Heart Sing makes relatively small-numbered, unrestricted grants to well-established cultural and environmental institutions. Their recent giving shows interest in public media and native-plant/environmental education, and they provide general operating support rather than project-specific funding. Grants appear aimed at institutional sustainability for organizations with broad public reach.
Concentrated, small portfolio: two equal-sized ($30,000) unrestricted grants in the sample year, favoring established organizations over many small grants or many new grantees.
Heart Sing’s largest recent grants are $30,000 general-use awards, one to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin and one to Austin PBS. That pairing signals a funder that moves between environmental education and public media, while still using unrestricted support rather than project-only dollars. The foundation’s recent giving also includes repeat support for Reading Is Fundamental, a sign that it backs established institutions over time rather than only one-off requests. Across the latest grants on file, Heart Sing’s grants are typically modest in size and aimed at organizations with broad public reach. The portfolio includes cultural, educational, humanitarian, and health-related institutions, but the pattern is not program-specific: many awards are labeled general use. That approach also appears in support for nonprofits such as the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, Doctors Without Border, and World Central Kitchen. The result is a grantmaking profile centered on flexible operating support for mid-sized or established nonprofits serving public audiences.
Heart Sing shows a clear interest in public media and educational access. Austin PBS received a $30,000 general-use grant in 2024, and Reading Is Fundamental received multiple grants across 2023, 2024, and 2025, including awards of $15,000 and $10,000. Environmental education is another visible thread. The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin received $30,000 in 2023 and $10,000 in 2024, both for general use. In the same broad area, Friends of the LBJ National Park received $10,000 in 2024, indicating attention to place-based conservation and interpretation. The foundation also supports humanitarian and health institutions. World Central Kitchen received $10,000 in 2025 and $6,000 in 2023, while MD Anderson Cancer Center received $6,500 in 2025 and $6,000 in both 2023 and 2024. These grants show a mix of civic, emergency-response, and health-related giving.
Heart Sing’s typical grant size is small: the p25 is $500, the median is $1,000, and the p75 is $1,500. That distribution sits well below the largest awards in the recent list, which suggests a pattern of many modest grants alongside a few larger general-use commitments. The foundation is an institutional grantmaker, not an individual funder, and it does not make program-related investments. Recent grants recur across multiple years for the same recipients, including organizations that received support in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The awards listed are consistently labeled general use, which points to unrestricted or flexible operating support rather than project-specific funding. No application process is described in the data.
$630K
$3.1M
$106K
$259K
Most grants fall between $500 and $2K, with a median of $1K.
25th Percentile
$500
Median
$1K
75th Percentile
$2K
About 5% of grants go to recipients in VA.
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Notable grantees: Austin PBS, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Heart Sing gives across the United States, with 100% of grants going to U.S. recipients. By grant count, Virginia is the top state for giving, even though the headquarters is in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Recipient locations in the recent grants include Arlington, Woodbridge, Springfield, Charlottesville, Washington, Austin, Houston, Hagerstown, and Rochester. Maryland recipients appear as well, including Hagerstown and Chevy Chase, but only 4% of grants go to Maryland-based recipients.
The recent grants show support for public media, literacy, environmental education, humanitarian aid, health, and humanities organizations. Examples in the data include Austin PBS, Reading Is Fundamental, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, World Central Kitchen, MD Anderson Cancer Center, and the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities.
The foundation’s typical awards are small: p25 is $500, median grant size is $1,000, and p75 is $1,500. The recent grants list also includes larger general-use awards, but most grants cluster around relatively modest amounts.
The grants in the recent list are consistently labeled general use. That indicates flexible support rather than project-specific funding, and the pattern appears across different kinds of grantees, including media, education, humanitarian, and health organizations.
Yes. Several recipients appear more than once across 2023, 2024, and 2025. The pattern suggests repeat support for established institutions rather than only one-time gifts.
