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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 52-1400732

The Jerusalem Connection

A private foundation in Richmond, VA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $45,986 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Charles Lessin
210 Giant Drive
Richmond, VA 23224
(804) 232-2589
Form and materials
N/A
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

3 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $45,986

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $3,590
  • Tax year 2024

    $14,300

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $43,915
  • Tax year 2023

    $16,462

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,558,305

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Virginia Charitable Gaming AssociatRichmond, VA

    Fellowship of charity

    $36,700
  2. Yeshivat Har HabayitKiryat, Israel

    To support charity

    $9,286

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Community development1 grant $36,700100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia1 grant $36,700

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Charles LessinPRESIDENT, D Hours 25Pay $0
  • Gadielle RozmarynDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Banjamin EngelhartDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Joshua GoldburgDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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