Ronald S. Roadburg Foundation

Name

Ronald S. Roadburg Foundation

Legal name

Ronald S. Roadburg Foundation

Website

https://roadburgfund.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Foundation

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK), Social Justice & Human Rights Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAN), Environmental & Climate Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAM)

Keywords

• Philanthropic grantmaking
• Charitable foundation
• Community development
• Social impact funding
• Jewish community philanthropy

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Philanthropic Grantmaking: The foundation operates as a private charitable foundation funded by the estate of Ronald Roadburg, established in 2021. It distributes grants to charitable organizations aligned with its mission and priorities in Jewish community support, social equities, and environmental causes.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Ronald S. Roadburg Foundation is a private charitable foundation that makes direct grants to charitable organizations aligned with its vision, values, and priorities. Areas of impact include strengthening and securing Jewish and other at-risk communities, supporting populations disproportionately affected by circumstance or social inequities, and responding to urgent issues such as addiction and the climate emergency. The foundation proactively identifies philanthropic opportunities through research by its leadership and staff and does not accept unsolicited proposals.

Product overview

Ronald S. Roadburg Foundation is a private charitable foundation established in 2021. As a philanthropic organization, it does not offer products or services in the traditional sense. The foundation engages in charitable giving and grantmaking across Jewish communities, at-risk populations, and social causes including addiction support and climate solutions. The foundation publishes impact reports documenting its philanthropic activities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• $50M gift to University of Kiryat Shmona for Northern Galilee development
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Road to RecoverycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2024The foundation provided a gift to Road to Recovery, a substance use care organization, revolutionizing their services. Featured in Promise Magazine Summer 2024 and Vancouver Sun September 2023.
• University of Kiryat Shmona (Tel Hai College)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 February 2024The foundation announced a landmark $50 million gift to the new University of Kiryat Shmona (formerly Tel Hai College) in the Galilee. This represents one of the largest single gifts to support development in the Northern Galilee region of Israel.
• JWest ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 January 2023The Roadburg Family announced a $36 million matching challenge to the JWest project, a Vancouver Jewish community development initiative with a $161 million philanthropic goal. The project crossed the 50-percent mark of its goal.
• Tikva Housing SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 September 2022Tikva Housing Society received a transformational gift from the foundation in September 2022. The foundation also supported Tikva Housing's community garden project. Tikva provides housing and community support services.
• Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver - Ukraine Emergency FundminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 March 2022The foundation made a $200,000 contribution to the Ukraine Emergency Fund managed by Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver in March 2022, in response to the humanitarian crisis.
• Jewish Federation of Greater VancouvercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 January 2022The foundation maintains close ties with the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver. Mark Gurvis, the CEO, previously served as CEO of the Jewish Federation from 2002-2013. The foundation announced its new CEO through the Jewish Federation and received contributions to Ukraine Emergency Fund through the Federation.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Azrieli Foundation: Canadian foundation established from the estate of David Azrieli with major giving to education and Israeli institutions. Closely comparable to Roadburg on funding education infrastructure in Israel (e.g., University of Kiryat Shmona gift) and operating from a Canadian base.
• The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Foundation: Canadian-Israeli foundation with major giving to Jewish identity, Israeli society, and at-risk populations. Mirrors Roadburg's combination of Jewish community focus, Israeli engagement, and Canadian origin.
• Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto: Large Canadian Jewish foundation with a comparable Canadian-Jewish-Israeli grantmaking portfolio. Operates in the same national philanthropic ecosystem and supports overlapping beneficiary populations and institutions.
• The Sam and Frances Belzberg Foundation: Canadian Jewish family foundation supporting Jewish community, education, and health initiatives. Similar to Roadburg in estate-based origin, Canadian base, and focus on Jewish communal institutions.
• The Russell Berrie Foundation: US-based foundation making transformational gifts to Jewish community and Israeli causes. Comparable in prioritization of Jewish community strengthening and supporting Israeli regional development, similar to Roadburg's Northern Galilee focus.
• Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver: Federated fundraising and grantmaking organization serving the same Vancouver Jewish community as the Roadburg Foundation. Highly comparable given the Roadburg CEO's prior leadership tenure and the foundation's history of routing grants through the Federation (e.g., Ukraine Emergency Fund).
• The Asper Foundation: Canadian Jewish family foundation with priorities in Jewish community, human rights, and education. Comparable to Roadburg in mission scope, geographic base (Manitoba/Canada), and the pattern of transformational giving driven by a single family estate.
• Sylvan Adams Foundation: Canadian-Israeli philanthropic foundation supporting Jewish, Israeli, and community causes. Compares to Roadburg on shared geographic focus (Canada-Israel), generational wealth origins, and emphasis on transformational giving to Israeli institutions.
• The Paul and Linda Cutler Foundation: Vancouver-based private foundation with Jewish community and Israeli giving. Geographic and cause overlap with Roadburg Foundation make it a direct peer within the same Vancouver Jewish philanthropic ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• UJA Federation of Greater Toronto: Large federated system supporting Jewish communities across Canada and globally. Comparable to Roadburg's funding recipient/partners (like Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver) and operates a broader, multi-cause grantmaking model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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