About Closet of the Greater Herndon Area
The Closet of the Greater Herndon Area primarily funds local safety-net and community service organizations in the Herndon/Reston–Northern Virginia area, emphasizing direct assistance programs that address basic needs, housing stability, and support for vulnerable populations. Their grants repeatedly support food security, emergency assistance, affordable housing and shelter services, youth literacy and education supports, and services for seniors and people with disabilities. Funding appears deliberately local and program-focused, often reinforcing frontline nonprofits that serve immediate community needs.
Focus Areas
Local food security and emergency assistance programs (e.g., Herndon‑Reston FISH, Food for Neighbors, Fairfax Diapers)Emergency shelter and affordable housing support in Northern Virginia (e.g., Shelter House, Fellowship Square, Pathway Homes)Early childhood and youth literacy/intervention programs in Herndon/Reston (e.g., All Ages Read Together, Kids R First, Laurel Learning Center)Services for seniors and people with cognitive or physical disabilities (e.g., Insight Memory Care Center, Stroke Comeback Center, Adaptive Fitness Legion)Immigrant and low‑income family legal/social support and integration (e.g., Just Neighbors, Vecinos Unidos)
About Closet of the Greater Herndon Area
The Closet of the Greater Herndon Area Inc. gives locally and repeatedly to frontline nonprofits in Herndon and nearby Northern Virginia, with multiple grants directed to Herndon-Reston FISH across 2023, 2024, and 2025. The pattern is practical: mission support for organizations working on basic needs, housing stability, youth literacy, and services for older adults and people with disabilities. Recent grants show a steady relationship with groups serving the same service area rather than a broad national portfolio. The largest recent award in the data is $30,000 to Herndon-Reston FISH in 2024 for mission support, followed by $25,000 to Herndon-Reston FISH Inc. in 2025 for the same purpose. Other sizable grants include $15,000 to All Ages Read Together in 2025 and $10,000 to Shelter House in 2025. Across the recent grants list, the foundation’s giving stays close to home and supports nonprofits that deliver direct services to local residents.
What Closet of the Greater Herndon Area Funds
Food security and emergency assistance appear consistently in the recent grants list. The foundation gave $5,000 to Food for Neighbors in 2024 and another $5,000 to Simple Gesture in 2024, both in Herndon, as part of its local support for basic-needs work. Housing instability and shelter services are another clear theme. It granted $10,000 to Shelter House in 2025 and $7,500 to Pathway Homes in 2024, both for mission support. The Closet of the Greater Herndon Area Inc. also backed Fellowship Square with $8,000 in 2023. Education and literacy show up through $15,000 to All Ages Read Together in 2025, $10,000 to the same organization in 2024, and $5,000 to Kids R First in 2024. For immigrant and family support, the foundation gave $8,000 to Just Neighbors in 2025 and $5,000 to Vecinos Unidos in 2024.
How Closet of the Greater Herndon Area Gives
Typical grants cluster in a relatively narrow range: p25 is $2,500, the median is $4,000, and p75 is $5,000. The recent list also includes a small number of larger mission-support grants, such as $30,000 and $25,000 awards. The same organizations appear in multiple years, including Herndon-Reston FISH, All Ages Read Together, Shelter House, Just Neighbors, Braws, Food for Neighbors, Vecinos Unidos, Pathway Homes, and She Believes in Me, which points to recurring support rather than one-time gifts. The foundation does not fund individuals and is not reported to make program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$105K
Total Assets
$2M
Total Revenue
$1.3M
Total Expenses
$1.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $3K and $5K, with a median of $4K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$4K
75th Percentile
$5K
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
GENE WILEY
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