Rize Massachusetts Foundation Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
RIZE MASSACHUSETTS (RIZE) IS THE ONLY PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP SOLELY DEDICATED TO FUNDING SOLUTIONS TO END THE OVERDOSE CRISIS. RIZE'S GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER HAVE ACCESS TO CARE AND EXPERIENCE BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE AND OVERALL HEALTH. GUIDED BY THOSE WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE AND UNAFRAID OF NEW IDEAS, RIZE IS BUILDING NETWORKS, CREATING PROGRAMMING, AND SUPPORTING COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO ARE USING NOVEL APPROACHES TO PREVENTING OVERDOSE. RIZE SEEKS TO INCREASE VISIBILITY, EXPAND THE EVIDENCE BASE, AND INFORM POLICY SO THAT GOVERNMENT AND THE TREATMENT AND RECOVERY COMMUNITY CAN MORE CONFIDENTLY ELEVATE PROGRAMS WITH PROMISE. AT THE SAME TIME, RIZE IS AMPLIFYING THE VOICES OF ITS COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO BRING GREATER AWARENESS AND URGENCY TO THE DEVASTATING IMPACT OF THE OVERDOSE CRISIS. WE ENVISION A MASSACHUSETTS WITH ZERO STIGMA AND ZERO DEATHS.
- Income
- $6.2 million
- Spending
- $6.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 91%
- Reserves
- 10.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 90%
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 13
- Highest pay
- $396,649, president and ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 82 out of 100. Higher than 69% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 10.5 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 19% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 2% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 323% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1591% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 74% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 13 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $5.7 million spent. MISSION PROGRAM THIS PROGRAM IS ALL ENCOMPASSING DELIVERING COMPREHENSIVE, COMPASSIONATE, AND SUSTAINABLE APPROACHES TO PREVENTION, HARM REDUCTION, TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY; DELIVERING DATA, COMMISSIONED RESEARCH, AND EVALUATION TO EXPAND THE EVIDENCE BASE AND INFORM POLICY AND DELIVERING EFFORTS TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF OPIOID USE DISORDER (OUD) ON THE ECONOMY, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES. MOSAIC OPIOID RECOVERY PARTNERSHIP, FUNDED BY THE MA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, BUREAU OF SUBSTANCE ADDICTION SERVICES AND POWERED BY RIZE, IS A UNIQUE PUBLIC-PRIVATE COLLABORATION DESIGNED TO FUND INITIATIVES THAT ARE ADDRESSING THE OPIOID OVERDOSE CRISIS IN COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED AND HAVE EXPERIENCED A HIGH RATE OF OPIOID-RELATED OVERDOSE DEATHS. THE FUNDING FOR MOSAIC COMES FROM THE MASSACHUSETTS OPIOID RECOVERY AND REMEDIATION FUND (ORRF), WHICH RESULTED FROM THE HISTORIC LEGAL EFFORT TO DEMAND JUSTICE FROM SEVERAL PRIVATE COMPANIES FOR THE HARMS CAUSED BY THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC. THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS OF THIS MAGNITUDE USING SETTLEMENT FUNDS FOR COMMUNITY-LED INITIATIVES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2019.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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