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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-3015418

The Ring Foundation Inc

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $113,155 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending May 31, 2026), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $113,155

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $5,134,471

  • Tax year 2024

    $353,055

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $5,292,067

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,880

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $5,286,556

  • Tax year 2022

    $129,670

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $5,181,476

  • Tax year 2021

    $3,315

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $5,008,883

  • Tax year 2020

    $297,180

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $5,344,334

  • Tax year 2019

    $7,935

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $5,482,637

  • Tax year 2018

    $4,160

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $5,239,274

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Any exempt purpose

    $100,000
  2. Jewish MuseumNew York, NY

    Any exempt purpose

    $10,000
  3. Frick MuseumNew York, NY

    Any exempt purpose

    $630
  4. Museum of Modern ArtNew York, NY

    Any exempt purpose

    $550
  5. Guggenheim MuseumNew York, NY

    Any exempt purpose

    $500
  6. Individual

    Any exempt purpose

    $500
  7. Museum of Natural HistoryNew York, NY

    Any exempt purpose

    $250
  8. Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY

    Any exempt purpose

    $220
  9. New York Historical SocietyNew York, NY

    Any exempt purpose

    $150
  10. Central Park ConservancyNew York, NY

    Any exempt purpose

    $125
  11. Museum of the City of New YorkNew York, NY

    Any exempt purpose

    $120
  12. Cooper Hewitt MuseumNew York, NY

    Any exempt purpose

    $110

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture5 grants $11,04099% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation1 grant $1251% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York10 grants $12,655

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Frank RingPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • Louise RingTreasurer Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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