River Foundation
Private foundation · Sherman Oaks, CA · EIN 06-1657417 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The River Foundation
66grants reported
$2,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$189Ktotal paid
9states 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
15260 Ventura Blvd Ste 1040
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403-5345
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Innocence Project TO SUPPORT MISSION TO FREE THE WRONGLY CONVICTED AND REFORM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Innocence Project TO SUPPORT MISSION TO FREE THE WRONGLY CONVICTED AND REFORM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Palestine Children's Relief Fund TO SUPPORT WORK OF PROVIDING VITAL MEDICAL AND HUMANITARIAN RELIEF EFFORTS FOR CHILDREN IN THE MIDDL | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA TO SUPPORT WORK OF PROVIDING QUALITY MEDICAL CARE AND DELIVING EMERGENCY MEDICAL AID TO PEOPLE IN CR | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Freedom of the Press Foundation TO PROTECT AND DEFEND ADVERSARIAL JOURNALISM IN THE 21ST CENTURY | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 |
| The Bail Project TO SUPPORT MISSION OF ENDING CASH BAIL AND CREATING A MORE JUST, EQUITABLE AND HUMANE PRETRIAL SYSTE | Pasadena, CA | $5,000 |
| Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting (fair) TO SUPPORT CORRECTION OF MEDIA IMBALANCE AND ADVOCATE FOR MEDIA ACCESS | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Freedom of the Press Foundation TO PROTECT AND DEFEND ADVERSARIAL JOURNALISM IN THE 21ST CENTURY | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 |
| Slow Money Institute TO SUPPORT MISSION OF CATALYZING GRASSROOTS FUNDING FOR LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS, ORGANIC FARMING, AND SOI | Boulder, CO | $5,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA TO SUPPORT WORK OF PROVIDING QUALITY MEDICAL CARE AND DELIVING EMERGENCY MEDICAL AID TO PEOPLE IN CR | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Freedom of the Press Foundation TO PROTECT AND DEFEND ADVERSARIAL JOURNALISM IN THE 21ST CENTURY | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 |
| Palestine Children's Relief Fund TO SUPPORT WORK OF PROVIDING VITAL MEDICAL AND HUMANITARIAN RELIEF EFFORTS FOR CHILDREN IN THE MIDDL | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 |
| Unrwa USA TO CARRY OUT MISSION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY FOR PALESTINE RE | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Brennan Center for Justice TO SUPPORT WORK TO REFORM AND DEFEND DEMOCRACY AND JUSTICE | New York, NY | $4,000 |
| Brennan Center for Justice TO SUPPORT WORK TO REFORM AND DEFEND DEMOCRACY AND JUSTICE | New York, NY | $4,000 |
| Survival International USA TO SUPPORT TRIBAL PEOPLES' RIGHTS AROUND THE WORLD | San Francisco, CA | $3,500 |
| Survival International USA TO SUPPORT TRIBAL PEOPLES' RIGHTS AROUND THE WORLD | San Francisco, CA | $3,500 |
| Civil Liberties Defense Center TO SUPPORT MOVEMENTS THAT SEEK TO DISMANTLE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC STRUCTURES AT THE ROOT OF SOCIAL | Eugene, OR | $3,000 |
| Heal Palestine TO SUPPORT HUMANITARIAN RELIEF WORK IN GAZA | Kent, OH | $3,000 |
| Palestine Children's Relief Fund TO SUPPORT WORK OF PROVIDING VITAL MEDICAL AND HUMANITARIAN RELIEF EFFORTS FOR CHILDREN IN THE MIDDL | Los Angeles, CA | $3,000 |
| Survival International USA TO SUPPORT TRIBAL PEOPLES' RIGHTS AROUND THE WORLD | San Francisco, CA | $3,000 |
| The Electronic Intifada TO SUPPORT POWERFUL, INDEPENDENT REPORTING AND TO HELP INSPIRE, EDUCATE AND MOBILIZE PEOPLE TO WORK | Chicago, IL | $3,000 |
| World Central Kitchen TO HELP SUPPORT WORK OF PROVIDING MEALS TO THE PEOPLE WHO NEED THEM MOST | Washington, DC | $3,000 |
| The Bail Project TO SUPPORT MISSION OF ENDING CASH BAIL AND CREATING A MORE JUST, EQUITABLE AND HUMANE PRETRIAL SYSTE | Pasadena, CA | $3,000 |
| Heal Palestine TO SUPPORT HUMANITARIAN RELIEF WORK IN GAZA | Kent, OH | $3,000 |
| The Bail Project TO SUPPORT MISSION OF ENDING CASH BAIL AND CREATING A MORE JUST, EQUITABLE AND HUMANE PRETRIAL SYSTE | Pasadena, CA | $3,000 |
| The Electronic Intifada TO SUPPORT POWERFUL, INDEPENDENT REPORTING AND TO HELP INSPIRE, EDUCATE AND MOBILIZE PEOPLE TO WORK | Chicago, IL | $3,000 |
| World Central Kitchen TO HELP SUPPORT WORK OF PROVIDING MEALS TO THE PEOPLE WHO NEED THEM MOST | Washington, DC | $3,000 |
| Drop Site News TO SUPPORT MISSION OF PROVIDING INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM | Washington, DC | $2,500 |
| Rainforest Action Network TO SUPPORT MISSION TO PRESERVE FORESTS, PROTECT THE CLIMATE AND UPHOLD HUMAN RIGHTS | San Francisco, CA | $2,500 |
