Innisfree Village

What Innisfree Village does

Innisfree Village is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, nonsectarian therapeutic farm community founded in 1971 and operating on a 550-acre campus at 5505 Walnut Level Road in Crozet, Virginia, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains outside Charlottesville. The organization provides fully licensed residential lifesharing, a day program, and eight therapeutic workstations (bakery, community kitchen, woodshop, weavery, gardens and farm, art studio, and fitness center) for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, who are referred to as coworkers. Residential service is delivered through family-style homes staffed primarily by year-long residential volunteer caregivers, supplemented by a small staff team (11-50 employees per firmographic data) and partnered programs including a 1:1 fitness offering with the Fried Center for the Advancement of Potential (FCAP). Day program participants attend 2-4 days per week from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., engaging in three workstations and shared community lunch.

The therapeutic workstations also produce handcrafted goods for sale: the woodshop (operating 40+ years) yields cutting boards, trivets, utensils, and decorative boxes from native hardwoods; the weavery (20 looms, 4 days/week, ~40 years under current leadership since 1987) produces placemats, scarves, blankets, and tea towels with personalized weaver labels; and the bakery produces 50-65 loaves of bread weekly plus granola and specialty items. These products are distributed through regional craft stores (Noon Whistle, Cville Arts, Crozet Artisan Depot) and craft fairs (Crozet Arts and Crafts Festival, 43rd Street Festival in Richmond), with village tours serving as an additional direct sales channel.

Innisfree's revenue model is a hybrid nonprofit structure combining annual family fees (which explicitly do not cover full operating costs), charitable donations from individuals/family networks/foundations/corporations, employer matching gifts, the Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign payroll deduction program, planned giving instruments (Legacy Society bequests, IRA rollovers, charitable gift annuities, remainder/lead trusts), and modest product sales. Marketing and community engagement rely on a Squarespace-hosted website with blog, a newsletter capped at 12 emails per year, the Junefest music festival, Open House, Family Day, and recurring partnerships with Storycorps, UVA Best Buddies, Waldorf schools, and Cornerstone Church. The organization holds GuideStar Gold Transparency 2026 status and uses Squarespace, Qgiv, and Bloomerang for web, donation, and donor management respectively. No funding rounds, acquisitions, or geographic expansion are evidenced; operations are confined to the single Virginia campus.

Name

Innisfree Village

Legal name

Innisfree Inc.

Website

https://innisfreevillage.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Innisfree Village is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit therapeutic farm community in Crozet, Virginia, providing residential lifesharing, a day program, and therapeutic workstations (bakery, woodshop, weavery, kitchen, fitness, gardens) for adults with intellectual disabilities, staffed by year-long residential volunteers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Crozet

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Family Fees: Annual fees paid by families of co-workers (residents) for residential and day program services. These fees do not cover full operational costs.
2. Charitable Donations: Tax-deductible charitable gifts from individuals including parents, grandparents, extended family, friends, and general public. Includes online donations, checks, credit card payments, and electronic funds transfers.
3. Planned Giving: Estate planning vehicles including bequests, retirement fund beneficiary designations, IRA charitable rollovers, charitable gift annuities, life insurance gifts, charitable remainder trusts, charitable lead trusts, and gifts of retained life interests in real estate.
4. Product Sales: Revenue from sale of handcrafted goods including woodshop products, weavery items, and baked goods at local craft stores, craft fairs, and village tours.
5. Corporate Matching Gifts: Matching gift programs from employers that double or triple employee contributions. Registered with Charity Navigator and many corporate giving programs.
6. Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign: Annual charity drive participation allowing Virginia state employees to contribute through payroll deduction during the October-December campaign period.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Innisfree Village operates a fully licensed residential lifesharing community and day program for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities on a 550-acre therapeutic farm in Crozet, Virginia. Residents ("co-workers") live in family-style homes alongside long-term volunteer caregivers and participate in therapeutic workstations including bakery, kitchen, woodshop, weavery, art studio, gardens, and fitness center. The organization supplements its mission through sale of handcrafted artisan goods at local craft stores and festivals, and through charitable donations and planned giving.

