Romema Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Cherry Hill, NJ EIN: 84-2417456

Romema Foundation is a private foundation, based in Cherry Hill, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $151 in total assets.

Romema Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$151
+0.0% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Romema Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

17 grants across all recorded years

12<$50K2$50–100K3$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 17 (71%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Cities

BrooklynLawrenceChicagoLakewoodManchesterNew YorkTeaneckHighland ParkJacksonMonseyNYSt. Louis

How Romema Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 99% from 2020 to 2023. 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

$0$1M$2M$3M22 grants2020 14 grants2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 Total only2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2024) to $2.2M (2020). In 2024 it reported $2K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Keren Osa Chayil Charity$15,450
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying Distributions
2025$151—————
2024$151$2,000$2,000$2,000Total only$2,000
2023$151$16,000$15,896$15,4501$15,450
2022$47$135,200$144,512$108,3002$108,300
2021$9,359$692,500$742,491$709,00014$709,000
2020$59,350$2,292,295$2,248,230$2,170,45022—

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Romema Foundation is led by Gershon Heyman, CEO since 2021 (on filings since 2020); none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Gershon Heyman

    CEO

    Treasurer & Secretary → CEO, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    $52K (2020) → $0 (2025)

  • Samuel Goldner

    President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Goldner

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

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 2022 IRS filing

Gershon Heyman — CEO: $35KGershon HeymanCEO$35K

The highest reported compensation on the 2022 filing was $35K, to Gershon Heyman (CEO).

Frequently asked questions about Romema Foundation

How large is Romema Foundation?

Romema Foundation reported $151 in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Romema Foundation operate?

Romema Foundation has awarded grants in Illinois, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York.

What is Romema Foundation's EIN?

Romema Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-2417456. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 25, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 25, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 16, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 26, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 22, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 25, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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