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Rappahannock United Way Inc

Foundation · Grantmaker Fredericksburg, VA EIN: 54-6042936 Website

Improving lives by mobilizing the caring power of our community.

Key facts about Rappahannock United Way Inc

In short: Rappahannock United Way Inc gave $181K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
54-6042936
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$181,270
Grants made (2025)
9
Average grant
$20,141
Median grant
$16,274
Total assets
$1,677,305
Primary geography
Virginia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$1.7M

-28.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$181K

-43.1% YoY

Grant Count

9

-57.1% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$20K

+32.8% YoY

How Rappahannock United Way Inc gives

  • Giving fell 34% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About Rappahannock United Way Inc

Based on IRS filings

Rappahannock United Way Inc is a nonprofit organization, based in Fredericksburg, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $181K. Net investment income was $27K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of all 9 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

States

Cities

FredericksburgAlexandriaStaffordArlington

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M22 grants201911 grants202011 grants202112 grants202221 grants202321 grants20249 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2025

Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank: $68KFredericksburg Regional FoodBank$68KSalavation Army HQ: $22KSalavation Army HQ$22KThurman Brisben Homeless Shelter: $17KThurman Brisben HomelessShelter$17KMicah Ecumenical Ministries Inc: $17KMicah Ecumenical MinistriesInc$17KEmpowerhouse: $16KEmpowerhouse$16KLloyd Moss Free Clinc: $15KLloyd Moss Free Clinc$15KCHC Creating Healthier Communities: $10KCHC Creating HealthierCommunities$10KLoisanns Hope House: $10KLoisanns Hope House$10KMental Health of America of: $7KMental Health of America of$7K

Grant Size Distribution

74 grants across all recorded years

71<$50K3$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
FREDERICKSBURG REGIONAL FOOD BANK Fredericksburg, VADONOR SUPPORT$67,770
SALAVATION ARMY HQ Fredericksburg, VADONOR SUPPORT$22,020
THURMAN BRISBEN HOMELESS SHELTER Fredericksburg, VADONOR & GEN SUPPORT$16,793
MICAH ECUMENICAL MINISTRIES INC Fredericksburg, VADONOR SUPPORT$16,550
EMPOWERHOUSE Fredericksburg, VADONOR & GEN SUPPORT$16,274
LLOYD MOSS FREE CLINC Fredericksburg, VADONOR & GEN SUPPORT$15,150
CHC CREATING HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES Alexandria, VADONOR & GEN SUPPORT$10,184
LOISANNS HOPE HOUSE Fredericksburg, VADONOR SUPPORT$9,583
MENTAL HEALTH OF AMERICA OF Fredericksburg, VADONOR & GEN SUPPORT$6,946

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$1,677,305$2,355,615$2,575,305
Revenue$1,311,144$1,674,699$1,857,020
Expenses$1,838,227$1,905,082$1,963,216
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$27,027$23,558$3,634
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 28, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 27, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 25, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 24, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Rappahannock United Way Inc is led by Janel S. Donohue, President on every filing since 2019; 3 of 18 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Janel S. Donohue

    President

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $113K (2019) → $126K (2025)

  • Sarah Walsh

    President

    Chief Impact Officer → Chief Impact, 2023

    Chief Impact → President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $95K (2021) → $125K (2025)

  • Sean Barden

    Chair

    Director → Treasurer, 2022

    Treasurer → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ann Myers

    Director of

    Dir-Finance & Administrator → Director of Finance, 2022

    Director of Finance → Director of, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $75K (2019) → $83K (2025)

  • Susan Coleman

    Director

    Chair → Past Chair, 2021

    Past Chair → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Hession

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shawn Sloan

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brittany Chiang

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kyle Allwine

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ron Davis

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cara Parker

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jean Ibanez Payne

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tiffany Ray-Patterson

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Smith

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Larry Andrews

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ron Holmes

    Vice Chair

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2023

    Chair → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brooke Miller

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Taunya Gardner

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (31)
  • Former: Amanda Talbert (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Clayton Smith (2019–2024) — Past Chair
  • Former: Edward Allison (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Ron Branscome (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jordan Hinkebein (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jeffrey Smith (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Lawrence Andrews (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jack Rowley (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Elizabeth Williams (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: John Coker (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Ed Allison (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jane Yaun (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Pete Humes (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jay Sellers (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Catherine Boldon (2022) — Director
  • Former: Tiffany Ray (2022) — Director
  • Former: Dale Lachniet (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jeanne Wesley (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Renee' Gregory (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Kate Boldon (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Maxie Rozell (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Cathy Davis (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Fred Rankin (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Melinda May (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Rob Dodd Jr. (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Beth Williams (2020) — Secretary
  • Former: David Rozell (2019) — Director
  • Former: Gordon Humes (2019) — Treasurer
  • Former: Labravia Jenkins (2019) — Director
  • Former: Ronald Branscome (2019) — Director
  • Former: William Hession (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Janel S Donohue — President: $126KJanel S DonohuePresident$126KSarah Walsh — President: $125KSarah WalshPresident$125KAnn Myers — Director of: $83KAnn MyersDirector of$83K

Frequently asked questions about Rappahannock United Way Inc

How much does Rappahannock United Way Inc give each year?

Rappahannock United Way Inc gave $181K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $319K across 21 grants.

What is Rappahannock United Way Inc's typical grant size?

Rappahannock United Way Inc's median grant in 2025 was $16,274, and its average grant was $20,141, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Rappahannock United Way Inc give grants?

Rappahannock United Way Inc gives mostly in Virginia: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Fredericksburg, VA (8 grants).

Does Rappahannock United Way Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 9 grants with a stated purpose on Rappahannock United Way Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Donor & Gen Support" (5 grants) and "Donor Support" (4 grants).

Who are Rappahannock United Way Inc's largest grantees?

Rappahannock United Way Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank ($67,770), Salavation Army HQ ($22,020) and Thurman Brisben Homeless Shelter ($16,793), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 59% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Rappahannock United Way Inc?

Rappahannock United Way Inc reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.3M.

What is Rappahannock United Way Inc's EIN?

Rappahannock United Way Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-6042936. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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