Reissa Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals, so a small charity should reach it through a partner or contact who already knows its work rather than sending a cold request.
- If your work fits its stated areas of affordable housing, child welfare, juvenile justice or foster care, in the places it names, a request in the typical range of $3,000 to $50,000 is realistic, since about 8 in 10 of its 302 grants fall in that band and half were $20,000 or less.
- Repeat funding is strong, with 87% of its grant dollars to organisations going to groups it had also funded in the earlier filings, so a relationship with the foundation matters more than a first-time pitch.
- Its largest grant, $550,000 to Chicago Community Foundation, went to a body that regrants to others, so it is not a benchmark for a direct request, and the filing gives no application timetable, so keep any first contact brief.
Overview
Reissa Foundation is a US private foundation based in Wilmington, DE.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Reissa Foundation supports charitable organisations that create opportunities for communities to thrive and works to improve the lives of vulnerable populations in California and Texas. Its grantmaking focuses on affordable housing in Texas, particularly preventing child welfare system involvement, and on child welfare and juvenile justice systems affecting young people in Los Angeles County. It works with nonprofits, public agencies and other partners, using collaboration, listening and catalytic funding to address community needs. The foundation seeks to align with people directly affected and to support system change, including research, data capacity, programmes and evaluation, and policy work for dual system youth.
Themes
- Affordable housing
- Child welfare
- Juvenile justice
- Foster care
Geographic Focus
Priority: California; Texas; across the country; Los Angeles County, California; Austin, Texas.
How to apply
The foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals. It works carefully with partners to identify grantees working where it sees the greatest need and potential for impact.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 87% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 302 grants to organisations were $20,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- It starts by listening and aims to work collaboratively with nonprofits, government agencies, professionals, families and other funders in the community.
- It takes a thoughtful, impact-oriented, but not over-complicated approach to grantmaking and encourages grantees to propose new programmes.
- It encourages its grantees to propose new programmes.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 2%
- The largest single recipient received 15% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 87% of grant dollars went to organisations Reissa Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 33% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 98 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $12,500 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Chicago Community Foundation · the Re: Charitable Fund$525,0002024 tax year
- Youth and Family Alliance · 2024-2027 Works III$200,0002024 tax year
- University of Southern California · Extension Grant Children's Data Network Probation and child welfare record linkage and analysis$150,0002024 tax year
- Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund · General Support$150,0002024 tax year
- Children Now · Family Urgent Response System, SILP, and Other Supports for Children and Youth in Foster Care and/or Dual System Youth$75,0002024 tax year
- Southern California Grantmakers · Foster Youth Housing Finance Project / Good River$75,0002024 tax year
- Loyola Marymount University · Loyola Law School's Project for the Innocent$50,0002024 tax year
- UCLA Foundation · UCLA School of Law and Criminal Justice Program Youth Justice Projects$50,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Suzanne Scott — Director, President
- M Jordan Scott — Director, Secretary, Treasurer
- Laila Scott — Director, Chairman
- Caitlin Scott — Director
- Bethany Scott — Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $4,351,465 | $3,161,950 | $64,591,981 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $3,992,784 | $3,047,350 | $68,418,228 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $4,087,639 | $2,751,500 | $70,616,749 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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- Wilmington, DE
- reissa.org
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Wilmington, DE
- reissa.org