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National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy

Public charity · Grantmaker Washington, DC EIN: 52-1072749 Website

Ncrp promotes philanthropy that serves the public good, is responsive to people and communities with the least wealth and opportunity, and is held accountable to the highest standards of integrity and openness.

National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy at a glance

Total assets
$2,172,454
-23.0% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$3,680,502
+10.0% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$54,517
-166.6% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$4,098,025
-21.4% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 2 grants of 3 (67%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Oakland

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2022 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $40K (2023) to $226K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $226K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Justice Funders Oakland, CATo build a network of social justice nonprofit fundraising staff who identify with the role of resource mobilizer and who want to build their knowledge and practice of this role with their peers.$226,023
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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$2,172,454$3,680,502$4,098,025——$54,517
2024$2,820,894$3,346,451$5,213,324$226,0231$-81,873
2023$4,356,852$3,373,013$4,545,763$40,2501$-4,835
2022$4,922,590$3,191,607$3,446,342$157,2571$39,898
2021$5,842,653$5,728,825$2,885,800——$55,888
2020$3,111,988$3,027,231$2,706,727——$25,303
2019$2,384,488$2,380,805$2,631,610——$30,324

About National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy

Based on IRS filings

National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy is a public charity, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.2M in total assets. Net investment income was $55K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy is led by Aaron Dorfman, CEO since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 9 of 30 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Aaron Dorfman

    CEO

    President & CEO → CEO, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $177K (2019) → $321K (2025)

  • Dwayne Proctor

    Chair

    Director → Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janay Richmond

    Director, Marketing & Membership

    Director & Membership → Director, Marketing & Membership, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $101K (2023) → $122K (2025)

  • Caroline O'Shea

    Director & Resource Mobilization

    Director of Resource Mobilization → Director & Resource Mobilization, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $113K (2024) → $112K (2025)

  • Elbert Garcia

    Director of Strategic Communications

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $108K (2024) → $118K (2025)

  • Ryan Schlegel

    Director & Research

    Director of Research → Director & Research, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $109K (2024) → $112K (2025)

  • Lisa Firnberg

    Director, Information & Data

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $113K (2025)

  • Jocelyn Sargent

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph Scantlebury

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pamela Shifman

    Director

    Director → Secretary, 2022

    Secretary → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharon Alpert

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael E. Roberts

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Farhad Ebrahimi

    Director

    Director - → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeanine Abrams McLean

    Director

    Director - → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lorella Praeli

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Ward

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nana Gyamfi

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarita Gupta

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christine Cordero

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Altschuler

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Fatima Angeles

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mayra Aguirre

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Oj Semans Sr.

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Yordanos Eyoel

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Timothy Gerson

    Vice President & Chief Content

    Vice President & Chief Content Officer → Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer, 2022

    Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer → Vice President & Chief Content, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $127K (2020) → $235K (2025)

  • Burhan Razi

    Vice President & Chief Operating Officer

    COO & Vice President → Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $83K (2023) → $198K (2025)

  • Russell Royball

    Executive Vice President & Chief Impact Officer

    Vice President & Chief Ext. Affairs Officer → Executive Vice President & Chief Impact Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $130K (2024) → $202K (2025)

  • Donald M. Ragona

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Molly Schultz Hafid

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daaiyah Bilal-Threats

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (16)
  • Former: Bill Dempsey (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Starsky D. Wilson (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Benjamin Barge (2024) — Field Director
  • Former: Cristina Jimenez (2019–2023) — Director -
  • Former: Katherine S. Villers (2019–2023) — Director -
  • Former: Kevin Faria (2020–2023) — Senior Director & Fundraising
  • Former: Crystal Hayling (2022–2023) — Director -
  • Former: Daniel J. Lee (2019–2022) — Director -
  • Former: Mary Lassen (2019–2022) — Director -
  • Former: Jeanne Lewis (2020–2022) — Vice President & Chief Engagement Officer
  • Former: Jose Dominguez (2020–2022) — COO & Vice President
  • Former: Rajasvini Bhansali (2022) — Director -
  • Former: Ruth W. Messinger (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Vivek Malhotra (2019–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Lateefah Simon (2019) — Director
  • Former: Taj James (2019) — 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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Aaron Dorfman — CEO: $321KAaron DorfmanCEO$321KTimothy Gerson — VP & Chief Content (Ended 10/15/24): $235KTimothy GersonVP & Chief Content (Ended…$235KRussell Royball — EVP & Chief Impact Officer: $202KRussell RoyballEVP & Chief Impact Officer$202KBurhan Razi — VP & Chief Operating Officer: $198KBurhan RaziVP & Chief Operating Officer$198KJanay Richmond — Director, Marketing & Membership (Ended 9/30/25): $122KJanay RichmondDirector, Marketing &…$122KElbert Garcia — Director of Strategic Communications: $118KElbert GarciaDirector of Strategic…$118KLisa Firnberg — Director, Information and Data: $113KLisa FirnbergDirector, Information and Data$113KCaroline O'Shea — Director, Resource Mobilization: $112KCaroline O'SheaDirector, Resource Mobilization$112KRyan Schlegel — Director, Research: $112KRyan SchlegelDirector, Research$112K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $321K, to Aaron Dorfman (CEO). 9 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy

How large is National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy?

National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy reported $2.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.7M.

Where does National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy operate?

National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy has awarded grants in California.

What is National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy's EIN?

National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1072749. 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

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 17, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 29, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 12, 2025)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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