The Peterson Family Foundation concentrates large, targeted gifts to institutions in Fairfax/VA-area and selective national education and health organizations, with an emphasis on capital projects, facility renovation/restoration, and program support for faith-based and educational institutions. Grants are often sizable and directed toward bricks-and-mortar needs (church restoration, school renovations, construction) as well as major health system support and selective higher-education giving.
The Peterson Family Foundation Inc. stands out for pairing large capital grants with continuing operating support across faith-based, education, health, and family-service institutions. Its recent records show repeated support for the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation in Washington, DC, including $1,000,000 for cathedral renovation in 2023 and another $1,000,000 for restoration funds in 2025. The foundation also backs major local institutions such as Inova Health System Foundation in Falls Church, where a $1,288,700 grant in 2025 supported general care and Life with Cancer work. That mix of preservation, facilities work, and mission support appears throughout the portfolio. In education, the foundation has made sizable grants to schools and universities for renovations and general support, including St Stephen's & St Agnes School in Alexandria and Middlebury College in Vermont. In community and religious service, it has funded church-related schools, feeding programs, and local family services. Health-related giving includes cancer services, hospital renovation, and medical equipment, while disaster relief appears in a smaller set of targeted grants. The overall pattern is regional, with a strong Virginia presence and select grants to institutions outside the state.
A major theme is faith-based preservation and institutional restoration. The Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation received $1,000,000 in 2025 for restoration funds, following a $1,000,000 cathedral-renovation grant in 2023. The foundation also supported Fairfax United Methodist Church with $101,525 in 2023 for general support. Education is another clear lane. St Stephen's & St Agnes School in Alexandria received $605,000 in 2025 for renovation funds after a $610,000 renovation grant in 2023. George Mason University Foundation Inc. in Fairfax also received renovation-related support in both 2023 and 2025. In health and family services, Inova Health System Foundation received $1,288,700 in 2025 for general support and Life with Cancer, while Northern Virginia Family Service received $230,000 in 2025 for general support and its Fund for Families. The foundation also gave $75,000 to American Logistics Aid Network in 2025 for hurricane relief.
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$2.4M
$4.4M
$6.3M
Most grants fall between $1K and $11K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$11K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Peterson Family Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 321 | $13.6M | 97.3% |
| 2 | Dominican Republic |
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Concentrated, high-dollar gifts with a small number of grants per year; repeat funding to a few core institutions; preference for capital projects, renovations, and major institutional support rather than many small grants.
Notable grantees: Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation, Inova Health System Foundation, St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School, Middlebury College, Youth for Tomorrow
Typical grants are modest relative to the largest awards: the 25th percentile is $1,000, the median is $3,000, and the 75th percentile is $11,476. The portfolio is not limited to small gifts, though; it also includes six- and seven-figure awards for capital and institutional support. Several recipients appear in more than one year, including Inova, the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation, St Stephen's & St Agnes School, York Hospital, Ogunquit Playhouse Foundation, Project Cure, Potomac Riverkeeper Inc., Northern Virginia Family Service, Fairfax United Methodist Church, and Flint Hill School Foundation. The foundation is structured as a family foundation rather than a donor-advised fund, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
Grantmaking is concentrated in Virginia, which accounts for 47% of grants, with Falls Church, Alexandria, Fairfax, Oakton, and Bristow all appearing as recipient locations. Washington, DC also receives repeated support, including grants to the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation and Potomac Riverkeeper Inc. Outside the region, the foundation has funded organizations in York, Maine; Ogunquit, Maine; Centennial, Colorado; Miami, Florida; and Middlebury, Vermont. The recipient-country mix is overwhelmingly U.S.-based, with 224 grants in the United States and 6 in the Dominican Republic.
Its recent grants favor faith-based institutions, schools, hospitals, and family-service organizations. Examples include cathedral restoration in Washington, DC; school renovations in Alexandria and Fairfax-area institutions; general support for Inova Health System Foundation in Falls Church; and funding for Northern Virginia Family Service in Oakton.
Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years, including the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation, St Stephen's & St Agnes School, York Hospital, Ogunquit Playhouse Foundation, Project Cure, Potomac Riverkeeper Inc., Northern Virginia Family Service, Fairfax United Methodist Church, Flint Hill School Foundation, and Inova Health System Foundation.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is $1,000 at the 25th percentile, $3,000 at the median, and $11,476 at the 75th percentile. That said, its recent records also include much larger awards for renovation, restoration, health support, and construction.
