Who We Are

Who We Are

The Richard G. and Elisa G. Linowes Charitable Fund was founded in 2020 in memory of our fabulous Elisa Gropper Linowes since her passing in August of 2020. To honor her legacy of giving back to communities in need, we started our nonprofit with her name.

When Richard and Elisa first met in 1998, they admired each other's career decisions to leave the for-profit world and join nonprofits to promote constructive change in the world. At the time, Elisa was a staff professional at the Women's Division of the Jewish Federation, raising funds for noble causes with worldwide impact, and Richard was a management educator who left Wall Street, aiming to improve the business world. Elisa has now graduated — there is now a fund with her name on it that seeks to forward her spirit by enabling initiatives she would like to see happen to better the world.

The Richard G. and Elisa G. Linowes Charitable Fund will provide scholarships, culinary investments, teaching awards, and community activities that continue and expand the beneficial initiatives that Elisa pursued over her lifetime.