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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 27-0167279

The Rivers Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $22,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $22,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,310,071

  • Tax year 2024

    $736,551

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,265,766

  • Tax year 2023

    $623,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,809,543

  • Tax year 2022

    $436,833

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,469,604

  • Tax year 2021

    $48,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,832,789

  • Tax year 2020

    $445,333

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,689,370

  • Tax year 2019

    $819,833

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $3,056,498

  • Tax year 2018

    $233,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,277,968

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. 10th Hour ProductionsDaphne, AL

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  2. Knot Today IncIndianapolis, IN

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  3. Christ the King Parish DaphneDaphne, AL

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  4. Fellowship of Catholic University StudentsDenver, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Crime and legal aid1 grant $10,00050% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $10,00050% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Alabama2 grants $11,000
  2. Indiana1 grant $10,000
  3. Colorado1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Philip M RiversPres, Dir, Sec Hours 1Pay $0
  • Tiffany RiversDir, VP Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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