Women Arts and Acres Foundation
Women Arts and Acres Foundation is a private foundation, based in Carrollton, GA. IRS filing data is available from 2023 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $33.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $1.5M. Net investment income was $815K.
Women Arts and Acres Foundation at a glance
In short: Women Arts and Acres Foundation gave $1.5M across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $302K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,510,000
- +0.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 5
- -28.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $302,000
- +40.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $135,000
- Total assets
- $33,208,313
- +1.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (76% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Women Arts and Acres Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 5 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was National Center for Civic Innovation ($1.0M). Together the top 5 received $1.5M.
Grant Size Distribution
12 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 8 grants of 12 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.
Cities
How Women Arts and Acres Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 92% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.5M (2024) to $1.5M (2025). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $1.5M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Center for Civic Innovation New York, NY | Literary Arts | $1,000,000 |
| Open Space Institute New York, NY | Land Conservation | $150,000 |
| Blue Ridge Conservancy Blowing Rock, NC | Land Conservation | $135,000 |
| Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina Morganton, NC | Land Conservation | $125,000 |
| Sarabande Books Louisville, KY | Literary Arts | $100,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $33,208,313 | $884,465 | $1,573,909 | $1,510,000 | 5 | $1,510,000 | $815,095 | $1,642,386 |
| 2024 | $32,634,384 | $942,501 | $1,557,776 | $1,500,000 | 7 | $1,500,000 | $891,106 | $1,598,753 |
| 2023 | $31,297,400 | $29,705,627 | $37,276 | — | — | — | $665,045 | $1,217,157 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Women Arts and Acres Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1.6M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Women Arts and Acres Foundation is led by Virginia McGee Richards, Director on every filing since 2023 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Virginia McGee Richards
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2023–2025. "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 Women Arts and Acres Foundation
How much does Women Arts and Acres Foundation give each year?
Women Arts and Acres Foundation gave $1.5M across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.5M across 7 grants.
What is Women Arts and Acres Foundation's typical grant size?
Women Arts and Acres Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $135,000, and its average grant was $302,000, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Women Arts and Acres Foundation give grants?
Women Arts and Acres Foundation gives mostly in New York: 76% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were North Carolina (17%) and Kentucky (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (2 grants).
Does Women Arts and Acres Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Women Arts and Acres Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Land Conservation" (3 grants).
Who are Women Arts and Acres Foundation's largest grantees?
Women Arts and Acres Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include National Center for Civic Innovation ($1,000,000), Open Space Institute ($150,000) and Blue Ridge Conservancy ($135,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 85% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Women Arts and Acres Foundation?
Women Arts and Acres Foundation reported $33.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.5M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.6M (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Women Arts and Acres Foundation's EIN?
Women Arts and Acres Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 92-2563094. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2023–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 5, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 4, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
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