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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 54-2076962

RFI Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Bethesda, MD. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $237,000 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

    $237,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $3,942,591

  • Tax year 2024

    $251,205

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $3,537,216

  • Tax year 2023

    $155,855

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $3,481,132

  • Tax year 2022

    $37,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,664,449

  • Tax year 2021

    $55,030

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,215,898

  • Tax year 2020

    $86,750

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,809,488

  • Tax year 2019

    $86,027

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,421,435

  • Tax year 2018

    $197,874

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $2,225,082

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. American Jewish CommitteeNew York, NY

    donation

    $50,000
  2. Scotland AME Zion ChruchPotoamc, MD

    Donation

    $25,000
  3. Coalition for a safer webWashington, DC

    Donation

    $25,000
  4. Conference of PresidentsNew York, NY

    Donation

    $25,000
  5. American Israel Education FoundationWashington, DC

    Donation

    $25,000
  6. Foundation for the Defense of DemocraciesWashington, DC

    donation

    $25,000
  7. University of California Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA

    Donation

    $20,000
  8. UJA Federation of NYNew York, NY

    donation

    $15,000
  9. Pozez JCC Northern VirginiaFairfax, VA

    Donation

    $10,000
  10. JssaRockville, MD

    donation

    $10,000
  11. Charles E Smith Life CommunitiesRockville, MD

    donation

    $6,000
  12. Washington RevelsGlen Echo, MD

    donation

    $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 rights1 grant $50,00040% of the total
  2. International aid2 grants $50,00040% of the total
  3. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $25,00020% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York3 grants $90,000
  2. District of Columbia3 grants $75,000
  3. Maryland4 grants $42,000
  4. California1 grant $20,000
  5. Virginia1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Joshua B RalesPresident & Direcor Hours 0Pay $0
  • Maura DyerSecretary & Exective Director Hours 0Pay $0
  • Norman FreidkinTreasurer & Director Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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