The Fund for the Virginia Organizing Project

Public charity · Grantmaker Fredericksburg, VA EIN: 54-2007969

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The Fund for the Virginia Organizing Project at a glance

In short: The Fund for the Virginia Organizing Project gave $59K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $59K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$58,839
+88.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$58,839
+88.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$58,839
Total assets
$2,067,602
+0.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Virginia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who The Fund for the Virginia Organizing Project funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Virginia Organizing: $59KVirginia Organizing$59K

The largest 2025 recipient was Virginia Organizing ($59K).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 4 (75%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Charlottesville

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 Total only2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $24K (2020) to $59K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $59K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Virginia Organizing Charlottesville, VATo Assist in Various Not for Profit Programs.$58,839
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$2,067,602$63,814$58,839$58,8391$49,400
2024$2,062,627$263,030$31,301$31,3011$37,062
2023$2,050,899$488,157$28,555$28,5551$61,760
2022$1,591,297$57,663$25,000$25,000Total only$49,407
2021$1,558,634$57,929$25,000$25,0001$49,403
2020$1,525,704$38,309$31,837$23,5581$48,732

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About The Fund for the Virginia Organizing Project

Based on IRS filings

The Fund for the Virginia Organizing Project is a public charity, based in Fredericksburg, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $59K. Net investment income was $49K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Fund for the Virginia Organizing Project is led by Brian Johns, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Brian Johns

    President

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cathy Woodson

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Rubinstein

    Secretary-Treasuer

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about The Fund for the Virginia Organizing Project

How much does The Fund for the Virginia Organizing Project give each year?

The Fund for the Virginia Organizing Project gave $59K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $31K across 1 grant.

How large is The Fund for the Virginia Organizing Project?

The Fund for the Virginia Organizing Project reported $2.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $64K.

Where does The Fund for the Virginia Organizing Project operate?

The Fund for the Virginia Organizing Project has awarded grants in Virginia.

What is The Fund for the Virginia Organizing Project's EIN?

The Fund for the Virginia Organizing Project's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-2007969. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 20, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 24, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 23, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 25, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 2, 2026)

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