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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-6116429

Rita Allen Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Princeton, NJ. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 101 grants and $5.5 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $5,515,657

    Grants listed
    101
    Assets, end of year
    $203,250,624

  • Tax year 2023

    $6,760,118

    Grants listed
    137
    Assets, end of year
    $189,867,123

  • Tax year 2022

    $7,330,612

    Grants listed
    141
    Assets, end of year
    $175,627,317

  • Tax year 2021

    $5,863,599

    Grants listed
    130
    Assets, end of year
    $219,012,203

  • Tax year 2020

    $6,523,547

    Grants listed
    149
    Assets, end of year
    $192,154,107

  • Tax year 2019

    $5,864,935

    Grants listed
    124
    Assets, end of year
    $183,115,178

Grants paid in 2024

101 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. MultiplierSan Francisco, CA

    Civic science funders collaborative

    $200,000
  2. Brandeis University (WM)Waltham, MA

    Annual support

    $190,000
  3. ResearchamericaArlington, VA

    Stac task force to advance u.s. Competitiveness in the 21st century

    $175,000
  4. Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, MA

    Rita allen foundation scholars program

    $110,000
  5. Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA

    Rita allen foundation scholars program

    $110,000
  6. Rutgers the State University of New JerseyPiscataway, NJ

    Rita allen foundation scholars program

    $110,000
  7. The Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD

    Rita allen foundation scholars program

    $110,000
  8. University of California San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    Rita allen foundation scholars program

    $110,000
  9. University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI

    Rita allen foundation scholars program

    $110,000
  10. Rockedu Science Outreach at the Rockefeller UniversityNew York, NY

    Civic science associate

    $105,000
  11. Boston UniversityBoston, MA

    Rita allen foundation scholars program

    $100,000
  12. Brown University (primary)Providence, RI

    Rita allen foundation scholars program

    $100,000
  13. California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA

    Rita allen foundation scholars program

    $100,000
  14. Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryCold Spring Harbor, NY

    Rita allen foundation scholars program

    $100,000
  15. Columbia UniversityNew York, NY

    Rita allen foundation scholars program

    $100,000
  16. Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, MA

    Rita allen foundation scholars program

    $100,000
  17. Institute for Advanced StudyPrinceton, NJ

    Civic science fellow

    $100,000
  18. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (primary)New York, NY

    Rita allen foundation scholars program

    $100,000
  19. National Academy of SciencesWashington, DC

    Standing committee on advancing science communication

    $100,000
  20. Salk Institute for Biological StudiesSan Diego, CA

    Rita allen foundation scholars program

    $100,000
  21. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    Rita allen foundation scholars program

    $100,000
  22. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    Rita allen foundation scholars program

    $100,000
  23. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    Rita allen foundation scholars program

    $100,000
  24. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    Rita allen foundation scholars program

    $100,000
  25. The Rockefeller University (primary)New York, NY

    Rita allen foundation scholars program

    $100,000
  26. The Rockefeller University (primary)New York, NY

    Rita allen foundation scholars program

    $100,000
  27. University of WashingtonSeattle, WA

    Rita allen foundation scholars program

    $100,000
  28. Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN

    Rita allen foundation scholars program

    $100,000
  29. Washington University in St LouisSt Louis, MO

    Rita allen foundation scholars program

    $100,000
  30. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    Rita allen foundation scholars program

    $100,000
  31. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    Rita allen foundation scholars program

    $100,000
  32. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    Rita allen foundation scholars program

    $100,000
  33. United Jewish Appeal (WM)New York, NY

    Annual support

    $95,000
  34. Rockefeller University - Center for Clinical and Translational ScienceNew York, NY

    Civic science fellow

    $90,000
  35. ResearchamericaArlington, VA

    Setting a strategic course for civic science

    $75,000
  36. Ciencia Puerto RicoHamden, CT

    Civic science fellow

    $70,336
  37. The Kavli Center for Ethics Science and the PublicBerkeley, CA

    Civic science fellow

    $65,000
  38. Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD

    The future of science is civic

    $63,000
  39. Climate CentralPrinceton, NJ

    Civic science fellow

    $60,000
  40. Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY

    Civic science fellow

    $60,000
  41. Research Foundation CUNY Obo Advanced Science Research CenterNew York, NY

