Windcrest Foundation concentrates its giving on cultural and community institutions, primarily supporting regional arts and faith-based community services. Most grants go to a small set of repeat recipients—particularly the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, The Kennedy Center, and Calvary Episcopal Church—indicating a preference for sustaining established organizations that deliver local cultural programming and community services.
Concentrated giving to a small number of repeat grantees through mid-sized unrestricted/community services grants; few recipients receive multiple payments rather than a broad, one-off grant portfolio.
Windcrest Foundation Inc’s recent giving is defined by sustained support for a small cluster of local cultural and community institutions, with the largest grant in the record going to Calvary Episcopal Church in Front Royal for $35,000 in 2025. Across the grants list, the foundation repeatedly backs organizations that serve the Shenandoah Valley and nearby communities through arts programming, public services, and parish-based community support. That pattern shows up in multi-year awards to the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley in Winchester, which received $25,000 in 2024, $15,000 in 2025, and $10,000 in 2023, as well as ongoing support for The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. Smaller awards reach libraries, clinics, food assistance, educational endowments, and local civic groups, suggesting a grantmaker that favors established institutions with visible community roles. The overall profile points to hands-on, place-based philanthropy rather than broad national programmatic giving.
Arts and cultural institutions are a clear priority. Windcrest Foundation Inc awarded $25,000 in 2024 and $15,000 in 2025 to the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley in Winchester for community services, and it also supported The Kennedy Center with grants of $10,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Faith-based community services are another recurring theme: Calvary Episcopal Church in Front Royal received $35,000 in 2025, the largest grant in the recent list. The foundation also funds practical neighborhood support. Samuels Public Library in Front Royal received $5,125 in both 2024 and 2025, while Front Royal Womens Resource Center received $4,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Basic needs and health-related support appear as well, including a $2,000 grant to Blue Ridge Area Food Bank in Verona and $1,500 grants to St Luke's Community Clinic in Front Royal in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Typical awards are modest: the grant-size distribution is $1,000 at the 25th percentile, $3,000 at the median, and $10,000 at the 75th percentile. The pattern is clearly repeat-oriented, with several recipients appearing across multiple years, including Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, The Kennedy Center, Samuels Public Library, Front Royal Womens Resource Center, St Luke's Community Clinic, and Valley Chorale of Front Royal. The grant list is entirely composed of organizational support rather than individual giving, and the foundation is not listed as making program-related investments. The 2025 filing shows annual grants of $149,750 and total assets of $501,007.
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Most grants fall between $1K and $10K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$10K
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Notable grantees: Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, The Kennedy Center, Calvary Episcopal Church
Windcrest Foundation Inc gives locally: 88% of grants go to recipients in Virginia, and all recent grants in the dataset are to U.S. organizations. Front Royal appears repeatedly, with awards to Calvary Episcopal Church, Samuels Public Library, Front Royal Womens Resource Center, St Luke's Community Clinic, Humane Society of Warren County, and Valley Chorale of Front Royal. Winchester is another major recipient city through the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley and Arts Chorale of Winchester. Outside Virginia, the only named recipient location in the recent grants is Washington, DC, through The Kennedy Center.
Its recent grants go to cultural institutions, faith-based community services, libraries, clinics, food assistance providers, educational endowments, and local civic groups. Named recipients include the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, Calvary Episcopal Church, Samuels Public Library, Blue Ridge Area Food Bank, and St Luke's Community Clinic.
The grant-size distribution shows a 25th percentile of $1,000, a median of $3,000, and a 75th percentile of $10,000. That places most awards in the low-thousands, with occasional larger grants above that range.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, The Kennedy Center, Samuels Public Library, Front Royal Womens Resource Center, St Luke's Community Clinic, and Valley Chorale of Front Royal. That suggests ongoing support rather than isolated one-time awards.
