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Roanoke Womens Foundation

To invest collaboratively in our communities and positively impact the areas quality of life

$392k
Granted FY2023
6
Grants FY2023
1
States reached
$100k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2023.

Health$336kHuman Services$284kEducation$120kFood & Nutrition$107kHousing & Shelter$75kArts & Culture$68kAnimals$50kEnvironment$30kOther$0
02FY2023 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2023

  • $10k–50k1 grant · $30k
  • $50k–250k5 grants · $362k
$70,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Good Samaritan Hospice$100,000
Blue Ridge Literacy$70,000
Presbyterian Community Center$70,000
The Rescue Mission of Roanoke$62,000
Planned Parenthood-S Atlanti$60,100
Society of St Andrew$30,000
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY21–23, $214k) land where the poverty rate runs at 18%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 82% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%Adult Care Center of Roanoke: $38k → 8%Kids Soar: $44k → 20%Presbyterian Community Center: $70k → 20%The Rescue Mission of Roanoke: $62k → 20%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

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Rockbridge Recovery

Rockbridge Recovery supports individuals, families, and communities touched by addictive behaviors through support from peers, prevention, and education.

Health
2
Renew Richmond

Renew Richmond strives to build healthier, more self-empowered communities by involving local youth in agriculture and environmental sustainability. We do this by partnering with local public schools.

Environment
3
Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Inc

The food bank purchases food and obtains donations of food from the united states department of agriculture, manufacturers, distributors, retailers, growers and community members for distribution to people in need in 25 counties and eight…

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4
Ymca Blue Ridge Assembly Inc

To enable staff and guests, especially the young, to develop their fullest potential in spirit, mind and body. ymca blue ridge assembly seeks to fulfill this purpose by: 1) serving ymca and other non-profit training events and conferences…

Human Services
5
City of Refuge - South Hill Inc

Our program is designed to help give back to the Southern Virginia community. We have weekly programs in place geared towards youth, young adults, families and senior citizens. We reach these individuals through feeding and group meetings…

Human Services
6
Blue Ridge Habitat for Humanity Inc

Seeking to put god's love into action, habitat for humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope to realize our vision of a world where everyone has a decent place to live. blue ridge habitat for humanity adheres to…

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7
Lebanon Valley Family Ymca

The lebanon valley family ymca mission is to put christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all. with a focus of being the leading non-profit organization in providing programs,…

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8
Rivers Way Outdoor Adventure
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9
Bridging the Gap in Virginia

Our mission is to empower formerly incarcerated persons, veterans, at-risk youth, substance abusers and those suffering from homelessness. We help these groups of people overcome barriers that hinder their effective transition following…

Human Services
10
Family Promise of Greater Roanoke

To empower homeless families with children to achieve sustainable independence through a community based response. building a community where every family has a home, livelihood and the chance to build a better future.

Human Services
11
Bald Ridge Lodge Inc

The mission of bald ridge lodge (brl) is to provide safe and stable support to young men in the group home, independent living program, and community based services, in a manner that nurtures the youth, strengthens healthy relationships,…

Human Services
12
Young Men's Christian Association of the Virginia Peninsulas

Our mission is to put christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all. our focus is on youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. we help kids succeed, prepare teens…

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Society of St Andrew Inc; the most unlike its peers is Renovation Alliance Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