Virginia is its top giving state, accounting for 47% of grants. Recipient locations in the recent grant list include Falls Church, Alexandria, Fairfax, Oakton, and Bristow, with additional grants to Washington, DC and other states.
Yes, but rarely. The recipient-country distribution shows 224 grants in the United States and 6 in the Dominican Republic.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| 9 |
| $837K |
2.7% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INOVA HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION | FALLS CHURCH, VA | $1,288,700 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT & LIFE W/ CANCER |
| PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CATHEDRAL FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000,000 | 2025 | RESTORATION FUNDS |
| MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE | MIDDLEBURY, VT | $725,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST STEPHEN'S & ST AGNES SCHOOL | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $605,000 | 2025 | RENOVATION FUNDS |
| YORK HOSPITAL | YORK, ME | $458,334 | 2025 | RENOVATION FUNDS |
| OGUNQUIT PLAYHOUSE FOUNDATION | OGUNQUIT, ME | $333,333 | 2025 | RENOVATION FUNDS |
| NORTHERN VIRGINIA FAMILY SERVICE | OAKTON, VA | $230,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT & FUND FOR FAMILIES |
| GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC | FAIRFAX, VA | $225,553 | 2025 | RENOVATION FUNDS |
| PBO OF THE UNITED STATES | MIAMI, FL | $150,000 | 2025 | MEDICAL EQUIPMENT |
| POTOMAC RIVERKEEPER INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $136,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MINISTERIO LA BATALLA DE LA FE USA INC | MIAMI, FL | $125,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| IGLESIA AFRICANA METODISTA EPISCOPAL AME | ENSANCHE PEREYRA LA ROMAN | $117,000 | 2025 | TO FUND OPERATING COSTS OF THE CHURCH RELATED SCHOOL ESCUELA HOGAR EMAUS AND HELP FUND THE CHURCH'S FEEDING PROGRAM FOR THE POOR. THE FUNDS COVER PAYROLL, THE FEEDING OF STUDENTS AND THE POOR IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND OTHER COSTS, SUCH AS UNIFORMS, BOOKS, INTERNET, GAS, ETC. |
| AMERICAN LOGISTICS AID NETWORK | LAKELAND, FL | $75,000 | 2025 | HURRICANE RELIEF |
| PROJECT CURE | CENTENNIAL, CO | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FAIRFAX UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | FAIRFAX, VA | $53,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FLINT HILL SCHOOL FOUNDATION | OAKTON, VA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| YORK VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INC | YORK, ME | $40,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LIGA DOMINICANA CONTRA EL CANCER | SANTO DOMINGO | $40,000 | 2025 | KOIOS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OF ULTRASOUND MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS FUND |
| OPERATION AIRDROP | BEDFORD, TX | $30,000 | 2025 | HURRICANE RELIEF |
| SAMARITAN'S PURSE | BOONE, NC | $25,000 | 2025 | HURRICANE RELIEF |
| SEND RELIEF | ALPHARETTA, GA | $25,000 | 2025 | HURRICANE RELIEF |
| WOLF TRAP FOUNDATION | VIENNA, VA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MIDDLEBURG FILM FESTIVAL | MIDDLEBURG, VA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY | WINCHESTER, VA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TEAM RUBICON | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | HURRICANE RELIEF |
| HELPING CHILDREN WORLDWIDE | CHANTILLY, VA | $22,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LOUDOUN BENEFIT HORSE SHOW FOUNDATION | UPPERVILLE, VA | $21,531 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NORTHERN VIRGINIA CONSERVATION TRUST | ANNANDALE, VA | $21,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MIDDLEBURG HUMANE FOUNDATION | MIDDLEBURG, VA | $16,667 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| YORK COMMUNITY SERVICE ASSOCIATION | YORK, ME | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION | BALTIMORE, MD | $15,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT ACADIA NATIONAL PARK |
