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Riley Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Darien, Connecticut · EIN 452774866

Riley Family Foundation is a private foundation in Darien, Connecticut. In tax year 2025 it gave $104,000 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $60,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $66,650 the year before.

40% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$36,2484$1.1 million
2024$66,6509$2.0 million
2025$104,0005$2.8 million

How to apply

Riley Family Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Riley Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Connecticut.

StateGrantsAmount
Connecticut4$103,000
New York1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Darien Library Inc
Darien, CT
Funding programs and community initiatives$60,000
Person to Person Inc
Darien, CT
Funding programs and community initiatives$35,000
Horizons Norwalk Community College Inc
Norwalk, CT
Education assistance$5,000
Livegirl Inc
New Canaan, CT
Funding programs and community initiatives$3,000
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Funding programs and community initiatives$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Riley Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Riley Family Foundation give?

$104,000 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Riley Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Timothy M Riley (Trustee) and Angela A Riley (Trustee).

What does Riley Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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