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The Riss Foundation: 10 grants to organizations, $14,000 (tax year ended December 2025)
The Riss Foundation, a private foundation in Chevy Chase, MD, paid 10 grants to organizations totaling $14,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 11, 2026. The largest was $2,500 to Capital Area Food Bank in Washington, DC for unrestricted.
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- EIN
- 274195832
- Based in
- Chevy Chase, MD
- Assets
- $395,947
- Grants paid
- $14,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 11, 2026, IRS object ID 202641319349103649. It reported $14,000 in grants paid; 10 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Area Food Bank | Washington, DC | Unrestricted | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | Unrestricted | International, foreign affairs and national security | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation | New York, NY | Unrestricted | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | New York, NY | Unrestricted | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Compass Pro Bono | Washington, DC | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lungevity Foundation | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | Medical research | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Immigration Law Center | Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Transgender Law Center | Oakland, CA | Unrestricted | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Undue Medical Debt | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 13, 2025, IRS object ID 202531339349102038. It reported $16,500 in grants paid; 13 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Area Food Bank | Washington, DC | Unrestricted | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation | New York, NY | Unrestricted | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | Unrestricted | International, foreign affairs and national security | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Transgender Law Center | Oakland, CA | Unrestricted | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | New York, NY | Unrestricted | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Compass Inc | Washington, DC | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lungevity Foundation | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | Medical research | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Immigration Law Center | Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Theater Washington | Washington, DC | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Undue Medical Debt | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Womens Reproductive Rights Assistance Project | Santa Monica, CA | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Levine Music | Washington, DC | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $13,000 |
| New York | $8,000 |
| California | $5,500 |
| Illinois | $2,000 |
| Massachusetts | $2,000 |
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Updated May 11, 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.