Rafferty Family Private Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Mamaroneck, NY EIN: 27-6590504

Rafferty Family Private Foundation is a private foundation, based in Mamaroneck, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $850K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $27K. Net investment income was $26K.

Rafferty Family Private Foundation at a glance

In short: Rafferty Family Private Foundation gave $27K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $14K), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$27,000
+170.0% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
2
+100.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$13,500
+35.0% vs 2023
Median grant
$13,500
Total assets
$849,727
-0.1% vs 2023
Primary geography
New Jersey (74% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026.

Who Rafferty Family Private Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

Heart 911: $20KHeart 911$20KFriends of the Marine Education Cen: $7KFriends of the MarineEducation Cen$7K

The largest 2024 recipient was Heart 911 ($20K). Together the top 2 received $27K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

NewarkMamaroneckWashingtonAtlantaPonce InletSt PetersburgRye

How Rafferty Family Private Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 145% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K5 grants2019 1 grant2020 2 grants2021 4 grants2022 1 grant2023 2 grants2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2020) to $54K (2019). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $27K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Heart 911 Newark, NJGeneral Support$20,000
Friends of the Marine Education Cen Ponce Inlet, FLGeneral Support$7,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2024$849,727$33,634$34,884$27,0002$27,000$25,750$471
2023$850,961$-6,489$17,540$10,0001$10,000$12,645$768
2022$852,727$-4,047$37,632$26,7504$26,750$8,576$2,269
2021$894,406$129,932$19,244$11,0002$11,000$121,688$46,987
2020$783,717$-47,560$10,433$3,5001—$14,079$39,807
2019$841,710$78,912$64,761$54,0005—$71,757$39,553

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Rafferty Family Private Foundation reported a distributable amount of $471 for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Rafferty Family Private Foundation's 2024 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Brian Rafferty

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Helen Rafferty

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Rafferty Family Private Foundation

How much does Rafferty Family Private Foundation give each year?

Rafferty Family Private Foundation gave $27K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $10K across 1 grant.

How large is Rafferty Family Private Foundation?

Rafferty Family Private Foundation reported $850K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $27K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $471 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Rafferty Family Private Foundation operate?

Rafferty Family Private Foundation has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, New York.

What is Rafferty Family Private Foundation's EIN?

Rafferty Family Private Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-6590504. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 20, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 14, 2023)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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