The Agena Foundation focuses its giving on addressing housing instability and emergency support services in the Tidewater/Southeast Virginia region, prioritizing frontline providers that serve families, youth, and survivors of domestic violence. They fund shelters, rapid re-housing/rent-assistance programs, and youth-serving organizations, often providing sizable, repeat grants to a small set of local partners. Their support emphasizes crisis intervention and basic needs rather than broad policy or capacity-building initiatives.
The Agena Foundation Inc repeatedly backs frontline organizations that respond to housing instability and family crisis in Tidewater and Southeast Virginia. Its largest recent awards include $325,000 to Forkids Inc for homeless services and $312,000 to Seton Youth Shelters for emergency family and youth shelter, both signaling a focus on direct intervention rather than broad systems work. The foundation also supports organizations serving survivors of domestic and sexual violence, youth development programs, and housing-related assistance for households under pressure. Across the recent grants list, the pattern is local and program-specific. The Boys and Girls Club of Se VA received multiple grants for club programming for youth and teens, while The Salvation Army of Tidewater received repeated support for a rent assistance program. Other awards go to organizations such as YWCA in Norfolk for domestic and sexual violence services and Tidewater Youth Services Commission for community-based therapeutic services. The overall picture is of a foundation funding practical services that address immediate needs for families, youth, and other vulnerable residents.
Housing stability is a central theme. The foundation gave $240,000 to The Salvation Army of Tidewater in 2024 for a rent assistance program, following $230,000 in 2023 and $220,000 in 2025 for the same purpose. It also supported Hope House Foundation with $70,000 in 2024 and $55,000 in 2025 for special needs housing, quality of. Emergency shelter is another clear priority. Seton Youth Shelters received $305,000 in 2025 and $100,000 in 2023 for emergency family and youth shelter, showing a repeated commitment to crisis response. Youth-focused development also appears through grants to The Boys and Girls Club of Se VA for club programming for youth and teens, including $322,500 in 2025 and $107,500 in 2024. The foundation also funds services for survivors and foster-care supports, including $262,000 in 2025 to YWCA for domestic & sexual violence and $82,000 in 2025 to Tidewater Friends of Foster Care for support for children in foster care.
The Agena Foundation Inc’s recent gifts cluster around a typical mid-sized award structure: p25 at $25,000, median at $70,000, and p75 at $116,250. The grant list shows repeated support to the same local partners across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which points to multi-year relationships rather than one-time awards. The foundation also makes program-restricted grants, with purpose language tied to specific services such as rent assistance, shelter, youth programming, and therapeutic services. It funds individuals as well, and it does not make program-related investments.
$2M
$30.4M
$5.4M
$2.4M
Most grants fall between $25K and $116K, with a median of $70K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$70K
75th Percentile
$116K
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Concentrated, high-value local giving: relatively few large grants with multiple repeat awards to core frontline service providers rather than many small or geographically dispersed donations.
Notable grantees: FORKIDS Inc., The Salvation Army of Tidewater, Seton Youth Shelters, The Boys & Girls Club of Southeastern Virginia, YWCA (domestic & sexual violence services)
Grantmaking is fully concentrated in the U.S., and every listed recipient is in Virginia. Norfolk appears most often, with grants to organizations there including those serving homelessness, youth programming, foster care, domestic violence, and housing quality. Virginia Beach is another recurring location, especially for shelter and children’s services, while Chesapeake and Portsmouth also appear in the recent grants list. The foundation gives locally, with 100% of grants to recipients in Virginia.
Its recent grants center on housing stability, emergency shelter, domestic and sexual violence services, youth programming, foster care support, and therapeutic services. Examples in the list include rent assistance, emergency family and youth shelter, club programming for youth and teens, and support for children in foster care.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including The Salvation Army of Tidewater for rent assistance in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Seton Youth Shelters for emergency family and youth shelter in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and The Boys and Girls Club of Se VA for club programming in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The distribution is centered on moderate-to-large program grants, with p25 at $25,000, a median of $70,000, and p75 at $116,250. Recent awards also include several six-figure grants, such as $325,000, $322,500, and $305,000.
Its grantmaking is local and entirely in Virginia. The recent grants list includes recipients in Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, and Portsmouth, with Norfolk appearing most frequently.
