· Private foundation
Richard a Riffel Philanthropic Trust Inc
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- $10k–50k5 grants · $120k
- $50k–250k2 grants · $200k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT | $100,000 |
| FREEDOM OF THE PRESS FOUNDATION | $100,000 |
| CAMFED USA FOUNDATION | $40,000 |
| ASPEN CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL | $35,000 |
| NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL | $15,000 |
| FOS FEMINISTA | $15,000 |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD | $15,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY23–25, $105k) land where the poverty rate runs at 19%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 95% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
6 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2025, 1 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 38% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $200k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- ACASPEN CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES3× · 2023–2025 · $203k · revenue +11%
POPULATION CONNECTION2× · 2023–2024 · $65k · revenue +5%
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC2× · 2024–2025 · $60k · revenue +22%
Funded once
- THTIDEWELL HOSPICE INCone grant, 2023 · $5k · revenue +13%
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
Friends of the earth strives for a more healthy and just world by defendng the environment and human health while advancing social and economic justice by conducting research and education, transforming the economy so it protects the…
Cdp north america, inc. 's ("cdp-na") vision for the future is a thriving economy that works for people and planet in the long term. we focus investors and companies on taking urgent action to build a truly sustainable economy by measuring…
To strenghten people's ability to guarantee their individual and collective right to a healthy environment, via the development, implementation, and effective enforcement of national and international law.
The union of concerned scientists puts rigorous, independent science into action, developing solutions and advocating for a healthy, safe, and just future.
To establish and promote programs to protect the global climate, forests, wildlife and the natural environment, through research, advocacy, and investigation.
To drive transformational adaptation to protect communities across the country from higher seas, stronger storms, and more frequent flooding.
The organization's mission is to conserve and promote new england's native plants to ensure healthy, biologically diverse landscapes.
American gas association's (the association) mission is to develop and advocate for informed, innovative, and durable policy that fulfills our nation's energy needs, environmental aspirations and economic potential. we are committed to…
Fsc i&p promotes environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically viable management of the world's forests. this mission aligns with the forest stewardship council (fsc), its network of offices, and other organizations.…
Fos feminista fund was formed exclusively for charitable purposes to support, foster, aid, and enhance access to contraception, responsible parenthood, reproductive health, and empowerment of women and shall aid and support the activities…
To investigate, research, write, publish, present conferences and teach with respect to global, regional, transboundary, and comparative environmental issues and to make the findings from such activities available to the general public; to…
To protect national forests and to reform the u.s. forest service by advocating for environmental ethics, educating citizens, and defending whistleblowers.
How this is measured
9 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 9 of the 10 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds THE NATURE CONSERVANCY ↗
- Who funds CAMFED USA FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds ASPEN CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES ↗
- Who funds FREEDOM OF THE PRESS FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT ↗
- Who funds POPULATION CONNECTION ↗
- Who funds NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC ↗
- Who funds INTERNATIONAL PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION WESTERN HEMISPHERE REGION ↗
- Who funds TIDEWELL HOSPICE INC ↗
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Richard a Riffel Philanthropic Trust Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Richard a Riffel Philanthropic Trust Inc. Bigger dots raise more.
- Tidewell Hospice Inc: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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