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Private Foundation · MA

River Foundation

Cambridge, MA  ·  EIN 043254488  ·  Website (ProPublica) ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$1.4M

Total Giving

$946K

Grants on File

25

Average Grant

$38K

Giving Radius

Where River Foundation Has Given

AK — no grants on file AL — no grants on file AR — no grants on file AZ — no grants on file CA — no grants on file CO — no grants on file CT — no grants on file DC — $100K across 4 grants DE — no grants on file FL — no grants on file GA — no grants on file HI — no grants on file IA — no grants on file ID — no grants on file IL — no grants on file IN — no grants on file KS — no grants on file KY — no grants on file LA — no grants on file MA — $686K across 16 grants MD — no grants on file ME — no grants on file MI — no grants on file MN — no grants on file MO — no grants on file MS — no grants on file MT — no grants on file NC — no grants on file ND — no grants on file NE — no grants on file NH — no grants on file NJ — no grants on file NM — no grants on file NV — no grants on file NY — $160K across 5 grants OH — no grants on file OK — no grants on file OR — no grants on file PA — no grants on file RI — no grants on file SC — no grants on file SD — no grants on file TN — no grants on file TX — no grants on file UT — no grants on file VA — no grants on file VT — no grants on file WA — no grants on file WI — no grants on file WV — no grants on file WY — no grants on file
Historical grants to 10 recipients across 3 states. Top concentrations: BOSTON ($626K, 12 grants), WASHINGTON ($100K, 4 grants), COLD SPRING HARBOR ($90K, 3 grants), NEW YORK ($70K, 2 grants), CAMBRIDGE ($40K, 3 grants).

Section I

How to Apply

No application guidelines on file — check the foundation's website directly.

On Unsolicited Proposals no

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient Amount Year
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center $50K 2020
Harvard Art Museum $10K 2020
Naacp Legal Defense Fund $10K 2020
The Metropolitan Opera $60K 2020
Society for Science and the Public $25K 2020
Museum of Fine Arts $30K 2020
Boston Ballet $5K 2020
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center $90K 2021
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory $30K 2021
Brookline Food Pantry $20K 2021
Boston Ballet $5K 2021
Harvard Art Museum $10K 2021
Museum of Fine Arts $33K 2021
Society for Science and the Public $25K 2021
Ancient Egypt Research Associates $100K 2021
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center $50K 2022
Museum of Fine Arts $45K 2022
Society for Science and the Public $25K 2022
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory $30K 2022
Society for Science and the Public $25K 2023
Harvard Art Museum $20K 2023
Museum of Fine Arts $53K 2023
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory $30K 2023
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center $60K 2023
Ancient Egypt Research Associates $105K 2023

25 grants total

Section VI

Filing History

Year-by-year financial summary from IRS 990-PF filings. Total assets and qualifying distributions show the foundation's growth and giving trajectory.

Year Total Assets Qualifying Distributions Total Revenue Total Expenses
2023 $1.6M $50K $90K $307K
2022 $1.8M $55K $82K $174K
2021 $1.9M $116K $329K $335K
2020 $1.9M $116K $141K $211K
2019 $1.9M $114K $134K $185K
2015 $2.2M $116K $185K $142K
2014 $2.1M $126K $92K $147K
2013 $2.2M $122K $109K $91K
2012 $2.2M $112K $134K $148K
2011 $2.2M $109K $60K $73K

Section VII

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