Private foundation · EIN 26-2469224 · Novato, California · Philanthropy & grantmaking

The Rhe Charitable Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 25 grants paid, $208K total, median $8,000. 88% of grants stayed in California.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
25
$208K
Median grant
$8,000
Stays in CA
88%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$3.0M

Grants paid in 2024

25 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Oakland Theater ProjectOakland, CAEdgy arts theater experiences$50K
Theater Bay AreaSan Francisco, CAEdgy arts: art fellowship$12K
Covenant House CaliforniaLos Angeles, CAHuman resilience: supporting safe haven program and outreach$11K
California Academy of SciencesSan Francisco, CAEnvironment: sea horse dediccation$11K
Good Shephard GracenterSan Francisco, CAWomens recovery transitional housing$10K
Point BluePetaluma, CAEnvironment: field research$10K
Restore the DeltaStockton, CAEnvironment: bay-delta health$10K
Ritter CenterSan Rafael, CAHuman resilience homelessness$10K
Swords to PlowsharesSan Francisco, CAHuman resilience veteran support$10K
Vida Verde Nature EducationSan Gregorio, CAEnvironment/human resilience 5th grader equity support$10K
Womens Earth AllianceBerkeley, CAEnvironment: env equity$10K
Bay Area Wilderness Training BawtBerkeley, CAHr/ environment: getting youth outdoors!$8,000
Committee on the Shelterless CotsPetaluma, CAHuman resilience: providing relief for fire victims$8,000
Food ShiftBerkeley, CAHuman resilience: neighborhood help$8,000
Marin Audubon SocietyMil Valley, CAEnvironment air water and wind$8,000
Central WorksBerkeley, CAEdgy arts: producing and developing plays$5,000
Marin BaroqueSan Rafael, CAEdgy arts marshland restoration$5,000
Marin Shakespeare CompanySan Rafael, CAEdgy arts$5,000
Aurora Theater CompanyBerkeley, CAEdgy arts: acting, nuanced language, and immediacy: making exhilarating theater$2,160
Immigration Legal DefenseOakland, CAHuman resilience case support$2,000
New Performance Traditions Pd EnsembleSan Francisco, CAEdgy arts$2,000
NrdcNew York, NYEnvironment air water wild$500
Doctors Without BordersNew York, NYHuman resilience: medical relief$200
Rails to Trails ConservancyWashington, DCEnvironmnent: reimagine public spaces$200
Playwrights FoundationSan Francisco, CAEdgy arts: new play development$100

By state: California 22 · New York 2 · District of Columbia 1

About this foundation

The Rhe Charitable Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Novato, California, administered in care of Jenifer Sousae, tax-exempt since 2009. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

Foundation websiteAll filings on ProPublica

Does The Rhe Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does The Rhe Charitable Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $208K across 25 grants, a median of $8,000.

Where does The Rhe Charitable Foundation give?

California (22 grants), New York (2 grants), District of Columbia (1 grants), per its latest filing.

More foundations near Novato that accept applications

All in California
FoundationBased inGrants paidMedian grantAccepts applicationsAssets
Aam Foundationsince 2000 Novato, CA $12M4 grants · 2024 $511KPreselected only $57M
Matthew Kelly Family Foundationsince 2008 Novato, CA $875K12 grants · 2024 $50KPreselected only $36M
George & Wilma Leonard Charitable Foundationsince 1979 Novato, CA $708K48 grants · 2025 $5,500Preselected only $8.5M
Peppers Family Good Soil Foundation Incsince 2021 Novato, CA $339K4 grants · 2024 $28KPreselected only $2.3M
Wayne Clark Family Foundationsince 2013 Novato, CA $72K14 grants · 2025 $1,500Preselected only $1.8M
Berenice Roth Spalding Family Foundationsince 2015 Novato, CA $83K10 grants · 2025 $5,601Preselected only $1.2M
William & Flora Hewlett Foundationsince 1968 Menlo Park, CA $625M2,001 grants · 2024 $150KYes $13B
Sergey Brin Family Foundationsince 2015 San Francisco, CA $699M170 grants · 2024 $1.0MPreselected only $4.1B
Email me matching grants