The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado

Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 74-2557691

The Rifkin Foundation

A private foundation in Denver, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 1 grant and $1.3 million paid in grants.

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

    $1,286,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $12,938,020
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,159,589

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $12,778,722
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,104,082

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $12,465,461
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,114,390

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $12,857,825
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,083,460

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $13,370,366
  • Tax year 2020

    $977,981

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $12,719,672
  • Tax year 2019

    $996,246

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $12,943,871
  • Tax year 2018

    $734,118

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $13,546,290

Grants paid in 2025

1 grant, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Unrestricted general purpose of the grantee

    $1,286,500

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Monroe M RifkinPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • Rella S RifkinVice President Hours 0Pay $0
  • Stuart G RifkinSecretary Hours 0Pay $0
  • Bruce A RifkinVice President Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ruth Rifkin BennisTreasurer Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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