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Ernst & Anne Fischer Older Adult Fund
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Who can apply: Supports services for older adults that are not otherwise available.
Richmond Jewish Foundation
ActivePhilanthropy & Voluntarism
About Richmond Jewish Foundation
Richmond Jewish Foundation is a primary, trusted and expert resource for planned giving and endowments. We engage, educate and inspire generations of donors to create ongoing resources for charitable, religious, and educational needs. Our donors may choose legacies of Tzedakah and Tikkun Olam. We effectively steward philanthropic assets entrusted to our care.
Focus Areas
Jewish community supportEducation and scholarships (K-12, pre-K, vouchers/tax-credit scholarships)Holocaust education and toleranceYouth programs and Israel travel scholarshipsOlder adult servicesSpecial needs servicesCommunity development and safety/securitySeed funding and innovation (Genesis Fund)
Who They Fund
Richmond Jewish community membersStudents and scholarship recipientsPeople with special needs within the Jewish community
About Richmond Jewish Foundation
Richmond Jewish Foundation’s grantmaking is anchored by a large gift to Beth Sholom Lifecare Campus, a 2023 grant of $3,326,967 for general support. That scale sits alongside a steady pattern of support for Jewish communal life, education, and service organizations in Richmond and beyond. The foundation’s recent grants include meaningful support for Jewish Community Federation of Richmond, Temple Beth El, Rudlin Torah Academy, and Jewish Family Services, showing a mix of institutional giving across synagogue, school, and social-service settings. The foundation also funds programs tied to Jewish identity and continuity through scholarships, Holocaust education, Israel travel, and special needs support. Its active grant programs include tax-credit scholarship work, Holocaust & tolerance funds, youth camp and travel awards, and named funds for older adult services and special-needs assistance. Recent grants also extend to community institutions outside the Jewish sector, including Richmond Wildlife Center and KIRVA Hospice, indicating a broader local civic role alongside its core Jewish commitments. The overall picture is of a foundation that uses endowed and donor-directed philanthropy to support both long-standing institutions and targeted programs.
What Richmond Jewish Foundation Funds
Jewish communal services show up clearly in the recent grants. Richmond Jewish Foundation gave $938,426 to Jewish Community Federation of Richmond for general support in 2025, and it also supported Temple Beth El with $658,156 in 2024 and another $171,875 in 2025. Education is another major theme. Rudlin Torah Academy received $275,928 in 2023 and $210,374 in 2025, while Yeshiva of Virginia received $112,891 in 2025 and $88,274 in 2023. The foundation’s active education programs also include the Stanley J., Sidney S. and Irwin A. Schapiro Education Fund for Jewish youth in the Richmond area. Holocaust remembrance and learning are supported through the Virginia Holocaust Museum, which received $81,863 in 2024, and through the Ipson Holocaust Education Fund and Holocaust & Tolerance Funds. Special needs and family support also appear in named funds such as the Jill A. Peck Memorial Fund and the Karin E. and Henry S. Fine Legacy Fund.
How Richmond Jewish Foundation Gives
Typical grant sizes cluster in the mid-five figures: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $17,724, and the 75th percentile is $45,719. The recent-grants list shows both recurring support and repeated relationships over time, including multiple grants to the same organizations across 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation operates as a mixed Jewish Federation DAF structure and does not make program-related investments. Several active programs accept unsolicited requests, including scholarship, Holocaust education, and special-needs funds, alongside tax-credit scholarship programs with award ranges of $500 to $125,000.
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Herbert J and Ruth B. Rubel Holocaust Education Fund
Holocaust educationyouth education
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$4.3M
Total Assets
$36.3M
Total Revenue
$4.9M
Total Expenses
$3.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $46K, with a median of $18K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$18K
75th Percentile
$46K
Geographic Reach
Regional13 states funded
About 71% of grants go to recipients in PA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Daniel Brandeis
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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