D.N. Batten Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The D.N. Batten Foundation supports water and species conservation, youth development, health and community needs in Virginia.
FUNDING AREAS: Water and species conservation, youth development, health, community needs
IP TAKE: Batten is a big name to know in the world of Virginia philanthropy; however, this foundation is not particularly accessible for first-time grantseekers in the state.
PROFILE: Established in 1997, the D.N. Batten Foundation is a private foundation based in Norfolk, Virginia. It is managed by Signature Family Wealth Advisors. Founder Dorothy Batten was raised on the banks of the Atlantic Ocean and Virginia’s tidewater rivers and has dedicated her philanthropy to protecting nature and animals, as well as empowering people without resources to achieve wellbeing. The foundation aims to “create opportunities for people to live healthy, fruitful lives, especially through the promotion of healthier environmental conditions.” It funds local efforts for water and species conservation, youth development, health and community needs.
The D.N. Batten Foundation extends its water and species conservation efforts locally to the Chesapeake Bay Watershed and the biodiversity at risk from human development. The foundation directs other environmental efforts towards the tropical Andes and large mammal species. Youth development grants promote adolescents’ physical, social/emotional, cognitive and identify wellbeing. Innovation in healthcare grants fund initiatives to integrate advanced technology in treatments, specially with regard to mental health prevention and care. Charlottesville, Virginia is the foundation’s big local priority and where the funder supports direct services and urgent needs for education, hunger, homelessness, job skills, women, children and other community needs.
Grants range between about $5,000 and $1 million. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on Charlottesville, Virginia, the Chesapeake Bay region and broader geographic interests of the founder. Past local grantees include the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Charlottesville Works at PVCC and the Darden School Foundation.
This foundation does not accept unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits and only accepts grant applications on an invitation-only basis. Direct general questions to the staff at info@dnbattenfoundation.org or 757-625-7670.
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