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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 94-3399829

Novogradac Rivers Foundation

A private foundation in Orinda, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 12 grants and $603,200 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.

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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

    $603,200

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $16,607,014

  • Tax year 2023

    $674,333

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $16,681,949

  • Tax year 2022

    $331,566

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $11,911,148

  • Tax year 2021

    $358,764

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $10,469,569

  • Tax year 2020

    $249,205

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $10,635,076

  • Tax year 2019

    $201,580

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $10,676,997

  • Tax year 2018

    $102,483

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $10,655,837

Grants paid in 2024

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Northwell Health FoundationNew Hyde Park, NY

    General assistance

    $200,000
  2. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    General asssitance

    $200,000
  3. UCLA Jonsson Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA

    General assistance

    $53,150
  4. Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, CA

    General asssitance

    $50,000
  5. University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA

    Neurosurgery skull base research and innovation fund

    $50,000
  6. Rutgers University FoundationNew Brunswick, NJ

    General assistance

    $20,200
  7. The Athenian SchoolDanville, CA

    Excellent educator grant

    $15,000
  8. Mike Rowe Works FoundationSanta Monica, CA

    General assistance; matching contributions

    $10,000
  9. Oakland Girls Softball LeagueOakland, CA

    General assistance

    $2,000
  10. The Cancer LeagueOakland, CA

    General assistance

    $1,500
  11. The NHP FoundationNew York, NY

    General assistance

    $1,250
  12. Urban Land Institute Annual FundWashington, DC

    General assistance

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $270,20099% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation1 grant $2,000<1% of the total
  3. Housing and shelter1 grant $1,250<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California7 grants $331,650
  2. New York2 grants $201,250
  3. Pennsylvania1 grant $50,000
  4. New Jersey1 grant $20,200
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $100

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Michael J NovogradacCEO Hours 0Pay $0
  • Charles J NovogradacCFO Hours 0Pay $0
  • John Ross J NovogradacSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Elizabeth J NovogradacASSISTANT SECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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