Jewish Community Federation of Richmond
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
A. TO ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN AN ORGANIZATION OR ORGANIZATIONS TO COORDINATE THE SOLICITING OF FUNDS FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND ALLOCATE THE SAME TO SUCH LOCAL, NON-LOCAL OR FOREIGN ORGANIZATIONS AS IT MAY DETERMINE. B. TO INTEREST ITSELF IN ALL MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE JEWISH COMMUNITY IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND AND ITS VICINITY AND IN AND OUTSIDE OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, AND TO BE HELPFUL IN SUCH WAYS AS ARE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF ALL PERSONS OF THE JEWISH AND RICHMOND COMMUNITY. VALUES OF OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT THE JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF RICHMOND BELIEVES ALL INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY ARE IMPORTANT AND VALUES THEIR PERSPECTIVE IN BUILDING, SUSTAINING AND PERPETUATING A CARING COMMUNITY. THE JCFR WILL CREATE OPTIONS FOR ALL JEWS, REGARDLESS OF AGE, ECONOMIC STATUS OR AFFILIATION, TO PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNAL LIFE. THE FEDERATION WILL COLLABORATE WITH JEWISH AGENCIES, ORGANIZATIONS AND SYNAGOGUES TO PROMOTE OUTREACH IN AN EFFORT TO FOSTER JEWISH CONTINUITY AND AN AWARE
- Income
- $4.1 million
- Spending
- $4.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 61%
- Reserves
- 4.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 94%
- Employees
- 12
- Volunteers
- 550
- Highest pay
- $281,115, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 41 out of 100. Higher than 5% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.1 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 52% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 35% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1560% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 25 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2528 of 28 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (5)
- $1.3 million spent. THE FEDERATION SUPPORTS RESCUE, EMERGENCY AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, INCLUDING IN ZAPAROZHYE, UKRAINE, THROUGH JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTERS, CHESED WELFARE CENTERS AND THE AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE WHICH IS OUR PARTNER IN THIS EFFORT. FEDERATION FUNDING ALSO SUPPORTS WELFARE RELIEF REACHING ELDERLY JEWS IN MORE THAN 2,000 LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE REGION, PROVIDING FOOD, MEDICINE AND MEDICAL CARE, HOME CARE, WINTER HEATING, AND OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES THROUGH A NETWORK OF MORE THAN 60 SOCIAL WELFARE CENTERS OPERATED BY THE AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE (JDC). IN THE REPORTING PERIOD, 64,992 SENIORS RECEIVED FOOD ASSISTANCE; 21,833 SENIORS RECEIVED HOME CARE; 20,719 RECEIVED MEDICINE OR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE; 7,345 RECEIVED WINTER RELIEF; AND 1400 JEWISH YOUTH WERE BROUGHT INTO THE JEWISH TENT AT CAMP SZARVAS. JDC ALSO FURNISHED CRITICAL NUTRITIONAL AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO MORE THAN 30,000 JEWISH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE JEWISH AGENCY FOR ISRAEL (JAFI) OPERATED SUMMER CAMPS AND SUNDAY SCHOOLS IN THE REGION AND PROVIDED LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG ADULTS. UKRAINE: IN RESPONSE TO THE WAR IN UKRAINE, FEDERATION-SUPPORTED EFFORTS PROVIDED HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND TRAUMA RELIEF, AIDED 35,000 JEWS IN UKRAINE AND 39,000 JEWISH REFUGEES, AND ASSISTED WITH EVACUATIONS, SHELTER FOR DISPLACED INDIVIDUALS AND REFUGEES, AND DELIVERY OF CRITICAL AID (INCLUDING FOOD AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES). LATIN AMERICA AND EUROPE: JDC WORKS WITH LOCAL JEWISH COMMUNAL LEADERSHIP TO IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AT HIGHEST RISK AND TO HELP ENSURE VULNERABLE CHILDREN, ADULTS, AND SENIORS RECEIVE ESSENTIAL SUPPORT. IN ARGENTINA, JDC'S ESSENTIAL SUBSIDIES PREVENTED 585 FAMILIES - A TOTAL OF 1,367 PEOPLE - FROM SLIPPING EVEN FURTHER INTO POVERTY. AS INFLATION PEAKED TO A STAGGERING 200% BY THE YEAR'S END, MANY JEWS STRUGGLED TO AFFORD NECESSITIES AND FIND STABLE EMPLOYMENT. IN BUENOS AIRES AND THE PROVINCES, JDC HELPED PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE, MONTHLY RENT IN HAND, AND VITAL MEDICINES WITHIN REACH. HALF OF THESE BENEFICIARIES WERE NEWLY POOR FAMILIES, STILL STRUGGLING TO REGAIN THEIR ECONOMIC FOOTING SINCE THE PANDEMIC. THE FEDERATION SUPPORTS RESCUE, EMERGENCY AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, INCLUDING IN ZAPAROZHYE, UKRAINE, THROUGH JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTERS, CHESED WELFARE CENTERS AND THE AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE WHICH IS OUR PARTNER IN THIS EFFORT. FEDERATION FUNDING ALSO SUPPORTS WELFARE RELIEF REACHING ELDERLY JEWS IN MORE THAN 2,000 LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE REGION, PROVIDING FOOD, MEDICINE AND MEDICAL CARE, HOME CARE, WINTER HEATING, AND OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES THROUGH A NETWORK OF MORE THAN 60 SOCIAL WELFARE CENTERS OPERATED BY THE AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE (JDC). IN THE REPORTING PERIOD, 64,992 SENIORS RECEIVED FOOD ASSISTANCE; 21,833 SENIORS RECEIVED HOME CARE; 20,719 RECEIVED MEDICINE OR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE; 7,345 RECEIVED WINTER RELIEF; AND 1400 JEWISH YOUTH WERE BROUGHT INTO THE JEWISH TENT AT CAMP SZARVAS. JDC ALSO FURNISHED CRITICAL NUTRITIONAL AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO MORE THAN 30,000 JEWISH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE JEWISH AGENCY FOR ISRAEL (JAFI) OPERATED SUMMER CAMPS AND SUNDAY SCHOOLS IN THE REGION AND PROVIDED LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG ADULTS. UKRAINE: IN RESPONSE TO THE WAR IN UKRAINE, FEDERATION-SUPPORTED EFFORTS PROVIDED HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND TRAUMA RELIEF, AIDED 35,000 JEWS IN UKRAINE AND 39,000 JEWISH REFUGEES, AND ASSISTED WITH EVACUATIONS, SHELTER FOR DISPLACED INDIVIDUALS AND REFUGEES, AND DELIVERY OF CRITICAL AID (INCLUDING FOOD AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES). LATIN AMERICA AND EUROPE: JDC WORKS WITH LOCAL JEWISH COMMUNAL LEADERSHIP TO IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AT HIGHEST RISK AND TO HELP ENSURE VULNERABLE CHILDREN, ADULTS, AND SENIORS RECEIVE ESSENTIAL SUPPORT. IN ARGENTINA, JDC'S ESSENTIAL SUBSIDIES PREVENTED 585 FAMILIES - A TOTAL OF 1,367 PEOPLE - FROM SLIPPING EVEN FURTHER INTO POVERTY. AS INFLATION PEAKED TO A STAGGERING 200% BY THE YEAR'S END, MANY JEWS STRUGGLED TO AFFORD NECESSITIES AND FIND STABLE EMPLOYMENT. IN BUENOS AIRES AND THE PROVINCES, JDC HELPED PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE, MONTHLY RENT IN HAND, AND VITAL MEDICINES WITHIN REACH. HALF OF THESE BENEFICIARIES WERE NEWLY POOR FAMILIES, STILL STRUGGLING TO REGAIN THEIR ECONOMIC FOOTING SINCE THE PANDEMIC.
