Beazley Foundation Incorporated
Beazley Foundation, Inc. is a privately endowed charitable foundation in Portsmouth, VA that supports education, healthcare, housing, recreation and youth programs. The official site lists the foundation's mission, trustees, contact details, grant policy, application format (PDF) and current grantees.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A Virginia-based nonprofit (especially in the Tidewater/Hampton Roads area) working in education, health, youth development, housing, or community services with an established track record and a project budget in the typical $5k–$125k range.
Good Fit
- • Located in Virginia, preferably in the Portsmouth/Norfolk/Chesapeake region.
- • Programs focused on education, healthcare, youth services, community recreation, or housing.
- • Project or operating budgets consistent with the foundation's median grant (~$20k) and observed $5k–$125k range.
- • Willingness to have a pre-submission conversation with the President or designee.
- • 501(c)(3) status and local partnership or track record in the community.
Geography
Observed grants are overwhelmingly in Virginia across the filing years and the foundation is headquartered in Portsmouth, indicating a tightly local giving footprint.
Recipient Variety
Recent years show dozens of distinct grantees (46–58 per year) across education, health, youth and community organizations, with modest top-five dollar concentration, indicating a broad recipient set for the foundation's size.
New Applicants
Behavior shows many first-time recipients in the latest year (about half), and a public application PDF, rolling deadline, and contact routes are published; the foundation does require a pre-submission discussion but still appears to accept new applicants.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