Virginia accounts for 88% of grants, and the recent grant list shows repeated awards in Front Royal and Winchester. The only non-Virginia recipient location in the recent data is Washington, DC.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAMUELS PUBLIC LIBRARY | FRONT ROYAL, VA | $50,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY SERVICES |
| CALVARY EPISCOPAL CHURCH | FRONT ROYAL, VA | $32,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY SERVICES |
| MUSEUM OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY | WINCHESTER, VA | $5,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY SERVICES |
| FRONT ROYAL WOMENS RESOURCE CENTER | FRONT ROYAL, VA | $4,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY SERVICES |
| THE KENNEDY CENTER | WASHINGTON, DC | $3,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY SERVICES |
| LAUREL RIDGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE | MIDDLETOWN, VA | $2,500 | 2026 | COMMUNITY SERVICES |
| WETA | ARLINGTON, VA | $2,500 | 2026 | COMMUNITY SERVICES |
| ST LUKE'S COMMUNITY CLINIC | FRONT ROYAL, VA | $1,500 | 2026 | COMMUNITY SERVICES |
| ARTS CHORALE OF WINCHESTER | WINCHESTER, VA | $1,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY SERVICES |
| MAIN STREET CHAMBER ORCHESTRA | BERRYVILLE, VA | $600 | 2026 | COMMUNITY SERVICES |
| VALLEY CHORALE OF FRONT ROYAL | FRONT ROYAL, VA | $600 | 2026 | COMMUNITY SERVICES |
| CALVARY EPISCOPAL CHURCH | FRONT ROYAL, VA | $35,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SERVICES |
| MUSEUM OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY | WINCHESTER, VA | $15,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SERVICES |
| THE KENNEDY CENTER | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SERVICES |
| SAMUELS PUBLIC LIBRARY | FRONT ROYAL, VA | $5,125 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SERVICES |
| FRONT ROYAL WOMENS RESOURCE CENTER | FRONT ROYAL, VA | $4,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SERVICES |
| ST LUKE'S COMMUNITY CLINIC | FRONT ROYAL, VA | $1,500 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SERVICES |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF WARREN COUNTY | FRONT ROYAL, VA | $1,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SERVICES |
| WARREN COUNTY EDUCATIONAL ENDOWMENT | FRONT ROYAL, VA | $1,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SERVICES |
| MAIN STREET CHAMBER ORCHESTRA | BERRYVILLE, VA | $1,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SERVICES |
| VALLEY CHORALE OF FRONT ROYAL | FRONT ROYAL, VA | $600 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SERVICES |
| ARTS CHORALE OF WINCHESTER | WINCHESTER, VA | $500 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SERVICES |
| MUSEUM OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY | WINCHESTER, VA | $25,000 | 2024 | COMMUNITY SERVICES |
| THE KENNEDY CENTER | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2024 | COMMUNITY SERVICES |
| SAMUELS PUBLIC LIBRARY | FRONT ROYAL, VA | $5,125 | 2024 | COMMUNITY SERVICES |
| FRONT ROYAL WOMENS RESOURCE CENTER | FRONT ROYAL, VA | $4,000 | 2024 | COMMUNITY SERVICES |
| ST LUKE'S COMMUNITY CLINIC | FRONT ROYAL, VA | $1,500 | 2024 | COMMUNITY SERVICES |
| VALLEY CHORALE OF FRONT ROYAL | FRONT ROYAL, VA | $500 | 2024 | COMMUNITY SERVICES |
| THE KENNEDY CENTER | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2023 | COMMUNITY SERVICES |
| MUSEUM OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY | WINCHESTER, VA | $10,000 | 2023 | COMMUNITY SERVICES |
| FRONT ROYAL WOMENS RESOURCE CENTER | FRONT ROYAL, VA | $4,000 | 2023 | COMMUNITY SERVICES |
| BLUE RIDGE AREA FOOD BANK | VERONA, VA | $2,000 | 2023 | COMMUNITY SERVICES |
| ST LUKE'S COMMUNITY CLINIC | FRONT ROYAL, VA | $1,500 | 2023 | COMMUNITY SERVICES |
| DEMENTIA MATTERS | BOYCE, VA | $1,000 | 2023 | COMMUNITY SERVICES |
| VALLEY CHORALE OF FRONT ROYAL | FRONT ROYAL, VA | $400 | 2023 | COMMUNITY SERVICES |
SAMUELS PUBLIC LIBRARY
$50,000COMMUNITY SERVICES
CALVARY EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$32,000COMMUNITY SERVICES
MUSEUM OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY
$5,000COMMUNITY SERVICES
FRONT ROYAL WOMENS RESOURCE CENTER
$4,000COMMUNITY SERVICES
THE KENNEDY CENTER
$3,000COMMUNITY SERVICES
LAUREL RIDGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
$2,500COMMUNITY SERVICES
COMMUNITY SERVICES
ARTS CHORALE OF WINCHESTER
$1,000COMMUNITY SERVICES
MAIN STREET CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
$600COMMUNITY SERVICES
VALLEY CHORALE OF FRONT ROYAL
$600COMMUNITY SERVICES
CALVARY EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$35,000COMMUNITY SERVICES
THE KENNEDY CENTER
$10,000COMMUNITY SERVICES
SAMUELS PUBLIC LIBRARY
$5,125COMMUNITY SERVICES
FRONT ROYAL WOMENS RESOURCE CENTER
$4,000COMMUNITY SERVICES
HUMANE SOCIETY OF WARREN COUNTY
$1,000COMMUNITY SERVICES
WARREN COUNTY EDUCATIONAL ENDOWMENT
$1,000COMMUNITY SERVICES
MAIN STREET CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
$1,000COMMUNITY SERVICES
VALLEY CHORALE OF FRONT ROYAL
$600COMMUNITY SERVICES
ARTS CHORALE OF WINCHESTER
$500COMMUNITY SERVICES
SAMUELS PUBLIC LIBRARY
$5,125COMMUNITY SERVICES
FRONT ROYAL WOMENS RESOURCE CENTER
$4,000COMMUNITY SERVICES
VALLEY CHORALE OF FRONT ROYAL
$500COMMUNITY SERVICES
FRONT ROYAL WOMENS RESOURCE CENTER
$4,000COMMUNITY SERVICES
DEMENTIA MATTERS
$1,000COMMUNITY SERVICES
VALLEY CHORALE OF FRONT ROYAL
$400COMMUNITY SERVICES