RIFF FOUNDATION
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Retrieved 2026-11-07; covers tax years 2018–2024. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).
2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $6.6M · expenses $7.7M · assets $32.1M
- EIN
- 81-5214407
- Address
- PO BOX 961510, BOSTON, MA 02196-1510
- Website
- https://radicalimaginationfoundation.org
- NTEE code
- T22 Private Independent Foundations (Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations) published (IRS Business Master File)
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- August 2017 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Private non-operating foundation
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
None of the 4 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
4 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy Vinal | President | 2018-2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Pamela Kohlberg | Treasurer | 2018-2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Samuel Vinal | Secretary | 2018-2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Nancy Vinal-Rocha (former) | President | 2021-2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy Vinal | President | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Pamela Kohlberg | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Samuel Vinal | Secretary | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy Vinal | President | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Pamela Kohlberg | Treasurer | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Samuel Vinal | Secretary | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy Vinal-Rocha | President | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Pamela Kohlberg | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Samuel Vinal | Secretary | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Vinal | President | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Pamela Kohlberg | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Nancy Vinal-Rocha | Secretary | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Vinal | President | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Pamela Kohlberg | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Nancy Vinal | Secretary | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Vinal | President | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Pamela Kohlberg | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Nancy Vinal | Secretary | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
2024 · 3 contractors · $303K
| Name | Location | Service | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise Strategic Advisors LLC | Wallingford, CT | Program Consultant and Investement Monitoring | $169,940 |
| Kindle Project | Santa Fee, NM | Program Consultant | $75,000 |
| Karina Ramos | Ottawa, Ontario | Program Consultant | $58,360 |
2023 · 1 contractor · $80K
| Name | Location | Service | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise Strategic Advisors LLC | Wallingford, CT | Program Consultant | $80,400 |
2022 · 2 contractors · $231K
| Name | Location | Service | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Newton | Orcas, WA | Program Consultant | $133,000 |
| Mijo Consulting LLC | Seattle, WA | Program Consultant | $97,692 |
2021 · 1 contractor · $87K
| Name | Location | Service | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Newton | Orcas, WA | Program Consultant | $87,000 |
2020 · 1 contractor · $88K
| Name | Location | Service | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Newton | Orcas, WA | Program Consultant | $88,000 |
2018 · 1 contractor · $95K
| Name | Location | Service | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Newton | Orcas, WA | Program Consultant | $94,787 |
Who the money went to
Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.
2024 · 1 grant to organizations · $7.0M
2023 · 3 grants to organizations · $7.2M
2022 · 1 grant to organizations · $7.0M
2021 · 1 grant to organizations · $5.3M
2020 · 60 grants to organizations · $4.2M
2018 · 16 grants to organizations · $1.2M
Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.
Who gave
Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.
2024 · 6 contributors · $5.7M
| # | Contributor | Type | City, state | Total | Noncash | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Pamela Kohlberg | Person | Boston, MA | $2,073,000 | - | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing |
| 2 | Marital Trust fbo Nancy S Kohlberg | Organization or other | Armonk, NY | $1,700,000 | - | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing |
| 1 | Nancy S Kohlberg Administrative Trust | Organization or other | Armonk, NY | $700,000 | - | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing |
| 3 | Marital Trust fbo Nancy S Kohlberg | Organization or other | Armonk, NY | $631,494 | $631,494 | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing |
| 4 | Marital Trust fbo Nancy S Kohlberg | Organization or other | Armonk, NY | $366,376 | $366,376 | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing |
| 5 | Marital Trust (MT) Investors | Organization or other | Armonk, NY | $213,357 | $213,357 | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing |
2023 · 6 contributors · $11.7M
| # | Contributor | Type | City, state | Total | Noncash | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Marital Trust fbo Nancy S Kohlberg | Organization or other | Armonk, NY | $4,464,711 | - | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing |
| 4 | Sam Vinal | Person | Boston, MA | $2,000,000 | - | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing |
| 5 | Jon Vinal | Person | Boston, MA | $2,000,000 | - | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing |
| 1 | Nancy S Kohlberg Administrative Trust | Organization or other | Armonk, NY | $1,715,558 | - | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing |
| 6 | Nancy Vinal | Person | Boston, MA | $1,500,000 | - | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing |
| 3 | Marital Trust fbo Nancy S Kohlberg | Organization or other | Armonk, NY | $6,024 | $6,024 | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing |
2022 · 4 contributors · $8.5M
| # | Contributor | Type | City, state | Total | Noncash | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pamela Kohlberg | Person | Boston, MA | $2,490,000 | - | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing |
| 2 | Nan Vinal | Person | Boston, MA | $2,000,000 | - | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing |
| 3 | Jon Vinal | Person | Boston, MA | $2,000,000 | - | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing |
| 4 | Sam Vinal | Person | Boston, MA | $2,000,000 | - | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing |
2021 · 3 contributors · $5.6M
2020 · 4 contributors · $6.4M
| # | Contributor | Type | City, state | Total | Noncash | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pamela Kohlberg | Person | Boston, MA | $2,200,000 | - | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing |
| 4 | Jon Vinal | Person | Boston, MA | $2,000,000 | - | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing |
| 2 | Nan Vinal | Person | Boston, MA | $1,110,000 | - | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing |
| 3 | Sam Vinal | Person | Boston, MA | $1,100,000 | - | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing |
2018 · 3 contributors · $4.1M
Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $6,626,974 | $7,714,478 | $32,072,524 | $32,011,117 | $5,684,227 | - | $0 | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $12,415,018 | $7,685,433 | $32,203,689 | $32,163,996 | $11,686,293 | - | $0 | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $8,608,786 | $7,556,761 | $24,920,566 | $24,889,902 | $8,490,000 | - | $0 | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $6,193,844 | $5,713,338 | $26,474,154 | $26,417,015 | $5,622,012 | - | $0 | - | - |
| 2020 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $6,572,576 | $4,551,516 | $24,803,253 | $24,776,174 | $6,410,000 | - | $0 | - | - |
| 2018 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $4,378,146 | $1,299,936 | $19,106,434 | $19,105,374 | $4,090,064 | - | $0 | - | - |
Funders of this organization
Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).
