E Stuart James Grant Charitable Trust
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The trust accepts no unsolicited requests and gives only to organisations it has preselected, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered; your first step should be to establish a connection with it rather than to send a proposal.
- Its recorded giving covers educational institutions and a wide range of community, health, animal welfare, historical and equipment work, so your project fits best if it falls within those areas.
- All of its grant dollars to organisations in its latest filing went to organisations it had also funded in the two earlier filings, so repeat giving is the norm and the funding is relationship-led.
- About eight in ten of its grants fall between $100,000 and $700,000, and half of its grants to organisations were about $160,000 or less, so a request in the lower part of that range is the more realistic size, though its largest grant was $850,000 and that band is not a ceiling.
- No geographic focus is stated, so location alone should not be read as a reason to hold back.
Overview
E Stuart James Grant Charitable Trust is a US private foundation administered by its trustee, Atlantic Union Bank, in Danville, 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 13 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The trust supports educational institutions and a range of charitable and community-serving organisations in Virginia. Its recorded grants include school and university building work, capital campaigns, debt reduction, college advising and other educational programmes, alongside community facilities, health and human services, animal welfare, historical and cultural activities, and equipment. It combines multi-year pledges and project-specific contributions with unrestricted or undesignated support. The recipients include schools, universities and other public-benefit organisations, with grants routed through local service organisations as well as made directly to educational institutions. Overall, its recorded giving supports both institutional development and practical programme or facility needs.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Virginia.
How to apply
The trust makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 100% 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 28 grants to organisations were about $160,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 32% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 100% of grant dollars went to organisations E Stuart James Grant Charitable Trust had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 15% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 9 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $200k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Hargrave Military Academy · $600,000 barracks renovation, infrastructure upgrades and facilty improvements (2nd of 5 yr pledge); $100,000 undesignated support$700,0002024 tax year
- Averett University · $400,000 debt reduction (2nd year of 3 year pledge)$500,0002024 tax year
- University of Virginia · $175,000 college advising corps; $100,000 sorensen institute; $50,000 undesignated$325,0002024 tax year
- Hatcher Center (The Arc) · $190,000 purchase of electric health records program; $50,000 fabric, material, and point of sale system upgrade; $20,000 undesignated support$260,0002024 tax year
- Lions Club Foundation · $80,000 big brothers big sister - new van; $100,000 pittsylvania co public library - purchase of bookmobile; $20,000 undesignated$200,0002024 tax year
- Kiwanis Foundation · $25,000 boys & girls club - purchase of van; $50,000 danville science center new films, exhibits & equipment;$100,000 danville life saving & first aid crew - purchase of medic uniot; $20,000 undesignated support$195,0002024 tax year
- Red Hill Shrine · $30,000 danville & pittsylvania co student interactive programs adn take home kits; $30,000 revamp lifing history curriculum materials and learning stations, interpreter recruitment trraining; $50,000 capital improvements impacting visitor accessibility and safety; $20,000 undesignated$130,0002024 tax year
- Danville Area Humane Society · $65,000 spay/neuter program; $35,000 expand/fortify outside dog play area; $20,000 undesignated; $227 refunded$119,7732024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
Administered by its trustee, Atlantic Union Bank.
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $2,715,191 | $2,326,700 | $40,766,440 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,601,272 | $2,219,350 | $43,915,416 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,928,790 | $2,504,773 | $47,571,392 | 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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- Danville, VA (office of its trustee, Atlantic Union Bank)
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Contact
- Danville, VA (office of its trustee, Atlantic Union Bank)