13 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 13 of the 21 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
13/13
Grantees still filing
5/13
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Kumba Community Health & Well: $105,000 · OtherKumba Community Health & WellRoanoke Valley Speech&Hearing: $71,000 · OtherRoanoke Valley Speech&HearingPlanned Parenthood-S Atlanti: $60,100 · OtherPlanned Parenthood-S AtlantiRoanoke Higher Education Ctr: $50,000 · OtherRoanoke Higher Education CtrSW Virginia Wildlife Center: $50,000 · OtherSW Virginia Wildlife CenterSpikenard Farm Honey Bee Sanc: $47,000 · OtherSpikenard Farm Honey Bee SancIndividual grant recipient: $40,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF VIRGINIA'S BLUE RIDGE INC: $40,000 · OtherYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF VIRGINIA'S BLUE RID…APPLE RIDGE FARM INC: $30,000 · OtherAPPLE RIDGE FARM INCFloyd Community Arts Center: $30,000 · OtherFloyd Community Arts CenterVIRGINIA BAPTIST CHILDREN'S HOME AND FAMILY SERVICES: $30,000 · OtherVIRGINIA BAPTIST CHILDREN'S HOME AND FAMILY SERVICESPRESBYTERIAN COMMUNITY CENTER: $70,000 · Human ServicesPRESBYTERIAN COMMUNIT…THE RESCUE MISSION OF ROANOKE INC: $62,000 · Human ServicesTHE RESCUE MISSION OF…KIDS SOAR: $44,000 · Human ServicesKIDS SOARADULT CARE CENTER OF ROANOKE VALLEY INC: $38,000 · Human ServicesADULT CARE CENTER OF …GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPICE INC: $100,000 · HealthGOOD SAMAR…Renovation Alliance Inc: $75,000 · Housing & ShelterBLUE RIDGE LITERACY: $70,000 · EducationMILL MOUNTAIN PLAYHOUSE CO INC DBA MILL MOUNTAIN THEATRE: $38,000 · Arts & CultureTHE SOCIETY OF ST ANDREW INC: $30,000 · Food & NutritionDAN RIVER BASIN ASSOCIATION: $30,000 · Environment
Other$553,100Human Services$214,000Health$100,000Housing & Shelter$75,000Education$70,000Arts & Culture$38,000Food & Nutrition$30,000Environment$30,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetGOOD SAMARITAN HOSPICE INC: $100,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetRenovation Alliance Inc: $75,000 over 1y, 15% of budgetBLUE RIDGE LITERACY: $70,000 over 1y, 23% of budgetPRESBYTERIAN COMMUNITY CENTER: $70,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetTHE RESCUE MISSION OF ROANOKE INC: $62,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetKIDS SOAR: $44,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF VIRGINIA'S BLUE RIDGE INC: $40,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMILL MOUNTAIN PLAYHOUSE CO INC DBA MILL MOUNTAIN THEATRE: $38,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetADULT CARE CENTER OF ROANOKE VALLEY INC: $38,000 over 1y, 5.3% of budgetAPPLE RIDGE FARM INC: $30,000 over 1y, 5.3% of budgetVIRGINIA BAPTIST CHILDREN'S HOME AND FAMILY SERVICES: $30,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE SOCIETY OF ST ANDREW INC: $30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDAN RIVER BASIN ASSOCIATION: $30,000 over 1y, 5.9% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Community Foundation …Robertson Family Foun…Cartledge Charitable …Carilion Medical Cent…United Way of Virgini…Cp & Mg Lunsford TuwEdgar a Thurman Fdn C…Ge Aerospace Foundati…The Helen C Cobbs Fou…Sam & Marion Golden H…The Newbern FoundationInvestco Foundation
Community Foundation Serving Western VirginiaVA30.4× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation Serving Western Virginia · Robertson Family Foundation Inc · Cartledge Charitable Foundation Inc · Carilion Medical Center · United Way of Virginia's Blue Ridge Inc · Cp & Mg Lunsford Tuw · Edgar a Thurman Fdn Children Nect · Ge Aerospace Foundation · The Helen C Cobbs Foundation · Sam & Marion Golden Helping Hand Foundation · The Newbern Foundation · Investco Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Roanoke Womens Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Roanoke Womens Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2023
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no gov · 00%2%6%14%25%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    9report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 21 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

    Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record but names no grant recipient (grants abroad are filed by region only, and grants under $5,000 are not itemized), so the figures above are from FY2023, the most recent year this funder named its grantees.

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