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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 27-4195832

The Riss Foundation

A private foundation in Chevy Chase, MD. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $14,000 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

    $14,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $113,884

  • Tax year 2024

    $16,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $130,460

  • Tax year 2023

    $17,300

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $149,525

  • Tax year 2022

    $18,700

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $168,754

  • Tax year 2021

    $18,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $188,537

  • Tax year 2020

    $17,200

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $208,843

  • Tax year 2019

    $14,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $227,975

  • Tax year 2018

    $19,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $242,453

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Capital Area Food BankWashington, DC

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  2. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  3. American Civil Liberties Union FoundationNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  4. Center for Reproductive RightsNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  5. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  6. Compass Pro BonoWashington, DC

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  7. Lungevity FoundationChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  8. National Immigration Law CenterLos Angeles, CA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  9. Transgender Law CenterOakland, CA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  10. Undue Medical DebtLong Island City, NY

    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. Civil rights4 grants $5,00038% of the total
  2. International aid2 grants $3,50027% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture1 grant $2,50019% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $1,0008% of the total
  5. Medical research1 grant $1,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia3 grants $6,000
  2. New York3 grants $4,000
  3. California2 grants $2,000
  4. Illinois1 grant $1,000
  5. Massachusetts1 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.

  • Seth BerlinSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Susan L MayerPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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