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The Reis Foundation Inc: 29 grants to organizations, $3 million (tax year ended June 2025)

The Reis Foundation Inc, a private foundation in Ellicott City, MD, paid 29 grants to organizations totaling $2,965,000 in its tax year ended June 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 15, 2026. The largest was $280,000 to Proteus Fund in Amherst, MA for project support.

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EIN
311486993
Based in
Ellicott City, MD
Assets
$22,998,774
Grants paid
$3,895,000
Tax year ended
June 2025

Grants paid, tax year ended June 2025

From the Form 990-PF filed May 15, 2026, IRS object ID 202601359349102550. It reported $3,895,000 in grants paid; 29 grants to organizations are listed, and 24 grants to individuals are left out.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
Proteus FundAmherst, MAProject Support$280,000apps.irs.gov
Groundswell FundSan Francisco, CAGeneral SupportPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$250,000apps.irs.gov
Advancement ProjectWashington, DCGeneral Support$200,000apps.irs.gov
Common Cause Education FoundationWashington, DCGeneral Support$200,000apps.irs.gov
EarthjusticeSan Francisco, CAGeneral SupportEnvironment$200,000apps.irs.gov
Lawyers Committee for Civil RightsWashington, DCGeneral Support$200,000apps.irs.gov
League of Women Voters Education FundWashington, DCGeneral Support$200,000apps.irs.gov
Naacp Legal Defense and Education FundNew York, NYGeneral Support$200,000apps.irs.gov
National Immigration Law CenterLos Angeles, CAGeneral SupportCivil rights, social action and advocacy$200,000apps.irs.gov
Native American Rights FundBoulder, COGeneral SupportCivil rights, social action and advocacy$200,000apps.irs.gov
Chautauqua FoundationChautauqua, NYGeneral SupportPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$145,000apps.irs.gov
Humboldt Area FoundationBayside, CAProject SupportPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$135,000apps.irs.gov
Center for Biological DiversityTuscon, AZGeneral SupportAnimal-related$100,000apps.irs.gov
If When HowOakland, CAGeneral SupportCivil rights, social action and advocacy$100,000apps.irs.gov
National Network of Abortion FundsBeaverton, ORGeneral SupportEnvironment$100,000apps.irs.gov
California Community FoundationLos Angeles, CAGeneral SupportPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$50,000apps.irs.gov
Trout UnlimitedArlington, VAGeneral SupportAnimal-related$50,000apps.irs.gov
Food for PeopleEureka, CAGeneral SupportFood, agriculture and nutrition$30,000apps.irs.gov
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NYGeneral SupportEducation$25,000apps.irs.gov
High Country NewsPaonia, COGeneral SupportEnvironment$20,000apps.irs.gov
Mid Klamath Watershed CouncilOrleans, CAGeneral SupportEnvironment$20,000apps.irs.gov
Global ExchangeSan Francisco, CAProject SupportInternational, foreign affairs and national security$15,000apps.irs.gov
PRXCambridge, MAGeneral Support$10,000apps.irs.gov
San Francisco Marin Food BankSan Francisco, CAGeneral Support$10,000apps.irs.gov
Advocates for YouthWashington, DCGeneral Support$5,000apps.irs.gov
Environmental Protection Information CenArcata, CAGeneral Support$5,000apps.irs.gov
Klamath Forest AllianceArcata, CAGeneral SupportEnvironment$5,000apps.irs.gov
San Francisco CasaSan Francisco, CAGeneral SupportCivil rights, social action and advocacy$5,000apps.irs.gov
Silicon Valley ShakespeareSan Jose, CAGeneral SupportArts, culture and humanities$5,000apps.irs.gov

