Grants paid by Riff Foundation
EIN 81-5214407 · Boston, MA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T22
Riff Foundation of Boston, MA (EIN 81-5214407) reported 82 grants paid totaling $31,866,500 to 65 recipients in tax years 2018–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$31,866,500
82 grants
Recipients
65
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2024
6 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 16 | $1,160,000 | — |
| 2020 | 60 | $4,240,000 | — |
| 2021 | 1 | $5,275,000 | — |
| 2022 | 1 | $7,048,000 | — |
| 2023 | 3 | $7,176,000 | — |
| 2024 | 1 | $6,967,500 | — |
Top recipients
The 65 recipients receiving the most from Riff Foundation, by grants paid, out of 65 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | U | Washington, DC | 4 | $26,426,500 | 2024 |
| Thousand Currents 77-0071852 | C | Oakland, CA | 1 | $250,000 | 2020 |
| Grassroots International 04-2791159 | C | Boston, MA | 1 | $250,000 | 2020 |
| Rethink New Orleans | U | New Orleans, LA | 3 | $210,000 | 2020 |
| Essie Justice Group 80-0956021 | C | Oakland, CA | 2 | $200,000 | 2020 |
| Voces de la Frontera 39-2010107 | B | Milwaukee, WI | 2 | $200,000 | 2020 |
| Centro de Trabajadores Unidos En Lucha 38-3828696 | C | Minneapolis, MN | 2 | $200,000 | 2020 |
| Initiate Justice 82-1028920 | C | Los Angeles, CA | 3 | $170,000 | 2020 |
| Community Initiatives 94-3255070 | B | Oakland, CA | 2 | $150,000 | 2020 |
| Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native 20-1735061 | C | Albuquerque, NM | 2 | $150,000 | 2020 |
| Neo Philanthropy 13-3191113 | B | New York, NY | 2 | $150,000 | 2020 |
| Mijente Support Committee 82-1711382 | B | Phoenix, AZ | 2 | $150,000 | 2020 |
| Alliance for Global Justice 52-2094677 | B | Tucson, AZ | 2 | $110,000 | 2020 |
| Ndn Collective 82-3776329 | B | Rapid City, SD | 2 | $110,000 | 2020 |
| Indigenous Environmental Network | U | Bemidji, MN | 1 | $100,000 | 2020 |
| Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights 76-0809155 | C | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $100,000 | 2020 |
| Florida Immigrant Coalition 20-2123833 | C | Miami, FL | 1 | $100,000 | 2020 |
| Drum (desis Rising Up and Moving) 38-3652741 | B | Jackson Heights, NY | 1 | $100,000 | 2020 |
| St James Infirmary 95-4573028 | D | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $100,000 | 2020 |
| Transgender Law Center 05-0544006 | B | Oakland, CA | 1 | $100,000 | 2020 |
| Mujeres Unidas Y Activas 20-2986926 | C | Oakland, CA | 1 | $100,000 | 2020 |
| Council On American Islamic Relations Mn 45-0553731 | C | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $100,000 | 2020 |
| Grassroots Global Justice 26-4633127 | B | Washington, DC | 1 | $100,000 | 2020 |
| Southerners On New Ground 61-1274170 | C | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $100,000 | 2020 |
| Tgi Justice Project | U | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $100,000 | 2018 |
| Demos | U | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | 2020 |
| Highlander Research and Education Center 62-0646373 | B | New Market, TN | 1 | $100,000 | 2020 |
| Ella Para Translatinas | U | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $100,000 | 2018 |
| Farmworker Association of Florida 59-2683978 | B | Apopka, FL | 1 | $85,000 | 2020 |
| New Orleans Workers Center for Racial Jus 33-1167415 | C | New Orleans, LA | 1 | $85,000 | 2020 |
| Familia Trans Queer Liberation Movement 99-2371861 | B | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $75,000 | 2018 |
| Trans United Inc | U | Birmingham, AL | 1 | $75,000 | 2020 |
| Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs 95-4116679 | B | Calabasas, CA | 1 | $75,000 | 2020 |
| National Korean American Service and Educ 11-3303986 | D | Chicago, IL | 1 | $75,000 | 2020 |
| Native Movement 68-0535413 | C | Fairbanks, AK | 1 | $75,000 | 2020 |
| Tewa Women United 85-0480836 | C | Santa Cruz, NM | 1 | $75,000 | 2020 |
| Mexican American Legal Defense Fund 74-1563270 | D | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $75,000 | 2020 |
| Native Movement | U | Fairbanks, AR | 1 | $75,000 | 2018 |
| Right to the City 94-3462187 | D | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $70,000 | 2020 |
| Tides Center 94-3213100 | C | Oakland, CA | 1 | $70,000 | 2020 |
| Affect Real Change | U | Oakland, CA | 1 | $70,000 | 2020 |
| Youth United for Change 23-2878099 | C | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $70,000 | 2020 |
| Juntos 01-0769538 | C | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $70,000 | 2020 |
| National Guestworker Alliance | U | New York, NY | 1 | $50,000 | 2018 |
| Inquiring Systems Inc 94-2524840 | B | Santa Rosa, CA | 1 | $50,000 | 2020 |
| Heart Women & Girls 27-3625796 | D | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50,000 | 2020 |
| Southeastern Transgender Center 83-0734080 | C | Norfolk, VA | 1 | $50,000 | 2020 |
| United Workers | U | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $50,000 | 2020 |
| Black Futures Lab | U | Oakland, CA | 1 | $50,000 | 2018 |
| Black Mesa Water Coalition | U | Flagstaff, AZ | 1 | $50,000 | 2018 |
| Black Organizing for Leadership and Dignity | U | Washington, DC | 1 | $50,000 | 2018 |
