RIZE Massachusetts Foundation Inc is a public charity based in Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 2018. It funds and collaborates on solutions to the overdose crisis, supporting work across prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery.
Key facts about Rize Massachusetts Foundation Inc
In short: Rize Massachusetts Foundation Inc gave $4.1M across 87 grants in 2024 (avg $48K), mostly in Massachusetts. 68% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990 filing.
- EIN
- 83-0989395
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990 filing, 2024
- Annual giving (2024)
- $4,148,653
- Grants made (2024)
- 87
- Average grant
- $47,686
- Median grant
- $24,724
- New grantees (estimate)
- 68% first-time grantees (59 of 87, 2024)
- Total assets
- $7,639,473
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to apply
- RIZE does not accept unsolicited requests for donations. Full details ↓
Data from IRS Form 990 filing, 2024; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990 filing · View filing
Total Assets
$7.6M
+14.8% YoY
Annual Giving
$4.1M
+110.9% YoY
Grant Count
87
+141.7% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$48K
-12.7% YoY
Is Rize Massachusetts Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
68%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 59 of 87 grantees (68%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $38K; repeat grants $68K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $62K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Mission & Focus Areas
RIZE’s mission is to fund solutions to end the overdose crisis and help ensure that people with substance use disorder have access to care and better quality of life and overall health. Its stated program areas include prevention, harm reduction, treatment, recovery, research and evaluation, and efforts to inform policy. RIZE identifies health equity, lived experience, collaboration, innovation, measurement, and learning among its guiding values.
RIZE supports community-led initiatives, including through Mosaic, which is designed to direct settlement funds toward communities historically underserved and experiencing high rates of opioid-related overdose deaths. The organizations receiving 2024 grants included a range of community and health-service organizations. For example, Institute for Community Health described its mission as improving community health through participatory evaluation, applied research, assessment, and data services. Lowell House described its work as providing outpatient, residential, and case-management addiction and HIV services; Somerville Homeless Coalition described its mission as supporting homeless and near-homeless individuals and families with services and housing solutions.
Grantmaking
RIZE issues grant opportunities throughout the year and announces them through its email distribution list and website. Depending on the project and available funding, it may directly solicit a concept memo or proposal, invite organizations to discuss an idea and submit materials, or issue a request for proposals or information. It also seeks policy-relevant research through these approaches. Competitive RFP decisions consider how closely a proposal matches the application criteria. Grant decisions involve subject-matter experts and people with lived experience; recommendations go to the board for approval. RIZE says sustainability and measurement of outcomes and effectiveness are important in its selection process.
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All reported 2024 grant dollars went to recipients in Massachusetts. RIZE’s Mosaic approach focuses on communities historically underserved and deeply impacted by the overdose crisis.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of all 87 itemized 2024 grant dollars.
Cities
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $1.7M (2021) to $4.1M (2024). In 2024 it made 87 grants totaling $4.1M.
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Institute for Community Health ($178K). Together the top 10 received $1.3M.
Grant Size Distribution
226 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 140 grants of 226 (62%).
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Institute for Community Health Malden, MA | Linkages to Care | $177,603 |
| Fishing Partnership Health Plan New Bedford, MA | Mosaic Community-Based Opioid Response Efforts (Core) | $150,000 |
| AIDS Project Worcester Worcester, MA | Mosaic Community-Based Opioid Response Efforts (Core) | $133,334 |
| Safe Exit Initiative Worcester, MA | Mosaic Community-Based Opioid Response Efforts (Core) | $126,667 |
| Community Health Connections Fitchburg, MA | Support Recovery Coach Linkages to Sud Services | $125,000 |
| Lowell House Inc Lowell, MA | Linkages to Care | $125,000 |
| Somerville Homeless Coalition Somerville, MA | Healthcare for the Homeless Street Medicine | $125,000 |
| Northshore Community Health Salem, MA | Reducing barriers and increasing access to substance use services 2024 | $124,978 |
| Pettengill House Inc Amesbury, MA | Behavioral Health Event and Substance Support Task Force | $123,916 |
| AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod Provincetown, MA | Linkages to Care | $123,783 |
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants | Grant count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7,639,473 | $6,162,957 | $6,283,459 | $4,148,653 | 87 |
| 2023 | $6,653,753 | $1,456,351 | $3,921,667 | $1,967,462 | 36 |
| 2022 | $9,093,770 | $3,149,201 | $3,944,511 | $2,006,082 | 35 |
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $7,639,473 | $6,653,753 | $9,093,770 |
| Revenue | $6,162,957 | $1,456,351 | $3,149,201 |
| Expenses | $6,283,459 | $3,921,667 | $3,944,511 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $153,197 | $144,827 | $3,537 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Data update history
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Julie Burns as president and CEO; Steve Pollock as chair; Joy Rosen as vice-chair and clerk; and Steven Lipiner as treasurer. Directors listed include John Cook, Michael Curry, Tim Foley, Christie Hager, Doris Kraemer, and Patricia Ma.
