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The Rizley Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Chicago, Illinois · EIN 262801175

The Rizley Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2024 it gave $155,000 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $50,000. 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 $120,000 the year before.

69% of its 2024 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
2022$110,0009$2.1 million
2023$120,0007$2.4 million
2024$155,00013$2.6 million

How to apply

The Rizley Family 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 Rizley Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to Arizona.

StateGrantsAmount
Arizona5$85,000
Utah3$33,000
Florida1$10,000
Iowa1$10,000
Virginia1$10,000
New Mexico1$5,000
Colorado1$2,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Asu Foundation
Tempe, AZ
General support$50,000
Intermountain Healthcare Foundation
Salt Lake City, UT
General support$20,000
Special Operations Warrior Foundation
Tampa, FL
General support$10,000
American Red Cross Tiffany Circle
Boone, IA
General support$10,000
Nature Conservancy
Arlington, VA
General support$10,000
Eastern Arizona Museum
Pima, AZ
General suipport$10,000
McDowell Sonoran Conservancy
Scottsdale, AZ
General support$10,000
Gila Watershed Partnership of Az
Thatcher, AZ
General support$10,000
To Ukraine With Love
Bountiful, UT
General support$8,000
Mormon Battalion Association
Albuquerque, NM
General support$5,000
Make-A-Wish Foundation of America
Phoenix, AZ
General support$5,000
Friends of Wasatch Mountain State Park
Midway, UT
General support$5,000
The Children's Treehouse Foundation
Lakewood, CO
General support$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Rizley Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Rizley Family Foundation Inc give?

$155,000 in tax year 2024, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs The Rizley Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists John Stephen Rizley (President), Marilyn M Rizley (Vice President), Cassandra Monds (Secretary) and John Andrew Rizley (Treasurer) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does The Rizley Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation.

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