Joseph & Arkadi Gerney Foundation
Joseph & Arkadi Gerney Foundation is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $80K. Net investment income was $16K.
Joseph & Arkadi Gerney Foundation at a glance
In short: Joseph & Arkadi Gerney Foundation gave $80K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $79,500
- +96.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $19,875
- +194.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,750
- Total assets
- $1,002,449
- -6.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (94% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Joseph & Arkadi Gerney Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Harvard Corporation - the President and Fellows of Harvard College ($75K). Together the top 4 received $80K.
Grant Size Distribution
27 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 25 grants of 27 (93%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Joseph & Arkadi Gerney Foundation gives
- Giving grew 77% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 147% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2020) to $84K (2023). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $80K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Harvard Corporation - the President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA | To help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (c)(3) | $75,000 |
| DC Public Library Washington, DC | To help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (c)(3) | $2,500 |
| Children's National Hospital Foundation Silver Spring, MD | To help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (c)(3) | $1,000 |
| Horizons Greater Washington Washington, DC | To help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (c)(3) | $1,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,002,449 | $31,925 | $100,454 | $79,500 | 4 | $84,568 | $16,039 | $57,370 |
| 2024 | $1,070,902 | $44,191 | $52,250 | $40,500 | 6 | $40,750 | $32,418 | $58,882 |
| 2023 | $1,078,830 | $-18,186 | $96,800 | $84,400 | 7 | $87,109 | $121 | $54,695 |
| 2022 | $1,193,754 | $242,325 | $53,573 | $45,000 | 6 | $47,980 | $239,406 | $52,174 |
| 2021 | $1,005,002 | $154,050 | $39,138 | $32,500 | 4 | $35,389 | $146,327 | $67,923 |
| 2020 | $890,090 | $103,240 | $25,110 | $20,000 | 5 | — | $100,610 | $47,158 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Joseph & Arkadi Gerney Foundation reported a distributable amount of $57K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Joseph & Arkadi Gerney Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Arkadi Gerney
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nina Violet Risch
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (3)
- Former: Christina Gerney Kilroe (2021–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Brigitte Gerney (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Christina Gerney Nastasi (2020) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Joseph & Arkadi Gerney Foundation
How much does Joseph & Arkadi Gerney Foundation give each year?
Joseph & Arkadi Gerney Foundation gave $80K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $41K across 6 grants.
What is Joseph & Arkadi Gerney Foundation's typical grant size?
Joseph & Arkadi Gerney Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,750, and its average grant was $19,875, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Joseph & Arkadi Gerney Foundation give grants?
Joseph & Arkadi Gerney Foundation gives mostly in Massachusetts: 94% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (2 grants).
Does Joseph & Arkadi Gerney Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Joseph & Arkadi Gerney Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Joseph & Arkadi Gerney Foundation?
Joseph & Arkadi Gerney Foundation reported $1.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $85K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $57K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Joseph & Arkadi Gerney Foundation?
Joseph & Arkadi Gerney Foundation is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Washington, DC. It holds $1.0M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Joseph & Arkadi Gerney Foundation's EIN?
Joseph & Arkadi Gerney Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7000460. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 4, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 6, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
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