    Civic science fellow

    $60,000
  42. Science Communication Lab IncSan Francisco, CA

    Civic science fellow

    $56,048
  43. American Association for the Advancement of ScienceWashington, DC

    Bringing ai expertise to the federal government

    $50,000
  44. American Association for the Advancement of ScienceWashington, DC

    Stemm opportunity alliance

    $50,000
  45. Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX

    Rita allen foundation scholars program

    $50,000
  46. Ciencia Puerto RicoHamden, CT

    Civic science program

    $50,000
  47. Falling Walls Foundation GGMBHBerlin, Germany

    Falling walls circle plenary table

    $50,000
  48. McGill University (primary Pain)Montreal, Canada

    Rita allen foundation scholars program

    $50,000
  49. Rutgers the State University of New JerseyPiscataway, Canada

    Rita allen foundation scholars program

    $50,000
  50. Science Friday InitiativeNew York, NY

    Increasing access to science policy reporting

    $50,000
  51. The Kavli Center for Ethics Science and the PublicBerkeley, CA

    Civic science fellow

    $50,000
  52. The Knowledge House Fellowship IncBronx, NY

    Civic science fellow

    $50,000
  53. The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, TX

    Rita allen foundation scholars program

    $50,000
  54. Montclair State University FoundationMontclair, NJ

    Center for cooperative media civic science fellow

    $43,399
  55. Rutgers the State University of NJNew Brunswick, NJ

    Eagleton institute civic science fellow

    $39,750
  56. American Physical SocietyCollege Park, MD

    Civic science fellow

    $37,500
  57. Rice University's Baker Institute for Public PolicyHouston, TX

    Civic science program

    $35,000
  58. Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Annenberg Public Policy CenterPhiladelphia, PA

    Civic science fellows program

    $34,000
  59. Tufts UniversityBoston, MA

    Civic science fellowship network support

    $30,389
  60. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA

    Building trust in science: conference for a more informed future

    $30,000
  61. The Aspen InstituteWashington, DC

    Science at the ballot box: whats at stake for science

    $30,000
  62. Association of Science-Technology Centers (astc)Washington, DC

    Civic science fellow

    $29,730
  63. American Academy of Arts and SciencesCambridge, MA

    Bridging the gap between science and the public

    $25,000
  64. Media Impact FundersPhiladelphia, PA

    Project support

    $25,000
  65. Media Impact FundersPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  66. National Academy of SciencesWashington, DC

    Implications of recent supreme court decisions for agency decision-making

    $25,000
  67. Pace (philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement)Washington, DC

    Civic language perceptions project

    $25,000
  68. ResearchamericaArlington, VA

    Civic science program

    $25,000
  69. Stellenbosch University South AfricaStellenbosch, South Africa

    Civic science in south africa

    $25,000
  70. Stony Brook FoundationStony Brook, NY

    Science communication for scientists

    $25,000
  71. The STEM Advocacy Institute IncBoston, MA

    Civic science media lab

    $25,000
  72. Rosalind Franklin SocietyWestport, CT

    Project support

    $20,000
  73. The STEM Advocacy Institute IncBoston, MA

    Civic science media lab

    $20,000
  74. Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Annenberg Public Policy CenterPhiladelphia, PA

    Annenberg public policy center civic science fellow

    $16,018
  75. Kaiser Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    2024 health coverage fellowship - general support

    $15,000
  76. Media Impact FundersPhiladelphia, PA

    General support

    $15,000
  77. The Communications NetworkSpringfield, IL

    Circles

    $15,000
  78. United States Association for the Study of PainAnnapolis, MD

    General support

    $15,000
  79. Boston Children's Hospital Trustboston Children's HospitalBoston, MA

    Project support

    $13,000
  80. Council for the Advancement of Science WritingHedgesville, WV

    General support

    $11,500
  81. The Regents of the University of California BerkeleyBerkeley, CA

    Data innovation lab civic science fellow

    $10,103
  82. Science Philanthropy AllianceNew York City, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  83. Sigma XI the Scientific Research Honor SocietyRSRCH Triangle PRK, NC

    General support

    $10,000
  84. Council on FoundationsWashington, DC

    General support

    $9,000
  85. California Council on Science and TechnologySacramento, CA

    General support

    $8,000
  86. University of California San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  87. Uf Foundation IncGainesville, FL

    General support

    $4,000
  88. Boston University College of CommunicationBoston, MA

    General support

    $2,500
  89. Boston University College of CommunicationBoston, MA

    General support

    $2,500
  90. National Science Policy NetworkSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $1,000
  91. United States Association for the Study of PainAnnapolis, MD

    Project support

    $1,000
  92. Ciencia Puerto RicoHamden, CT

    General support

    $750
  93. Philanthropy New YorkNew York, NY

    General support

    $750
  94. North Carolina Central University FoundationDurham, NC

    General support

    $500
  95. STEM From Dance IncBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $300
  96. University of Rhode Island FoundationKingston, RI

    General support

    $250
  97. Legacy of HopePhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $131
  98. Legacy of HopePhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $52
  99. St Baldrick's FoundationMonrovia, CA