- $661,338 spent. THE JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF RICHMOND WORKS TO SECURE A STRONG JEWISH FUTURE. THE FEDERATION'S ANNUAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORTS MORE THAN 35 AGENCIES, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES IN GREATER RICHMOND, NATIONALLY, IN ISRAEL, AND IN MORE THAN 70 OTHER COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. THE FEDERATION SUPPORTS ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS THAT EDUCATE AND STRENGTHEN JEWISH IDENTITY BY FUNDING FORMAL AND INFORMAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, HELPING ENSURE FUTURE GENERATIONS CAN SUSTAIN AND CARE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025, THE FEDERATION SUPPORTED MULTIPLE FORMAL AND INFORMAL JEWISH EDUCATION AND IDENTITY INITIATIVES SERVING ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN THE COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, THE FEDERATION PROVIDED GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS TO JEWISH DAY SCHOOLS, JEWISH CAMPS, AND YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS, REACHING OVER 2,750 YOUTH AND TEENS AND ENHANCING PARTICIPANTS' CONNECTION TO, UNDERSTANDING OF, AND APPRECIATION OF JEWISH HERITAGE. THE FEDERATION PROVIDED SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT TO THE WEINSTEIN JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER (JCC) TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO MORE THAN 10,000 PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, FAITHS, AND ABILITIES THROUGH EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, SUMMER CAMP, CULTURAL ARTS, AND SPORTS AND RECREATION PROGRAMMING. THE FEDERATION AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS AND FUNDING TO HELP CHILDREN ATTEND JEWISH OVERNIGHT CAMPS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, STRENGTHENING JEWISH IDENTITY, LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY CONNECTION. THE FEDERATION SUPPORTS SEVEN HILLEL AND CHABAD ON CAMPUS PROGRAMS ON UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES THROUGHOUT VIRGINIA, PROVIDING PROGRAMMING FOR MORE THAN 2,072 JEWISH STUDENTS. THE JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF RICHMOND WORKS TO SECURE A STRONG JEWISH FUTURE. THE FEDERATION'S ANNUAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORTS MORE THAN 35 AGENCIES, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES IN GREATER RICHMOND, NATIONALLY, IN ISRAEL, AND IN MORE THAN 70 OTHER COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. THE FEDERATION SUPPORTS ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS THAT EDUCATE AND STRENGTHEN JEWISH IDENTITY BY FUNDING FORMAL AND INFORMAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, HELPING ENSURE FUTURE GENERATIONS CAN SUSTAIN AND CARE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025, THE FEDERATION SUPPORTED MULTIPLE FORMAL AND INFORMAL JEWISH EDUCATION AND IDENTITY INITIATIVES SERVING ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN THE COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, THE FEDERATION PROVIDED GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS TO JEWISH DAY SCHOOLS, JEWISH CAMPS, AND YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS, REACHING OVER 2,750 YOUTH AND TEENS AND ENHANCING PARTICIPANTS' CONNECTION TO, UNDERSTANDING OF, AND APPRECIATION OF JEWISH HERITAGE. THE FEDERATION PROVIDED SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT TO THE WEINSTEIN JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER (JCC) TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO MORE THAN 10,000 PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, FAITHS, AND ABILITIES THROUGH EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, SUMMER CAMP, CULTURAL ARTS, AND SPORTS AND RECREATION PROGRAMMING. THE FEDERATION AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS AND FUNDING TO HELP CHILDREN ATTEND JEWISH OVERNIGHT CAMPS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, STRENGTHENING JEWISH IDENTITY, LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY CONNECTION. THE FEDERATION SUPPORTS SEVEN HILLEL AND CHABAD ON CAMPUS PROGRAMS ON UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES THROUGHOUT VIRGINIA, PROVIDING PROGRAMMING FOR MORE THAN 2,072 JEWISH STUDENTS.
