Public Charity

RIVER OF LIFE FOUNDATION

RIVER OF LIFE FOUNDATION is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in SANTA CLARA, CA. Its most recent IRS filing (2024) reports revenue of $18.0M, expenses of $18.0M, total assets of $1.4M. Imperigo tracks 53 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $3.0M.

EIN: 205427262 SANTA CLARA, CA Cultural & Ethnic Awareness NTEE: A23 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$18.0M
Total Expenses$18.0M
Total Assets$1.4M
Grant Records53
Funding Total$3.0M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

To improve the quality of life for people across the world by providing food, supplies, and education to transform communities in need

Where $100 goes at River of Life Foundation

How River of Life Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$98 Programs the work itself
$2 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $98 for programs

$94
Source and acquire food and other products and distribute to needy people through charitable agencies or directly through programs
96% of program spending
$3
Support West Africa Orphanage
3% of program spending
$1
Support Disaster Relief and Education
1% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Director Chih-Wei Chao
Secretary Jonathan Gauss
Controller Mae Gauss
Executive Dir. Ruth Chon
Executive Dir. Sam Loh
Chairman Vivian Jin

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$2,269,615 23 grants
Arts & Culture
$393,730 11 grants
Food Assistance & Nutrition
$294,596 5 grants
Unspecified
$20,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $18.0M $18.0M $1.4M
2023 $17.8M $17.8M $1.3M
2022 $14.8M $14.8M $1.2M
2020 $6.0M $5.7M $959K
2019 $923K $893K $644K

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $923K to $18.0M (+1851%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.4M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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