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The Virginia State Dairymens Association

Public charity · Grantmaker Bridgewater, VA EIN: 54-0574271 Website

To represent and promote the dairy industry in Virginia.

The Virginia State Dairymens Association at a glance

In short: The Virginia State Dairymens Association gave $40K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$39,578
-1.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$19,789
-1.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$19,789
Total assets
$1,916,909
+19.3% 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 September 2026.

Who The Virginia State Dairymens Association funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Virginia Tech: $25KVirginia Tech$25KDairy Foundation of Virginia: $15KDairy Foundation of Virginia$15K

The largest 2025 recipient was Virginia Tech ($25K). Together the top 2 received $40K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

BlacksburgBridgewater

How The Virginia State Dairymens Association gives

  • Giving fell 33% from 2022 to 2025. Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $22K (2023) to $59K (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $40K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VASupport of the Dairy Sciences Program$25,000
Dairy Foundation of Virginia Bridgewater, VAScholarships and Foundation Operations$14,578
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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$1,916,909$677,354$361,086$39,5782$205,206
2024$1,606,508$555,936$359,614$40,0062$174,308
2023$1,407,382$501,360$336,839$22,0032$152,283
2022$1,240,967$232,981$320,325$58,6532$-151,508
2021$1,338,060$423,526$234,104$33,8422$150,375
2020$1,147,799$286,837$220,745$38,1402$-663

About The Virginia State Dairymens Association

Based on IRS filings

The Virginia State Dairymens Association is a public charity, based in Bridgewater, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $40K. Net investment income was $205K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Virginia State Dairymens Association is led by Gerald Heatwole, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 18 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Gerald Heatwole

    President

    2nd Vice President → 1st Vice President, 2022

    1st Vice President → President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bryan Matthews

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles Leech III

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Jordan

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Phillips

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kraig Smith

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rena Johnson

    Director

    1st Vice President → President, 2022

    President → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Maxie Aker

    Director

    President → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeremy Moyer

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Paulson

    Secretary & Treasurer

    Officer → Secretary & Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $66K (2020) → $89K (2025)

  • Charles Broaddus

    Ex-Officio

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Sisson

    2nd Vice President

    Director → 2nd Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Crafton Wilkes

    Ex-Officio

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Gerrard

    Ex-Officio

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Moretz

    Ex-Officio

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Kerr

    Ex-Officio

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lloyd Phillips

    Ex-Officio

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roy Vanderhyde

    1st Vice President

    President → 2nd Vice President, 2022

    2nd Vice President → 1st Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Ww Sanford (2020–2021) — Ex-Officio

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Eric Paulson — Sec/Treas: $89KEric PaulsonSec/Treas$89K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $89K, to Eric Paulson (Sec/Treas).

Frequently asked questions about The Virginia State Dairymens Association

How much does The Virginia State Dairymens Association give each year?

The Virginia State Dairymens Association gave $40K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $40K across 2 grants.

How large is The Virginia State Dairymens Association?

The Virginia State Dairymens Association reported $1.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $677K.

Where does The Virginia State Dairymens Association operate?

The Virginia State Dairymens Association has awarded grants in Virginia.

What is The Virginia State Dairymens Association's EIN?

The Virginia State Dairymens Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-0574271. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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