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JAMES RIVER WOMEN

JAMES RIVER WOMEN (Virginia) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $10,000 to it, the largest being THE WILDLIFE FOUNDATION OF VIRGINIA ($10,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2025
$22k
Funders on record
1
Grants received
$10k
Net assets
$17k
0/1 repeat funders
01What it does

What James River Women does

Mission

The purpose for which James River Women is formed is to diversify the whitewater community by creating a supportive environment to empower underrepresented individuals, sharing knowledge, and reducing barriers to entry in the sport. We carry out this mission by providing free whitewater kayaking instruction and facilitating community events in the greater Richmond, VA region.

As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.

Programs

  1. We sponsored American Canoe Association instructor and/or instructor trainer certification for six volunteers.

    $3,625 spent
    84% of program spending

  2. We ran 10 roll clinics, 19 community laps, and 5 skills clinics. 122 unique individuals came kayaking with us a total of 264 times.

    $450 spent
    10% of program spending

  3. We hosted or facilitated 2 community events, 2 volunteer events, and 1 kayaking trip to the New River Gorge.

    $237 spent
    5% of program spending

The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $4,312.

02Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.

Funder
'24*
total
funders
1

From the IRS filings of JAMES RIVER WOMEN’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

Where its funders are

100% of JAMES RIVER WOMEN's grant income comes from Virginia funders.

VA

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

03Its place in the field

Against its field

JAMES RIVER WOMEN runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 9,557 recreation & sports nonprofits its size.

Operating margin78% · top quartile

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 9,557 recreation & sports nonprofits under $100k, FY2025

Organizations like JAMES RIVER WOMEN

Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.

In Virginia

James River Outdoor Coalition83%Coastal Virginia Community Rowing72%The Virginia Rowing Association at the University of Virginia Inc71%James River Association71%C-Ville Derby Dames Inc70%Justice High School Rowing Boosters Club Inc69%James River Rowers69%Junior League of Roanoke Valley Virginia Inc69%

Nationally

James River Outdoor Coalition83%Diversify Whitewater75%Coastal Virginia Community Rowing72%The Virginia Rowing Association at the University of Virginia Inc71%Womenmtb71%Jackson Park Yacht Club71%Wolfpack Racing Club Inc71%Foundation for Women Writing for a Change of Jacksonville Inc71%
04Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Public support

100%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

VA

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Questions and answers

Who funds JAMES RIVER WOMEN?
JAMES RIVER WOMEN (Virginia) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $10,000 to it, the largest being THE WILDLIFE FOUNDATION OF VIRGINIA ($10,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does JAMES RIVER WOMEN have?
IRS filings report 1 organization giving $10,000 in grants to JAMES RIVER WOMEN.
Who is the largest funder of JAMES RIVER WOMEN?
THE WILDLIFE FOUNDATION OF VIRGINIA is the largest funder on record, with $10,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like JAMES RIVER WOMEN find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Virginia. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2025–2025), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing