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Foundation of the Arc of Northern Virginia

Public charity · Grantmaker Fairfax, VA EIN: 54-1547443 Website

The Foundation supports The Arc of Northern Virginia ("The Arc"). This is accomplished by managing an endowment fund investment portfolio, providing special needs trust oversight, offering strategic and operational business advice, and providing entree to individuals and organizations to support The Arc. The Foundation works to ensure a secure financial future for The Arc to enable The Arc to fulfill its mission to promote and protect the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and actively support their full inclusion and participation in the community throughout their lifetimes.

Key facts about Foundation of the Arc of Northern Virginia

In short: Foundation of the Arc of Northern Virginia gave $81K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $81K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
54-1547443
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$80,515
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$80,515
Median grant
$80,515
Total assets
$2,018,773
Primary geography
Virginia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$2.0M

+3.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$81K

-7.7% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$81K

-7.7% YoY

How Foundation of the Arc of Northern Virginia gives

  • Giving grew 40% from 2022 to 2025. Method

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

About Foundation of the Arc of Northern Virginia

Based on IRS filings

Foundation of the Arc of Northern Virginia is a public charity, based in Fairfax, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $81K. Net investment income was $61K.

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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

Falls ChurchFairfax

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K1 grant2019 2 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $30K (2021) to $104K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $81K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Arc of Northern Virginia Inc: $81KArc of Northern Virginia Inc$81K

The largest 2025 recipient was Arc of Northern Virginia Inc ($81K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K3$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Arc of Northern Virginia Inc Fairfax, VAGeneral Support$80,515

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$500K$1M$1.5M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$2,018,773$1,947,064$1,888,147
Revenue$816,010$940,851$742,587
Expenses$827,652$937,513$836,678
Net Investment Income$60,777$67,579$40,581

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 21, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 24, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 28, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 8, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 31, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 12, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 22, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Foundation of the Arc of Northern Virginia is led by Melissa Heifetz, Executive Director since 2024 (on filings since 2023); none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Melissa Heifetz

    Executive Director

    Executive Director & Arc → Executive Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Douglas M Church Jr

    Chair

    Chairperson → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Zoskey

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jouya Rastegar

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alan Harbitter

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alexander Yellin

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Rikki Epstein M. Ed (2019–2023) — Executive Director & Arc
  • Former: Jeffrey Wilklow (2019–2021) — Director

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 Foundation of the Arc of Northern Virginia

How much does Foundation of the Arc of Northern Virginia give each year?

Foundation of the Arc of Northern Virginia gave $81K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $87K across 1 grant.

How large is Foundation of the Arc of Northern Virginia?

Foundation of the Arc of Northern Virginia reported $2.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $816K.

Where does Foundation of the Arc of Northern Virginia operate?

Foundation of the Arc of Northern Virginia has awarded grants in Virginia.

What is Foundation of the Arc of Northern Virginia's EIN?

Foundation of the Arc of Northern Virginia's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-1547443. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

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