United Way of Greater Charlottesville
United Way of Greater Charlottesville is a public charity based in Charlottesville, Virginia, formed in 1943. It brings together people and organizations to support families and strengthen the Greater Charlottesville community, with work focused on financial stability, school readiness, and connected community.
Key facts about United Way of Greater Charlottesville
In short: United Way of Greater Charlottesville gave $384K across 34 grants in 2025 (avg $11K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- EIN
- 54-0505882
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025
- Annual giving (2025)
- $384,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 34
- Average grant
- $11,294
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $8,984,623
- Primary geography
- Virginia (97% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- How to apply
- The Business Development Grants program uses an application and requires attendance at a virtual information session; the FY26 Community Excellence Award involved an application, planning sessions, and a final… Full details ↓
- Deadline
- The 2026 Business Development Grants deadline was July 18, 2026.
- Next open deadline
- November 12, 2026 (Community Excellence Award)
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Financial Overview
From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing
Total Assets
$9.0M
-2.4% YoY
Annual Giving
$384K
+74.5% YoY
Grant Count
34
+112.5% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$11K
-17.9% YoY
How United Way of Greater Charlottesville gives
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization states its mission as connecting the community so individuals and families can achieve their potential. Its three focus areas are:
- Financial Stability: Services and partnerships intended to help families move toward financial independence, alongside small-business grant opportunities.
- School Readiness: Expanding access to high-quality early care and education. The organization’s filing describes grants to partners, early education initiatives, and scholarships that help families with the cost of care.
- Connected Community: Convening people, organizations, and businesses through collaborative initiatives, volunteering, and community partnerships.
The organization’s 2024 filing also describes programs involving transportation assistance, financial supports, and community services. Among its 2025 grantees, Meals on Wheels of Greater Lynchburg says its mission is to address hunger and isolation for homebound people through meals, visits, and safety checks. Hospice of the Piedmont describes its mission as guiding life’s final journey with expertise and empathy.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, United Way reported 34 grants totaling $384,000. Grants ranged from $7,000 to $50,000, with a median of $10,000.
The largest reported grants included $50,000 to Piedmont YMCA Early Learning Center and $22,500 to Pilgrim Baptist Church, both for program and service support. Other notable awards included $20,000 each to Kidz Nation – Harvest Church and Piper Ivy Preschool for program and service support. Several $10,000 grants were identified for small-business support, including awards to Black Roses, Khadijas Kitchen, Rita’s Bright Beginnings, 434th St Catering LLC, Bakernobakery, Cavalier Barbers, and Dreadhead LLC.
The organization also operates grant programs with different purposes and eligibility:
The organization’s filing states that agencies receiving program grants must sign a contract specifying how funds will be used and submit a final report on objectives, activities, and results, as well as a signed statement that funds were spent during the grant period for the contracted purposes.
Review Cycle
The 2026 Business Development Grants deadline was July 18, 2026. The FY26 Community Excellence Award deadline was November 12, 2025.
How to Apply
The Business Development Grants program uses an application and requires attendance at a virtual information session; the FY26 Community Excellence Award involved an application, planning sessions, and a final presentation. The deadlines listed for those cycles have passed.
Open Grants
3 open opportunities from United Way of Greater Charlottesville
Community Excellence Award
United Way of Greater Charlottesville
Amount
$5,000
Deadline
November 12, 2026
Envision Enterprise Grants
United Way of Greater Charlottesville
Amount
$10,000 per award
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Women United Grants
United Way of Greater Charlottesville
Amount
Up to $60,000 total (distributed among multiple recipients)
Deadline
Rolling / Open
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The organization is based in Charlottesville, Virginia. Its 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Virginia (97%) and Maryland (3%). The Business Development Grants program serves the Greater Charlottesville area. The FY26 Community Excellence Award opportunity specified Planning District Ten: Albemarle, Nelson, Fluvanna, Greene, and Louisa counties, and the City of Charlottesville. Women United’s 2025 grant cycle served the Greater Charlottesville region.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 34 itemized grants.
Cities
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $150K (2023) to $620K (2019). In 2025 it made 34 grants totaling $384K.
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Piedmont YMCA Early Learning Center ($50K). Together the top 10 received $173K.
Grant Size Distribution
78 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 75 grants of 78 (96%).