By grant count, Virginia is the top state for giving. The recent grants list includes recipients in Arlington, Woodbridge, Springfield, and Charlottesville, showing a strong concentration there even though the foundation’s headquarters is in Chevy Chase, Maryland.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| READING IS FUNDAMENTAL OF NOVA | ARLINGTON, VA | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDER | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $11,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| READING IS FUNDAMENTAL | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| SALVATION ARMY NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA | WASHINGTON, DC | $7,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER | HOUSTON, TX | $6,500 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| MAYO CLINIC DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT | ROCHESTER, MN | $6,500 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| COMBAT SOLDIER RECOVERY FUND | CHEVY CHASE, MD | $6,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| CAMMO CENTER FOR AMERICAN MILITARY MUSIC OPPORUNITIES | WOODBRIDGE, VA | $6,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| TRINITY CENTER | AUSTIN, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| AUSTIN PBS | AUSTIN, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| MERCY CHEFS | PORTSMOUTH, VA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| MCLEAN PROJECT FOR THE ARTS | MCLEAN, VA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| EDUTUTORVA | MERRIFIELD, VA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| NETWORK2WORK | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| SALVATION ARMY WORLD SERVICE OFFICE | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| SALVATION ARMY CENTRAL VA AREA COMMAND | RICHMOND, VA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| SALVATION ARMY | ATLANTA, GA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| MARTHA'S TABLE | WASHINGTON, DC | $4,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| CAPITAL AREA FOOD BANK | WASHINGTON, DC | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| TX STATE FOUNDATION JC KELLAM SCHOLARSHIP | DR SAN MARCOS, TX | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| TRAIL CONSERVANCY | AUSTIN, TX | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| SHARE OF MCLEAN | MCLEAN, VA | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| THE SALVATION ARMY ARLINGTON CORPS | ARLINGTON, VA | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| UNIVERSITY OF VA LAW SCHOOL FOUNDATION | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| THE SALVATION ARMY - CAROLINAS | CHARLOTTE, NC | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| TEXAS LEADER SCHOLARSHIPS | AUSTIN, TX | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| ARLINGTON THRIVE | ARLINGTON, VA | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| HEIFER | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| COMMUNITY IN SCHOOLS | ARLINGTON, VA | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| HOMESTRETCH INC | FALLS CHURCH, VA | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| COMMITTEE FOR A RESPONSIBLE FEDERAL BUDGET | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| BOOKSPRING | AUSTIN, TX | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| NEXT TO NEW (AUSTIN) | AUSTIN, TX | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| UNICEF | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,500 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| FOODBANK OF SOUTHEASTERN VA | NORFOLK, VA | $1,500 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| JAMESTOWN YORKTOWN FOUNDATION | WILLIAMSBURG, VA | $1,500 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| BREAD FOR THE CITY | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,500 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER WASHINGTON | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,500 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| CARE | MERRIFIELD, VA | $1,250 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| CONCORD COALITION | ARLINGTON, VA | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| COVENANT HOUSE | TOPEKA, KS | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| COMMONWEALTH ALLIANCE FOR RURAL COLLEGES | RICHMOND, VA | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| CENTRAL TEXAS FOOD BANK | AUSTIN, TX | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| CENTRAL UNION MISSION | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | DALLAS, TX | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| HEALTH ALLIANCE FOR AUSTIN'S MUSICIANS | AUSTIN, TX | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION | CHICAGO, IL | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| THE LAMB CENTER | FAIRFAX, VA | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| NATIONAL ARCHIVES FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
READING IS FUNDAMENTAL OF NOVA
$15,000GENERAL USE
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDER
$11,000GENERAL USE
READING IS FUNDAMENTAL
$10,000GENERAL USE
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN
$10,000GENERAL USE
SALVATION ARMY NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA
$7,000GENERAL USE
MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
$6,500GENERAL USE
MAYO CLINIC DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT
GENERAL USE
COMBAT SOLDIER RECOVERY FUND
$6,000GENERAL USE
CAMMO CENTER FOR AMERICAN MILITARY MUSIC OPPORUNITIES
$6,000GENERAL USE
TRINITY CENTER
$5,000GENERAL USE
AUSTIN PBS
$5,000GENERAL USE
MERCY CHEFS
$5,000GENERAL USE
MCLEAN PROJECT FOR THE ARTS
$5,000GENERAL USE
EDUTUTORVA
$5,000GENERAL USE
NETWORK2WORK
$5,000GENERAL USE
SALVATION ARMY WORLD SERVICE OFFICE
$5,000GENERAL USE
SALVATION ARMY CENTRAL VA AREA COMMAND
$5,000GENERAL USE
SALVATION ARMY
$5,000GENERAL USE
MARTHA'S TABLE
$4,000GENERAL USE
CAPITAL AREA FOOD BANK
$3,000GENERAL USE
TX STATE FOUNDATION JC KELLAM SCHOLARSHIP
$2,500GENERAL USE
TRAIL CONSERVANCY
$2,500GENERAL USE
SHARE OF MCLEAN
$2,500GENERAL USE
THE SALVATION ARMY ARLINGTON CORPS
$2,500GENERAL USE
UNIVERSITY OF VA LAW SCHOOL FOUNDATION
$2,500GENERAL USE
THE SALVATION ARMY - CAROLINAS
$2,000GENERAL USE
TEXAS LEADER SCHOLARSHIPS
$2,000GENERAL USE
ARLINGTON THRIVE
$2,000GENERAL USE
HEIFER
$2,000GENERAL USE
COMMUNITY IN SCHOOLS
$2,000GENERAL USE
HOMESTRETCH INC
$2,000GENERAL USE
COMMITTEE FOR A RESPONSIBLE FEDERAL BUDGET
$2,000GENERAL USE
BOOKSPRING
$2,000GENERAL USE
NEXT TO NEW (AUSTIN)
$2,000GENERAL USE
UNICEF
$1,500GENERAL USE
FOODBANK OF SOUTHEASTERN VA
$1,500GENERAL USE
JAMESTOWN YORKTOWN FOUNDATION
$1,500GENERAL USE
BREAD FOR THE CITY
$1,500GENERAL USE
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER WASHINGTON
$1,500GENERAL USE
CARE
$1,250GENERAL USE
CONCORD COALITION
$1,000GENERAL USE
COVENANT HOUSE
$1,000GENERAL USE
COMMONWEALTH ALLIANCE FOR RURAL COLLEGES
$1,000GENERAL USE
CENTRAL TEXAS FOOD BANK
$1,000GENERAL USE
CENTRAL UNION MISSION
$1,000GENERAL USE
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
$1,000GENERAL USE
HEALTH ALLIANCE FOR AUSTIN'S MUSICIANS
$1,000GENERAL USE
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION
$1,000GENERAL USE
THE LAMB CENTER
$1,000GENERAL USE
NATIONAL ARCHIVES FOUNDATION
$1,000GENERAL USE