Richmond Jewish Foundation
Richmond Jewish Foundation is a public charity based in Richmond, Virginia. Formed in 1992, it manages philanthropic assets and makes grants and distributions for charitable, religious, and educational needs.
Richmond Jewish Foundation at a glance
In short: Richmond Jewish Foundation gave $2.0M across 33 grants in 2025 (avg $60K), mostly in Virginia. 52% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,967,907
- -9.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 33
- +57.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $59,634
- -42.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $60,770,925
- +8.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 52% first-time grantees (17 of 33, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Virginia (80% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Richmond Jewish Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The Foundation does not accept unsolicited grant requests. Its website describes some community grant programs as open application opportunities, but states that the Genesis Fund is not currently accepting applications.
- Contact
Mailing address: 5540 Falmouth St 201, Richmond, VA 23230
Phone: (804) 545-8628
Website: https://rjfoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
5 open opportunities from Richmond Jewish Foundation
Education Improvement Scholarship Tax Credit Program
Richmond Jewish Foundation
Amount
65% tax credit on donations ($500 minimum); up to $50,000 per individual/year
Deadline
Rolling (quarterly review)
Genesis Fund
Richmond Jewish Foundation
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Mark & Susan Sisisky JDC Fellowship
Richmond Jewish Foundation
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Richmond Jewish Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Jewish Community Federation of Richmond ($883K). Together the top 10 received $1.7M.
Grant Size Distribution
170 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 134 grants of 170 (79%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Foundation describes its grant distributions as supporting organizations locally, nationally, and abroad. Its Genesis Fund is intended for communal projects in the Richmond, Virginia area and surrounding communities. In 2025, 80% of grant dollars went to recipients in Virginia; other reported recipient-state shares included New York (7%), Louisiana (5%), Florida (3%), and Maryland (1%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 33 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Richmond Jewish Foundation open to new grantees?
52%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 17 of 33 grantees (52%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $26K; repeat grants $96K. How we count
Medians: $15K first-time, $17K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.7M (2020) to $4.8M (2022). In 2025 it made 33 grants totaling $2.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jewish Community Federation of Richmond Richmond, VA | General | $883,122 |
| Weinstein Jewish Community Center Richmond, VA | General | $320,271 |
| JDC World Headquarters New York, NY | General | $110,000 |
| Cat Haven Rescue Land O Lakes, FL | General | $65,000 |
| Jewish Family Services Richmond, VA | General | $55,000 |
| Children's Hospital Foundation Richmond, VA | General | $50,000 |
| Commonwealth Catholic Charities Richmond, VA | General | $50,000 |
| Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience New Orleans, LA | General | $50,000 |
| Tulane University New Orleans, LA | General | $50,000 |
| Alzheimer's Association Glen Allen, VA | General | $25,000 |
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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 | $60,770,925 | $6,704,337 | $4,090,217 | $1,967,907 | 33 | $3,059,933 |
| 2024 | $55,785,750 | $4,919,862 | $3,805,147 | $2,161,427 | 21 | $1,470,347 |
| 2023 | $47,507,428 | $7,409,770 | $3,394,580 | $2,479,291 | 30 | $2,531,844 |
| 2022 | $45,016,653 | $4,369,013 | $5,660,336 | $4,839,720 | 39 | $2,888,708 |
| 2021 | $52,290,313 | $3,682,952 | $3,127,572 | $2,233,558 | 47 | $1,329,343 |
| 2020 | $41,457,184 | $3,390,851 | $2,463,795 | $1,735,081 | 47 | $984,709 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Foundation describes itself as a resource for planned giving and endowments that engages, educates, and inspires generations of donors to create ongoing resources for charitable, religious, and educational needs. It says it stewards the philanthropic assets entrusted to its care.
Its grant distributions support a range of charitable organizations, agencies, and synagogues; student programs in Israel; Jewish day school and summer camp scholarships; and responses to disasters and emergencies. The Foundation’s 2025 grants included organizations serving Jewish communal life, social services, health, animal welfare, education, and arts and culture. For example, Jewish Family Services says it provides care, counseling, and adoption services to individuals and families, while the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience describes its work as exploring Jewish history and culture in the American South.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the Foundation reported 33 grants totaling $1,967,907. Grant amounts ranged from $7,500 to $883,122, with a median grant of $15,000. The largest awards included $883,122 to Jewish Community Federation of Richmond, $320,271 to Weinstein Jewish Community Center, $110,000 to JDC World Headquarters, $65,000 to Cat Haven Rescue, and $55,000 to Jewish Family Services. These grants were reported with the purpose “General.”