Grants paid, tax year ended June 2024

From the Form 990-PF filed May 1, 2025, IRS object ID 202511219349100956. It reported $2,210,000 in grants paid; 36 grants to organizations are listed, and 17 grants to individuals are left out.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
Groundswell FundSan Francisco, CAGeneral SupportPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$250,000apps.irs.gov
Humboldt Area FoundationBayside, CAProject SupportPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$115,000apps.irs.gov
Common Cause Education FoundationWashington, DCGeneral Support$100,000apps.irs.gov
EarthjusticeSan Francisco, CAGeneral SupportEnvironment$100,000apps.irs.gov
Environmental Defense FundSan Francicso, CAGeneral Support$100,000apps.irs.gov
Lawyers Committee for Civil RightsWashington, DCGeneral Support$100,000apps.irs.gov
League of Women VotersWashington, DCGeneral Support$100,000apps.irs.gov
Naacp Legal Defense and Education FundNew York, NYGeneral Support$100,000apps.irs.gov
Native American Rights FundBoulder, COGeneral SupportCivil rights, social action and advocacy$100,000apps.irs.gov
Proteus FundAmherst, MAProject Support$100,000apps.irs.gov
Root Cause Research Center CartLouisville, KYGeneral Support$75,000apps.irs.gov
Mid Klamath Watershed CouncilOrleans, CAGeneral SupportEnvironment$70,000apps.irs.gov
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NYGeneral SupportEducation$65,000apps.irs.gov
Alliance for California Traditional ArtsFresno, CAGeneral SupportArts, culture and humanities$50,000apps.irs.gov
Common Counsel FoundationOakland, CAProject SupportCommunity improvement and capacity building$50,000apps.irs.gov
Health ConnectedEast Palo Alto, CAGeneral SupportEducation$50,000apps.irs.gov
Mass Design GroupBoston, MAGeneral SupportInternational, foreign affairs and national security$50,000apps.irs.gov
Womens Earth and Climate CaucusMill Valley, CAGeneral Support$50,000apps.irs.gov
Education for Just Peace in Middle EastWashington, DCGeneral SupportInternational, foreign affairs and national security$40,000apps.irs.gov
PRXCambridge, MAGeneral Support$40,000apps.irs.gov
350orgBrooklyn, NYGeneral Support$25,000apps.irs.gov
Change LabsTuba City, AZGeneral Support$25,000apps.irs.gov
Companies for CausesWashington, DCProject Support$25,000apps.irs.gov
Eames InstitutePetaluma, CAGeneral Support$25,000apps.irs.gov
First Nations Development InstituteLongmont, COGeneral Support$25,000apps.irs.gov
Birth Companion Community CenterSan Francisco, CAGeneral Support$12,500apps.irs.gov
Food for PeopleEureka, CAGeneral SupportFood, agriculture and nutrition$10,000apps.irs.gov
San Francisco Marin Food BankSan Francisco, CAGeneral Support$10,000apps.irs.gov
Silicon Valley ShakespeareSan Jose, CAGeneral SupportArts, culture and humanities$10,000apps.irs.gov
Advocates for YouthWashington, DCGeneral Support$5,000apps.irs.gov
Dellarte InternationalBlue Lake, CAGeneral Support$5,000apps.irs.gov
Environmental Protection Information CenterArcata, CAGeneral SupportEnvironment$5,000apps.irs.gov
Global ExchangeSan Francisco, CAProject SupportInternational, foreign affairs and national security$5,000apps.irs.gov
High Country NewsPaonia, COGeneral SupportEnvironment$5,000apps.irs.gov
International Documentary AssociationLos Angeles, CAProject SupportArts, culture and humanities$5,000apps.irs.gov
Klamath Forest AllianceArcata, CAGeneral SupportEnvironment$5,000apps.irs.gov

Causes funded

From grants whose recipient has a cause.

States funded

Recipient stateGranted
California$1,957,500
District of Columbia$1,175,000
New York$560,000
Massachusetts$480,000
Colorado$350,000
Arizona$125,000
Oregon$100,000
Kentucky$75,000

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Updated May 15, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.