Commonwealth Human Services Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Richmond, VA EIN: 52-2374004

To support the activities of commonwealth catholic charities.

Commonwealth Human Services Foundation at a glance

In short: Commonwealth Human Services Foundation gave $712K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $712K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$711,618
+215.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$711,618
+215.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$711,618
Total assets
$6,026,058
-3.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Virginia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Commonwealth Human Services Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Commonwealth Catholic Charities: $712KCommonwealth CatholicCharities$712K

The largest 2025 recipient was Commonwealth Catholic Charities ($712K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Richmond

How Commonwealth Human Services Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 227% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $190K (2020) to $712K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $712K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Commonwealth Catholic Charities Richmond, VATo Support Program Activities of Commonwealth Catholic Charities.$711,618
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$6,026,058$467,152$738,547$711,6181$412,302
2024$6,210,454$515,309$251,640$225,2631$515,309
2023$5,478,474$254,933$252,122$224,4961$254,933
2022$5,191,855$353,116$247,998$217,9141$352,616
2021$6,126,364$514,369$230,676$192,7811$514,369
2020$5,222,832$226,132$224,673$190,0501$186,132
2019$5,205,557$709,271$332,203$299,3951$151,271

About Commonwealth Human Services Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Commonwealth Human Services Foundation is a public charity focused on religion, based in Richmond, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $712K. Net investment income was $412K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Commonwealth Human Services Foundation is led by Jeffrey M Gill, Chair since 2025 (on filings since 2020); none of the 14 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jeffrey M Gill

    Chair

    Board Member → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christine N Thomas

    Treasurer

    Treasurer → Chair, 2023

    Chair → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dianne Thompson

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ellen Gortler

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • J Kevin Muldowney

    Board Member

    Secretary → Board Member, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John G Dane

    Vice Chair

    Board Member → Vice Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Puccinelli

    Board Member

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2021

    Chair → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathleen Mortensen

    Board Member

    Chair → Past Chair, 2021

    Past Chair → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lloyd C Dunnuvant

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Louise Hartz

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Samuel Patterson III

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mallory McCune

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Brown

    Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Tucker

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (11)
  • Former: Scott Horchler (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Courtney Friedlein (2022–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Jay Brown (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Robert C. Courain Jr. (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Brenda P. Poggendorf (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Charles G. Marlowe (2021–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Michael T. Hadank (2021–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Carey Bliley (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Cliona Mary Robb (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Evan Lamont Curbeam (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Mark T. Hadank (2020) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Commonwealth Human Services Foundation

How much does Commonwealth Human Services Foundation give each year?

Commonwealth Human Services Foundation gave $712K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $225K across 1 grant.

How large is Commonwealth Human Services Foundation?

Commonwealth Human Services Foundation reported $6.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $467K.

What is Commonwealth Human Services Foundation?

Commonwealth Human Services Foundation is a public charity focused on religion, based in Richmond, VA. It holds $6.0M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Commonwealth Human Services Foundation operate?

Commonwealth Human Services Foundation has awarded grants in Virginia.

What is Commonwealth Human Services Foundation's EIN?

Commonwealth Human Services Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-2374004. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 21, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 29, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 10, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 16, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 14, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 17, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 8, 2024)

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