Private foundation · EIN 31-1486993 · Ellicott City, Maryland · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Reis Foundation Inc

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: 53 grants paid, $3.9M total, median $50K. 8% of grants stayed in Maryland.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
53
$3.9M
Median grant
$50K
Stays in MD
8%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$11M

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Proteus FundAmherst, MAProject Support$280K
Groundswell FundSan Francisco, CAGeneral Support$250K
NAACP Legal Defense and Education FundNew York, NYGeneral Support$200K
Lawyers Committee for Civil RightsWashington, DCGeneral Support$200K
Advancement ProjectWashington, DCGeneral Support$200K
League of Women Voters Education FundWashington, DCGeneral Support$200K
Native American Rights FundBoulder, COGeneral Support$200K
National Immigration Law CenterLos Angeles, CAGeneral Support$200K
Common Cause Education FoundationWashington, DCGeneral Support$200K
EarthjusticeSan Francisco, CAGeneral Support$200K
Rockefeller Philanthropy AdvisorsNew York, NYProject Support$200K
Chautauqua FoundationChautauqua, NYGeneral Support$145K
Humboldt Area FoundationBayside, CAProject Support$135K
Center for Biological DiversityTucson, AZGeneral Support$100K
National Network of Abortion FundsBeaverton, ORGeneral Support$100K
If When HowOakland, CAGeneral Support$100K
PropublicaNew York, NYGeneral Support$100K
Neo PhilanthropyNew York, NYProject Support$80K
California Community FoundationLos Angeles, CAGeneral Support$50K
Trout UnlimitedArlington, VAGeneral Support$50K
Legal Services for ChildrenSan Francisco, CAGeneral Support$50K
American Friends Service CommitteePhiladelphia, PAGeneral Support$50K
Alliance for a Better CommunityLos Angeles, CAProject Support$50K
Center for Constitutional RightsNew York, NYGeneral Support$50K
Gateway Community Development FundNorth Brentwood, MDProject Support$50K
International Center for NonprofitWashington, DCGeneral Support$50K
Internet ArchiveSan Francisco, CAGeneral Support$50K
WecanMill Valley, CAGeneral Support$50K
Food for PeopleEureka, CAGeneral Support$30K
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NYGeneral Support$25K
Academy on Violence and AbuseJacksonville, FLGeneral Support$25K
Focus for DemocracyWashington, DCGeneral Support$25K
Justice FundersOakland, CAGeneral Support$25K
Mid Klamath Watershed CouncilOrleans, CAGeneral Support$20K
High Country NewsPaonia, COGeneral Support$20K
Global ExchangeSan Francisco, CAProject Support$15K
San Francisco Marin Food BankSan Francisco, CAGeneral Support$10K
PrxCambridge, MAGeneral Support$10K
Howard County Arts CouncilEllicot City, MDGeneral Support$10K
Friends of the Howard County LibrarEllicott City, MDGeneral Support$10K
Asante Africa FoundationLivermore, CAGeneral Support$10K
Community Foundation of Howard CounColumbia, MDGeneral Support$10K
MoashLansing, MIProject Support$10K
Advocates for YouthWashington, DCGeneral Support$5,000
Klamath Forest AllianceArcata, CAGeneral Support$5,000
Silicon Valley ShakespeareSan Jose, CAGeneral Support$5,000
San Francisco CASASan Francisco, CAGeneral Support$5,000
Environmental Protection Information CenArcata, CAGeneral Support$5,000
Terra Fuego Resource FoundationChico, CAGeneral Support$5,000
NAMI National Alliance on Mental IlArlington, VAGeneral Support$5,000
City Lights Theater CompanySan Jose, CAGeneral Support$5,000
Fractured AtlasNew York, NYProject Support$5,000
Wikimedia FoundationSan Francisco, CAGeneral Support$5,000

By state: California 23 · District of Columbia 7 · New York 8 · Massachusetts 2 · Colorado 2 · Arizona 1

About this foundation

Reis Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Ellicott City, Maryland, administered in care of William T Harrison Jr, tax-exempt since 1997. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Reis Foundation Inc 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 Reis Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $3.9M across 53 grants, a median of $50K.

Where does Reis Foundation Inc give?

California (23 grants), District of Columbia (7 grants), New York (8 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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