- $158,718 spent. THE JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF RICHMOND, THROUGH ITS NETWORK OF BENEFICIARY AGENCIES AND SERVICES, HELPS ADDRESS HUMANITARIAN NEEDS OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. THE FEDERATION ALLOCATES FUNDS LOCALLY FROM THE ANNUAL FEDERATION CAMPAIGN TO CARE FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. THROUGH PARTNERS INCLUDING JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES (JFS) RICHMOND, THE WEINSTEIN JCC AND OTHERS, THE FEDERATION ADDRESSES EMERGENCY FINANCIAL NEEDS AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS. THE FEDERATION ASSISTS VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, INCLUDING THOSE WHO BECAME NEWLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY IN NEED OF CRITICAL SUPPORT. AT THE SAME TIME, THE FEDERATION WORKS TO SUPPORT THE FINANCIAL STABILITY OF KEY PARTNER AGENCIES AND SCHOOLS. THE JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF RICHMOND, THROUGH ITS NETWORK OF BENEFICIARY AGENCIES AND SERVICES, HELPS ADDRESS HUMANITARIAN NEEDS OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. THE FEDERATION ALLOCATES FUNDS LOCALLY FROM THE ANNUAL FEDERATION CAMPAIGN TO CARE FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. THROUGH PARTNERS INCLUDING JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES (JFS) RICHMOND, THE WEINSTEIN JCC AND OTHERS, THE FEDERATION ADDRESSES EMERGENCY FINANCIAL NEEDS AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS. THE FEDERATION ASSISTS VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, INCLUDING THOSE WHO BECAME NEWLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY IN NEED OF CRITICAL SUPPORT. AT THE SAME TIME, THE FEDERATION WORKS TO SUPPORT THE FINANCIAL STABILITY OF KEY PARTNER AGENCIES AND SCHOOLS.
- $346,612 spent. FOLLOWING THE HAMAS TERRORIST ATTACKS ON OCTOBER 7, 2023, THE FEDERATION PROVIDED EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE THROUGH COLLECTIVE SUPPORT OF THE JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA (JFNA) TO HELP ADDRESS URGENT NEEDS IN ISRAEL. THE FEDERATION-SUPPORTED EMERGENCY EFFORTS INCLUDED ASSISTANCE FOR EVACUEES FROM FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES; FOOD AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR IMPACTED FAMILIES, OLDER ADULTS, AND HOMEBOUND INDIVIDUALS; COORDINATION SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS SCALING RESPONSE EFFORTS; IMMEDIATE CASH GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY TERROR AND VIOLENCE; TARGETED SUPPORT FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND CAREGIVERS (INCLUDING OLDER ADULTS, YOUNG CHILDREN, PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES, RUSSIAN-SPEAKING AND ETHIOPIAN ISRAELIS, HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS, AND MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS SUCH AS BEDOUIN COMMUNITIES); AND EXPANDED TRAUMA RELIEF AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT, INCLUDING HOTLINE CAPACITY. SUPPORT ALSO INCLUDED DIRECT CARE FOR FIRST RESPONDERS, LONE SOLDIERS, INJURED INDIVIDUALS, AND FAMILIES WHOSE RELATIVES WERE MURDERED, INJURED, OR ABDUCTED, AS WELL AS TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR CAREGIVERS AND RESPONDERS, INCLUDING HOSPITAL EMERGENCY TEAMS AND MUNICIPAL TEAMS.
- FOLLOWING THE HAMAS TERRORIST ATTACKS ON OCTOBER 7, 2023, THE FEDERATION PROVIDED EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE THROUGH COLLECTIVE SUPPORT OF THE JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA (JFNA) TO HELP ADDRESS URGENT NEEDS IN ISRAEL. THE FEDERATION-SUPPORTED EMERGENCY EFFORTS INCLUDED ASSISTANCE FOR EVACUEES FROM FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES; FOOD AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR IMPACTED FAMILIES, OLDER ADULTS, AND HOMEBOUND INDIVIDUALS; COORDINATION SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS SCALING RESPONSE EFFORTS; IMMEDIATE CASH GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY TERROR AND VIOLENCE; TARGETED SUPPORT FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND CAREGIVERS (INCLUDING OLDER ADULTS, YOUNG CHILDREN, PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES, RUSSIAN-SPEAKING AND ETHIOPIAN ISRAELIS, HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS, AND MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS SUCH AS BEDOUIN COMMUNITIES); AND EXPANDED TRAUMA RELIEF AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT, INCLUDING HOTLINE CAPACITY. SUPPORT ALSO INCLUDED DIRECT CARE FOR FIRST RESPONDERS, LONE SOLDIERS, INJURED INDIVIDUALS, AND FAMILIES WHOSE RELATIVES WERE MURDERED, INJURED, OR ABDUCTED, AS WELL AS TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR CAREGIVERS AND RESPONDERS, INCLUDING HOSPITAL EMERGENCY TEAMS AND MUNICIPAL TEAMS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 1942.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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