Randolph D Rouse Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- This foundation does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to help; a grant writer should approach it only through an existing connection or an invitation.
- Its typical grant band runs from $5,000 to $120,000, but half of its grants to organisations are $10,000 or less and the median is $10,000, so a modest request near that figure fits its usual pattern.
- Its stated themes are public health, education, youth sports and activities, and arts and museums, and the filing shows grants mainly in Virginia and Maryland, although no geographic focus is stated, so organisations elsewhere should not assume they are excluded.
- Because 98% of its grant dollars in the latest filing went to organisations it had funded in earlier filings, established relationships appear to matter more than a first approach.
Overview
Randolph D Rouse Foundation is a US private foundation based in Arlington, VA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Foundation describes its giving as contributions to local, regional and national tax-exempt organisations to further their respective tax-exempt purposes. Its largest stated fields are public health, education, youth sports and activities, and arts and museums. The filing's grant-purpose record is predominantly general use by qualified donee organisations, with a smaller number identified as support for operations. This is broad-purpose charitable giving to organisations rather than a narrowly specified project fund. The filing indicates that it gives only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Themes
- Public health
- Education
- Youth sports and activities
- Arts and museums
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Virginia and Maryland.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 98% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 181 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
2 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 24% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 98% of grant dollars went to organisations Randolph D Rouse Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 65 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Inova Health Foundation · General use by qualified donee organization$815,0002024 tax year
- VHC Health Foundation · General use by qualified donee organization$360,0002024 tax year
- Mariners Museum · General use by qualified donee organization$320,0002024 tax year
- Christopher Newport Educational Foundation · General use by qualified donee organization$315,0002024 tax year
- Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation · General use by qualified donee organization$315,0002024 tax year
- Arlington Sports Foundation · General use by qualified donee organization$270,0002024 tax year
- An Achievable Dream · General use by qualified donee organization$200,0002024 tax year
- Special Operations Warrior Fund · General use by qualified donee organization$100,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Patrick Stafford — Vice President
- Sidney G Simmonds — Secretary-Treasurer
- Thomas Meehan — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $3,748,572 | $3,300,000 | $61,919,613 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $3,322,437 | $2,880,000 | $68,196,285 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,960,366 | $3,510,000 | $71,281,113 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Contact
- Arlington, VA