Virginia Women in Wine
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What it says it does
Virginia Women In Wine engages in activities to strengthen the wine industry by creating women-led cooperative marketing ventures, providing networking opportunities to individuals engaged in the wine industry that lead to generally improved winery operations and career advancement for its members.
- Income
- $49,030
- Spending
- $41,980
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 (2)
- VWW Launch event - August 6, 2024. 160 attendees attended a celebration to launch Virginia Women in Wine at Eastwood Winery. VWW funders were acknowledged, members and potential members networked, and several industry icons received awards. Trailblazer Awards - three industry icons received the VWW Trailblazer Awards, illustrating several career path opportunities and highlighting the achievements of women in the Virginia wine industry. Closing the Gender Gap in Winemaking - a white paper that reveals the lack of women winemakers in Virginia was commissioned and research-gathering interviews began with three dozen women winemakers, winery owners, and others in the industry. (The paper was published in January 2025.) Harvest Party Dinner - October 20, 2024. Twenty-one VWW members attended a networking dinner at Southwest Mountain Vineyards, where a facilitated session provided opportunities to discuss operational challenges and solutions. Wine Women Weekend - Nov 2-3, 2024. VWW's statewide marketing event, Women in Wine Weekend Holidays Kickoff, sent hundreds of new customers to 35 participating VWW member wineries, where they enjoyed women-in-wine workshops, craft fairs, special holiday tasting flights, and lots more. Our high-visibility social media promotion (funded through a grant from Virginia Wine Marketing) reached over a quarter-million wine fans on Facebook and Instagram
- $11,739 spent. Virginia Women in Wine hosted several continuing education workshops for individuals interested in the industry. The goal is always to heighten exposure and awareness on the great and vast contributions that women play in the wine industry. The workshops focus on industry best practices and also serves to support women who are currently in the wine industry build capacity in their roles. Virginia Women in Wine celebrated women in the industry through its annual Trailblazer Awards, and hosted Virginia Women in Wine dinners to bring like minds together to network and share industry best practices, and to highlight women in the industry.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(6) business league.
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? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, 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 December 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 June 2025.
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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