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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 81-6544162

The Rhimes Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 33 grants and $3.3 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

    $3,328,674

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $8,497,167

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,776,350

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $6,719,840

  • Tax year 2022

    $4,425,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $3,541,729

  • Tax year 2021

    $2,826,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $218,478

  • Tax year 2020

    $5,013,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $371,864

  • Tax year 2019

    $5,012,900

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $119,880

  • Tax year 2018

    $3,679,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $3,107,000

Grants paid in 2024

33 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Emmett Till Interpretive CenterSumner, MS

    Barn Fund

    $750,000
  2. The Southport School IncSouthport, CT

    Southport Schools CoLab Programs

    $500,000
  3. The Southport School IncSouthport, CT

    Southport School's CoLab Program

    $500,000
  4. Greens Farms Academy IncWestport, CT

    Vera Rhimes Scholarship Fund

    $250,000
  5. Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $250,000
  6. Iama Theatre CompanyLos Angeles, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $200,000
  7. Filling in the Blanks IncNorwalk, CT

    Mobile Pantry Fund

    $79,922
  8. Filling in the Blanks IncNorwalk, CT

    Q3 Mobile Pantry Fund

    $79,817
  9. Filling in the Blanks IncNorwalk, CT

    Q1 Mobile Pantry Fund

    $78,810
  10. Civic NationWashington, DC

    When We All Vote

    $50,000
  11. Debbie Allen Dance IncLos Angeles, CA

    DAMS Scholarship Fund

    $50,000
  12. John F Kennedy Center for the Performing ArtsWashington, DC

    Trustees Annual Fund

    $50,000
  13. Trustees of Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH

    Dartmouth Annual Fund

    $50,000
  14. Trustees of Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH

    Annual Fund

    $50,000
  15. Trustees of Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH

    General & Unrestricted

    $50,000
  16. Trustees of Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH

    Dartmouth College Fund

    $50,000
  17. Filling in the Blanks IncNorwalk, CT

    December Mobile Pantry Fund

    $26,550
  18. Beyond 12 Education IncOakland, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  19. Chloe and Maud Foundation IncLos Angeles, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  20. Greens Farms Academy IncWestport, CT

    Annual Fund

    $25,000
  21. Human Rights Campaign FoundationWashington, DC

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  22. Smithsonian InstitutionWashington, DC

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  23. Trustees of Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH

    Presidential Travel Account

    $25,000
  24. Westport Country Playhouse IncWestport, CT

    Playhouse Playmakers Program

    $18,575
  25. A Better Chance of Westport IncWestport, CT

    Charitable Event

    $15,000
  26. Colorectal Cancer Alliance IncWashington, DC

    Charitable Event

    $15,000
  27. Filling in the Blanks IncNorwalk, CT

    Charitable Event

    $10,000
  28. Glaad IncPasadena, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  29. Jewish Family Service of Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable Event

    $10,000
  30. Sesame WorkshopNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  31. Westport Library AssocWestport, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  32. Westport Rotary Club Foundation IncWestport, CT

    Charitable Event

    $10,000
  33. The Southport School IncSouthport, CT

    Charitable Event

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services7 grants $1,035,09958% of the total
  2. Arts and culture6 grants $553,57531% of the total
  3. Education4 grants $135,0008% of the total
  4. Civil rights1 grant $25,0001% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $15,000<1% of the total
  6. Youth development1 grant $15,000<1% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $10,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut14 grants $1,608,674
  2. Mississippi1 grant $750,000
  3. California6 grants $320,000
  4. New York2 grants $260,000
  5. New Hampshire5 grants $225,000
  6. District of Columbia3 grants $90,000
  7. Illinois1 grant $50,000
  8. Massachusetts1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Shonda RhimesTrustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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