADVISING CORPS; $100,000 SORENSEN INSTITUTE; $50,000 UNDESIGNATED |
| LIONS CLUB FOUNDATION | DANVILLE, VA | $150,000 | 2024 | $80,000 DANVILLE SPEECH & HEARING FOR SPEECH PATHOLOGIST AND SCHOLARSHIPS; $50,000 COMMUNITY IMPROVEMNT COUNCIL5 FOR HEAD START PLAYGROUD EQUIPMENT AND FENCING; $20,000 UNDESIGNATED |
| RED HILL SHRINE | BROOKNEAL, VA | $130,000 | 2024 | $85,000 PATRICK HENRY FOUNDATION QUARTERLY PLACE ARCHAEOLOGIST PROJECT; $25,000 STUDENT PROGRAMS; $20,000 UNDESIGNATED |
| THE HATCHER CENTER (THE ARC) | DANVILLE, VA | $120,000 | 2024 | $50,000 PURCHASE OF ELECTRIC HEALTH RECORDS PROGRAM; $50,000 ROOF REPLACEMENT TO ARTISANS BUILDING; $20,000 UNDESIGNATED SUPPORT |
| DANVILLE AREA HUMANE SOCIETY | DANVILLE, VA | $119,350 | 2024 | $50,000 SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAM; $50,000 AWNINGS FOR SHELTER; $20,000 UNDESIGNATED; $650 REFUNDED |
| VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE | LEXINGTON, VA | $100,000 | 2024 | $50,000 UNDESIGNATED SUPPORT; $50,000 SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| AVERETT UNIVERSITY | DANVILLE, VA | $100,000 | 2024 | UNDESIGNATED SUPPORT |
| KIWANIS FOUNDATION | DANVILLE, VA | $100,000 | 2024 | $30,000 BOYS & GIRLS CLUB; $50,000 DANVILLE SCIENCE CENTER NEW FILMS, EXHIBITS & EQUIPMENT;$20,000 UNDESIGNATED SUPPORT |
| HARGRAVE MILITARY ACADEMY | CHATHAM, VA | $850,000 | 2023 | $750,000 COMPREHENSIVE CAMPAIGN (5TH YEAR OF A 5 YEAR PLEDGE); $100,000 UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | $300,000 | 2023 | $150,000 COLLEGE ADVISING CORPS; $100,000 SORENSEN INSTITUTE; $50,000 UNDESIGNATED |
| AVERETT UNIVERSITY | DANVILLE, VA | $300,000 | 2023 | $300,000 UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT |
| KIWANIS FOUNDATION | DANVILLE, VA | $215,000 | 2023 | $95,000 DANVILLE SCIENCE CENTER TRAVELING EXHIBITS AND DIGITAL DOME; $60,000 DANVILLE LIFE SAVING CREW VIDEO LARYNGOSCOPES; $50,000 GOD'S PIT CREW; $10,000 UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT |
| LIONS CLUB FOUNDATION | DANVILLE, VA | $190,200 | 2023 | $100,000 HOUSE OF HOPE FOR LARGE FACILITY; $63,000 COMPUTERS, PRINTERS, GREENHOUSES & SUPPLIES; $17,200 BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS; UNDESIGNATED $10,000 |
| THE HATCHER CENTER (THE ARC) | DANVILLE, VA | $159,500 | 2023 | $75,000 PURCHASE OF TWO FUEL EFFICIENT VEHICLES; $50,000 MODIFICATIONS TO ARTISANS BUILDING; $24,500 RENOVATION PROJECT OF ADMIN BUILDING; $10,000 UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT |
| RED HILL SHRINE | BROOKNEAL, VA | $150,000 | 2023 | $80,000 PATRICK HENRY FOUNDATION QUARTERLY PLACE ARCHAEOLOGIST PROJECT; $40,000 FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS PAINTING AND BUILDING PRESERVATION; $10,000 UNDESNATED; $20.000 DANVILLE PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY STUDENT PROGRAMS |
| DANVILLE AREA HUMANE SOCIETY | DANVILLE, VA | $112,000 | 2023 | $50,000 SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAM; $52,000 SHELTER GENERATOR; $10,000 UNRESTRICTED |
| VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE | LEXINGTON, VA | $50,000 | 2023 | $50,000 UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT |
$600,000 BARRACKS RENOVATION, INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES AND FACILTY IMPROVEMENTS (3RD OF 5 YR PLEDGE); $100,000 UNDESIGNATED SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
$337,000$175,000 ADVISVA; $112,000 UVA-PLE COHORT 23; $50,000 UNDESIGNATED
KIWANIS FOUNDATION
$333,000$75,000 DANVILLE SCIENCE CENTER NEW FILMS AND EXHIBITS; $100,000 BLUE RIDGE INNOVATION CORRIDOR 1ST OF 3 YR PLEDGE; ; $63,000 GOD'S STOREHOUSE EQUIPMENT AND PARKING LOT REPAIRS; $20,000 UNDESIGNATED SUPPORT
LIONS CLUB FOUNDATION
$265,000$75,000 DANVILLE PITTSYLVANIA CO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY AGING IN PLACE; $70,000 COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL PURCHACE OF VAN; $100,000 SOUTHERN VA REGIONAL ALLIANCE 1ST YEAR OF 3 YR PLEDGE; $20,000 UNDESIGNATED
RED HILL SHRINE
$190,000$5,000 DANVILLE & PITTSYLVANIA CO STUDENT PROGRAMS; $25,000 SECURITY AND MONITORING SYSTEM; $20,000 REPAIRS; $55,000 VA250-RELATED EVENTS $65,000 EQUIPMENT FOR GROUNDSKEEPING; $20,000 UNDESIGNATED
DANVILLE AREA HUMANE SOCIETY
$155,000$100,000 SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAM; $35,000 SECURITY EQUIPMENT UPGRADES; $20,000 UNDESIGNATED; $227 REFUNDED
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE
$100,000$50,000 UNDESIGNATED SUPPORT; $50,000 SCHOLARSHIP FUND
THE HATCHER CENTER (THE ARC)
$93,000$48,000 HVAC REPLACEMENT; $25,000 CUSTOMER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; $20,000 UNDESIGNATED SUPPORT
$600,000 BARRACKS RENOVATION, INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES AND FACILTY IMPROVEMENTS (2ND OF 5 YR PLEDGE); $100,000 UNDESIGNATED SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
$325,000$175,000 COLLEGE ADVISING CORPS; $100,000 SORENSEN INSTITUTE; $50,000 UNDESIGNATED
THE HATCHER CENTER (THE ARC)
$260,000$190,000 PURCHASE OF ELECTRIC HEALTH RECORDS PROGRAM; $50,000 FABRIC, MATERIAL, AND POINT OF SALE SYSTEM UPGRADE; $20,000 UNDESIGNATED SUPPORT
LIONS CLUB FOUNDATION
$200,000$80,000 BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTER - NEW VAN; $100,000 PITTSYLVANIA CO PUBLIC LIBRARY - PURCHASE OF BOOKMOBILE; $20,000 UNDESIGNATED
KIWANIS FOUNDATION
$195,000$25,000 BOYS & GIRLS CLUB - PURCHASE OF VAN; $50,000 DANVILLE SCIENCE CENTER NEW FILMS, EXHIBITS & EQUIPMENT;$100,000 DANVILLE LIFE SAVING & FIRST AID CREW - PURCHASE OF MEDIC UNIOT; $20,000 UNDESIGNATED SUPPORT
RED HILL SHRINE
$130,000$30,000 DANVILLE & PITTSYLVANIA CO STUDENT INTERACTIVE PROGRAMS ADN TAKE HOME KITS; $30,000 REVAMP LIFING HISTORY CURRICULUM MATERIALS AND LEARNING STATIONS, INTERPRETER RECRUITMENT TRRAINING; $50,000 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS IMPACTING VISITOR ACCESSIBILITY AND SAFETY; $20,000 UNDESIGNATED
DANVILLE AREA HUMANE SOCIETY