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Piedmont YMCA Early Learning Center Charlottesville, VA | Support Programs and Services | $50,000 |
| Pilgrim Baptist Church Charlottesville, VA | Support Programs and Services | $22,500 |
| Kidz Nation - Harvest Church Charlottesville, VA | Support Programs and Services | $20,000 |
| Piper Ivy Preschool Stanardsville, VA | Support Programs and Services | $20,000 |
| Black Roses Locust Grove, VA | Stimulate and Support Small Businesses | $10,000 |
| Khadijas Kitchen Catonsville, MD | Stimulate and Support Small Businesses | $10,000 |
| Rita's Bright Beginnings Charlottesville, VA | Stimulate and Support Small Businesses | $10,000 |
| Antioch Christian Academy Scottsville, VA | Support Programs and Services | $10,000 |
| 434TH St Catering LLC Palmyra, VA | Stimulate and Support Small Business | $10,000 |
| Bakernobakery Charlottesville, VA | Stimulate and Support Small Business | $10,000 |
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grant total | Grant count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8,984,623 | $12,692,123 | $12,599,834 | $384,000 | 34 |
| 2024 | $9,206,127 | $13,135,919 | $12,545,157 | $220,000 | 16 |
| 2023 | $8,646,560 | $7,066,404 | $7,060,167 | $150,000 | 4 |
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $8,984,623 | $9,206,127 | $8,646,560 |
| Revenue | $12,692,123 | $13,135,919 | $7,066,404 |
| Expenses | $12,599,834 | $12,545,157 | $7,060,167 |
| Net Investment Income | $361,531 | $577,164 | $166,920 |
Data update history
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 2, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 3, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Ravi Cooper as president and Lisa Frazier as CFO. Directors listed are James Brown, Michele Carroll, Adam Childers, Kent Couling, Sarad Davenport, Josh Gentine, Bridget Hamre, and Rebecca Ivins.
United Way of Greater Charlottesville is led by Ravi Cooper, President on the 2025 filing; 2 of 20 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ravi Cooper
President
New on the 2025 filing
37.5 hrs/week
$217K (2025)
Amanda Litchfield
Director
Director → Executive Board, 2020
Executive Board → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carrie Stanton
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eddie Karoliussen
Director
Director → Executive Board, 2020
Executive Board → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Brown
Director
Director → Executive Board, 2020
Executive Board → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kent Couling
Director
Director → Executive Board, 2020
Executive Board → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin McDonald
Director
Executive Board → Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Xavier Urpi
Director
Executive Board → Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarad Davenport
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen Woody
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Norm Oliver
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Siri Russell
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Josh Gentine
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Ivins
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adam Childers
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ashley Reynolds-Marshall
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bridget Hamre
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ingmar Leliveld
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michele Carroll
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Frazier
CFO
Vice President & Finance Director → Vice President of Finance, 2021
Vice President of Finance → CFO, 2024
On filings since 2019
37.5 hrs/week
$56K (2019) → $110K (2025)
Former officers (44)
- Former: Ravi Respeto (2019–2024) — President
- Former: Caroline Stanton (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Blair Kelly (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Ashley Marshall-Reynolds (2024) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Cromwell (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Mike Chinn (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Ashley Marshall (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Tamika Carey (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Arlene Lee (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Catherine Hughes (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Court Nexsen (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Juan Wade (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Rishi Jaitly (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Alice Handy (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Ebony Jade Hilton (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Joyce Pastors (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Bill Wardle (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Brad Groff (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Charles F. Du Bose (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Dave Stebbins (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: David Toscano (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Don Long (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Elsie Thompson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Frank Friedman (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: George Michie (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jeff Bloxsom (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jim Richardson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jonathan Davis (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Michael Geismar (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Mike Murphy (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Pam Moran (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Pamela Sutton-Wallace (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Peggy Echols (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Pk Kamath (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Richard Brownlee (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Rosa Atkins (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Sarah Tremaine (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Sasha Farmer (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Spencer Birdsong (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Steve Bowers (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Chris Laing (2019) — Director
- Former: John Young (2019) — Director
- Former: Joyce Robbins (2019) — Director
- Former: Simone Alley (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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $217K, to Ravi Cooper (President). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Contact
Mailing address: 200 Garrett St Suite I, Charlottesville, VA 22902
Phone: (434) 972-1701
Website: https://unitedwaycville.org
Frequently asked questions about United Way of Greater Charlottesville
How much does United Way of Greater Charlottesville give each year?
United Way of Greater Charlottesville gave $384K across 34 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $220K across 16 grants.
What is United Way of Greater Charlottesville's typical grant size?
United Way of Greater Charlottesville's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $11,294, across 34 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does United Way of Greater Charlottesville give grants?
United Way of Greater Charlottesville gives mostly in Virginia: 97% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Charlottesville, VA (24 grants), Palmyra, VA (3 grants) and Troy, VA (2 grants).
Does United Way of Greater Charlottesville give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 34 grants with a stated purpose on United Way of Greater Charlottesville's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Stimulate and Support Small Business" (16 grants), "Stimulate and Support Small Businesses" (10 grants) and "Support Programs and Services" (8 grants).
Who are United Way of Greater Charlottesville's largest grantees?
United Way of Greater Charlottesville's largest 2025 grantees include Piedmont YMCA Early Learning Center ($50,000), Pilgrim Baptist Church ($22,500) and Kidz Nation - Harvest Church ($20,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 24% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is United Way of Greater Charlottesville?
United Way of Greater Charlottesville reported $9.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $12.7M.
What does United Way of Greater Charlottesville fund?
The organization states its mission as connecting the community so individuals and families can achieve their potential. Its three focus areas are: See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from United Way of Greater Charlottesville?
The Business Development Grants program uses an application and requires attendance at a virtual information session; the FY26 Community Excellence Award involved an application, planning sessions, and a final… Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is United Way of Greater Charlottesville's EIN?
United Way of Greater Charlottesville's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-0505882. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
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