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| CEDAR TREE FOUNDATION INC | MA | T22 | $8,467,224 | $12,792,191 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $276,222 | Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state |
| KNOPF FAMILY FOUNDATION INC | MA | T22 | $7,803,268 | $4,242,891 | TRUSTEE | $0 | Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state |
| BEVERIDGE FAMILY FOUNDATION INC | MA | T22 | $6,642,021 | $3,796,321 | PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR | $248,569 | Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state |
| LEBOWITZ-ABERLY FAMILY FOUNDATION | MA | T22 | $10,438,265 | $3,391,579 | DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT, TREAS | $0 | Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state |
| THE@RAY AND KARYN HENDRICKSON FOUNDATION | MA | T22 | $4,512,586 | $6,662,479 | Trustee | $0 | Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state |
| SUSANNAH AND GRAHAM WALKER FOUNDATION | MA | T22 | $5,000,000 | $0 | DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state |
| LEON V AND MARILYN L ROSENBERG FAMILY FOUNDATION | MA | T22 | $5,270,448 | $1,031,218 | TRUSTEE | $0 | Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state |
| ROBERT F STOICO FIRSTFED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | MA | T22 | $5,145,417 | $2,307,742 | CORP SECRETARY/EXEC DIRECTOR | $113,819 | Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state |
| STEVEN K AND WINIFRED A GRINSPOON FOUNDATION | MA | T22 | $6,720,974 | $452,346 | TRUSTEE | $2,147 | Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2024 · Form 990PF · $7,714,478 spent · pay $0 · grants $6,967,500 · events $7,857
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $6,967,500 | 90.3% | |
| Fees: other professional | $598,763 | 7.8% | |
| Other expenses | $52,535 | 0.7% | |
| Fees: accounting | $49,153 | 0.6% | |
| Fees: legal | $38,670 | 0.5% | |
| Travel, conferences and meetings | $7,857 | 0.1% | |
| Total | $7,714,478 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990PF · $7,685,433 spent · pay $0 · grants $7,176,000 · events $1,100
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $7,176,000 | 93.4% | |
| Fees: other professional | $408,215 | 5.3% | |
| Other expenses | $55,543 | 0.7% | |
| Fees: accounting | $43,885 | 0.6% | |
| Travel, conferences and meetings | $1,100 | 0.0% | |
| Occupancy | $690 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $7,685,433 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990PF · $7,556,761 spent · pay $0 · grants $7,048,000 · events $6,613
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $7,048,000 | 93.3% | |
| Fees: other professional | $480,752 | 6.4% | |
| Fees: accounting | $24,122 | 0.3% | |
| Travel, conferences and meetings | $6,613 | 0.1% | |
| Occupancy | $3,600 | 0.0% | |
| Printing and publications | $47 | 0.0% | |
| Other expenses | -$6,373 | -0.1% | |
| Total | $7,556,761 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990PF · $5,713,338 spent · pay $0 · grants $5,275,000 · events $1,750
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $5,275,000 | 92.3% | |
| Fees: other professional | $337,923 | 5.9% | |
| Other expenses | $58,960 | 1.0% | |
| Fees: accounting | $36,105 | 0.6% | |
| Occupancy | $3,600 | 0.1% | |
| Travel, conferences and meetings | $1,750 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $5,713,338 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990PF · $4,551,516 spent · pay $0 · grants $4,240,000 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $4,240,000 | 93.2% | |
| Fees: other professional | $264,152 | 5.8% | |
| Other expenses | $24,129 | 0.5% | |
| Fees: accounting | $19,635 | 0.4% | |
| Occupancy | $3,600 | 0.1% | |
| Total | $4,551,516 | 100% |
2018 · Form 990PF · $1,299,936 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,160,000 · events $3,440
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $1,160,000 | 89.2% | |
| Fees: other professional | $116,183 | 8.9% | |
| Fees: accounting | $11,147 | 0.9% | |
| Other expenses | $6,166 | 0.5% | |
| Travel, conferences and meetings | $3,440 | 0.3% | |
| Occupancy | $3,000 | 0.2% | |
| Total | $1,299,936 | 100% |
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