| Rainforest Action Network TO SUPPORT MISSION TO PRESERVE FORESTS, PROTECT THE CLIMATE AND UPHOLD HUMAN RIGHTS | San Francisco, CA | $2,500 |
| Brennan Center for Justice TO SUPPORT WORK TO REFORM AND DEFEND DEMOCRACY AND JUSTICE | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| Earthjustice TO SUPPORT MISSION OF PROTECTING PEOPLE'S HEALTH, TO PRESERVE WILDLIFE, ADVANCE CLEAN ENERGY AND COM | San Francisco, CA | $2,000 |
| Rainforest Action Network TO SUPPORT MISSION TO PRESERVE FORESTS, PROTECT THE CLIMATE AND UPHOLD HUMAN RIGHTS | San Francisco, CA | $2,000 |
| Unrwa USA TO CARRY OUT MISSION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY FOR PALESTINE RE | Washington, DC | $2,000 |
| 805 Undocufund TO SUPPORT WORK OF PROVIDING RELIEF TO IMMIGRANT FAMILIES AFFECTED BY NATURAL DISASTERS AND THOSE WI | Oxnard, CA | $2,000 |
| American Friends of Combatants for Peace TO SUPPORT WORK FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE IN ISRAEL AND PALESTINE | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| Middle East Children's Alliance TO SUPPORT WORK OF DELIVERING FOOD, WATER, HYGIENE SUPPLIES, AND OTHER URGENT NEEDS TO PEOPLE IN GAZ | Berkeley, CA | $2,000 |
| United Palestinian Appeal TO SUPPORT MARGINALIZED PALESTINIANS LIVING IN THE WEST BANK, GAZA STRIP, AND REFUGEE CAMPS | Washington, DC | $2,000 |
| The Zaynab Project TO SUPPORT WORK OF PROVIDING GAZA'S FAMILIES WITH AID, OPPORTUNITY AND A VISION FOR A BRIGHTER FUTUR | Annandale, CA | $2,000 |
| Mondoweiss TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT NEWS ORGANIZATION THAT INFORMS READERS ABOUT DEVELOPMENTS IN ISRAEL AND PALES | Detroit, MI | $2,000 |
| Civil Liberties Defense Center TO SUPPORT MOVEMENTS THAT SEEK TO DISMANTLE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC STRUCTURES AT THE ROOT OF SOCIAL | Eugene, OR | $2,000 |
| Earthjustice TO SUPPORT MISSION OF PROTECTING PEOPLE'S HEALTH, TO PRESERVE WILDLIFE, ADVANCE CLEAN ENERGY AND COM | San Francisco, CA | $2,000 |
| Civil Liberties Defense Center TO SUPPORT MOVEMENTS THAT SEEK TO DISMANTLE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC STRUCTURES AT THE ROOT OF SOCIAL | Eugene, OR | $2,000 |
| Earthjustice TO SUPPORT MISSION OF PROTECTING PEOPLE'S HEALTH, TO PRESERVE WILDLIFE, ADVANCE CLEAN ENERGY AND COM | San Francisco, CA | $2,000 |
| Doctors Without Walls - Santa Barbara Street Medicine TO SUPPORT MISSION OF PROVIDING FREE, VOLUNTEER MEDICAL CARE FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE OF SANTA BARBAR | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,000 |
| Pesticide Action Network TO SUPPORT WORK TO TACKLE THE PESTICIDE PROBLEM AND CREATE A JUST, THRIVING FOOD SYSTEM | Berkeley, CA | $1,000 |
| Prison Radio TO SUPPORT WORK OF BRINGING VOICES INTO THE PUBLIC DEBATE CHALLENGING UNJUST POLICE AND PROSECUTORIA | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 |
| Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs TO SUPPORT MISSION OF EMPOWERING, ENCOURAGING, AND CATALYZING PROJECTS TO FACILITATE POSITIVE CHANGE | Calabasas, CA | $1,000 |
| Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara TO SUPPORT WORK OF PROVIDING FEE CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,000 |
| New Beginnings TO SUPPORT MISSION OF PROVIDING QUALITY, AFFORDABLE COUNSELING SERVICES, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROG | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,000 |
| Elevated Access TO SUPPORT MISSION OF MAKING HEALTHCARE MORE ACCESSIBLE AND EQUITABLE | Champaign, IL | $1,000 |
| Pesticide Action Network TO SUPPORT WORK TO TACKLE THE PESTICIDE PROBLEM AND CREATE A JUST, THRIVING FOOD SYSTEM | Berkelye, CA | $1,000 |
| Playa Summer Lake TO SUPPORT MISSION OF NURTURING INNOVATIVE THINKING IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES THROUGH ITS RESIDENCY A | Summer Lake, OR | $1,000 |
| Prison Radio TO SUPPORT WORK OF BRINGING VOICES INTO THE PUBLIC DEBATE CHALLENGING UNJUST POLICE AND PROSECUTORIA | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 |
| Solitary Watch TO SUPPORT WORK OF INVESTIGATING, DOCUMENTING AND DISSEMINATING INFORMATION ON THE WIDESPREAD USE OF | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 |
| Elevated Access TO SUPPORT MISSION OF MAKING HEALTHCARE MORE ACCESSIBLE AND EQUITABLE | Champaign, IL | $1,000 |
| Pesticide Action Network TO SUPPORT WORK TO TACKLE THE PESTICIDE PROBLEM AND CREATE A JUST, THRIVING FOOD SYSTEM | Berkelye, CA | $1,000 |
| Prison Radio TO SUPPORT WORK OF BRINGING VOICES INTO THE PUBLIC DEBATE CHALLENGING UNJUST POLICE AND PROSECUTORIA | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 |
| Southern Plains Land Trust TO SUPPORT WORK PRESERVING AND RESTORING THE BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY OF PRAIRIE ECOSYSTEMS OF THE SOUTH | Lamar, CO | $500 |
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