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The River Foundation: 27 grants to organizations, $61,900 (tax year ended December 2025)
The River Foundation, a private foundation in Sherman Oaks, CA, paid 27 grants to organizations totaling $61,900 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 11, 2026. The largest was $5,000 to Doctors Without Borders USA in New York, NY for to support work of providing quality medical care and deliving emergency medical aid to people in crisis..
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- EIN
- 061657417
- Based in
- Sherman Oaks, CA
- Assets
- $1,179,058
- Grants paid
- $61,900
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 11, 2026, IRS object ID 202641319349101829. It reported $61,900 in grants paid; 27 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctors Without Borders USA | New York, NY | To support work of providing quality medical care and deliving emergency medical aid to people in crisis. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Freedom of the Press Foundation | San Francisco, CA | To protect and defend adversarial journalism in the 21st century | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Bail Project | Pasadena, CA | To support mission of ending cash bail and creating a more just, equitable and humane pretrial system | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Civil Liberties Defense Center | Eugene, OR | To support movements that seek to dismantle political and economic structures at the root of social inequality and environmental destruction | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Heal Palestine | Kent, OH | To support humanitarian relief work in gaza | International, foreign affairs and national security | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Palestine Children's Relief Fund | Los Angeles, CA | To support work of providing vital medical and humanitarian relief efforts for children in the middle east | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Survival International USA | San Francisco, CA | To support tribal peoples' rights around the world | International, foreign affairs and national security | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Electronic Intifada | Chicago, IL | To support powerful, independent reporting and to help inspire, educate and mobilize people to work for justice in palestine | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | To help support work of providing meals to the people who need them most | International, foreign affairs and national security | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Drop Site News | Washington, DC | To support mission of providing independent investigative journalism | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| 805 Undocufund | Oxnard, CA | To support work of providing relief to immigrant families affected by natural disasters and those with loved ones detained by immigration | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Friends of Combatants for Peace | New York, NY | To support work for peace and justice in israel and palestine | Education | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brennan Center for Justice | New York, NY | To support work to reform and defend democracy and justice | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | To support mission of protecting people's health, to preserve wildlife, advance clean energy and combat climate change | Environment | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Middle East Children's Alliance | Berkeley, CA | To support work of delivering food, water, hygiene supplies, and other urgent needs to people in gaza | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mondoweiss | Detroit, MI | To support independent news organization that informs readers about developments in israel and palestine | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rainforest Action Network | San Francisco, CA | To support mission to preserve forests, protect the climate and uphold human rights | Environment | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Zaynab Project | Annandale, CA | To support work of providing gaza's families with aid, opportunity and a vision for a brighter future | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Palestinian Appeal | Washington, DC | To support marginalized palestinians living in the west bank, gaza strip, and refugee camps | International, foreign affairs and national security | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Unrwa USA | Washington, DC | To carry out mission in partnership with the united nations relief and works agency for palestine refugees | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Doctors Without Walls - Santa Barbara Street Medicine | Santa Barbara, CA | To support mission of providing free, volunteer medical care for the most vulnerable of santa barbara county | Health care | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | To support work of providing fee civil legal services to low-income individuals and families | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Beginnings | Santa Barbara, CA | To support mission of providing quality, affordable counseling services, education and outreach programs that match the needs of the community | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pesticide Action Network | Berkeley, CA | To support work to tackle the pesticide problem and create a just, thriving food system | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Prison Radio | San Francisco, CA | To support work of bringing voices into the public debate challenging unjust police and prosecutorial practices which result in mass incarceration | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs | Calabasas, CA | To support mission of empowering, encouraging, and catalyzing projects to facilitate positive change | Environment | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Southern Plains Land Trust | Lamar, CO | To support work preserving and restoring the biological diversity of prairie ecosystems of the southern great plains | Environment | $400 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 13, 2025, IRS object ID 202541339349101774. It reported $64,610 in grants paid; 19 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innocence Project | New York, NY | To support mission to free the wrongly convicted and reform the criminal justice system | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doctors Without Borders USA | New York, NY | To support work of providing quality medical care and deliving emergency medical aid to people in crisis. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Freedom of the Press Foundation | San Francisco, CA | To protect and defend adversarial journalism in the 21st century | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Palestine Children's Relief Fund | Los Angeles, CA | To support work of providing vital medical and humanitarian relief efforts for children in the middle east | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Unrwa USA | Washington, DC | To carry out mission in partnership with the united nations relief and works agency for palestine refugees | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brennan Center for Justice | New York, NY | To support work to reform and defend democracy and justice | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Survival International USA | San Francisco, CA | To support tribal peoples' rights around the world | International, foreign affairs and national security | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Heal Palestine | Kent, OH | To support humanitarian relief work in gaza | International, foreign affairs and national security | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bail Project | Pasadena, CA | To support mission of ending cash bail and creating a more just, equitable and humane pretrial system | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Electronic Intifada | Chicago, IL | To support powerful, independent reporting and to help inspire, educate and mobilize people to work for justice in palestine | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | To help support work of providing meals to the people who need them most | International, foreign affairs and national security | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rainforest Action Network | San Francisco, CA | To support mission to preserve forests, protect the climate and uphold human rights | Environment | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Civil Liberties Defense Center | Eugene, OR | To support movements that seek to dismantle political and economic structures at the root of social inequality and environmental destruction | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | To support mission of protecting people's health, to preserve wildlife, advance clean energy and combat climate change | Environment | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Elevated Access | Champaign, IL | To support mission of making healthcare more accessible and equitable | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pesticide Action Network | Berkelye, CA | To support work to tackle the pesticide problem and create a just, thriving food system | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Prison Radio | San Francisco, CA | To support work of bringing voices into the public debate challenging unjust police and prosecutorial practices which result in mass incarceration | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Southern Plains Land Trust | Lamar, CO | To support work preserving and restoring the biological diversity of prairie ecosystems of the southern great plains | Environment | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Telluride Aids Benefit | Telluride, CO | To support mission of helping to fight hiv/aids by heightening awareness and generating financial support for education and care | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $110 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $20,500 |
| Human services | $15,000 |
| Environment | $10,400 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $6,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 |
| Education | $2,000 |
| Health care | $1,000 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $110 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $55,000 |
| New York | $33,000 |
| District of Columbia | $17,500 |
| Illinois | $7,000 |
| Ohio | $6,000 |
| Oregon | $5,000 |
| Michigan | $2,000 |
| Colorado | $1,010 |
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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.