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Riordan Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Green Lake, Wisconsin · EIN 306000348

Riordan Family Foundation is a private foundation in Green Lake, Wisconsin. In tax year 2024 it gave $675,000 in 47 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 down from $700,000 the year before.

39% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$700,00046$14.4 million
2024$675,00047$15.0 million

How to apply

Riordan 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 Riordan Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 10 states, the most to Wisconsin.

StateGrantsAmount
Wisconsin26$397,000
California8$136,000
New York3$47,000
North Carolina4$30,000
Colorado1$20,000
Minnesota1$15,000
District of Columbia1$10,000
Virginia1$10,000
Alabama1$5,000
Nebraska1$5,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 47 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
New Community Shelter Inc
Green Bay, WI
To further program services$50,000
Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
To further program services$45,000
Casa
Green Bay, WI
To further program services$30,000
Green Lake Association
Green Lake, WI
To further program services$30,000
Literacy Green Bay Inc
Green Bay, WI
To further program services$30,000
The Rightway Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
To further program services$30,000
Freedom House Ministries
Green Bay, WI
To further program services$25,000
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
Los Angeles, CA
To further program services$25,000
Pauls Pantry
Green Bay, WI
To further program services$25,000
Curative Connections
Green Bay, WI
To further program services$20,000
Doctors Without Borders
New York, NY
To further program services$20,000
Family Services of Northeast Wi
Green Bay, WI
To further program services$20,000
Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin - Appleton Food Bank
Appleton, WI
To further program services$20,000
First Nations Development Institute
Longmont, CO
To further program services$20,000
Golden House
Green Bay, WI
To further program services$20,000
Music Forward Foundation
Beverly Hills, CA
To further program services$20,000
NAMI Oshkosh Inc
Oshkosh, WI
To further program services$20,000
International Rescue Committee
New York, NY
To further program services$15,000
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
To further program services$15,000
Notre Dame Academy
Green Bay, WI
To further program services$15,000
Natural Resources Defense Council
New York, NY
To further program services$12,000
Action Aid USA
Washington, DC
To further program services$10,000
Centro Hispano of Dane County
Madison, WI
To further program services$10,000
Formidable Joy
Los Angeles, CA
To further program services$10,000
Mind & Life Institute
Charlottesville, VA
To further program services$10,000
Notre Dame Academy
Green Bay, WI
To further program services$10,000
Our Lady of Lourdes Church
Green Bay, WI
To further program services$10,000
Rise Against Hunger
Raleigh, NC
To further program services$10,000
Traded Treasures and Food Pantry
Ripon, WI
To further program services$10,000
United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County
Ashville, NC
To further program services$10,000
Unity Hospice
De Pere, WI
To further program services$10,000
The Road Home
Madison, WI
To further program services$7,000
Asheville Humane Society
Asheville, NC
To further program services$5,000
Children's Hospital Foundation
Milwaukee, WI
To further program services$5,000
Food Bank of East Alabama
Auburn, AL
To further program services$5,000
Nehemiah Center for Urban Leadership Development
Madison, WI
To further program services$5,000
Our Lady of Lourdes School
De Pere, WI
To further program services$5,000
Second Harvest
Madison, WI
To further program services$5,000
Sleep in Heavenly Peace
Omaha, NE
To further program services$5,000
The Ability Experience
Charlotte, NC
To further program services$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Riordan Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Riordan Family Foundation give?

$675,000 in tax year 2024, across 47 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Riordan Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Michael T Riordan (Trustee).

What does Riordan Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly food and hunger, health and education.

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