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The Rimora Foundation

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.

$1.1M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
32
Grants FY2025
41
Organizations funded FY2024
7%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$600,000
Organizations funded a year
41 to 49
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
5
Total assets, FY2025
$1.6M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 7% of the organizations The Rimora Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $15k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’21’22’23’24
PhilanthropyRecreation & SportsHealthCrime & LegalEnvironmentArts & CultureOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving32$1.1M3%
FY202441$4.7M7%
FY202345$4.5M7%
FY202245$5.9M0%
FY202149$5.0M14%
FY202044$5.5Mn/a
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Education$19MRecreation & Sports$5.9MPhilanthropy$355kHealth$350kYouth Development$335kArts & Culture$225kHuman Services$175kFood & Nutrition$135kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
NJ
CA
MO
KY
VA
MD
DC
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Cornell University$16,145,00060%
Virginia Student Aid Foundation Inc$4,831,00067%
St Anne's-Belfield Inc$1,588,00062%
American Horse Trials Foundation Inc$603,00064%
Harvey Mudd College$585,00040%
Cav Futures Foundation$325,00023%
Camp Holiday Trails$180,00064%
Computers4kids$145,00065%
Focused Ultrasound Foundation$135,00060%
Piedmont Family YMCA Inc$105,00060%
Show all 47 grantees
All grantees of The Rimora Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Cornell University$16,145,00060%
Virginia Student Aid Foundation Inc$4,831,00067%
St Anne's-Belfield Inc$1,588,00062%
American Horse Trials Foundation Inc$603,00064%
Harvey Mudd College$585,00040%
Cav Futures Foundation$325,00023%
Camp Holiday Trails$180,00064%
Computers4kids$145,00065%
Focused Ultrasound Foundation$135,00060%
Piedmont Family YMCA Inc$105,00060%
Virginia Society of Ornithology$105,000515%
Center for Nonprofit Excellence$85,00061%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Virginia$85,00060%
Share Our Strength$75,00030%
Virginia Horse Center Foundation$73,00050%
Building Goodness Foundation$60,00061%
Virginia Discovery Museum Inc$60,00062%
City Church$60,0006n/a
Big Brothers and Big Sisters of the Central Blue Ridge Inc$60,00063%
Readykids Inc$55,00060%
Child Health Partnership Inc$50,00061%
The Haven Inc$50,0006n/a
Charlottesville Free Clinic$45,00060%
Cayugas Watchers Inc$45,000328%
Backpack Buddies Inc$45,0005n/a
Charlottesville Tomorrow$45,00051%
Martha Jefferson Hospital Foundation$45,0006n/a
Local Food Hub Inc$40,00051%
Clariden School Inc$35,00040%
Chris Long Foundation$30,00041%
Kentucky Horse Park Foundation Inc$30,00011%
International Rescue Committee INC$30,00060%
Stephens College$30,00060%
Region Ten Community Services Board Inc$30,00060%
Greater Charlottesville Habitat for Humanity Inc$25,00010%
Virginia Institute of Autism Inc$25,00050%
Cultivate Charlottesville$20,00040%
Thomas Jefferson Foundation Inc$20,00040%
The Buck Squad Central Virginia Violence Interrupters$20,00026%
The Paramount Theater of Charlottesville Inc$20,00040%
The Piedmont Environmental Council$15,00030%
Light House Studio Inc$15,00050%
The Municipal Band of Charlottesville Inc$10,00025%
The Paramount Theater Foundation in F/K/A the Paramount Theater Inc$10,00022%
Senior Center Inc$5,00010%
Charlottesville Community Baseball Inc$5,00017%
City of Promise Inc$5,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 11 recipients with no EIN on record ($570k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Rimora Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 43 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCornell University: $16,145,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetVirginia Student Aid Foundation Inc: $4,831,000 over 6y, 7.5% of budgetSt Anne's-Belfield Inc: $1,588,000 over 6y, 1.6% of budgetAmerican Horse Trials Foundation Inc: $603,000 over 6y, 3.9% of budgetHarvey Mudd College: $585,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetCav Futures Foundation: $325,000 over 2y, 3.4% of budgetCamp Holiday Trails: $180,000 over 6y, 3.8% of budgetComputers4kids: $145,000 over 6y, 5.1% of budgetFocused Ultrasound Foundation: $135,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetPiedmont Family YMCA Inc: $105,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetVirginia Society of Ornithology: $105,000 over 5y, 15% of budgetCenter for Nonprofit Excellence: $85,000 over 6y, 1.5% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of Central Virginia: $85,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetShare Our Strength: $75,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetVirginia Horse Center Foundation: $73,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetBuilding Goodness Foundation: $60,000 over 6y, 1.4% of budgetVirginia Discovery Museum Inc: $60,000 over 6y, 2.2% of budgetBig Brothers and Big Sisters of the Central Blue Ridge Inc: $60,000 over 6y, 2.9% of budgetReadykids Inc: $55,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetChild Health Partnership Inc: $50,000 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetCharlottesville Free Clinic: $45,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetCayugas Watchers Inc: $45,000 over 3y, 28% of budgetCharlottesville Tomorrow: $45,000 over 5y, 1.5% of budgetLocal Food Hub Inc: $40,000 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetClariden School Inc: $35,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetChris Long Foundation: $30,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetKentucky Horse Park Foundation Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $30,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetStephens College: $30,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetRegion Ten Community Services Board Inc: $30,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetGreater Charlottesville Habitat for Humanity Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetVirginia Institute of Autism Inc: $25,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCultivate Charlottesville: $20,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetThomas Jefferson Foundation Inc: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Buck Squad Central Virginia Violence Interrupters: $20,000 over 2y, 6.3% of budgetThe Paramount Theater of Charlottesville Inc: $20,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetThe Piedmont Environmental Council: $15,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetLight House Studio Inc: $15,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetThe Municipal Band of Charlottesville Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 5.2% of budgetThe Paramount Theater Foundation in F/K/A the Paramount Theater Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetSenior Center Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCharlottesville Community Baseball Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 7.0% of budgetCity of Promise Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 43.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Charlottesville Area Community FoundationVA60.9× affinity28 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Charlottesville Area Community Foundation · Manning Family Foundation · Perry Foundation Inc · The Genan Foundation · The Charles Fund Inc · The J & E Berkley Foundation · Caplin Foundation · Oakwood Foundation Charitable Trust · United Way of Greater Charlottesville · S&P Global Foundation Fka the McGraw-Hill Research Foundation · Sentara Health · The Better Living Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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How do I get to The Rimora Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Rimora Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About The Rimora Foundation

How much does The Rimora Foundation give?
The Rimora Foundation reported 32 grants totaling $1,112,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 41 and 49 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does The Rimora Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (70%), Recreation & Sports (22%), Philanthropy (1%).
Who are The Rimora Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Cornell University ($16M), Virginia Student Aid Foundation Inc ($4.8M), St Anne's-Belfield Inc ($1.6M).
Does The Rimora Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 7% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Rimora Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Rimora Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Charlottesville Area Community Foundation, Manning Family Foundation, Perry Foundation Inc.
Where is The Rimora Foundation based?
The Rimora Foundation is based in VA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 58 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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