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The Promise Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 20-1618720 Website

The Promise Foundation is a public charity, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6K in total assets.

The Promise Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$5,829
+21.0% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$165,000
+96391.2% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$34,290
+222.9% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who The Promise Foundation funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Cities

New YorkGreat BarringtonMaplewood

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K4 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2020 it made 4 grants totaling $85K.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$5,829$165,000$34,290———
2024$4,819$171$10,621———
2023$3,367$110,652$34,194———
2022$6,383$644,594$63,485——$1
2021$8,414$134,508$137,703——$6
2020$6,096$252,968$238,146$85,0004$61

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Promise Foundation is led by Randy Reiff, President & Treasurer since 2021 (on filings since 2020) — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Randy Reiff

    President & Treasurer

    President → President & Treasurer, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Jennifer Wiederkehr Rothberg (2020–2022) — Vice President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 The Promise Foundation

How large is The Promise Foundation?

The Promise Foundation reported $6K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ. Its revenue that year was $165K.

Where does The Promise Foundation operate?

The Promise Foundation has awarded grants in Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York.

What is The Promise Foundation's EIN?

The Promise Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-1618720. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 15, 2020)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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