Community Foundation of the Rappahannock River Region Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IS A DEVOTED ADVOCATE FOR THE VITALITY AND WELL- BEING OF THE RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER REGION. (CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O)
- Income
- $9.4 million
- Spending
- $4.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 91%
- Reserves
- Over 10 years of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 63%
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 49
- Highest pay
- $199,972, chief exec o
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 79% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover more than ten years of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 4% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 53% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 89% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1591% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2519 of 19 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (6)
- $75,288 spent. AS PROUD RESIDENTS OF THE RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER REGION, THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SHARES A COMMON VISION: WE LOVE OUR COMMUNITY. WE KNOW THAT STRONG, SUSTAINABLE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS HAVE AN IMMEASURABLE IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES FACE REAL CHALLENGES, AND THE SOLUTIONS ARE NOT SIMPLE, YET WE BELIEVE STRONGLY IN THE VALUE AND THE POTENTIAL OF OUR AREA. THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER REGION OFFERS A POWERFUL WAY TO OFFER HELP THROUGH THE COMMUNITY FUND. DIRECTED BY THE FOUNDATION'S BOARD OF GOVERNORS, IT WAS DESIGNED SUCH THAT IT CAN BE RE-TARGETED EACH YEAR IN RESPONSE TO THE MOST PROMISING OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPACT. (CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O)
- $247,546 spent. THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION BELIEVES SUPPORTING EDUCATION IS ONE OF THE GREATEST INVESTMENTS WE CAN MAKE IN OUR COMMUNITY. EACH YEAR, OUR 45+ SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS MAKE AWARDS TO 50+ STUDENTS PURSUING THEIR DREAMS. WE ARE HONORED TO SUPPORT OUR REGION'S YOUTH ON THEIR WAY TO BECOMING OUR FUTURE LEADERS, SCHOLARS AND WORKFORCE. UNDERLYING EVERY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP FUND IS THE BELIEF THAT HIGHER EDUCATION IS A VITAL INVESTMENT IN OUR REGION'S FUTURE. SCHOLARSHIPS REPRESENT SO MUCH TO OUR AREA'S STUDENTS - THEY ARE A TANGIBLE, FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THEIR FUTURES, AND THE DEMONSTRATION THAT THEIR COMMUNITY BELIEVES IN THE IMPORTANCE OF INVESTING IN THE SUCCESS OF OUR AREA'S YOUTH. (CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O)
- $55,732 spent. IN JANUARY 2021, THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ESTABLISHED THE NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP COHORT, A GROUP OF NONPROFITS COMMITTED TO A THRIVING, EQUITABLE AND MORE RESILIENT REGION. OUR FOCUS WAS TO ENHANCE OUR REGIONAL SECTOR'S SHARED EFFECTIVENESS, CAPACITY AND SUSTAINABILITY TO BETTER SERVE THE COMMUNITY. OUT OF THIS WORK CAME THREE PRIORITIES: STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF THE NONPROFITS SERVING OUR REGION THROUGH TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; BRING MORE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO THE TABLE AND CREATE NEW WAYS TO ENGAGE AND CONNECT AS A SECTOR; AND BUILD AWARENESS ABOUT THE WORK AND IMPACT OF NONPROFITS WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATIONS, AND THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.(CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O)
- $3.6 million spent. THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION MAKES PERSONAL PHILANTHROPY FLEXIBLE, EASY AND EFFECTIVE. THE FOUNDATION CONVENES LOCAL LEADERS AND OFFERS SPECIALIZED SERVICES TO ENSURE CHARITABLE GIVING IS AS EFFECTIVE AS POSSIBLE. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES GENEROUS PEOPLE WITH HIGH LEVEL STRATEGIC THINKING ON WAYS TO MEET COMMUNITY CHALLENGES. BY ENDOWING CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES, THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IS BUILDING A SIGNIFICANT, PERMANENT SOURCE OF SUPPORT FOR THE COMMUNITY NOW AND INTO THE FUTURE. EXAMPLES OF CHARITABLE FUND IMPACT INCLUDE: -THE FREDERICKSBURG SAVINGS CHARITABLE FUND SUPPORTS NONPROFITS WITH GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT INCLUDING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING ASSISTANCE, SCHOLARSHIPS, LOCAL EDUCATION, MEDICAL FACILITIES, COMMUNITY GROUPS, CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER SIMILAR TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONS AND CIVIC-MINDED PROJECTS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE COUNTIES OF CAROLINE, KING GEORGE, SPOTSYLVANIA AND STAFFORD AND THE CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG. -THE DUFF MCDUFF GREEN, JR. FUND SUPPORTS PROGRAMS IN THE REGION THAT: 1) PROMOTE RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES IN THE COMMUNITY, 2) BENEFIT OUR REGION'S YOUTH, AND 3) ADVANCE LOCAL HISTORIC/CULTURAL PRESERVATION. -THE WOMEN AND GIRLS FUND INVOLVES WOMEN IN MAKING GRANTS THAT BENEFIT AREA WOMEN AND GIRLS IN NEED.
