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Retail Advancement Fund

RICHMOND, VA EIN: 84-3933913 Website

TO SUPPORT AND EXPAND THE CHARITABLE ACTIVITES OF THE RETAIL MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$81K

-19.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$100K

-33.9% YoY

Grant Count

8

-27.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$13K

-9.1% YoY

About Retail Advancement Fund

Based on IRS filings

Retail Advancement Fund is a nonprofit organization focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in RICHMOND, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $81K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 8 grants totaling $100K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

HenricoNorth ChesterfieldRichmond

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$90K$181K$271K$361K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$80,813$99,850$199,623
Revenue$175,000$200,000$328,500
Expenses$193,607$262,766$235,401
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$40K$80K$120K$160K0 grants202011 grants202110 grants202211 grants20238 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2024

MS GIRLEE'S KITCHEN LLC$21KGREAT WORK RVA$19KBONOS CARRIBEAN CUISINE$15KDOLCE PIZZA & GRILL$14KSPOTTY DOG ICE CREAM$10KTONYA'S KITCHEN$10KKITCHEN ON WELLINGTON$6KSWEET TEMPTATIONS BY THE…$5K

Grant Size Distribution

40 grants across all recorded years

40<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
SCOTT ARONSONDIRECTOR0.5
KEVIN REARSONDIRECTOR0.5
AARON MONTGOMERYDIRECTOR0.5
STEVE ROSSERDIRECTOR0.5
STEPHEN STORYDIRECTOR0.5
KATHY ROBINSDIRECTOR0.5
NANCY THOMASPRESIDENT/CEO1
DIANA MCMAHONSECRETARY/TREASURER1

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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