Susan Lynde Duval Phipps Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Susan Lynde Duval Phipps Foundation does not accept unsolicited requests, so a grant writer should not send a cold application and should wait for an invitation before making any approach.
- Its giving has risen each year to $346,000 paid in its latest filing, and about 8 in 10 of its 81 grants to organisations fall between $1,000 and $20,000, so a request in that band is typical, although its largest grant was $35,000 and its median was $5,000.
- Its grants lean towards animal rescue and humanitarian relief, themes drawn from what it has funded rather than stated by the foundation, so a fit should be judged against its actual grants.
- Repeat giving is strong, with 77% of its grant dollars to organisations going to groups it had funded in earlier filings, so relationships are likely to matter, but a new or little-funded group is not ruled out.
- No geographic focus is stated, so location should not rule an organisation out, though most of its grants have gone to Virginia, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York and California.
Overview
Susan Lynde Duval Phipps 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 grant record spans a broad range of charitable work. Its grants support environmental protection, including watershed and natural-resource conservation, animal rescue and rehabilitation, humanitarian and community-crisis relief, and meals for people in need. Other recorded purposes include advanced illness care, historic preservation, horticultural education and garden conservation, therapeutic riding for people with disabilities, tutoring for pupils in high-needs schools, and emergency services. Grants also support research and education, including work relating to plants, gardens and health. The filings include both these specified activities and grants described only as supporting an organisation’s charitable purpose.
Themes
From its grants, not stated by the foundation:
- Animal rescue
- Humanitarian relief
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Virginia, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York and California.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 77% 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 81 grants to organisations were $5,000 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: 3%
- The largest single recipient received 11% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 77% of grant dollars went to organisations Susan Lynde Duval Phipps Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 2% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 36 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $5,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Potomac Conservancy · To support protection of the potomac river watershed$35,0002024 tax year
- Northern Virginia Conservation Trust · To support charitable purpose of organization$35,0002024 tax year
- Capital Caring · To suuport highest quality advanced illness care$25,0002024 tax year
- Direct Relief · To support and aid in humanitarian, climate, and community crises$20,0002024 tax year
- The Garden Conservancy · To support charitalbe purpose of organization$20,0002024 tax year
- International Relief Teams · To support and aid in humanitarian, climate, and community crises$20,0002024 tax year
- Southern Environmental Law Center · To aid in protection of environment and natural resources$20,0002024 tax year
- World Central Kitchen · To help support provision of meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises$20,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Karen K Duval — Treasurer
- Daniel H Duval — President
- Claire Graham — Vice-President
- William H Duval — Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $120,504 | $110,000 | $2,681,486 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $194,469 | $150,000 | $7,474,705 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $453,544 | $346,000 | $14,959,398 | 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