Marion Bradley Via Memorial Foundation

OVERVIEW: The Marion Bradley Via Memorial Foundation supports education, arts and culture and health in South Dakota and Virginia.

FUNDING AREAS: Education, arts and culture, health

IP TAKE: Much of this foundation’s support goes to organizations in Virginia, but this is still an approachable local funder to know in South Dakota. The foundation lacks a website, which restricts transparency about grantmaking guidelines and strategies.

PROFILE: Established in 2002, the Marion Bradley Via Memorial Foundation is a private family foundation based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Via was the adopted daughter of Harry Lynde Bradley, who was a co-founder of the Allen-Bradley Company and the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation. The family has a strong history in supporting conservative causes. Via lived in Virginia until her death in 1993. This foundation funds local efforts for education, arts and culture and health.

The Marion Bradley Via Memorial Foundation does not have a website to guide grantseekers. However, the foundation is set up to give broadly for charitable, educational, religious and scientific purposes. It tends to support the same well-established organizations year after year. Past support has gone towards music, universities, research and a health clinic.

Grants range between about $5,000 and $150,000.  The foundation typically awards less than $300,000 in grant per year. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on South Dakota and the Greater Roanoke Valley Area in Virginia. An example past local grantees is the Harvey W. Peters Research Foundation in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits. It does not have a specific application form but rather requires all relevant materials to be sent in written form by mail or email. There are no deadlines for grant submissions. Direct general questions to the staff at 540-774-8800 or to the foundation manager, John G. Rocovich, Jr. from Moss & Rocovich, P.C., at jrocovich@mossandrocovich.com.

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