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Hampton Roads Community Foundation
Hampton Roads Community Foundation reported $22.9 million in revenue and $41.4 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $92.02 went to program services, $4.52 to management and general costs and $3.46 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 94.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $411,046 (PRESIDENT, SECRETARY & CEO). 10 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 41% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $41MFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $23MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 92.0% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 4.5% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 3.5% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.07 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 94.0% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $411,046 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.99% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 10 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 158.3 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 13 of 14 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe foundation makes grants to nonprofit organizations from unrestricted, field-of-interest, designated and donor-advised funds, with the purpose of improving life in southeastern virginia
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT, SECRETARY & CEO Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $389,254 | $0 | $21,792 | $411,046 |
| CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $207,450 | $0 | $21,871 | $229,321 |
| VICE PRESIDENT OF GRANT MA Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $210,916 | $0 | $14,433 | $225,349 |
| VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADMINIS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $166,050 | $0 | $19,648 | $185,698 |
| VICE PRESIDENT FOR COMMUNI Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $164,436 | $0 | $18,522 | $182,958 |
| VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPM Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $166,050 | $0 | $10,755 | $176,805 |
| VICE PRESIDENT FOR EQUITY Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $150,675 | $0 | $18,726 | $169,401 |
| VICE PRESIDENT FOR DONOR E Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $150,675 | $0 | $18,541 | $169,216 |
10 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Hampton Roads Community Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $640K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b14 · 13 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 520
- Volunteers Part I, line 615
Private foundation grants it received
12 private foundations reported grants to Hampton Roads Community Foundation totaling $3.7M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Hampton Roads Community Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Hampton Roads Community Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Hampton Roads Community Foundation spent in 2025, $92.02 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Hampton Roads Community Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Hampton Roads Community Foundation reported that 92.0% of its $41.4 million in expenses went to program services, 4.5% to management and general and 3.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Hampton Roads Community Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Hampton Roads Community Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $411,046, for the role of PRESIDENT, SECRETARY & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Hampton Roads Community Foundation get its money?
Of $22.9 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 94.0% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Hampton Roads Community Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 54-2035996 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202602619349301700 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202532659349300228 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202432719349301678 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202322729349301102 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202203139349302720 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202102709349301385 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202012549349301526 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 54-2035996: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.