The Riley Foundation

MERIDIAN, MS EIN: 64-0707746

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$93.4M

Annual Giving

$4.9M

Grant Count

23

Avg Grant Size

$212K

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$4M$7M$11M$15M2020202120222024
Metric202420222021
Total Assets$93,438,730$77,877,509$106,706,164
Revenue$2,073,903$6,202,403$2,375,468
Expenses$2,252,763$5,231,158$4,859,923
Qualifying Distributions$5,544,990$4,597,137$4,022,112
Net Investment Income$3,232,798$13,207,032$9,414,242
Distributable Amount$4,265,235$3,862,139$4,531,508

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$4M$5M31 grants202022 grants202120 grants202223 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

MS STATE UNIVERSITY FOUN…$3.8MMS ARTS ENTERTAINMENT$504KMISSISSIPPI CHILDRENS MU…$404KMULTI-COUNTY COMMUNITY S…$50KMERIDIAN SYMPHONY ASSOCI…$42KMERIDIAN ART ASSOCIATION$39KMERIDIAN LITTLE THEATRE$15KFREE CLINIC OF MERIDIAN$9KTHE JIMMIE RODGERS FOUND…$9KLOVE INC$5K

Grant Size Distribution

96 grants across all recorded years

77<$50K5$50–100K3$100–250K2$250–500K5$500K–1M4$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

MARTY DAVIDSONCHAIRMAN CEO$197KBECKY G FARLEYEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$145KMALCOLM PORTERAVPSECRETARY$96KTOMMY DULANEYTREASURER$74KMANNY MITCHELLDIRECTOR$22KWAYNE HENSONDIRECTOR$22KLINDY R DEENDIRECTOR$22KCHRISTINE RILEYDIRECTOR$22KRICHARD F RILEY JrDIRECTOR$22KGAIL W RILEYDIRECTOR$22KEDWIN DOWNERDIRECTOR$20K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
LINDY R DEENDIRECTOR5$22,000
MARTY DAVIDSONCHAIRMAN CEO20$196,641
MALCOLM PORTERAVPSECRETARY10$95,663
BECKY G FARLEYEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$144,558
EDWIN DOWNERDIRECTOR5$20,000
TOMMY DULANEYTREASURER10$74,405
MANNY MITCHELLDIRECTOR5$22,250
CHRISTINE RILEYDIRECTOR5$22,000
GAIL W RILEYDIRECTOR5$21,500
RICHARD F RILEY JrDIRECTOR5$22,000
WAYNE HENSONDIRECTOR5$22,250

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

AtlantaMarionMeridianMississippi StateWashington

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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