The Newmarket Foundation
The NewMarket Foundation is the corporate private foundation of NewMarket Corporation (Richmond, VA; EIN 27-1586209) and supports programs in education, health, social services, and cultural activities. The foundation’s grantmaking is reported on its IRS Form 990-PF (public filings linked on ProPublica/Nonprofit Explorer). The NewMarket corporate website references the foundation but does not publish a dedicated grants application page.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Established Virginia-based nonprofit working in education, health, social services, or cultural activities with capacity for large grants and a clear corporate engagement or matching-gift fit.
Good Fit
- • Organization is based in Virginia or serves Virginia communities.
- • Programmatic work aligns with education, health, social services, or cultural activities.
- • Ability to absorb and report on large multi-hundred-thousand to million-dollar awards.
- • Existing relationship or introduction to the company’s philanthropy or participation in a matching-gift program.
- • Clear, well-documented budget and measurable outcomes suitable for corporate foundation support.
Geography
Observed grant reporting for each year shows all charitable disbursements directed to Virginia, indicating a narrowly local geographic footprint in the available filings.
Recipient Variety
Public filings list a single top entry labeled 'Attached List' or 'Various' in each observed year, so the dataset shows only one reported recipient per year; this suggests low observed recipient variety although the label may mask internal detail.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of applicant turnover is limited by aggregated reporting, but a public application route (matching-gifts form), a named contact, and a submission address/phone exist, so unfamiliar applicants have a plausible—though not guaranteed—path to apply.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
