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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 54-6053255

Womack Foundation

A private foundation in Chatham, VA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 48 grants and $418,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Mar 31, 2026), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Bobbye Raye Womack
PO Box 111
Chatham, VA 24531
(434) 432-1654
www.womackfoundation.com
Form and materials
See attached form - statement 8
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Limited primarily to charitable organizations in city of danville, pittsylvania county and caswell county. Contributions are sometimes made to charities in nearby counties.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $418,500

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $6,978,941

  • Tax year 2024

    $349,150

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $6,526,278

  • Tax year 2023

    $367,000

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $4,129,824

  • Tax year 2022

    $418,000

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $4,026,870

  • Tax year 2021

    $422,000

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $4,350,505

  • Tax year 2020

    $278,940

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $4,219,619

Grants paid in 2025

48 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Big Brothers Big Sisters DanvilleDanville, VA

    Programs

    $27,000
  2. Chatham Band Parents AssociationChatham, VA

    Programs

    $20,000
  3. Dan Pitts Cnty-Habitat for HumanityDanville, VA

    Programs

    $20,000
  4. Salvation Army of DanvilleDanville, VA

    Programs

    $20,000
  5. Chatham Baseball BoostersChatham, VA

    Programs

    $15,000
  6. Westmoreland Neighborhood OrganizationDanville, VA

    Programs

    $15,000
  7. Community Imprmt Council-Head StartDanville, VA

    Programs

    $14,000
  8. Danville Church Based Tutorial ProgDanville, VA

    Programs

    $12,000
  9. Virginia Cooperative Extension - DanvilleDanville, VA

    Programs

    $12,000
  10. Boys & Girls Club of DanvilleDanville, VA

    Programs

    $10,000
  11. Caswell Council for the ArtsYanceyville, NC

    Programs

    $10,000
  12. Danville Concert AssociationDanville, VA

    Programs

    $10,000
  13. Danville Family YMCADanvillle, VA

    Programs

    $10,000
  14. Danville Museum of Fine ArtsDanville, VA

    Programs

    $10,000
  15. Danville Pittslyvania Community ServicesDanville, VA

    Programs

    $10,000
  16. God's StorehouseDanville, VA

    Programs

    $10,000
  17. GWHS Band Parent Association IncDanville, VA

    Programs

    $10,000
  18. Hoop Don't ShootDanville, VA

    Programs

    $10,000
  19. Piedmont Blues Preservation SocietyGreensboro, NC

    Programs

    $10,000
  20. Smokestack Theatre CompanyDanville, VA

    Programs

    $10,000
  21. Southside Soccer ClubBlairs, VA

    Programs

    $10,000
  22. Wendell Scott FoundationDanville, VA

    Programs

    $10,000
  23. Fairview Church Backpack ProgramDanville, VA

    Programs

    $8,000
  24. Good Hope Equestrian & Regenerative FarmHalifax, VA

    Programs

    $8,000
  25. Haus of FashionDanville, VA

    Programs

    $8,000
  26. Second Chance Outreach MinistriesRinggold, VA

    Programs

    $8,000
  27. Southside Area Tennis AssociationDanville, VA

    Programs

    $8,000
  28. Caswell County ParrishYanceyville, NC

    Programs

    $7,000
  29. Danville Area Training CenterDanville, VA

    Programs

    $7,000
  30. Southside African American Cemetery Preservation SocietyDanville, VA

    Programs

    $7,000
  31. Danville Science CenterDanville, VA

    Programs

    $6,000
  32. Alliance for ExcellenceBlacksburg, VA

    Programs

    $5,000
  33. Bibleway CathedralDanville, VA

    Programs

    $5,000
  34. City of Danville - Danville Police DepartmentDanville, VA

    Programs

    $5,000
  35. Danville Redevelopment and Housing AuthorityDanville, VA

    Programs

    $5,000
  36. Danville Symphony OrchestraDanville, VA

    Programs

    $5,000
  37. GWHS AthleticsDanville, VA

    Programs

    $5,000
  38. Piedmont Community CollegeYanceyville, NC

    Programs

    $5,000
  39. Simply SaidDanville, VA

    Programs

    $5,000
  40. Tunstall Youth Baseball & SoftballDry Fork, VA

    Programs

    $5,000
  41. Off SeasonAltavista, VA

    Programs

    $4,000
  42. Pittsylvania County NAACPChatham, VA

    Programs

    $4,000
  43. Danville Research Center for African American History & CultureDanville, VA

    Programs

    $3,500
  44. Danville Roller Hockey LeagueDanville, VA

    Programs

    $3,000
  45. Langhorne HouseDanville, VA

    Programs

    $2,500
  46. Make A Wish Foundation of Greater VirigniaRichmond, VA

    Programs

    $2,000
  47. Book EndsDanville, VA

    Programs

    $1,500
  48. Danville Area Choral Arts CouncilDanville, VA

    Programs

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture7 grants $61,00044% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation4 grants $33,00024% of the total
  3. Human services2 grants $17,00012% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $10,0007% of the total
  5. Youth development1 grant $10,0007% of the total
  6. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $7,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia44 grants $386,500
  2. North Carolina4 grants $32,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Amanda OakesVICE CHAIR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Charles A Womack IIICHAIRMAN Hours 0Pay $0
  • Bobbye Raye WomackTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Nell PageTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jonathan HollieTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Kevin GatewoodSEC/TREAS Hours 0Pay $0

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