The Donahue Family Foundation
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting various charitable initiatives, primarily focusing on community service and human services. Its mission reflects a commitment to empowering individuals and enhancing community well-being through funding for healthcare, education, and empowerment programs, particularly for women. The foundation serves a diverse range of recipients, including healthcare ministries, educational institutions, and organizations that promote animal welfare. While it primarily supports causes in Virginia, its funding also extends to a few organizations in Washington, D.C.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A Virginia-based nonprofit with an established local track record in community service, human services, education, or women’s empowerment seeking modest general operating or program support and that can be introduced through local networks or recurring grantees.
Good Fit
- • Organization is based in Richmond/greater Virginia and serves local populations.
- • Requests modest grants in the typical range of recent awards (roughly $2k–$25k).
- • Seeks general operating or program support rather than a competitive RFP response.
- • Has an existing relationship or can secure an introduction from a prior grantee or local intermediary.
- • Mission areas align with observed recipients (healthcare, human services, education, women’s empowerment).
Geography
Giving is overwhelmingly in the foundation's home state: about 98% of dollars went to Virginia in the latest year, with only small out-of-state gifts recorded.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 16 distinct recipients across multiple sectors, indicating a moderately broad independent recipient set for a small private foundation, even though the top five recipients capture about 75% of dollars.
New Applicants
The foundation declares it funds only preselected recipients and the latest year added only two new grantees while most grantees (14) recur; this pattern and the invite-only statement suggest low likelihood for unfamiliar applicants to enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
