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RH Growth Foundation

Preselected recipients only Sioux Falls, South Dakota · EIN 933148518

RH Growth Foundation is a private foundation in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. In tax year 2025 it gave $1.9 million in 4 grants; the typical grant was $374,166 and the largest $1.1 million. 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 down from $3.5 million the year before.

50% 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$00$0
2024$3.5 million5$1.5 million
2025$1.9 million4$4.8 million

How to apply

RH Growth 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

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York2$1.7 million
District of Columbia1$123,333
New Hampshire1$35,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Paris Brain Institute America Inc
New York, NY
General operating$1.1 million
Trinity Episcopal Schools Corporation
New York, NY
General operating$625,000
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, DC
Smithsonian astrophysical$123,333
International First Committee Assocation
Manchester, NH
General operating$35,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does RH Growth Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does RH Growth Foundation give?

$1.9 million in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $374,166.

Who runs RH Growth Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Richard Hsiao (Dir., Pres., Treas.), Lei Li (Director, Sec.) and Xiaodong Lei (Director).

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