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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 81-5214407

Riff Foundation

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 1 grant and $7 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $6,967,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $32,072,524

  • Tax year 2023

    $7,176,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $32,203,689

  • Tax year 2022

    $7,048,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $24,920,566

  • Tax year 2021

    $5,275,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $26,474,154

  • Tax year 2020

    $4,240,000

    Grants listed
    60
    Assets, end of year
    $24,803,253

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,160,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $19,106,434

Grants paid in 2024

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Amalgamated Charitable FoundationWashington, DC

    General support

    $6,967,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $6,967,500100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia1 grant $6,967,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Nancy VinalPresident Hours 5Pay $0
  • Pamela KohlbergTreasurer Hours 5Pay $0
  • Samuel VinalSecretary Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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