Proteus Foundation
Private foundation · Winchester, VA · EIN 54-2013543 · reported 2023–2025
78grants reported
$5,000median award
$5,000lower quartile
$5,000smallest grant
$1.4Mtotal paid
9states reached
3years giving
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 467
Middleburg, VA 20118-0467
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation of Central Blue Ridge FOR SCHOLARSHIP FUND AND OTHER COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS | Staunton, VA | $170,000 |
| California Institute for MacHine Consciousness SUPPORT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 |
| Sweetwater Center for Arts SUPPORT ARTS CENTER | Sewickley, PA | $87,500 |
| Center for Open Science SUPPORT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | Charlottesville, VA | $50,000 |
| Community Foundation of Central Blue Ridge FOR SCHOLARSHIP FUND AND OTHER COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS | Staunton, VA | $50,000 |
| Fern Hollow Nature Center SUPPORT ENVIROMENTAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS | Sewickley, PA | $50,000 |
| Green Forests Work SUPPORT APPALACHIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROJECTS | Hope, IN | $50,000 |
| Sweetwater Center for Arts SUPPORT ARTS CENTER | Sewickley, PA | $50,000 |
| Center for Open Science SUPPORT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | Charlottesville, VA | $50,000 |
| Mediators Foundation SUPPORT FACES OF X PROJECT | Boulder, CO | $50,000 |
| Sweetwater Center for Arts SUPPORT ARTS CENTER | Sewickley, PA | $37,500 |
| Community Foundation of Central Blue Ridge FOR SCHOLARSHIP FUND AND OTHER COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS | Staunton, VA | $27,500 |
| American Shakespeare Center SUPPORT THEATRE | Staunton, PA | $25,000 |
| Green Forests Work SUPPORT APPALACHIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROJECTS | Hope, IN | $25,000 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology SUPPORT QUEST FOR INTELLIGENCE PROJECT | Cambridge, MA | $25,000 |
| Santa FE Institute SUPPORT INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | Santa FE, NM | $25,000 |
| Center for Open Science SUPPORT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | Charlottesville, VA | $25,000 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology SUPPORT QUEST FOR INTELLIGENCE PROJECT | Cambridge, MA | $25,000 |
| Mediators Foundation SUPPORT FACES OF X PROJECT | Boulder, CO | $25,000 |
| Santa FE Institute SUPPORT INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | Santa FE, NM | $25,000 |
| Green Forests Work SUPPORT APPALACHIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROJECTS | Hope, IN | $25,000 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology SUPPORT QUEST FOR INTELLIGENCE PROJECT | Cambridge, MA | $25,000 |
| Santa FE Institute SUPPORT INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | Santa FE, NM | $25,000 |
| Shenandoah Green SUPPORT TREE STEWART PROJECTS | Staunton, PA | $17,000 |
| Future Generations University SUPPORT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | Franklin, WV | $16,000 |
| The Lindsay Theater SUPPORT THEATER | Sewickley, PA | $15,000 |
| Tree Pittsburgh SUPPORT URBAN FOREST GROWTH | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 |
| Staunton Music Festival SUPPORT THE PERFORMANCE OF CHAMBER WORKS THROUGHOUT STAUNTON | Staunton, VA | $10,000 |
| Tree Pittsburgh SUPPORT URBAN FOREST GROWTH | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 |
| Radiant Hall SUPPORT ART CENTER | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 |
| The Lindsay Theater SUPPORT THEATER | Sewickley, PA | $10,000 |
| Tree Pittsburgh SUPPORT URBAN FOREST GROWTH | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 |
| Wvls Allegheny Mountain Radio SUPPORT RADIO STATION | Dunmore, WV | $5,500 |
| Allegheny Land Trust SUPPORT LAND CONSERVATION | Sewickley, PA | $5,000 |
| Cochran Hose Company SUPPORT FIRE AND RESCUE EFFORTS | Sewickley, PA | $5,000 |
| Heifetz Music Institute SUPPORT MUSIC EDUCATION | Staunton, VA | $5,000 |
| Highland Arts Council 3RD Space SUPPORT ARTS COUNCIL | Monterey, VA | $5,000 |
| Highland Children's House SUPPORT CHILDREN'S HOUSE | Monterey, VA | $5,000 |
| Highland County Humane Society SUPPORT HUMANE SOCIETY | Monterey, VA | $5,000 |
| Highland County Volunteer Rescue Squad Inc SUPPORT RESCUE EFFORTS | Monterey, VA | $5,000 |
| Highland Medical Center SUPPORT COUNTY HEALTH CARE | Monterey, VA | $5,000 |
| Historic Staunton Foundation SUPPORT HISTORIC RESOURCES | Staunton, VA | $5,000 |
| McDowell Volunteer Fire Department SUPPORT FIRE AND RESCUE EFFORTS | McDowell, VA | $5,000 |
| Mit Free Speech Alliance SUPPORT FREE SPEECH | Cambridge, MA | $5,000 |
| Radiant Hall SUPPORT ART CENTER | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 |
| Renewing Homes of Greater Augusta Inc SUPPORT HOME REPAIRS IN COMMUNITY | Staunton, VA | $5,000 |
| Sewickley Academy SUPPORT PRIVATE SCHOOL | Sewickley, PA | $5,000 |
| Sewickley Public Library SUPPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY | Sewickley, PA | $5,000 |
| Staunton Augusta Arts Center SUPPORT ARTS COUNCIL | Staunton, PA | $5,000 |
| Staunton Music Festival SUPPORT THE PERFORMANCE OF CHAMBER WORKS THROUGHOUT STAUNTON | Staunton, VA | $5,000 |
| Allegheny Land Trust SUPPORT LAND CONSERVATION | Sewickley, PA | $5,000 |
| American Red Cross SUPPORT DISASTER RELIEF | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Heifetz Music Institute SUPPORT MUSIC EDUCATION | Staunton, VA | $5,000 |
| Highland Arts Council 3RD Space SUPPORT ARTS COUNCIL | Monterey, VA | $5,000 |
| Highland Children's House SUPPORT CHILDREN'S HOUSE | Monterey, VA | $5,000 |
| Highland County Volunteer Rescue Squad Inc SUPPORT RESCUE EFFORTS | Monterey, VA | $5,000 |
| Highland Medical Center SUPPORT COUNTY HEALTH CARE | Monterey, VA | $5,000 |
| Historic Staunton Foundation SUPPORT HISTORIC RESOURCES | Staunton, VA | $5,000 |
| McDowell Volunteer Fire Department SUPPORT FIRE AND RESCUE EFFORTS | McDowell, VA | $5,000 |
| Mit Free Speech Alliance SUPPORT FREE SPEECH | Cambridge, MA | $5,000 |
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