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The Kate Risley Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Wilmington, Delaware · EIN 211826720

The Kate Risley Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Wilmington, Delaware. In tax year 2024 it gave $101,500 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $13,000 and the largest $31,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $100,829 the year before.

0% 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$100,8299$2.3 million
2024$101,5007$2.5 million

How to apply

The Kate Risley Foundation Inc 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 The Kate Risley Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York1$31,000
Texas1$20,000
District of Columbia2$16,000
Pennsylvania1$15,000
Maine1$13,000
Massachusetts1$6,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Harlem Lacrosse and Leadership Corporation
New York, NY
Activities and programs at the Joseph Lee Middle School in Dorchester, MA; the Acce High School in Baltimore, MD; the Olney School in Philadelphia, PA; and the Chelsea Middle School in Chelsea, MA$31,000
Bridge Dallas Lacrosse Inc
Dallas, TX
Charitable Event$20,000
Philadelphia Youth Organization
Philadelphia, PA
Anderson Monarchs Girls Academy$15,000
YWCA Central Maine
Lewiston, ME
Single Gender Swim Program$13,000
Girls on the Run - DC
Washington, DC
Provide Scholarships to girls and support parents to participate$10,000
Girls on the Run International
Northampton, MA
Charitable Event$6,500
Washington Inner City Lacrosse
Washington, DC
WINNERS Lacrosse and the I Can Be Curriculum$6,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Kate Risley Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Kate Risley Foundation Inc give?

$101,500 in tax year 2024, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $13,000.

Who runs The Kate Risley Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Jessica Buell Brugel (Dir), Katie DiNardo (Dir), Dwight Hall (Dir) and Kelley Hubbell (Dir) among 11 officers and trustees.

What does The Kate Risley Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and youth programs.

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