Barbara Brunckhorst 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 works by invitation only, so a small charity should not send a cold proposal; the route in is an existing relationship or an invitation.
- The filing shows that 99% of grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had funded before, so repeat relationships appear to matter most.
- Where an invitation does come, a modest request fits: half of its 64 grants to organisations were $75,000 or less, and about 8 in 10 fall between $50,000 and $400,000, though its largest grant was $22,000,000, so that band is not a ceiling.
- The filing shows grants mainly in Virginia, but no geographic focus is stated, so do not assume the foundation is limited to that state.
Overview
Barbara Brunckhorst Foundation is a US private foundation based in Richmond, 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 12 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation's recorded grants have chiefly funded a liver institute and endowed chairs at a medical school. Most other organisational grants are listed for general purposes; named purposes also include a just-transition fund and an equitable, just national climate forum. Its grantees include medical institutions, environmental and conservation organisations, animal-welfare charities, reproductive-health organisations, land-conservation bodies and civic or policy groups. Giving is concentrated in Virginia, with grants also reaching organisations elsewhere in the United States. The record shows a major medical investment alongside support across a broad range of nonprofit organisations.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Virginia.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 99% 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 64 grants to organisations were $75,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
5 other states: 2%
- The largest single recipient received 88% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 100% of grant dollars went to organisations Barbara Brunckhorst Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 3% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 18 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $75,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- VCU School of Medicine · To Fund the Liver Institute and Endow two Chairs.$22,000,0002024 tax year
- VA Institute Marine Science Foundat · General Purpose unless otherwise stated$100,0002024 tax year
- Wildlife Center of Virginia · General Purpose unless otherwise stated$100,0002024 tax year
- Richmond Animal Welfare Foundation · General Purpose unless otherwise stated$100,0002024 tax year
- Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · Just Transition Fund$100,0002024 tax year
- Espanola Humane · General Purpose unless otherwise stated$90,0002024 tax year
- REPRO-Rising Virginia Foundation · General Purpose unless otherwise stated$75,0002024 tax year
- Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide · General Purpose unless otherwise stated$75,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Susan S Kemp — Trustee
- Ansley S Dowler — Trustee
- Richard Todd Stravitz — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $21,573,354 | $19,980,000 | $277,391,044 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $20,850,522 | $18,205,000 | $455,256,980 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $27,135,798 | $23,220,000 | $540,978,518 | 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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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Richmond, VA