    General support

    $51
  100. The Pennsylvania State UniversityState College, PA

    General support

    $50
  101. Williams College Alumni FundWilliamstown, MA

    General support

    $50

Approved for future payment

29 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD

    The future of science is civic

    $100,000
  2. Morgridge Institute for ResearchMadison, WI

    Civic science fellow

    $87,559
  3. Franklin InstitutePhiladelphia, PA

    Civic science fellow

    $80,000
  4. The Regents of the University of California Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

    Civic science fellow

    $80,000
  5. Science Philanthropy AllianceMenlo Park, CA

    Civic science fellow

    $65,000
  6. American Association for the Advancement of ScienceWashington, DC

    Stemm opportunity alliance

    $50,000
  7. National Academy of SciencesWashington, DC

    Agency decision-making workshop

    $50,000
  8. American Academy of Arts and SciencesCambridge, MA

    Bridging the gap between science and the public

    $25,000
  9. ResearchamericaArlington, VA

    Stac task force

    $25,000
  10. Stellenbosch University South AfricaStellenbosch, South Africa

    Civic science program

    $25,000
  11. Stony Brook FoundationStony Brook, NY

    Science communication for scientists

    $25,000
  12. Climate CentralPrinceton, NJ

    Civic science fellow

    $20,000
  13. Research Foundation CUNY Obo Advanced Science Research CenterNew York, NY

    Civic science fellow

    $20,000
  14. Rockefeller University Center for Clinical and Translational ScienceNew York, NY

    Civic science fellow

    $20,000
  15. The Aspen InstituteWashington, DC

    Science at the ballot box

    $20,000
  16. Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY

    Civic science fellow

    $18,081
  17. Science Communication Lab IncSan Francisco, CA

    Civic science fellow

    $17,338
  18. Ciencia Puerto RicoHamden, CT

    Civic science fellow

    $16,704
  19. Rice University's Baker Institute for Public PolicyHouston, TX

    Civic science fellow

    $15,000
  20. The Communications NetworkSpringfield, IL

    Circles

    $15,000
  21. The Kavli Center for Ethics Science and the PublicBerkeley, CA

    Civic science fellow

    $15,000
  22. The Knowledge House Fellowship IncBronx, NY

    Civic science fellow

    $15,000
  23. Montclair State Universtiy FoundationMontclair, NJ

    Civic science fellow

    $14,287
  24. Rutgers the State University of NJNew Brunswick, NJ

    Civic science fellow

    $12,750
  25. American Physical SocietyCollege Park, MD

    Civic science fellow

    $12,500
  26. Association of Science-Technology Centers (astc)Washington, DC

    Civic science fellow

    $9,970
  27. The Regents of the University of California BerkeleyBerkeley, CA

    Haas data innovation lab

    $8,900
  28. Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Annenberg Public Policy CenterPhiladelphia, PA

    Civic science fellow

    $5,557
  29. The STEM Advocacy Institute IncBoston, MA

    Civic science media lab program

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education19 grants $1,179,14954% of the total
  2. Science and technology10 grants $490,50022% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $200,0009% of the total
  4. Jobs and employment2 grants $150,0007% of the total
  5. Arts and culture4 grants $65,3003% of the total
  6. Social science2 grants $55,0003% of the total
  7. 3 other causes7 grants $45,2342% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California17 grants $1,120,202
  2. New York17 grants $1,066,050
  3. Massachusetts14 grants $758,439
  4. Connecticut6 grants $421,086
  5. New Jersey5 grants $353,149
  6. District of Columbia8 grants $318,730
  7. Virginia3 grants $275,000
  8. Maryland5 grants $226,500
  9. Texas3 grants $135,000
  10. Pennsylvania8 grants $115,251

Officers, directors and trustees

13 people as filed

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

  • William F GadsdenCHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD Hours 2Pay $7,000
  • Elizabeth G ChristophersonPRESIDENT & CEO Hours 40Pay $584,825
  • Kari A WilliamsFINANCE, TREASURER Hours 40Pay $190,000
  • Katherine BelyiSECRETARY/KNOWLEDGE (THRU JULY 2024) Hours 40Pay $122,658
  • Elizabeth A FisherSECRETARY/PROJECT MGMT (FROM DEC 2024) Hours 40Pay $97,010
  • Andrew K GoldenDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Landon Y JonesDIRECTOR (DECEASED AUGUST 2024) Hours 1Pay $0
  • Rodney Priestley PHDDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $4,000
  • Samuel S-H Wang PHDDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $4,000
  • Sivan HongDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • The Honorable Thomas H KeanDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Carl Nathan MDDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $4,000
  • David Nirenberg PHDDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

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