Product overview

Innisfree Village is a nonprofit therapeutic farm community providing residential lifesharing and day programs for adults with intellectual disabilities. The organization operates multiple therapeutic workstations including a woodshop, bakery, weavery, community kitchen, garden, farm, fitness center, and art studio. These therapeutic workstations serve dual purposes: providing meaningful work and skill development for residents while producing handcrafted products (woodworking items, bread, woven textiles) sold at local craft stores and festivals. The community also offers volunteer residential caregiver programs, a day program, planned giving options, and newsletter subscriptions for supporters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Life Program Fully licensed, residential lifesharing community providing 24/7 support for adults with intellectual disabilities. Residents (called 'co-workers') live in family-style homes with volunteer caregivers on 550 acres in the Blue Ridge Mountains foothills outside Charlottesville, Virginia.
• Day Program Day program for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Participants engage in three meaningful therapeutic workstations and shared community lunch, attending 2-4 days per week from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Volunteer Residential Caregiver Program One-year minimum residential volunteer program where volunteers live alongside residents, providing personal care, companionship, and support in therapeutic workstations while receiving room, board, and a monthly stipend. Open to U.S. and international volunteers.
• Woodshop Handcrafted Products Handcrafted wood products made from native hardwoods with eco-friendly, food-safe oil finishes, including cutting boards, cooling racks, trivets, butter knives, spatulas, key fobs, and decorative boxes. Woodshop has been in operation for 40+ years; products sold at local craft stores and festivals.
• Weavery Handwoven Textiles Handwoven textiles produced on a 20-loom operation including placemats, scarves, shawls, shirts, blankets, and tea towels from natural fibers. Some yarns dyed in-house; each item carries a personalized weaver label. Weavery has operated four days per week for nearly four decades.
• Artisan Bakery Products Weekly production of 50-65 loaves of bread including sourdough, honey whole wheat, sesame oat, seven grain varieties, plus granola and Friday specialty items like hand pies and gluten-free cookies.
• Planned Giving Program Estate planning and legacy giving program including bequests, retirement fund beneficiary designations, IRA charitable rollovers, charitable gift annuities, life insurance gifts, charitable remainder trusts, charitable lead trusts, and gifts of retained life interests in real estate. Includes a Legacy Society for planned giving donors.

Quantifiable outcome

• Established for over 50 years as a therapeutic residential community
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign (CVC)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Annual charity drive for Virginia state employees running October 1 through December 31. Innisfree participates as an approved 501(c)(3) nonprofit, allowing state employees to make payroll deduction donations.
• StorycorpscoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2022Storycorps collected Innisfree stories in 2022, asking various pairs (married couples, former and current directors, siblings) to share stories archived on the Storycorps online platform. Initiative aligns with Storycorps mission to illuminate humanity through everyday stories.
• Fried Center for the Advancement of Potential (FCAP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstablished partnership with FCAP providing 1:1 personal training under physical therapist supervision. The CKC system used is based on functional, closed-chain, resistance exercises combined with target heart rate training. Goal is to increase functional strength and cardiovascular health while reducing injury risk for aging adults with disabilities.
• Cornerstone Church of AugustaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHosts the annual Night to Shine (Shine On) event - a prom-style celebration for people with disabilities. Innisfree community members attend the event for an evening of dancing and celebration.
• UVA Best BuddiesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerInnisfree participates in the UVA Best Buddies annual Friendship Walk, exercising together outdoors. Community members engage with university students through this disability awareness organization.
• Waldorf School StudentsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAnnual week-long service program where Waldorf students from North Carolina camp at Innisfree, hosting art workshops, spending time with volunteers and residents, and helping with projects like signage and furniture cleaning.
• Noon Whistle PotteryminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal craft store in Stanardsville, VA that retails Innisfree woodshop handcrafted products including cutting boards and kitchen items.
• Cville ArtsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal craft store in Charlottesville, VA that retails Innisfree handcrafted woodshop and weavery products.
• Crozet Artisan DepotminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal artisan store in Crozet, VA that retails Innisfree handcrafted woodshop and weavery products.
• Crozet Arts and Crafts FestivalminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBi-annual craft fair (May and October) where Innisfree sells woodshop and weavery products. Innisfree also participates with plant sales and village tours.
• 43rd Street Festival (Richmond)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAnnual festival in Richmond, VA (September) where Innisfree weavery products are sold at Robin Cage Pottery booth.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• L'Arche USA: Federation of residential communities where people with and without intellectual disabilities share life together in family-style homes, supported by long-term volunteer and staff caregivers. The L'Arche model overlaps directly with Innisfree's lifesharing premise and resident-volunteer integration.
• AHRC NYC: Large nonprofit providing residential, day habilitation, vocational, and clinical services for adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities across the New York region. Directly comparable in residential-and-day-program service structure, though at much greater scale.
• Camphill Association of North America: Network of intentional lifesharing communities for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, operating family-style homes with live-in caregivers and therapeutic workshops on multi-acre farm campuses. Camphill is the closest structural analog to Innisfree's lifesharing model.
• St. Coletta's of Wisconsin: Nonprofit provider of residential, vocational, and day programs for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including on-campus workshops and supported employment. Comparable in service mix and population served to Innisfree's residential and workstation programs.

Broad incumbents

• Easterseals: Large national nonprofit operating a broad portfolio of disability services including residential, vocational, autism, and adult-day programs. Comparable in mission and donor base, but Innisfree's lifesharing farm-community model is more specialized than Easterseals' mainstream service portfolio.
• The Arc of the United States: National umbrella organization for a federation of state and local chapters serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including residential, advocacy, and family-support services. Comparable mission, much broader scope, and a likely competitor for the same donor pool.

Emerging players

• Mary Cariola Children's Center: New York-based nonprofit providing residential, day, educational, and clinical services for children and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Overlapping service lines with Innisfree's residential and day programming, though primarily pediatric-focused.

Others

• Best Buddies International: National nonprofit creating one-to-one friendships, employment opportunities, and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Partner-adjacent — Innisfree already participates in UVA's Best Buddies Friendship Walk — but Best Buddies itself is not a residential operator.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/InnisfreeVillage

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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