The Foundation describes two broad grantmaking routes: open application programs and grants made by donors through donor-advised funds. Its Genesis Fund is an unrestricted pool for research, development, and special projects. Program information identifies Jewish agencies, synagogues, and nonprofits serving the Richmond Jewish community as eligible applicants, and lists areas such as safety and security, education and culture, senior services, youth programs, and Holocaust education. The Foundation’s Genesis Fund page states that applications are not currently being accepted. For grants from donor-advised and donor-designated permanent endowment funds, the Foundation says it reviews verification of 501(c)(3) status, a mission statement, and current financial information, and conducts additional eligibility and compliance checks.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Dan Brandeis as CEO; Ronald I Felmus as Chair; Eric M Shoenfeld as Treasurer; Rick Looney as Assistant Treasurer; Jessica Samet as Secretary; and Rosann Bocciarelli as Assistant Secretary. It also lists Jeffrey M Lacker as Immediate Past Chair, Jeffrey A Scharf as Past Chair, and Scott W Belleman and Kevin A Fine as directors.
The Foundation’s website lists Lauren Plotkin as Legacy Program Director.
Richmond Jewish Foundation is led by Dan Brandeis, CEO on every filing since 2023; 1 of 23 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Dan Brandeis
CEO
On filings since 2023
50 hrs/week
$231K (2024) → $241K (2025)
Ronald I Felmus
Chair
Director → Treasurer, 2023
Treasurer → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Howard S Golfine
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Josh L Goldberg
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert I Flax
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott W Belleman
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
GD Rothenberg
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katie M Roeper
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin A Fine
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ann B Macheras
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John A Weinberg
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy Nisenson
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Janet Dunn Gale
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jefffrey Levin
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lee Krumbein
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Arenstein Levy
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric M Shoenfeld
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey A Scharf
Past Chair
Past Chair → Immediate Chairman, 2024
Immediate Chairman → Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey M Lacker
Immediate Past Chair
Treasurer → Chairman, 2023
Chairman → Immediate Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jessica F Samet
Secretary
Assistant Secretary → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rosann Bocciarelli
Assistant Secretary
Director → Assistant Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Staffenberg
Ex-Officio
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rick Looney
Assistant Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (14)
- Former: Beryl W Ball (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Frances F Goldman (2020–2024) — Past Chairman
- Former: Richard S Looney (2020–2024) — Assistant Treasurer
- Former: Wolf Joffe (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Dan Rosenthal (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Sandra Sisisky (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Jesse M Feld (2022–2023) — Past President & CEO
- Former: Ryan Ripperton (2023) — Past Interim CEO
- Former: Clare R Sisisky (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Ellen Renee Adams (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Robert I Nomberg (2020–2022) — Past President & CEO
- Former: Seth Kaplan (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Yossi Ciment (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Adam S Plotkin (2020–2021) — Director
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $241K, to Dan Brandeis (CEO).
Frequently asked questions about Richmond Jewish Foundation
How much does Richmond Jewish Foundation give each year?
Richmond Jewish Foundation gave $2.0M across 33 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.2M across 21 grants.
What is Richmond Jewish Foundation's typical grant size?
Richmond Jewish Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $59,634, across 33 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Richmond Jewish Foundation that year got $26K on average.
Where does Richmond Jewish Foundation give grants?
Richmond Jewish Foundation gives mostly in Virginia: 80% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were New York (7%) and Louisiana (5%). The most frequent recipient cities were Richmond, VA (17 grants), New York, NY (3 grants) and New Orleans, LA (2 grants).
Does Richmond Jewish Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Richmond Jewish Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (33 of 33) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Who are Richmond Jewish Foundation's largest grantees?
Richmond Jewish Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Jewish Community Federation of Richmond ($883,122), Weinstein Jewish Community Center ($320,271) and JDC World Headquarters ($110,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 67% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Richmond Jewish Foundation?
Richmond Jewish Foundation reported $60.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.7M.
What does Richmond Jewish Foundation fund?
The Foundation describes itself as a resource for planned giving and endowments that engages, educates, and inspires generations of donors to create ongoing resources for charitable, religious, and educational needs. It says it stewards the philanthropic assets entrusted to its care. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Richmond Jewish Foundation?
The Foundation does not accept unsolicited grant requests. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Richmond Jewish Foundation's EIN?
Richmond Jewish Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-1623966. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Richmond Jewish Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 3, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Richmond Jewish Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/richmond-jewish-foundation-morg_822dee98730847ae8438361ec16a0073
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