Virginia Community Foundation
Virginia Community Foundation is a public charity, based in Virginia, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $119K in total assets.
Virginia Community Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $119,122
- -72.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $11,858
- -93.4% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $313,109
- -94.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Virginia Community Foundation
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Virginia Community Foundation
Who Virginia Community Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 6 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Virginia Community Foundation gives
- Giving grew 3622% from 2020 to 2023. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $29K (2022) to $2.3M (2023). In 2023 it made 3 grants totaling $2.3M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Rock Ridge Public School Virginia, MN | Rock Ridge Wolverine Fund, and School Forest Project | $2,172,049 |
| Mesabi Fit Virginia, MN | Mesabi Fit Coalition | $146,868 |
| City of Virginia Virginia, MN | Olcott Park flags at the fountain | $7,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $119,122 | $11,858 | $313,109 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | $435,501 | $178,694 | $5,530,365 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | $5,239,484 | $2,575,803 | $2,561,649 | $2,326,417 | 3 | $111,450 |
| 2022 | $4,689,105 | $457,686 | $291,617 | $29,105 | 2 | $236,763 |
| 2021 | $5,405,748 | $486,282 | $271,747 | $50,000 | 1 | $331,637 |
| 2020 | $4,787,598 | $233,626 | $414,428 | $62,500 | 3 | $125,169 |
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Virginia Community Foundation is led by Leah Ryan, Board Chair since 2025 (on filings since 2020); none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Leah Ryan
Board Chair
Secretary → Board Member, 2023
Board Member → Board Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Greg Gilness
Board Member
Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2023
Board Chair → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Kovacich
Board Member
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tony Harkonen
Board Member
Treasurer → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tucker J Nelson
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marieta Johnson
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Polly Podpeskar
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brenda Skorich
Vice Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (15)
- Former: Dominick Olivanti (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Brad Scott (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Holly Lundgren (2020–2023) — Former Executive Director
- Former: Bill Culbert (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Eleanor Anshus (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Carolyn Dinneen (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Tim Riordan (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Erik Wedge (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Kerry Waschke Collie (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Laura Bachschneider (2020–2022) — Chair
- Former: Timothy Riordan (2020–2022) — Past Chair
- Former: Carol Sundquist (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Joel Lewicki (2020) — Board Member
- Former: John Cochems (2020) — Vice Chair
- Former: Ronda 'Rudy' Harvey (2020) — Executive Director
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 Virginia Community Foundation
How large is Virginia Community Foundation?
Virginia Community Foundation reported $119K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ. Its revenue that year was $12K.
Where does Virginia Community Foundation operate?
Virginia Community Foundation has awarded grants in Minnesota.
What is Virginia Community Foundation's EIN?
Virginia Community Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1739538. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 23, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 23, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 2, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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