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The Riversville Foundation

Accepts applications Greenwich, Connecticut · EIN 066504128

The Riversville Foundation is a private foundation in Greenwich, Connecticut. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.9 million in 11 grants; the typical grant was $136,000 and the largest $500,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $1.9 million the year before.

9% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$1.9 million13$48.5 million
2024$1.9 million11$53.6 million

How to apply

ContactMr Bruno Casolari Executive Directo
1465 Nelson Avenue, New York, NY 10452
Phone or email(718) 588-1472
What to submitAll requests should be made in writing and include a concise description of the applicant's charitable nature, rationale, proposed use of funds & other descriptive material including summary of principal's background/activities
DeadlinesNo submission deadlines, but applicants should not expect a reply unless there is an interest.
RestrictionsThe foundation is receptive to a variety of proposals on almost any subject although there is a bias to support activities in the USA.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Riversville Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Rhode Island.

StateGrantsAmount
Rhode Island1$500,000
New York4$389,500
North Carolina2$369,370
Illinois2$238,000
Georgia1$238,000
Louisiana1$181,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Vanguard Daf
Warwick, RI
Social welfare$500,000
NC A&t State University
Greensboro, NC
Educational$301,370
Spelman College
Atlanta, GA
Educational$238,000
Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA
Educational$181,000
Fordam University
Bronx, NY
Educational$170,000
University of Illinois
Urbana, IL
Educational$136,000
Rockland Community College
Suffern, NY
Educational$126,000
Depaul University
Chicago, IL
Educational$102,000
Elon University
Elon, NC
Educational$68,000
Pace University
New York, NY
Educational$59,500
Dominican College
Orangeburg, NY
Educational$34,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Riversville Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: No submission deadlines, but applicants should not expect a reply unless there is an interest..

How much does The Riversville Foundation give?

$1.9 million in tax year 2024, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $136,000.

Who runs The Riversville Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Ann D Thivierge (Trustee) and Bruno Casolari (Executive Director).

What does The Riversville Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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