Rice Research Trust
The trust was formed to provide funds from investment of trust assets to support research activities for agriculture.
Rice Research Trust at a glance
In short: Rice Research Trust gave $583K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $583K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $583,442
- +119.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $583,442
- +119.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $583,442
- Total assets
- $17,711,882
- +1.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Rice Research Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was CA Coop Rice Research Fndn ($583K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 2 grants of 5 (40%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Rice Research Trust gives
- Giving grew 912% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $58K (2022) to $643K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $583K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| CA Coop Rice Research Fndn Biggs, CA | Support Agricultural Research | $583,442 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $17,711,882 | $1,143,295 | $680,896 | $583,442 | 1 | $1,105,027 |
| 2024 | $17,398,469 | $2,325,942 | $334,704 | $265,294 | 1 | $1,792,992 |
| 2023 | $12,523,150 | $667,185 | $331,147 | $222,345 | 1 | $123,640 |
| 2022 | $12,187,112 | $924,120 | $133,553 | $57,648 | 1 | $387,740 |
| 2021 | $11,396,545 | $1,853,408 | $214,425 | $107,722 | 1 | $320,067 |
| 2020 | $9,757,562 | $239,613 | $714,001 | $642,652 | 1 | $-289,389 |
| 2019 | $10,231,950 | $766,054 | $512,162 | $442,432 | 1 | $230,379 |
About Rice Research Trust
Based on IRS filings
Rice Research Trust is a public charity focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in Biggs, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $17.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $583K. Net investment income was $1.1M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Rice Research Trust is led by Dustin L. Harrell PhD, Executive Director on every filing since 2022; none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Dustin L. Harrell PhD
Executive Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Dh Willey
Chair
Chairman → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bert Manuel
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dennis Spooner
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gary Enos
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kurt Meyer
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sean Doherty
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kim Gallagher
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rob Doornbos
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kyle Niehues
Director
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lane Taylor
Director
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Aaron Scheidel
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (8)
- Former: Carl Funke (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Gary Stone (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: E. Kurt Meyer (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Kent McKenzie (2019–2022) — Former Executive Director
- Former: Robert A. Doornbos Jr. (2021–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Russell Rasmussen PhD (2020–2021) — Chief Executive Officer
- Former: Joe Kalfsbeek (2019) — Director
- Former: Lance Benson (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Rice Research Trust
How much does Rice Research Trust give each year?
Rice Research Trust gave $583K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $265K across 1 grant.
How large is Rice Research Trust?
Rice Research Trust reported $17.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.1M.
What is Rice Research Trust?
Rice Research Trust is a public charity focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in Biggs, CA. It holds $17.7M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Rice Research Trust operate?
Rice Research Trust has awarded grants in California.
What is Rice Research Trust's EIN?
Rice Research Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-6109102. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 6, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 4, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 28, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 22, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 16, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS October 28, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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