Sharon Virts Charitable Foundation
The Virts Miller Foundation (EIN 47-5501564) is a Leesburg, VA private foundation that funds education, culture & historic preservation, health, and opportunity development. The official site lists its grant program, recent grantees and news, and provides contact details ([email protected]). The foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF also lists VIRTSMILLERFOUNDATION.ORG as its public website.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A small-to-mid local nonprofit (or regional organization with a Loudoun County project) focused on education, cultural heritage/historic preservation, youth health, or opportunity development and able to demonstrate clear benefit to Loudoun County or nearby Virginia communities.
Good Fit
- • Project directly benefits Loudoun County or the surrounding Virginia region
- • Work aligns with education, cultural heritage, historic preservation, youth health, or opportunity development
- • Request size in the range of past grants (several thousand to mid-five-figures)
- • Local credibility, partnerships, or endorsement from community institutions
- • Clear, measurable local impact and a concise application or letter
Geography
Giving is regionally concentrated: the foundation directs the majority of dollars to Virginia but also funded recipients in North Carolina and Maryland in the latest year; about 67% of 2024 dollars went to Virginia with three states represented.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded 10 distinct recipients in 2024 (15 in 2022), with many appearing to be independent local charities across education, culture, and health rather than a single affiliated circle; turnover includes seven new recipients in the latest year.
New Applicants
There is an explicit application route (website, email, rolling deadline) and filings show seven new recipients in the latest year, indicating that unfamiliar applicants have a realistic path to be funded, though awards are targeted to Loudoun/VA impact.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
