The Riss Foundation

CHEVY CHASE, MD EIN: 27-4195832

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$130K

-12.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$17K

-4.6% YoY

Grant Count

13

+30.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$1K

-26.6% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$6K$12K$17K$23K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$130,460$149,525$168,754
Revenue$20,004$20,111$21,031
Expenses$19,069$19,240$20,814
Qualifying Distributions$18,400$19,100$20,440
Net Investment Income$20,004$20,109$20,001
Distributable Amount$18,127$17,635$16,743

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$9K$14K$19K10 grants202012 grants202113 grants202210 grants202313 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

CAPITAL AREA FOOD BANK$3KAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES…$2KWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN$2KTRANSGENDER LAW CENTER$2KFRIENDS OF COMPASS INC$1KLUNGEVITY FOUNDATION$1KTHEATER WASHINGTON$1KNATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW…$1KUNDUE MEDICAL DEBT$1KCENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE …$1K

Grant Size Distribution

58 grants across all recorded years

58<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
SETH BERLINSECRETARY1
SUSAN L MAYERPRESIDENT1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Cities

BostonBoulderChicagoLong Island CityLos AngelesNew HavenNew YorkOaklandRyeSan FranciscoSanta MonicaWashingtonWest Hollywood

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

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