Nonprofit · EIN 54-1382433
THE RICHMOND FORUM INC
Tax-exempt · RICHMOND, VA 23219
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2025 | 990 | $3,236,406 | $2,944,603 | $291,803 | $5,859,188 | $1,040,378 | $4,818,810 |
| May 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,764,084 | $2,783,471 | -$19,387 | $5,660,578 | $1,322,754 | $4,337,824 |
| May 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,337,855 | $3,130,973 | $206,882 | $4,999,266 | $1,194,835 | $3,804,431 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,807,598
- Program service revenue
- $1,288,634
- Investment income
- $139,714
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$11,180
- Other revenue
- $460
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $215,663
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $283,629
- Other salaries and wages
- $528,618
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $968,432
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $58,839
- Occupancy
- $93,883
- Depreciation
- $28,911
- Program services (functional)
- $2,220,492
- Management and general (functional)
- $575,670
- Fundraising (functional)
- $148,441
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,660,578
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,859,188
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,040,378
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,818,810
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $70,886
- Publicly traded securities
- $4,249,140
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,927,668
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $891,142
- Gross receipts
- $3,306,378
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 223
- Year formed
- 1986
- State of legal domicile
- VA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEATHER MULLINS CRISLIP | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $253,911 | $10,735 |
| SANDRA WHEELER | DIRECTOR OF RFSDI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,545 | $13,972 |
| KATHRYN BLESSING | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT - ENDED Highest-paid employee | 40 | $104,115 | $8,224 |
| KEVIN BEST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTEN CAVALLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIMMY CHOU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY CONTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REGINA J ELBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TONYA S HALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EVA HARTMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE HUMBLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA JOYCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| D BRENNEN KEENE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| A BRENT KING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY O'KEEFE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
21 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICK PALMIERI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CELIA A RAFALKO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| P ANAND RAO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAPHNE MAXWELL REID | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RHODES B RITENOUR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALISON ROGISH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA V SCHREINER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA SIMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ZACK SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG STIVERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SALLY TATE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ASHLEY L TAYLOR JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARIA TEDESCO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANET TOPE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PIENT TRAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TODD WALDO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TERESA DOWNS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREA LYNN WHITE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JONATHAN BRABRAND | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM R B HERSHEY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ELLEN E SPONG | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended May 31, 2024: 31 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEATHER MULLINS CRISLIP | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $236,491 |
| DEE RAUBENSTINE | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT & SPONSOR EVENTS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $131,128 |
| KEVIN BEST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTEN CAVALLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIMMY CHOU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR BETTY CRUTCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REGINA J ELBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EVA HARTMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE HUMBLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL JOYCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| A BRENT KING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KELLY O'KEEFE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN D OTERO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICK PALMIERI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CELIA A RAFALKO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| P ANAND RAO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RHODES B RITENOUR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALISON ROGISH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA V SCHREINER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA SIMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ZACK SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG STIVERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SALLY TATE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ASHLEY L TAYLOR JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANET TOPE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TODD WALDO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TERESA DOWNS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREA LYNN WHITE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JONATHAN BRABRAND | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM R B HERSHEY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ELLEN E SPONG | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended May 31, 2023: 33 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEATHER MULLINS CRISLIP | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $226,762 |
| DEE RAUBENSTINE | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,823 |
| SANDRA WHEELER | KEY EMPLOYEE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,740 |
| MAKOLA M ABDULLAH PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIMMY CHOU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR BETTY CRUTCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REGINA J ELBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EVA HARTMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM R B HERSHEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN B HORNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE HUMBLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL JOYCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| A BRENT KING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA E KOTTKAMP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GEOFF T MARLATT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KELLY O'KEEFE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICK PALMERI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CELIA A RAFALKO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| P ANAND RAO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY L REID | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RHODES B RITENOUR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA V SCHREINER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA SIMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ASHLEY L TAYLOR JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANET TOPE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TODD WALDO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN A WHITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREA LYNN WHITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT K BECKLER PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELLEN E SPONG | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TERESA DOWNS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN D OTERO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JONATHAN BRABRAND | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 110 S 15TH ST STE B, RICHMOND, VA 23219-4269
- In care of
- % THE RICHMOND FORUM INC
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- HEATHER M CRISLIP, 110 SOUTH 15TH STREET B, RICHMOND, VA 23219
- Signed the 990
- HEATHER M CRISLIP, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (804) 330-3993
- Website
- WWW.RICHMONDFORUM.ORG
- Return prepared by
- KEITER STEPHENS HURST GARY & SHREAVES
Mission
TO PRESENT POWERFUL VOICES SO RICHMOND CAN LEARN. TO EMPOWER LOCAL VOICES SO RICHMOND CAN LEAD.
Program accomplishments
- THE RICHMOND FORUM PRESENTS LIVE SPEECHES, DEBATES AND CONVERSATIONS FEATURING WORLD LEADERS, BUSINESS LEADERS, AND LEADERS FROM THE ARTS AND SCIENCES IN ORDER TO FOSTER COMMUNITY EXPLORATION, DISCUSSION, AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE ISSUES AND TRENDS THAT SHAPE OUR LIVES TODAY. AS AN EXTENSION OF ITS WORK TO PROMOTE THE PRACTICE AND SKILLS OF CIVIL DISCOURSE IN OUR COMMUNITY, THE RICHMOND FORUM ALSO SUPPORTS SPEECH AND DEBATE PROGRAMS IN THE REGION'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS THROUGH FINANCIAL GRANTS AND OTHER SUPPORT.Expenses $2,220,492 · grants $215,663 · revenue $1,288,634
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in May, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 31, 2026 | October 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | May 31, 2025 | October 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | May 31, 2024 | October 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 54-1382433
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1986
- Accounting year ends
- May
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,859,188
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,306,378
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | May 2025 | $3,236,406 | $2,944,603 | $5,859,188 | XML |
| 990 | May 2024 | $2,764,084 | $2,783,471 | $5,660,578 | XML |
| 990 | May 2023 | $3,337,855 | $3,130,973 | $4,999,266 | XML |
| 990-T | May 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 2022 | $2,463,098 | $2,716,612 | $4,729,837 | IRS |
| 990-T | May 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | May 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 54-1382433).
Questions about THE RICHMOND FORUM INC
- What is the EIN of THE RICHMOND FORUM INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE RICHMOND FORUM INC is 54-1382433.
- Is THE RICHMOND FORUM INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1986.
- Are donations to THE RICHMOND FORUM INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE RICHMOND FORUM INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of THE RICHMOND FORUM INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending May 31, 2026) is due October 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE RICHMOND FORUM INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended May 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of THE RICHMOND FORUM INC?
- The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 names HEATHER M CRISLIP.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE RICHMOND FORUM INC?
- The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 lists 36 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $253,911 (HEATHER MULLINS CRISLIP, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does THE RICHMOND FORUM INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,236,406, expenses of $2,944,603 and total assets of $5,859,188 at year end.
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