| YOUTH FOR TOMORROW | BRISTOW, VA | $13,950 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FLAMBOYAN FOUNDATION INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $12,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| RAINBOW THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER | HAYMARKET, VA | $10,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FIRST PARISH CHURCH | YORK, ME | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ARLINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | ARLINGTON, VA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF GREATER WASHINGTON | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY | WINSTON SALEM, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DAWAVE INC | OXON HILL, MD | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PROJECT ANGEL HEART | DENVER, CO | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OUR CHILDREN FOUNDATION | THE PLAINS, VA | $8,333 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION | MOOSE, WY | $7,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MICAH ECUMENICAL MINISTRIES | FREDERICKSBURG, VA | $6,800 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ARTSFAIRFAX | FAIRFAX, VA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SWIFT EAGLE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | AVON, CO | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| RANDOLPH-MACON ACADEMY | FRONT ROYAL, VA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FEAR 2 FREEDOM | NEWPORT NEWS, VA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EMERGING SCHOLARS PROGRAM INC | ARLINGTON, VA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HAMPDEN-SYDNEY COLLEGE | HAMPDENSYDNEY, VA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SMALL CHAMPIONS | VAIL, CO | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
INOVA HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION
$1,288,700GENERAL SUPPORT & LIFE W/ CANCER
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CATHEDRAL FOUNDATION
$1,000,000RESTORATION FUNDS
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE
$725,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ST STEPHEN'S & ST AGNES SCHOOL
$605,000RENOVATION FUNDS
YORK HOSPITAL
$458,334RENOVATION FUNDS
OGUNQUIT PLAYHOUSE FOUNDATION
$333,333RENOVATION FUNDS
NORTHERN VIRGINIA FAMILY SERVICE
$230,000GENERAL SUPPORT & FUND FOR FAMILIES
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC
$225,553RENOVATION FUNDS
PBO OF THE UNITED STATES
$150,000MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
POTOMAC RIVERKEEPER INC
$136,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MINISTERIO LA BATALLA DE LA FE USA INC
$125,000GENERAL SUPPORT
IGLESIA AFRICANA METODISTA EPISCOPAL AME
$117,000TO FUND OPERATING COSTS OF THE CHURCH RELATED SCHOOL ESCUELA HOGAR EMAUS AND HELP FUND THE CHURCH'S FEEDING PROGRAM FOR THE POOR. THE FUNDS COVER PAYROLL, THE FEEDING OF STUDENTS AND THE POOR IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND OTHER COSTS, SUCH AS UNIFORMS, BOOKS, INTERNET, GAS, ETC.
AMERICAN LOGISTICS AID NETWORK
$75,000HURRICANE RELIEF
PROJECT CURE
$75,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FAIRFAX UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$53,500GENERAL SUPPORT
FLINT HILL SCHOOL FOUNDATION
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
YORK VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INC
$40,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LIGA DOMINICANA CONTRA EL CANCER
$40,000KOIOS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OF ULTRASOUND MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS FUND
OPERATION AIRDROP
$30,000HURRICANE RELIEF
SAMARITAN'S PURSE
$25,000HURRICANE RELIEF
SEND RELIEF
$25,000HURRICANE RELIEF
WOLF TRAP FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MIDDLEBURG FILM FESTIVAL
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
TEAM RUBICON
$25,000HURRICANE RELIEF
HELPING CHILDREN WORLDWIDE
$22,500GENERAL SUPPORT
LOUDOUN BENEFIT HORSE SHOW FOUNDATION
$21,531GENERAL SUPPORT
NORTHERN VIRGINIA CONSERVATION TRUST
$21,500GENERAL SUPPORT
MIDDLEBURG HUMANE FOUNDATION
$16,667GENERAL SUPPORT
YORK COMMUNITY SERVICE ASSOCIATION
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION
$15,000SUPPORT ACADIA NATIONAL PARK
YOUTH FOR TOMORROW
$13,950GENERAL SUPPORT
FLAMBOYAN FOUNDATION INC
$12,500GENERAL SUPPORT
RAINBOW THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER
$10,500GENERAL SUPPORT
FIRST PARISH CHURCH
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ARLINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF GREATER WASHINGTON
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
DAWAVE INC
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PROJECT ANGEL HEART
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
OUR CHILDREN FOUNDATION
$8,333GENERAL SUPPORT
GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION
$7,500GENERAL SUPPORT
MICAH ECUMENICAL MINISTRIES
$6,800GENERAL SUPPORT
ARTSFAIRFAX
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SWIFT EAGLE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
RANDOLPH-MACON ACADEMY
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FEAR 2 FREEDOM
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
EMERGING SCHOLARS PROGRAM INC
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HAMPDEN-SYDNEY COLLEGE
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SMALL CHAMPIONS
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT