Rita Allen Foundation Inc
EIN 136116429Total Given 2020–2024
$30.1M
614 grants · $6.0M avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$40K
typical mid grants · $10K–$89K
grant size
36%
supporter · 100/277 multi-year
repeat
$203.3M
Assets (2024)
277
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(609) 683-8010
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | N/A | $183.1M | $6.7M | N/A |
| 2020 | $7.4M | $192.2M | $6.4M | 163 |
| 2022 | $7.6M | $175.6M | $7.6M | 154 |
| 2023 | $8.7M | $189.9M | $8.3M | 167 |
| 2024 | $6.4M | $203.3M | $18.5M | 130 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 614 grants on record
Minimum
$50
25th Pctl
$10K
Median
$40K
Average
$49K
75th Pctl
$89K
Maximum
$300K
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
3.1% of US grants
· Rank #9 of 26 states
$833K across
19 grants
5 of 254 counties
Top 5 counties
- 1 Harris
- 2 Travis
- 3 Dallas
- 4 Tarrant
- 5 Bexar
Officers & Directors
EC
Elizabeth G Christopherson
5+ yrs
President & Ceo
Leadership
WG
William F Gadsden
5+ yrs
Chairperson of the Board
Leadership
KW
Kari a Williams
5+ yrs
Finance, Treasurer
Leadership
EF
Elizabeth a Fisher
Secretary/Project Mgmt
Leadership
KB
Katherine Belyi
5+ yrs
Secretary/Knowledge
Leadership
CM
Carl Nathan Md
2 yrs
Director
SH
Sivan Hong
5+ yrs
Director
SP
Samuel S-H Wang Phd
5+ yrs
Director
RP
Rodney Priestley Phd
3 yrs
Director
LJ
Landon Y Jones
5+ yrs
Director
AG
Andrew K Golden
5+ yrs
Director
DP
David Nirenberg Phd
2 yrs
Director
TK
The Honorable Thomas H Kean
5+ yrs
Director
WG
William F Gadsden
5+ yrs
Chairperson of the Board
Leadership
EC
Elizabeth G Christopherson
5+ yrs
President & Ceo
Leadership
KW
Kari a Williams
5+ yrs
Finance, Treasurer
Leadership
KB
Katherine Belyi
5+ yrs
Secretary/Knowledge
Leadership
DP
David Nirenberg Phd
2 yrs
Director
CM
Carl Nathan Md
2 yrs
Director
TK
The Honorable Thomas H Kean
5+ yrs
Director
SH
Sivan Hong
5+ yrs
Director
SP
Samuel S-H Wang Phd
5+ yrs
Director
RP
Rodney Priestley Phd
3 yrs
Director
LJ
Landon Y Jones
5+ yrs
Director
AG
Andrew K Golden
5+ yrs
Director
WG
William F Gadsden
5+ yrs
Chairperson of the Board
Leadership
EC
Elizabeth G Christopherson
5+ yrs
President & Ceo
Leadership
KW
Kari a Williams
5+ yrs
Finance, Treasurer
Leadership
KB
Katherine Belyi
5+ yrs
Secretary/Prgms & Knwl
Leadership
RP
Rodney Priestley Phd
3 yrs
Director
AG
Andrew K Golden
5+ yrs
Director
LJ
Landon Y Jones
5+ yrs
Director
SP
Samuel S-H Wang Phd
5+ yrs
Director
SH
Sivan Hong
5+ yrs
Director
TK
The Honorable Thomas H Kean
5+ yrs
Director
WG
William F Gadsden
5+ yrs
Director, Chairperson of the Board
Leadership
EC
Elizabeth G Christopherson
5+ yrs
Director, President, Ceo
Leadership
KW
Kari a Williams
5+ yrs
Finance, Treasurer
Leadership
KB
Katherine Belyi
5+ yrs
Secretary/Communications
Leadership
TK
The Honorable Thomas H Kean
5+ yrs
Director
SH
Sivan Hong
5+ yrs
Director
SP
Samuel S-H Wang Phd
5+ yrs
Director
R9
Rodney Priestley Phd Began 93020
Director
RP
Robbert Dijkgraaf Phd
2 yrs
Director
LJ
Landon Y Jones
5+ yrs
Director
GO
Geneva Overholser
2 yrs
Director
AG
Andrew K Golden
5+ yrs
Director
EC
Elizabeth G Christopherson
5+ yrs
Director, President, Ceo
Leadership
WG
William F Gadsden
5+ yrs
Director, Chairperson of the Board
Leadership
KW
Kari a Williams
5+ yrs
Finance, Treasurer
Leadership
KB
Katherine Belyi
5+ yrs
Communications, Knowledge, Secretary
Leadership
SP
Samuel S-H Wang Phd
5+ yrs
Director
GO
Geneva Overholser
2 yrs
Director
TK
The Honorable Thomas H Kean
5+ yrs
Director
LJ
Landon Y Jones
5+ yrs
Director
SH
Sivan Hong
5+ yrs
Director
AG
Andrew K Golden
5+ yrs
Director
RP
Robbert Dijkgraaf Phd
2 yrs
Director
Grants Awarded (614 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Science Philanthropy Alliance (Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Fiscal Spo | Menlo Park, CA | $300,000 | SCIENCE PHILANTHROPY ALLIANCE | 2022 |
| Hopewell Fund | Washington, DC | $250,000 | SCIENCE IN SOCIETY FUNDER COLLABORATIVE | 2020 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | New York, NY | $200,000 | FUND FOR SHARED INSIGHT | 2020 |
| Sigma XI | Research Triangle Park, NC | $200,000 | CIVIC SCIENCE FELLOW, SCIENCE POLICY & ENGAGEMENT | 2020 |
| Multiplier | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 | CIVIC SCIENCE FUNDERS COLLABORATIVE | 2024 |
| Brandeis University | Waltham, MA | $190,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Brandeis University | Waltham, MA | $190,000 | WILL-MANDATED GIVING 2023 | 2023 |
| Brandeis University (Wm) | Waltham, MA | $190,000 | ANNUAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Brandeis University | Waltham, MA | $180,000 | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES | 2020 |
| Researchamerica | Alexandria, VA | $175,000 | CIVIC SCIENCE: MICROGRANT, SCIENCE COMMUNICATIONS, AND CONVENINGS | 2022 |
| Researchamerica | Alexandria, VA | $175,000 | STAC TASK FORCE TO ADVANCE U.S. COMPETITIVENESS IN THE 21ST CENTURY | 2024 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | San Francisco, CA | $150,000 | FUND FOR SHARED INSIGHT | 2022 |
| Media Impact Funders | Philadelphia, PA | $150,000 | BUILDING KNOWLEGE AND CAPACITY OF FUNDERS SUPPORTING PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT WITH EVIDENCE | 2020 |
| The Kavli Center for Ethics Science and the Public Via the Regents of the | Berkeley, CA | $130,000 | CIVIC SCIENCE FELLOW | 2023 |
| Researchamerica | Alexandria, VA | $125,000 | CIVIC SCIENCE: MICROGRANT, SCIENCE COMMUNICATIONS, AND CONVENINGS | 2022 |
| Hopewell Fund | Washington, DC | $125,000 | SCIENCE IN SOCIETY FUNDER COLLABORATIVE | 2023 |
| Climate Central | Princeton, NJ | $120,000 | CIVIC SCIENCE FELLOW | 2023 |
| Franklin Institute | Philadelphia, PA | $120,000 | CIVIC SCIENCE FELLOW | 2023 |
| Research Foundation Cuny | New York, NY | $120,000 | CUNY ADVANCED SCIENCE RESEARCH CENTER CIVIC SCIENCE FELLOW | 2023 |
| The Regents of the University of California on Behalf of Its Los Angeles Ca | Los Angeles, CA | $120,000 | UCLA CENTER FOR SMART HEALTH CIVIC SCIENCE FELLOW | 2023 |
| Rutgers the State University of New Jersey | Piscataway, NJ | $110,000 | KEVIN MONAHAN 2022 SCHOLAR | 2022 |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | $110,000 | JOSEPH PARKER 2018 SCHOLAR | 2022 |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | $110,000 | AMANDA WHIPPLE 2020 SCHOLAR | 2022 |
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $110,000 | MONICA DUS 2016 SCHOLAR | 2022 |
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $110,000 | E. JOSIE CLOWNEY 2019 SCHOLAR | 2022 |