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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 31-1486993

The Reis Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Ellicott City, MD. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 53 grants and $3.9 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $3,895,000

    Grants listed
    53
    Assets, end of year
    $10,880,042

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,210,000

    Grants listed
    53
    Assets, end of year
    $12,424,179

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,157,500

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $13,110,336

  • Tax year 2021

    $2,962,500

    Grants listed
    58
    Assets, end of year
    $13,969,236

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,086,750

    Grants listed
    61
    Assets, end of year
    $16,025,829

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,528,000

    Grants listed
    55
    Assets, end of year
    $15,722,031

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,060,750

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $13,526,092

Grants paid in 2024

53 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Proteus FundWaltham, MA

    Project Support

    $280,000
  2. Groundswell FundSan Francisco, CA

    General Support

    $250,000
  3. NAACP Legal Defense and Education FundNew York, NY

    General Support

    $200,000
  4. Lawyers Committee for Civil RightsWashington, DC

    General Support

    $200,000
  5. Advancement ProjectWashington, DC

    General Support

    $200,000
  6. League of Women Voters Education FundCedar Rapids, IA

    General Support

    $200,000
  7. Native American Rights FundBoulder, CO

    General Support

    $200,000
  8. National Immigration Law CenterLos Angeles, CA

    General Support

    $200,000
  9. Common Cause Education FoundationWashington, DC

    General Support

    $200,000
  10. EarthJusticeSan Francisco, CA

    General Support

    $200,000
  11. Rockefeller Philanthropy AdvisorsNew York, NY

    Project Support

    $200,000
  12. Chautauqua FoundationChautauqua, NY

    General Support

    $145,000
  13. Humboldt Area FoundationBayside, CA

    Project Support

    $135,000
  14. Center for Biological DiversityTucson, AZ

    General Support

    $100,000
  15. National Network of Abortion FundsBeaverton, OR

    General Support

    $100,000
  16. If When HowOakland, CA

    General Support

    $100,000
  17. Individual

    General Support

    $100,000
  18. Neo PhilanthropyNew York, NY

    Project Support

    $80,000
  19. California Community FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    General Support

    $50,000
  20. Trout UnlimitedArlington, VA

    General Support

    $50,000
  21. Legal Services for ChildrenSan Francisco, CA

    General Support

    $50,000
  22. American Friends Service CommitteePhiladelphia, PA

    General Support

    $50,000
  23. Alliance for a Better CommunityLos Angeles, CA

    Project Support

    $50,000
  24. Center for Constitutional RightsNew York, NY

    General Support

    $50,000
  25. Gateway Community Development FundNorth Brentwood, MD

    Project Support

    $50,000
  26. International Center for NonprofitWashington, DC

    General Support

    $50,000
  27. Internet ArchiveSan Francisco, CA

    General Support

    $50,000
  28. Individual

    General Support

    $50,000
  29. Food for PeopleEureka, CA

    General Support

    $30,000
  30. Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY

    General Support

    $25,000
  31. Academy on Violence and AbuseJacksonville, FL

    General Support

    $25,000
  32. Individual

    General Support

    $25,000
  33. Justice FundersOakland, CA

    General Support

    $25,000
  34. Mid Klamath Watershed CouncilOrleans, CA

    General Support

    $20,000
  35. High Country NewsPaonia, CO

    General Support

    $20,000
  36. Global ExchangeSan Francisco, CA

    Project Support

    $15,000
  37. San Francisco Marin Food BankSan Francisco, CA

    General Support

    $10,000
  38. PRXBrighton, MA

    General Support

    $10,000
  39. Howard County Arts CouncilEllicott City, MD

    General Support

    $10,000
  40. Friends of the Howard County LibrarEllicott City, MD

    General Support

    $10,000
  41. Asante Africa FoundationLivermore, CA

    General Support

    $10,000
  42. Community Foundation of Howard CounColumbia, MD

    General Support

    $10,000
  43. Individual

    Project Support

    $10,000
  44. Advocates for YouthWashington, DC

    General Support

    $5,000
  45. Klamath Forest AllianceArcata, CA

    General Support

    $5,000
  46. Silicon Valley ShakespeareSan Jose, CA

    General Support

    $5,000
  47. San Francisco CASASan Francisco, CA

    General Support

    $5,000
  48. Environmental Protection Information CenArcata, CA

    General Support

    $5,000
  49. Terra Fuego Resource FoundationChico, CA

    General Support

    $5,000
  50. NAMI National Alliance on Mental IlArlington, VA

    General Support

    $5,000
  51. City Lights Theater CompanySan Jose, CA

    General Support

    $5,000
  52. Fractured AtlasNew York, NY

    Project Support

    $5,000
  53. Wikimedia FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General Support

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking5 grants $780,00031% of the total
  2. Civil rights5 grants $555,00022% of the total
  3. Environment6 grants $350,00014% of the total
  4. Education3 grants $310,00012% of the total
  5. Animals2 grants $150,0006% of the total
  6. Public affairs1 grant $80,0003% of the total
  7. 7 other causes11 grants $260,00010% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California22 grants $1,230,000
  2. District of Columbia6 grants $855,000
  3. New York7 grants $705,000
  4. Massachusetts2 grants $290,000
  5. Colorado2 grants $220,000
  6. Arizona1 grant $100,000
  7. Oregon1 grant $100,000
  8. Maryland4 grants $80,000
  9. Virginia2 grants $55,000
  10. Pennsylvania1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Perryn ReisVice President Hours 2Pay $0
  • Blythe G ReisSecretary Hours 2Pay $0
  • Pamela P ReisPresident Hours 4Pay $0
  • Kyle C ReisChairman & Trea Hours 2Pay $0
  • Sabina TajBoard Member Hours 2Pay $0
  • Mark DupontBoard Member Hours 2Pay $0

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