Foundation of the Arc of Northern Virginia
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.
Foundation of the Arc of Northern Virginia at a glance
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.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $80,515
- -7.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $80,515
- -7.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $80,515
- Total assets
- $2,018,773
- +3.7% 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 Foundation of the Arc of Northern Virginia funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Arc of Northern Virginia Inc ($81K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
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.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $30K (2021) to $104K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $81K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Arc of Northern Virginia Inc Fairfax, VA | General Support | $80,515 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,018,773 | $816,010 | $827,652 | $80,515 | 1 | $60,777 |
| 2024 | $1,947,064 | $940,851 | $937,513 | $87,211 | 1 | $67,579 |
| 2023 | $1,888,147 | $742,587 | $836,678 | $103,842 | 1 | $40,581 |
| 2022 | $1,715,196 | $870,611 | $752,946 | $57,651 | 1 | $22,119 |
| 2021 | $1,798,207 | $768,510 | $611,347 | $29,505 | 1 | $80,386 |
| 2020 | $1,472,350 | $973,721 | $531,011 | $45,216 | 2 | $49,320 |
| 2019 | $1,026,860 | $557,166 | $493,160 | $30,216 | 1 | $30,427 |
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.
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.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 21, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 24, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 28, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 31, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 12, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 22, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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