Rize Massachusetts Foundation Inc is led by Julie Burns, President & CEO on every filing since 2020; 2 of 15 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Julie Burns
President & CEO
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$353K (2023) → $345K (2024)
Steve Pollock
Chair
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jack Connors
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Tang
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tim Foley
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christie Hager
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Doris Kraemer
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Frank Robinson
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Curry
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patricia Ma
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Candace Reddy
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Cook
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Tracey
Chief Program Officer
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$116K (2024)
Joy Rosen
Vice Chair & Clerk
Director → Treasurer & Clerk, 2023
Treasurer & Clerk → Vice Chair & Clerk, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steven Lipiner
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (8)
- Former: Dianne Powers (2023) — Chief Development Officer
- Former: Sarah Merrefield (2023) — Senior Program Officer
- Former: Andrew Dreyfus (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: David Barash (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Joanne Peterson (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Ken Casey (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Reshma Kewalramani (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Kate Walsh (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $345K, to Julie Burns (President and CEO). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Contact
Mailing address: 101 Huntington Avenue Ms 0103 130, Boston, MA 02199
Phone: (857) 991-1195
Website: https://rizema.org
Frequently asked questions about Rize Massachusetts Foundation Inc
How much does Rize Massachusetts Foundation Inc give each year?
Rize Massachusetts Foundation Inc gave $4.1M across 87 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990 filing. In 2023 it gave $2.0M across 36 grants.
What is Rize Massachusetts Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Rize Massachusetts Foundation Inc's median grant in 2024 was $24,724, and its average grant was $47,686, across 87 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990 filing. Organizations receiving their first grant from Rize Massachusetts Foundation Inc that year got $38K on average.
Where does Rize Massachusetts Foundation Inc give grants?
Rize Massachusetts Foundation Inc gives mostly in Massachusetts: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 filing went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Boston, MA (16 grants), Worcester, MA (7 grants), Springfield, MA (4 grants) and New Bedford, MA (4 grants).
Does Rize Massachusetts Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2024: none of the 87 grants with a stated purpose on Rize Massachusetts Foundation Inc's 2024 IRS Form 990 filing were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Mosaic Community-Based Opioid Response Efforts (Core)" (49 grants), "Building the Field Grant Program" (6 grants) and "Hart Scholars Program" (5 grants).
Who are Rize Massachusetts Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Rize Massachusetts Foundation Inc's largest 2024 grantees include Institute for Community Health ($177,603), Fishing Partnership Health Plan ($150,000) and AIDS Project Worcester ($133,334), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990 filing. Together they received 11% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is Rize Massachusetts Foundation Inc?
Rize Massachusetts Foundation Inc reported $7.6M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990 filing. Its revenue that year was $6.2M.
What does Rize Massachusetts Foundation Inc fund?
RIZE’s mission is to fund solutions to end the overdose crisis and help ensure that people with substance use disorder have access to care and better quality of life and overall health. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Rize Massachusetts Foundation Inc?
RIZE does not accept unsolicited requests for donations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Rize Massachusetts Foundation Inc's EIN?
Rize Massachusetts Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-0989395. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Does Rize Massachusetts Foundation Inc accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
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