River Foundation
Private foundation · Cambridge, MA · EIN 04-3254488 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The River Foundation
17grants reported
$40Kmedian award
$25Klower quartile
$15Ksmallest grant
$782Ktotal paid
3states reached
3years giving
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
15 Gray Gdns W
Cambridge, MA 02138-2311
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ancient Egypt Research Associates | Boston, MA | $105,000 |
| Ancient Egypt Research Associates | Boston, MA | $100,000 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Boston, MA | $60,000 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Boston, MA | $60,000 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Boston, MA | $60,000 |
| Museum of Fine Arts | Boston, MA | $56,000 |
| Museum of Fine Arts | Boston, MA | $53,000 |
| Museum of Fine Arts | Boston, MA | $53,000 |
| Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | $40,000 |
| Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | $40,000 |
| Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | $30,000 |
| Society for Science and the Public | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| Society for Science and the Public | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| Society for Science and the Public | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| Harvard Art Museum | Cambridge, MA | $20,000 |
| Harvard Art Museum | Cambridge, MA | $15,000 |
| Harvard Art Museum | Cambridge, MA | $15,000 |
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