VOA Futures Fund Inc
VOA Futures Fund Inc is a public charity based in Alexandria, Virginia. Its filing describes support for developing and expanding high-impact health, housing, and social-service models and enterprises within Volunteers of America and through joint ventures with external community health entrepreneurs.
VOA Futures Fund Inc at a glance
In short: VOA Futures Fund Inc gave $135K across 10 grants in 2025 (avg $14K), top state Georgia. 80% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $135,000
- -19.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 10
- -9.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $13,500
- -11.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $1,243,057
- -27.5% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 80% first-time grantees (8 of 10, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Georgia (22% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to VOA Futures Fund Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: 1660 Duke St, Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: (703) 341-5000
Website: https://voa.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who VOA Futures Fund Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was VOA Miichigan ($15K). Together the top 10 received $135K.
Grant Size Distribution
52 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 43 grants of 52 (83%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The funder’s 2024 filing describes programs in 40 communities across 22 states and the District of Columbia. Its 2025 grant dollars were reported across recipient states, with the largest shares going to Georgia (22%), Minnesota (15%), Michigan (11%), New Jersey (11%), and California (11%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 10 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is VOA Futures Fund Inc open to new grantees?
80%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 8 of 10 grantees (80%) were first-time recipients. With only 10 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 10 points. First grants averaged $14K; repeat grants $10K. How we count
Medians: $15K first-time, $10K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $135K (2025) to $2.0M (2022). In 2025 it made 10 grants totaling $135K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| VOA Miichigan Southfield, MI | Incubator Program Grant | $15,000 |
| Early Intervention Systems Inc Monmouth Junction, NJ | Incubator Program Grant | $15,000 |
| Wellmiss Company Atlanta, GA | Incubator Program Grant | $15,000 |
| Onscreen Inc Yorba Linda, CA | Incubator Program Grant | $15,000 |
| Pingcares Corporation Chicago, IL | Incubator Program Grant | $15,000 |
| Impactiv Inc DBA Vivo Atlanta, GA | Incubator Program Grant | $15,000 |
| VOA Pennsylvania Harrisburg, PA | Shark Tank Experience | $15,000 |
| VOA Southeast Louisiana New Orleans, LA | Sela - Initial Incubator Award | $10,000 |
| VOA of Minnesota and Wisconsin Minneapolis, MN | Incubator Program Grant | $10,000 |
| Voans Eden Prairie, MN | Shark Tank Experience | $10,000 |
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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 | $1,243,057 | $82,441 | $470,729 | $135,000 | 10 | $5,720 |
| 2024 | $1,714,132 | $376,849 | $513,935 | $167,251 | 11 | $9,896 |
| 2023 | $2,638,507 | $190,950 | $483,005 | $168,750 | 5 | $9,594 |
| 2022 | $3,460,377 | $1,350,532 | $2,225,976 | $1,988,269 | 19 | $3,751 |
| 2021 | $3,041,011 | $2,108,411 | $383,638 | $187,500 | 7 | $6,041 |
| 2020 | $1,332,190 | $343,771 | $527,486 | $353,616 | 14 | $20,405 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The filing describes the funder’s purpose as providing financial and financing support for high-impact health, housing, and social-service models and enterprises within Volunteers of America and in joint ventures with external community health entrepreneurs. The funder’s website says its strategies include seed funding, piloting technology-enabled solutions, and building affiliates’ innovation capacity. It identifies older adults remaining healthy and connected at home, integrated whole-person health services, and AI technology for operations and client services as areas of focus.
The funder’s 2024 filing describes work in 40 communities across 22 states and the District of Columbia, in six domains: early childhood development, youth health, food security, housing stability, economic stability, and healthcare. Its website describes feasibility grants, piloting grants, and catalytic investments as ways it deploys funds.
