The River Foundation
EIN 061657417 Private Foundation
Possibly inactive.
Last 990-PF filing on record is from 2023
(3 years ago). Verify before investing time in an application.
Total Given 2016–2023
$606K
151 grants · $76K avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$3K
typical micro grants · $1K–$5K
grant size
56%
supporter · 35/63 multi-year
repeat
$1.2M
Assets (2023)
63
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Phone
(818) 382-7800
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $111K | $1.7M | $26K | 24 |
| 2017 | $100K | $1.7M | $46K | 23 |
| 2018 | $99K | $1.6M | $31K | 20 |
| 2019 | N/A | $1.5M | $44K | N/A |
| 2020 | $110K | $1.5M | $18K | 33 |
| 2021 | $67K | $1.4M | $40K | 17 |
| 2022 | $55K | $1.2M | $-7K | 14 |
| 2023 | $63K | $1.2M | $25K | 20 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 151 grants on record
Minimum
$100
25th Pctl
$1K
Median
$3K
Average
$4K
75th Pctl
$5K
Maximum
$15K
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
2.0% of US grants
· Rank #6 of 14 states
$8K across
3 grants
1 of 254 counties
Top 1 counties
- 1 Travis
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (151 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innocence Project | New York, NY | $15,000 | TO SUPPORT MISSION TO FREE THE WRONGLY CONVICTED AND REFORM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM | 2022 |
| Innocence Project | New York, NY | $15,000 | TO SUPPORT MISSION TO FREE THE WRONGLY CONVICTED AND REFORM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM | 2020 |
| Innocence Project | New York, NY | $15,000 | TO SUPPORT MISSION TO FREE THE WRONGLY CONVICTED AND REFORM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM | 2021 |
| Innocence Project | New York, NY | $15,000 | TO SUPPORT MISSION TO FREE THE WRONGLY CONVICTED AND REFORM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM | 2023 |
| Survival International Usa | San Francisco, CA | $10,010 | TO SUPPORT TRIBAL PEOPLES' RIGHTS AROUND THE WORLD | 2018 |
| Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting (Fair) | New York, NY | $10,000 | TO SUPPORT CORRECTION OF MEDIA IMBALANCE AND ADVOCATE FOR MEDIA ACCESS | 2020 |
| Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting (Fair) | New York, NY | $10,000 | TO SUPPORT CORRECTION OF MEDIA IMBALANCE AND ADVOCATE FOR MEDIA ACCESS | 2021 |
| Palestine Children'S Relief Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | TO SUPPORT WORK OF PROVIDING VITAL MEDICAL AND HUMANITARIAN RELIEF EFFORTS FOR CHILDREN IN THE MIDDLE EAST | 2023 |
| Freedom of the Press Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | SUPPORT OF THEIR ORGANIZATION | 2016 |
| Local Futures International Society for Ecology and Culture | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | SUPPORT OF THEIR ORGANIZATION | 2016 |
| Survival International Usa | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | SUPPORT OF THEIR ORGANIZATION | 2016 |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | SUPPORT OF THEIR ORGANIZATION | 2016 |
| Freedom of the Press Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | TO PROTECT AND DEFEND ADVERSARIAL JOURNALISM IN THE 21ST CENTURY | 2017 |
| Local Futures International Society for Ecology and Culture | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | TO PROTECT AND RENEW ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL WELL BEING BY PROMOTING LOCALIZATION | 2017 |
| Survival International Usa | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | TO SUPPORT TRIBAL PEOPLES' RIGHTS AROUND THE WORLD | 2017 |
| African American Policy Forum | New York, NY | $10,000 | TO SUPPORT MISSION OF ADVANCING AND EXPANDING RACIAL JUSTICE, GENDER EQUALITY, AND THE INDIVISIBILITY OF ALL HUMAN RIGHTS | 2018 |
| American University | Washington, DC | $10,000 | TO SUPPORT MISSION TO ENRICH THEIR PROGRAMS AND PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES | 2018 |
| Freedom of the Press Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | TO PROTECT AND DEFEND ADVERSARIAL JOURNALISM IN THE 21ST CENTURY | 2018 |
| Innocence Project | New York, NY | $10,000 | TO SUPPORT MISSION TO FREE THE WRONGLY CONVICTED AND REFORM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM | 2018 |
| Local Futures International Society for Ecology and Culture | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | TO PROTECT AND RENEW ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL WELL BEING BY PROMOTING LOCALIZATION | 2018 |
| Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting (Fair) | New York, NY | $7,500 | TO SUPPORT CORRECTION OF MEDIA IMBALANCE AND ADVOCATE FOR MEDIA ACCESS | 2022 |
| Freedom of the Press Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $7,500 | TO PROTECT AND DEFEND ADVERSARIAL JOURNALISM IN THE 21ST CENTURY | 2020 |
| Survival International Usa | San Francisco, CA | $7,500 | TO SUPPORT TRIBAL PEOPLES' RIGHTS AROUND THE WORLD | 2020 |
| Freedom of the Press Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $7,500 | TO PROTECT AND DEFEND ADVERSARIAL JOURNALISM IN THE 21ST CENTURY | 2021 |
| Rainforest Action Network | San Francisco, CA | $7,000 | TO SUPPORT MISSION TO PRESERVE FORESTS, PROTECT THE CLIMATE AND UPHOLD HUMAN RIGHTS | 2020 |