William M Backer Foundation Inc
Private foundation · The Plains, VA · EIN 13-3579157 · reported 2023–2025
151grants reported
$2,500median award
$1,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$1.9Mtotal paid
9states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 4 of its 151 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $60K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
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 1501
Middleburg, VA 20118-1501
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Piedmont Environmental Council ENVIRONMENTAL PURPOSES | Warrenton, VA | $450,000 |
| Piedmont Environmental Council ENVIRONMENTAL PURPOSES | Warrenton, VA | $256,000 |
| Piedmont Environmental Council ENVIRONMENTAL PURPOSES | Warrenton, VA | $245,800 |
| Afro-American Historical Association of Fauquier County | The Plains, VA | $110,000 |
| Campaign Legal Center | Washington, DC | $50,000 |
| Campaign Legal Center | Washington, DC | $35,000 |
| Piedmont Journalism Foundation | The Plains, VA | $35,000 |
| Campaign Legal Center | Washington, DC | $35,000 |
| Citizens for Fauquier County | Warrenton, VA | $32,000 |
| Fauquier Free Clinic | Warrenton, VA | $27,500 |
| Piedmont Journalism Foundation | The Plains, VA | $25,000 |
| Grace Episcopal Church RELIGIOUS PURPOSES | The Plains, VA | $25,000 |
| Citizens for Fauquier County | Warrenton, VA | $22,000 |
| Grace Episcopal Church RELIGIOUS PURPOSES | The Plains, VA | $20,000 |
| Fauquier Free Clinic | Warrenton, VA | $17,500 |
| Fauquier Free Clinic | Warrenton, VA | $17,500 |
| Afro-American Historical Association of Fauquier County | The Plains, VA | $17,000 |
| Piedmont Journalism Foundation | The Plains, VA | $15,000 |
| Windy Hill Foundation | Middleburg, VA | $12,500 |
| Windy Hill Foundation | Middleburg, VA | $12,500 |
| Virginia Tech Foundation EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Leesburg, VA | $12,500 |
| Windy Hill Foundation | Middleburg, VA | $12,500 |
| Virginia Tech Foundation EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Leesburg, VA | $12,000 |
| Moc Beagles Inc | Middleburg, VA | $11,000 |
| Grace Episcopal Church RELIGIOUS PURPOSES | The Plains, VA | $10,000 |
| Grayson-Jockey Club Research Fdn HORSE VETERINARY RESEARCH PURPOSES | Lexington, KY | $10,000 |
| Just Neighbors | Annandale, VA | $10,000 |
| Our Children Foundation | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Planned Parenthood EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Virginia League for Planned Parenthood | Richmond, VA | $10,000 |
| Grayson-Jockey Club Research Fdn HORSE VETERINARY RESEARCH PURPOSES | Lexington, KY | $10,000 |
| Our Children Foundation | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Planned Parenthood EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Grayson-Jockey Club Research Fdn HORSE VETERINARY RESEARCH PURPOSES | Lexington, KY | $10,000 |
| Our Children Foundation | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Planned Parenthood EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Virginia League for Planned Parenthood | Richmond, VA | $10,000 |
| Clifton Institute | Warrenton, VA | $5,000 |
| Giffords Law Center | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Racing Medication & Test Consortium | Lexington, KY | $5,000 |
| Seven Loaves | Middleburg, VA | $5,000 |
| Upperville Colt & Horse Show | Upperville, VA | $5,000 |
| Virginia Public Access Project | Richmond, VA | $5,000 |
| Virginia Thoroughbred Association | Charlottesville, VA | $5,000 |
| Fac Foundation | Fremont, NE | $5,000 |
| Racing Medication & Test Consortium | Lexington, KY | $5,000 |
| Upperville Colt & Horse Show | Upperville, VA | $5,000 |
| Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy | Richmond, VA | $5,000 |
| Virginia Public Access Project | Richmond, VA | $5,000 |
| Virginia Thoroughbred Association | Charlottesville, VA | $5,000 |
| Afro-American Historical Association of Fauquier County | The Plains, VA | $5,000 |
| Clifton Institute | Warrenton, VA | $5,000 |
| Fac Foundation | Fremont, NE | $5,000 |
| Racing Medication & Test Consortium | Lexington, KY | $5,000 |
| Seven Loaves | Middleburg, VA | $5,000 |
| The Plains Town Fund | The Plains, VA | $5,000 |
| Upperville Colt & Horse Show | Upperville, VA | $5,000 |
| Virginia Public Access Project | Richmond, VA | $5,000 |
| Virginia Thoroughbred Association | Charlottesville, VA | $5,000 |
| Fauquier Habitat for Humanity | Warrenton, VA | $4,700 |
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