Culp Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests and gives by invitation only, so a small charity should not send a cold application and should instead seek a route in through someone connected to it.
- If you do have a route, its typical grants fall between $10,000 and $375,000, and the median grant was $100,000, so a request in that region fits its record, though the largest grant was $400,000, so that band is not a ceiling.
- Half of its 35 grants to organisations were $100,000 or less, so a request towards the lower end is also consistent with its giving.
- Repeat giving is substantial, with 59% of grant dollars to organisations in the filing going to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so the filing offers little on how new organisations fare.
- No geographic focus is stated; the grants shown mainly go to Maryland, Massachusetts and Virginia, but that is only what the filings show and is not a rule about who may apply.
Overview
Culp Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Mclean, 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’s filing records grants for general operating support, rather than naming specific project purposes. The main recipient types visible in the grant rows are educational institutions, including colleges, universities and schools. The grants also went to a range of other charitable organisations, including an animal shelter, a housing organisation, a conservation organisation and relief charities. The filings do not describe a formal set of funding themes or detailed eligibility criteria. Contributions are reported as going only to preselected charitable organisations, rather than being open to unsolicited requests.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Maryland, Massachusetts and Virginia.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 59% 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 35 grants to organisations were $100,000 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 16% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 59% of grant dollars went to organisations Culp Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 18 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $100k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Harvard Business School · 2024 grant for general operating$400,0002024 tax year
- Washington College GE Scholars · 2024 grant for general operating$266,0002024 tax year
- Sultana Education Foundation · 2024 grant for general operating$250,0002024 tax year
- FoxG1 Research Foundation · 2024 grant for general operating$250,0002024 tax year
- Washington College 4 FTEs · 2024 grant for general operating$190,6342024 tax year
- Washington College Pat Allender Chair · 2024 grant for general operating$125,0002024 tax year
- Johns Hopkins · 2024 grant for general operating$125,0002024 tax year
- Potomac School · 2024 grant for general operating$107,1432024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Wendy H Culp — Secretary
- H Lawrence Culp JR — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,132,745 | $1,051,092 | $19,021,871 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,758,771 | $1,640,167 | $20,454,755 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,452,813 | $2,313,777 | $73,161,945 | 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
- Mclean, VA