It funds individuals as well as organizations. The profile data indicates that the foundation funds individuals, while the recent grants list shows programmatic grants to nonprofits across housing, shelter, youth, and family-support services.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF SE VA | NORFOLK, VA | $312,500 | 2026 | CLUB PRGM FOR YOUTH AND TEENS |
| THE SALVATION ARMY OF TIDEWATER | NORFOLK, VA | $245,000 | 2026 | RENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM |
| TOGETHER WE CAN | VIRGINIA BEACH, VA | $227,500 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| FORKIDS INC | NORFOLK, VA | $213,000 | 2026 | IN SUPPORT OF PRGM FOR HOMELESS |
| SETON YOUTH SHELTERS | VIRGINIA BEACH, VA | $145,000 | 2026 | EMERGENCY FAMILY AND YOUTH SHELTER |
| YOURS MINISTRY | NORFOLK, VA | $135,000 | 2026 | YOUTH MENTORSHIP |
| YWCA | NORFOLK, VA | $134,500 | 2026 | DOMESTIC & SEXUAL VIOLENCE |
| TIDEWATER YOUTH SERVICES FOUNATION | PORTSMOUTH, VA | $97,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BASED THERAPEUTIC SERVICES |
| TIDEWATER FRIENDS OF FOSTER CARE | NORFOLK, VA | $92,300 | 2026 | SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE |
| TWP-THE YOUTH MOVEMENT | NORFOLK, VA | $80,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| HOPE HOUSE FOUNDATION | NORFOLK, VA | $65,000 | 2026 | SPECIAL NEEDS HOUSING, QUALITY OF |
| THE MUSE WRITING CENTER | NORFOLK, VA | $62,500 | 2026 | PROVIDES CREATIVE WRITING CLASSES & |
| ST COLUMBIA ECUMENICAL | NORFOLK, VA | $55,000 | 2026 | PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION PRGM |
| TIDEWATER WOODEN BOAT WORKSHOP | NORFOLK, VA | $30,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FRIENDS OF THE VB JDRC | VIRGINIA BEACH, VA | $25,000 | 2026 | IN SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY SERVICE |
| CHIP | CHESAPEAKE, VA | $25,000 | 2026 | OPERATINGS |
| CONNECT WITH A WISH INC | VIRGINIA BEACH, VA | $25,000 | 2026 | FOSTER CARE |
| FAMILIES OF AUTISTIC CHILDREN | VIRGINIA BEACH, VA | $25,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| KINDRED RESOURCE NETWORK | CHESAPEAKE, VA | $10,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF SE VA | NORFOLK, VA | $322,500 | 2025 | CLUB PRGM FOR YOUTH AND TEENS |
| SETON YOUTH SHELTERS | VIRGINIA BEACH, VA | $305,000 | 2025 | EMERGENCY FAMILY AND YOUTH SHELTER |
| FORKIDS INC | NORFOLK, VA | $273,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF PRGM FOR HOMELESS |
| YWCA | NORFOLK, VA | $262,000 | 2025 | DOMESTIC & SEXUAL VIOLENCE |
| THE SALVATION ARMY OF TIDEWATER | NORFOLK, VA | $220,000 | 2025 | RENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM |
| TIDEWATER YOUTH SERVICES COMMISSION | PORTSMOUTH, VA | $160,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BASED THERAPEUTIC SERVICES |
| YOURS MINISTRY | NORFOLK, VA | $125,000 | 2025 | YOUTH MENTORSHIP |
| TIDEWATER FRIENDS OF FOSTER CARE | NORFOLK, VA | $82,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE |
| TOGETHER WE CAN | VIRGINIA BEACH, VA | $75,000 | 2025 | THE CONNECTIONS PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN |
| THE MUSE WRITING CENTER | NORFOLK, VA | $60,000 | 2025 | PROVIDES CREATIVE WRITING CLASSES & |
| HOPE HOUSE FOUNDATION | NORFOLK, VA | $55,000 | 2025 | SPECIAL NEEDS HOUSING, QUALITY OF |
| ST COLUMBIA ECUMENICAL | NORFOLK, VA | $50,000 | 2025 | PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION PRGM |
| THE UNION MISSION | NORFOLK, VA | $25,000 | 2025 | SHELTER, FOOD & RECOVERY PROGRAM |
| FAMILIES OF AUTISTIC CHILDREN | VIRGINIA BEACH, VA | $25,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| TWP-THE YOUTH MOVEMENT | NORFOLK, VA | $25,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| FRIENDS OF THE VB JDRC | VIRGINIA BEACH, VA | $25,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY SERVICE |
| TIDEWATER WOODEN BOAT WORKSHOP | NORFOLK, VA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HERO KIDS FOUNDATION | SUFFOLK, VA | $15,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| FORKIDS INC | NORFOLK, VA | $325,000 | 2024 | IN SUPPORT OF PRGM FOR HOMELESS |
| THE SALVATION ARMY OF TIDEWATER | NORFOLK, VA | $240,000 | 2024 | RENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM |
| THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF SE VA | NORFOLK, VA | $107,500 | 2024 | CLUB PRGM FOR YOUTH AND TEENS |
| SETON YOUTH SHELTERS | VIRGINIA BEACH, VA | $100,000 | 2024 | EMERGENCY FAMILY AND YOUTH SHELTER |
| YWCA | NORFOLK, VA | $80,000 | 2024 | DOMESTIC & SEXUAL VIOLENCE |
| TIDEWATER FRIENDS OF FOSTER CARE | NORFOLK, VA | $75,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE |
| TOGETHER WE CAN | VIRGINIA BEACH, VA | $75,000 | 2024 | THE CONNECTIONS PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN |
| HOPE HOUSE FOUNDATION | NORFOLK, VA | $70,000 | 2024 | SPECIAL NEEDS HOUSING, QUALITY OF |
| TIDEWATER YOUTH SERVICES COMMISSION | PORTSMOUTH, VA | $55,000 | 2024 | COMMUNITY BASED THERAPEUTIC SERVICES |
| ST COLUMBIA ECUMENICAL | NORFOLK, VA | $50,000 | 2024 | PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION PRGM |
| THE MUSE WRITING CENTER | NORFOLK, VA | $50,000 | 2024 | PROVIDES CREATIVE WRITING CLASSES & |
| YOURS MINISTRY | NORFOLK, VA | $27,709 | 2024 | YOUTH MENTORSHIP |
| THE UNION MISSION | NORFOLK, VA | $22,500 | 2024 | SHELTER, FOOD & RECOVERY PROGRAM |
THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF SE VA
$312,500CLUB PRGM FOR YOUTH AND TEENS
THE SALVATION ARMY OF TIDEWATER
$245,000RENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
FORKIDS INC
$213,000IN SUPPORT OF PRGM FOR HOMELESS
SETON YOUTH SHELTERS
$145,000EMERGENCY FAMILY AND YOUTH SHELTER
YOURS MINISTRY
$135,000YOUTH MENTORSHIP
YWCA
$134,500DOMESTIC & SEXUAL VIOLENCE
TIDEWATER YOUTH SERVICES FOUNATION
$97,000COMMUNITY BASED THERAPEUTIC SERVICES
TIDEWATER FRIENDS OF FOSTER CARE
$92,300SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE
TWP-THE YOUTH MOVEMENT
$80,000OPERATIONS
THE MUSE WRITING CENTER
$62,500PROVIDES CREATIVE WRITING CLASSES &
ST COLUMBIA ECUMENICAL
$55,000PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION PRGM
TIDEWATER WOODEN BOAT WORKSHOP
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FRIENDS OF THE VB JDRC
$25,000IN SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY SERVICE
CHIP
$25,000OPERATINGS
FAMILIES OF AUTISTIC CHILDREN
$25,000OPERATIONS
KINDRED RESOURCE NETWORK
$10,000OPERATIONS
THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF SE VA
$322,500CLUB PRGM FOR YOUTH AND TEENS
SETON YOUTH SHELTERS
$305,000EMERGENCY FAMILY AND YOUTH SHELTER
YWCA
$262,000DOMESTIC & SEXUAL VIOLENCE
THE SALVATION ARMY OF TIDEWATER
$220,000RENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
TIDEWATER YOUTH SERVICES COMMISSION
$160,000COMMUNITY BASED THERAPEUTIC SERVICES
YOURS MINISTRY
$125,000YOUTH MENTORSHIP
TIDEWATER FRIENDS OF FOSTER CARE
$82,000SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE
ST COLUMBIA ECUMENICAL
$50,000PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION PRGM
TWP-THE YOUTH MOVEMENT
$25,000OPERATIONS
FRIENDS OF THE VB JDRC
$25,000IN SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY SERVICE
TIDEWATER WOODEN BOAT WORKSHOP
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HERO KIDS FOUNDATION
$15,000OPERATIONS
THE SALVATION ARMY OF TIDEWATER
$240,000RENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF SE VA
$107,500CLUB PRGM FOR YOUTH AND TEENS
SETON YOUTH SHELTERS
$100,000EMERGENCY FAMILY AND YOUTH SHELTER
YWCA
$80,000DOMESTIC & SEXUAL VIOLENCE
TIDEWATER FRIENDS OF FOSTER CARE
$75,000SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE
TIDEWATER YOUTH SERVICES COMMISSION
$55,000COMMUNITY BASED THERAPEUTIC SERVICES
ST COLUMBIA ECUMENICAL
$50,000PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION PRGM
THE MUSE WRITING CENTER
$50,000PROVIDES CREATIVE WRITING CLASSES &
YOURS MINISTRY
$27,709YOUTH MENTORSHIP