The Paula and Rodger Riney Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The foundation's stated purpose is scientific research into multiple myeloma and related cancers, and into Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, so your work fits most clearly if it sits in one of those areas.
- About 8 in 10 of its 45 grants to organisations fall between $1,650 and $5,150,000, with a median of about $1,350,000 and a largest grant of $16,000,000, so that band is typical rather than a ceiling.
- For the Translational Research Grant, reported at $175,000 to $250,000, applicants submit a research proposal through the IMS application approved by their institution, with a research plan of five pages excluding references, and the grant has an annual call.
- Applications for equipment purchase under that grant are excluded unless a special justification confirms the equipment is essential.
- The filing shows 62% of grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier years, which suggests established recipients take a large share, so a first approach faces a relationship-led field.
Overview
The Paula and Rodger Riney Foundation is a US private foundation based in ST Louis, MO.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website and other web pages about the foundation (myelomasociety.org), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Foundation’s central purpose is to fund scientific research that improves understanding of, and seeks a cure for, multiple myeloma and related cancers. It supports new and continuing research initiatives at leading medical and research institutions, especially work developing, testing and approving therapies that are less toxic and more effective. It seeks collaboration among researchers at major research centres and supports innovative approaches intended to improve patient outcomes. The Foundation also supports research and treatment development for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. Its collaborative award work includes investigator-initiated translational research across plasma-cell disorders, including prevention, early detection, diagnosis and treatment, and career development for young investigators. Grants and gifts are provided directly to worthy programmes and projects proposed by researchers and institutions.
Themes
- Myeloma and related cancers
- Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s research
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Massachusetts, Missouri, Wisconsin, Indiana, Canada, France, Germany and Spain.
What They Don't Fund
- Translational Research Grant only: equipment purchase unless a special justification is provided to confirm its essential requirement (as reported in other published sources)
How to apply
For the Translational Research Grant, applicants prepare a research proposal using the completed IMS application approved by their institution; the research plan is five pages, excluding references.
Deadlines: The Translational Research Award has an annual call.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 62% 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 45 grants to organisations were about $1,350,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
5 other states: 1%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 18%
- The largest single recipient received 39% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 62% of grant dollars went to organisations The Paula and Rodger Riney Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- 18% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Canada, France, Germany, Spain).
- 6% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 14 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $1.2M (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Advance treatment, cure and prevention of cancer and related diseases$12,000,0002024 tax year
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse · Advance treatment, cure and prevention of cancer and related diseases$5,150,0002024 tax year
- University of Missouri · Advance treatment, cure and prevention of cancer and related diseases$4,110,8262024 tax year
- International Myeloma Society · Advance treatment, cure and prevention of cancer and related diseases$3,139,6442024 tax year
- Mayo Clinic · Advance treatment, cure and prevention of cancer and related diseases$2,019,0002024 tax year
- St. Louis Community Foundation · Please see part xiv 3a for the purpose of the contributionthe current year contribution was provided to administer grants to qualified 501(c)(3) organizations including those that provide educational or health-related services; and assist lower income and disadvantaged adults and children with health care or improving their economic position.$2,000,0002024 tax year
- Massachusetts General Hospital · Advance treatment, cure and prevention of cancer and related diseases$1,372,8002024 tax year
- BioSTL · Supporting local startup companies in medicine and healthcare$1,125,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Bobby W Sandage Jr PhD — Managing Director
- Paula C Riney — Trustee / Advisory Committee
- Rodger O Riney — Trustee / Advisory Committee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $31,159,904 | $30,653,596 | $166,429,468 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $43,124,621 | $42,536,096 | $154,513,106 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $33,241,387 | $32,668,262 | $149,667,590 | 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
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