- PART III, LINE 4A, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS CONTINUED.......THE FUND'S FOUNDERS INTENDED TO PREPARE THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION TO RESPOND QUICKLY AND STRATEGICALLY TO ADDRESS CRITICAL NEEDS IN OUR REGION. THROUGH THE COMMUNITY FUND, THE FOUNDATION'S BOARD OF GOVERNORS PROVIDES COORDINATION, COLLABORATION AND SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT IN OUR REGIONAL NONPROFIT ECOSYSTEM. WHEN DONORS CHOOSE TO GIVE TO THIS UNRESTRICTED FUND, THE FOUNDATION CAN CONNECT FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND HUMAN CAPITAL TO EFFECTIVE NONPROFITS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS ALREADY AT WORK. PART III, LINE 4B, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS CONTINUED.......AS A COMMUNITY FOUNDATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO ENSURE A VIBRANT AND HEALTHY COMMUNITY, OUR SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF OUR SUCCESS. THE GENEROSITY OF OUR REGION AFFECTS THE LIVES OF HUNDREDS OF LOCAL STUDENTS AND INSPIRES TOMORROW'S LEADERS. EACH PROGRAM CYCLE, STAFF RECEIVE HUNDREDS OF APPLICATIONS FROM AREA STUDENTS, RECRUIT AND TRAIN A COMMITTEE OF VOLUNTEER REVIEWERS AND AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS. THESE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS, ESTABLISHED BY FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS, SUPPORT A WIDE VARIETY OF MAJORS, INTERESTS AND PASSIONS. ALL OUR SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATION, INCLUDING THOSE ATTENDING 4-YEAR UNIVERSITIES, COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS. EACH YEAR, MANY OF OUR SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS ATTEND GERMANNA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, AS THEY WORK TOWARD THEIR GOALS AND BECOME OUR FUTURE NURSES, ENTREPRENEURS, TEACHERS, AND MORE. ADDITIONALLY, THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IS AN APPROVED SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION THROUGH THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT SCHOLARSHIPS TAX CREDITS (EISTC) PROGRAM. DONATED FUNDS SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ELIGIBLE PRE-KINDERGARTEN AND K-12 STUDENTS FROM LOW- INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, ACCESS INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS IN OUR AREA. ENSURE ACCESS TO AREA INDEPENDENT K-12 SCHOOLS FOR LOW-INCOME STUDENTS. PART III, LINE 4C, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS CONTINUED.......IN SEPTEMBER 2022, THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LAUNCHED A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS, HOSTED AND PRESENTED BY THE CENTER FOR NONPROFIT EXCELLENCE. WITH THIS MULTI-MONTH SERIES OF NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP CLASSES, WE AIM TO EQUIP OUR REGION'S NONPROFIT LEADERS WITH THE LATEST PROFESSIONAL TRAINING BY INDUSTRY EXPERTS.
- THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION MAKES PERSONAL PHILANTHROPY FLEXIBLE, EASY AND EFFECTIVE. THE FOUNDATION CONVENES LOCAL LEADERS AND OFFERS SPECIALIZED SERVICES TO ENSURE CHARITABLE GIVING IS AS EFFECTIVE AS POSSIBLE. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES GENEROUS PEOPLE WITH HIGH LEVEL STRATEGIC THINKING ON WAYS TO MEET COMMUNITY CHALLENGES. BY ENDOWING CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES, THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IS BUILDING A SIGNIFICANT, PERMANENT SOURCE OF SUPPORT FOR THE COMMUNITY NOW AND INTO THE FUTURE. EXAMPLES OF CHARITABLE FUND IMPACT INCLUDE: -THE FREDERICKSBURG SAVINGS CHARITABLE FUND SUPPORTS NONPROFITS WITH GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT INCLUDING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING ASSISTANCE, SCHOLARSHIPS, LOCAL EDUCATION, MEDICAL FACILITIES, COMMUNITY GROUPS, CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER SIMILAR TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONS AND CIVIC-MINDED PROJECTS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE COUNTIES OF CAROLINE, KING GEORGE, SPOTSYLVANIA AND STAFFORD AND THE CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG. -THE DUFF MCDUFF GREEN, JR. FUND SUPPORTS PROGRAMS IN THE REGION THAT: 1) PROMOTE RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES IN THE COMMUNITY, 2) BENEFIT OUR REGION'S YOUTH, AND 3) ADVANCE LOCAL HISTORIC/CULTURAL PRESERVATION. -THE WOMEN AND GIRLS FUND INVOLVES WOMEN IN MAKING GRANTS THAT BENEFIT AREA WOMEN AND GIRLS IN NEED.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 1997.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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