Among 2025 recipients, Volunteers of America of Minnesota describes itself as a nonprofit health and human services organization committed to serving people in need, strengthening families, and building communities. The funder’s website also describes 2025 portfolio ventures working on older-adult care, health technology, women’s trauma care, and housing and healthcare coordination.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the funder reported 10 grants totaling $135,000. Grants ranged from $10,000 to $15,000, with a median of $15,000. The reported grant totals were $167,251 across 11 grants in 2024 and $168,750 across 5 grants in 2023.
The 2025 grants included $15,000 each to VOA Michigan, Early Intervention Systems Inc, WellMiss Company, Onscreen Inc, PingCares Corporation, Impactiv Inc dba Vivo, and VOA Pennsylvania. The listed purposes were incubator program grants, except for VOA Pennsylvania’s Shark Tank Experience grant. The funder also awarded $10,000 each to VOA Southeast Louisiana for an initial incubator award, VOA of Minnesota and Wisconsin for an incubator program grant, and VOANS for a Shark Tank Experience.
The funder’s website describes a Community Health Incubator with training and coaching for VOA affiliates and external founders. Its published materials describe potential grants and later-stage investment, but the listed application cycles and dates are historical; the affiliate and startup-founder pages say applications are currently closed. How to apply: The website describes an application process for the incubator, but does not provide an open application cycle.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Danita Wadley as chair; Fawn Schott as secretary; Janet Stringfellow as treasurer; and Heather Matranga, Jack York, and La Donna Williams as directors. Joseph A. Budzynski, Robert D. Gibson, and June Koegel are listed as assistant secretaries/treasurers.
VOA Futures Fund Inc is led by Wadley Danita, Chair since 2025 (on filings since 2023); none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Wadley Danita
Chair
Director → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
York Jack
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matranga Heather
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Williams La Donna
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Budzynski Joseph A.
Assistant Secretary & Treasurer
CFO, Assistant Secretary & Treasurer → Assistant Treasurer, 2024
Assistant Treasurer → Assistant Secretary & Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gibson Robert D.
Assistant Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stringfellow Janet
Treasurer
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Schott Fawn
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Koegel June
Assistant Secretary & Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Rein Alison (2022–2024) — Chair
- Former: Segura Juan Pablo (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Fennell David (2022) — Chair
- Former: Sullivan Lynn (2022) — Director
- Former: Allison Whitaker (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Curt Zaske (2020–2021) — Board Chair
- Former: Joseph A. Budzynski (2020–2021) — CFO, Assistant Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Robert Gibson (2020–2021) — Assistant Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Russell Snyder (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: David Fennell (2021) — Director
- Former: Janet Stringfellow (2021) — Treasurer
- Former: James Leblanc (2020) — Director
- Former: Jerry Langley (2020) — Board Chair
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 VOA Futures Fund Inc
How much does VOA Futures Fund Inc give each year?
VOA Futures Fund Inc gave $135K across 10 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $167K across 11 grants.
What is VOA Futures Fund Inc's typical grant size?
VOA Futures Fund Inc's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $13,500, across 10 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from VOA Futures Fund Inc that year got $14K on average.
Where does VOA Futures Fund Inc give grants?
VOA Futures Fund Inc's top state is Georgia, with 22% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Minnesota (15%) and Michigan (11%). The most frequent recipient cities were Atlanta, GA (2 grants).
Does VOA Futures Fund Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 10 grants with a stated purpose on VOA Futures Fund Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Incubator Program Grant" (7 grants).
Who are VOA Futures Fund Inc's largest grantees?
VOA Futures Fund Inc's largest 2025 grantees include VOA Miichigan ($15,000), Early Intervention Systems Inc ($15,000) and Wellmiss Company ($15,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 33% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is VOA Futures Fund Inc?
VOA Futures Fund Inc reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $82K.
What does VOA Futures Fund Inc fund?
The filing describes the funder’s purpose as providing financial and financing support for high-impact health, housing, and social-service models and enterprises within Volunteers of America and in joint ventures with external community health entrepreneurs. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from VOA Futures Fund Inc?
VOA Futures Fund Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check voa.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is VOA Futures Fund Inc's EIN?
VOA Futures Fund Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 37-1866322. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
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 March 25, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 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 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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