| Migrant Justice 81-4176655 | B | Burlington, VT | 1 | $20,000 | 2020 |
| Love Me Without Limited 4 Life | U | Jackson, MS | 1 | $20,000 | 2023 |
| Soul Sisters Leadership Collective | U | Miami, FL | 1 | $20,000 | 2020 |
| Lawyers for Good Government Inc 81-4543775 | C | Washington, DC | 1 | $20,000 | 2023 |
| Equality Arizona 86-0752488 | C | Mesa, AZ | 1 | $20,000 | 2020 |
| Indigenous Rights Center 81-1252535 | C | Albuquerque, NM | 2 | $20,000 | 2020 |
| Ubuntu Village 81-3458051 | D | New Orleans, LA | 1 | $20,000 | 2020 |
| Poder in Action 46-2284158 | B | Phoenix, AZ | 1 | $20,000 | 2020 |
| Mecalfe Park Community Bridges | U | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Men & Women in Prison Ministries 36-3850240 | C | Westchester, IL | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Black Swan Academy 46-4244374 | C | Washington, DC | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Rural Utah Project Education Fund | U | Salt Lake City, UT | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Families & Friends of Louisiana Incarcera 20-5924561 | D | New Orleans, LA | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| African Communities Together 46-1689772 | B | New York, NY | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 82 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Washington, DC | U | $6,967,500 | paid | General support | 202513179349102886 |
| 2023 | Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Washington, DC | U | $7,136,000 | paid | General support | 202443079349100304 |
| 2023 | Lawyers for Good Government Inc Washington, DC | C | $20,000 | paid | General support | 202443079349100304 |
| 2023 | Love Me Without Limited 4 Life Jackson, MS | U | $20,000 | paid | General support | 202443079349100304 |
| 2022 | Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Washington, DC | U | $7,048,000 | paid | General support | 202323059349100247 |
| 2021 | Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Washington, DC | U | $5,275,000 | paid | General support | 202211309349103431 |
| 2020 | Grassroots International Boston, MA | C | $250,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Thousand Currents Oakland, CA | C | $250,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Drum (desis Rising Up and Moving) Jackson Heights, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Voces de la Frontera Milwaukee, WI | B | $100,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Rethink New Orleans New Orleans, LA | U | $100,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Florida Immigrant Coalition Miami, FL | C | $100,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Demos New York, NY | U | $100,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Mujeres Unidas Y Activas Oakland, CA | C | $100,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Indigenous Environmental Network Bemidji, MN | U | $100,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Alliance for Global Justice Tucson, AZ | B | $100,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Ndn Collective Rapid City, SD | B | $100,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Southerners On New Ground Atlanta, GA | C | $100,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Essie Justice Group Oakland, CA | C | $100,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Highlander Research and Education Center New Market, TN | B | $100,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Centro de Trabajadores Unidos En Lucha Minneapolis, MN | C | $100,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | St James Infirmary San Francisco, CA | D | $100,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Transgender Law Center Oakland, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Council On American Islamic Relations Mn Minneapolis, MN | C | $100,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Mijente Support Committee Phoenix, AZ | B | $100,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights Atlanta, GA | C | $100,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Community Initiatives Oakland, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Neo Philanthropy New York, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Grassroots Global Justice Washington, DC | B | $100,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | New Orleans Workers Center for Racial Jus New Orleans, LA | C | $85,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Farmworker Association of Florida Apopka, FL | B | $85,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | National Korean American Service and Educ Chicago, IL | D | $75,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Albuquerque, NM | C | $75,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Native Movement Fairbanks, AK | C | $75,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Mexican American Legal Defense Fund Los Angeles, CA | D | $75,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs Calabasas, CA | B | $75,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Initiate Justice Los Angeles, CA | C | $75,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Tewa Women United Santa Cruz, NM | C | $75,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Trans United Inc Birmingham, AL | U | $75,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Tides Center Oakland, CA | C | $70,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Affect Real Change Oakland, CA | U | $70,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Juntos Philadelphia, PA | C | $70,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Youth United for Change Philadelphia, PA | C | $70,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Right to the City Brooklyn, NY | D | $70,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Inquiring Systems Inc Santa Rosa, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Heart Women & Girls Chicago, IL | D | $50,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Community Initiatives Oakland, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Neo Philanthropy New York, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | United Workers Baltimore, MD | U | $50,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Southeastern Transgender Center Norfolk, VA | C | $50,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Poder in Action Phoenix, AZ | B | $20,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Ubuntu Village New Orleans, LA | D | $20,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Initiate Justice Los Angeles, CA | C | $20,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Equality Arizona Mesa, AZ | C | $20,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Migrant Justice Burlington, VT | B | $20,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Soul Sisters Leadership Collective Miami, FL | U | $20,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Rural Utah Project Education Fund Salt Lake City, UT | U | $10,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Black Swan Academy Washington, DC | C | $10,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | African Communities Together New York, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Rethink New Orleans New Orleans, LA | U | $10,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Alliance for Global Justice Tucson, AZ | B | $10,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Mecalfe Park Community Bridges Milwaukee, WI | U | $10,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Men & Women in Prison Ministries Westchester, IL | C | $10,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Ndn Collective Rapid City, SD | B | $10,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Indigenous Rights Center Albuquerque, NM | C | $10,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2020 | Families & Friends of Louisiana Incarcera New Orleans, LA | D | $10,000 | paid | General support | 202102949349100805 |
| 2018 | Ella Para Translatinas San Francisco, CA | U | $100,000 | paid | General support | 201911019349101321 |
| 2018 | Rethink New Orleans New Orleans, LA | U | $100,000 | paid | General support | 201911019349101321 |
| 2018 | Voces de la Frontera Milwaukee, WI | B | $100,000 | paid | General support | 201911019349101321 |
| 2018 | Centro de Trabajadores Unidos En Lucha (ctul) Minneapolis, MN | C | $100,000 | paid | General support | 201911019349101321 |
| 2018 | Essie Justice Group Oakland, CA | C | $100,000 | paid | General support | 201911019349101321 |
| 2018 | Tgi Justice Project San Francisco, CA | U | $100,000 | paid | General support | 201911019349101321 |
| 2018 | Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women Albuquerque, NM | B | $75,000 | paid | General support | 201911019349101321 |
| 2018 | Familia Trans Queer Liberation Movement Los Angeles, CA | B | $75,000 | paid | General support | 201911019349101321 |
| 2018 | Native Movement Fairbanks, AR | U | $75,000 | paid | General support | 201911019349101321 |
| 2018 | Initiate Justice Los Angeles, CA | C | $75,000 | paid | General support | 201911019349101321 |
| 2018 | Black Mesa Water Coalition Flagstaff, AZ | U | $50,000 | paid | General support | 201911019349101321 |
| 2018 | Black Organizing for Leadership and Dignity Washington, DC | U | $50,000 | paid | General support | 201911019349101321 |
| 2018 | Black Futures Lab Oakland, CA | U | $50,000 | paid | General support | 201911019349101321 |
| 2018 | National Guestworker Alliance New York, NY | U | $50,000 | paid | General support | 201911019349101321 |
| 2018 | Mijente Support Committee Phoenix, AZ | C | $50,000 | paid | General support | 201911019349101321 |
| 2018 | Indigenous Rights Center (irc) Albuquerque, NM | D | $10,000 | paid | General support | 201911019349101321 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202513179349102886 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202443079349100304 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202323059349100247 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202211309349103431 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202102949349100805 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-12-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201911019349101321 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/815214407.json.
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