E Rhodes And Leona B Carpenter
The E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation is a private foundation dedicated to supporting a wide range of charitable initiatives. Its mission encompasses promoting arts and culture, health equity, and religious and faith-based activities, reflecting a commitment to community service and social justice. The foundation provides funding to organizations that serve diverse populations, including those focused on LGBTQ+ advocacy, education, and health care services. It primarily operates in the United States, with a significant concentration of grants directed towards projects in Virginia and Maryland, among other states.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Established nonprofits (especially arts/culture, faith-based, health, and education organizations) seeking general operating, program, capacity-building, exhibition, scholarship, or occasional capital support and comfortable with a mailed or guided application process.
Good Fit
- • Requesting general operating or program support in arts, cultural heritage, health, or religious leadership.
- • Proposals for exhibitions, conservations, performance seasons, or seminarian scholarships.
- • Requests in the mid-range ($25K–$250K) but with occasional larger capital or endowed gifts.
- • Demonstrable alignment with the foundation’s past geographic footprint (national but with notable Virginia support).
- • Willingness to follow stated guidelines and meet the foundation’s deadlines (January 31 and July 15) and submission instructions.
Geography
Observed giving in the latest year covered about 32 states, indicating a multi-state/national footprint even though Virginia received a notable share (about 21%).
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows roughly 295 distinct recipients (with similar counts in prior years) across diverse mission areas, demonstrating a broad and independent recipient set rather than a tiny closed circle.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of access includes published deadlines and a mailed/phone submission route, and roughly 160 new recipients appeared in the latest year, which together indicate that unfamiliar applicants have a realistic path into the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