$119,773$65,000 SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAM; $35,000 EXPAND/FORTIFY OUTSIDE DOG PLAY AREA; $20,000 UNDESIGNATED; $227 REFUNDED
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE
$75,000$50,000 UNDESIGNATED SUPPORT; $25,000 SCHOLARSHIP FUND
$600,000 BARRACKS RENOVATION, INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES AND FACILTY IMPROVEMENTS (1ST OF 5 YR PLEDGE); $100,000 UNDESIGNATED SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
$300,000$150,000 COLLEGE ADVISING CORPS; $100,000 SORENSEN INSTITUTE; $50,000 UNDESIGNATED
LIONS CLUB FOUNDATION
$150,000$80,000 DANVILLE SPEECH & HEARING FOR SPEECH PATHOLOGIST AND SCHOLARSHIPS; $50,000 COMMUNITY IMPROVEMNT COUNCIL5 FOR HEAD START PLAYGROUD EQUIPMENT AND FENCING; $20,000 UNDESIGNATED
RED HILL SHRINE
$130,000$85,000 PATRICK HENRY FOUNDATION QUARTERLY PLACE ARCHAEOLOGIST PROJECT; $25,000 STUDENT PROGRAMS; $20,000 UNDESIGNATED
THE HATCHER CENTER (THE ARC)
$120,000$50,000 PURCHASE OF ELECTRIC HEALTH RECORDS PROGRAM; $50,000 ROOF REPLACEMENT TO ARTISANS BUILDING; $20,000 UNDESIGNATED SUPPORT
DANVILLE AREA HUMANE SOCIETY
$119,350$50,000 SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAM; $50,000 AWNINGS FOR SHELTER; $20,000 UNDESIGNATED; $650 REFUNDED
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE
$100,000$50,000 UNDESIGNATED SUPPORT; $50,000 SCHOLARSHIP FUND
KIWANIS FOUNDATION
$100,000$30,000 BOYS & GIRLS CLUB; $50,000 DANVILLE SCIENCE CENTER NEW FILMS, EXHIBITS & EQUIPMENT;$20,000 UNDESIGNATED SUPPORT
$750,000 COMPREHENSIVE CAMPAIGN (5TH YEAR OF A 5 YEAR PLEDGE); $100,000 UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
$300,000$150,000 COLLEGE ADVISING CORPS; $100,000 SORENSEN INSTITUTE; $50,000 UNDESIGNATED
KIWANIS FOUNDATION
$215,000$95,000 DANVILLE SCIENCE CENTER TRAVELING EXHIBITS AND DIGITAL DOME; $60,000 DANVILLE LIFE SAVING CREW VIDEO LARYNGOSCOPES; $50,000 GOD'S PIT CREW; $10,000 UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT
LIONS CLUB FOUNDATION
$190,200$100,000 HOUSE OF HOPE FOR LARGE FACILITY; $63,000 COMPUTERS, PRINTERS, GREENHOUSES & SUPPLIES; $17,200 BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS; UNDESIGNATED $10,000
THE HATCHER CENTER (THE ARC)
$159,500$75,000 PURCHASE OF TWO FUEL EFFICIENT VEHICLES; $50,000 MODIFICATIONS TO ARTISANS BUILDING; $24,500 RENOVATION PROJECT OF ADMIN BUILDING; $10,000 UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT
RED HILL SHRINE
$150,000$80,000 PATRICK HENRY FOUNDATION QUARTERLY PLACE ARCHAEOLOGIST PROJECT; $40,000 FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS PAINTING AND BUILDING PRESERVATION; $10,000 UNDESNATED; $20.000 DANVILLE PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY STUDENT PROGRAMS
DANVILLE AREA HUMANE SOCIETY
$112,000$50,000 SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAM; $52,000 SHELTER GENERATOR; $10,000 UNRESTRICTED
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE
$50,000$50,000 UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT