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The Rhimes Foundation: 33 grants to organizations, $3.3 million (tax year ended December 2024)
The Rhimes Foundation, a private foundation in Wilmington, DE, paid 33 grants to organizations totaling $3,328,674 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 15, 2025. The largest was $750,000 to Emmett Till Interpretive Center in Sumner, MS for barn fund.
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- EIN
- 816544162
- Based in
- Wilmington, DE
- Assets
- $10,028,663
- Grants paid
- $3,328,674
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 15, 2025, IRS object ID 202511359349101031. It reported $3,328,674 in grants paid; 33 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmett Till Interpretive Center | Sumner, MS | Barn Fund | Human services | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Southport School Inc | Southport, CT | Southport Schools CoLab Programs | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Southport School Inc | Southport, CT | Southport School's CoLab Program | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greens Farms Academy Inc | Westport, CT | Vera Rhimes Scholarship Fund | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Inc | New York, NY | General & Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Iama Theatre Company | Los Angeles, CA | General & Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Filling in the Blanks Inc | Norwalk, CT | Mobile Pantry Fund | Human services | $79,922 | apps.irs.gov |
| Filling in the Blanks Inc | Norwalk, CT | Q3 Mobile Pantry Fund | Human services | $79,817 | apps.irs.gov |
| Filling in the Blanks Inc | Norwalk, CT | Q1 Mobile Pantry Fund | Human services | $78,810 | apps.irs.gov |
| Civic Nation | Carol Stream, IL | When We All Vote | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Debbie Allen Dance Inc | Los Angeles, CA | DAMS Scholarship Fund | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC | Trustees Annual Fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trustees of Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | Dartmouth Annual Fund | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trustees of Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | Annual Fund | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trustees of Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | General & Unrestricted | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trustees of Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | Dartmouth College Fund | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Filling in the Blanks Inc | Norwalk, CT | December Mobile Pantry Fund | Human services | $26,550 | apps.irs.gov |
| Beyond 12 Education Inc | Oakland, CA | General & Unrestricted | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chloe and Maud Foundation Inc | Los Angeles, CA | General & Unrestricted | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greens Farms Academy Inc | Westport, CT | Annual Fund | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Human Rights Campaign Foundation | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Smithsonian Institution | Boston, MA | General & Unrestricted | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trustees of Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | Presidential Travel Account | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Westport Country Playhouse Inc | Westport, CT | Playhouse Playmakers Program | Arts, culture and humanities | $18,575 | apps.irs.gov |
| A Better Chance of Westport Inc | Westport, CT | Charitable Event | Youth development | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Colorectal Cancer Alliance Inc | Washington, DC | Charitable Event | Health care | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Filling in the Blanks Inc | Norwalk, CT | Charitable Event | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Glaad Inc | Pasadena, CA | General & Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable Event | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sesame Workshop | New York, NY | General & Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Westport Library Assoc | Westport, CT | General & Unrestricted | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Westport Rotary Club Foundation Inc | Westport, CT | Charitable Event | Community improvement and capacity building | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Southport School Inc | Southport, CT | Charitable Event | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Human services | $1,035,099 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $528,575 |
| Education | $85,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $25,000 |
| Youth development | $15,000 |
| Health care | $15,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $10,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Connecticut | $1,608,674 |
| Mississippi | $750,000 |
| California | $320,000 |
| New York | $260,000 |
| New Hampshire | $225,000 |
| District of Columbia | $90,000 |
| Illinois | $50,000 |
| Massachusetts | $25,000 |
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Updated May 15, 2025. 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.