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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 71-1051630

The Risc Foundation Inc

A private foundation in New Haven, CT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 2 grants and $6.8 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.

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

    $6,774,996

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $279,381,424

  • Tax year 2023

    $5,429,888

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $205,437,717

  • Tax year 2022

    $311,353

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $189,127,197

  • Tax year 2021

    $395,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $206,137,600

  • Tax year 2020

    $391,038

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $177,113,284

  • Tax year 2019

    $438,672

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $161,676,566

  • Tax year 2018

    $345,827

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $128,544,164

Grants paid in 2024

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Community Foundation of Greater New HavenNew Haven, CT

    Program support

    $6,724,996
  2. Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival IncBecket, MA

    Program support

    $50,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $50,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut1 grant $6,724,996
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • L Linfield SimonPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 30Pay $160,000
  • Susan R SimonV.P./CLERK/DIRECTOR Hours 8Pay $35,000
  • Caitlin J SimonTREASURER/DIRECTOR Hours 8Pay $35,000
  • Gregory A HuberDIRECTOR Hours 8Pay $35,000

The return

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