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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-4090839

Irene Ritter Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 56 grants and $501,710 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 30, 2025), 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 2024

    $501,710

    Grants listed
    56
    Assets, end of year
    $8,453,913

  • Tax year 2023

    $560,300

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $7,553,251

  • Tax year 2022

    $508,252

    Grants listed
    58
    Assets, end of year
    $6,204,700

  • Tax year 2021

    $495,900

    Grants listed
    53
    Assets, end of year
    $6,686,743

  • Tax year 2020

    $456,860

    Grants listed
    66
    Assets, end of year
    $6,581,948

  • Tax year 2019

    $357,140

    Grants listed
    63
    Assets, end of year
    $6,362,554

  • Tax year 2018

    $307,175

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $5,961,677

  • Tax year 2017

    $264,900

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $5,497,418

Grants paid in 2024

56 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. ACLU FoundationNew York, NY

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $70,000
  2. Commonwealth ConservancySanta Fe, NM

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $50,000
  3. School for Advanced ResearchSanta Fe, NM

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $40,000
  4. Daily ActsSanta Fe, NM

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $30,000
  5. ArivaBronx, NY

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $25,000
  6. Long Beach High School ScholarshipLido Beach, NY

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $25,000
  7. The Hope Program IncBrooklyn, NY

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $25,000
  8. National Resources Defense Council (NRDC)Brooklyn, NY

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $25,000
  9. Central Park ConservancyNew York, NY

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $20,000
  10. Red Hook InitiativeBrooklyn, NY

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $20,000
  11. Communities in SchoolsSanta Fe, NM

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $20,000
  12. Coalition for the HomelessNew York, NY

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $10,000
  13. Cure SmaElk Grove VLG, IL

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $10,000
  14. Human Arts AssociationNew York, NY

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $10,000
  15. Ndi New MexicoAlbuquerque, NM

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $10,000
  16. Food Bank for NYCBrooklyn, NY

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $10,000
  17. Create to HealSanta Fe, NM

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $10,000
  18. Taos Ceramics CenterSanta Fe, NM

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $10,000
  19. Grand Canyon ConservancyGrand Canyon, AZ

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $10,000
  20. Citymeals on WheelsNew York, NY

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $8,000
  21. Environmental Advocates NYAlbany, NY

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $8,000
  22. Santa Fe Food DepotSanta Fe, NM

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $8,000
  23. AARP FoundationWashington, DC

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $5,550
  24. 92nd Street YNew York, NY

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $5,000
  25. Brain & Behavior Research FoundationNew York, NY

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $5,000
  26. Friendship ClubSanta Fe, NM

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $5,000
  27. International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $5,000
  28. Museum of Modern ArtNew York, NY

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $5,000
  29. NY Common PantryNew York, NY

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $5,000
  30. NY Preservation Archive ProjectNew York, NY

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $5,000
  31. St Marys Foundation for ChildrenBayside, NY

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $5,000
  32. Rebuilding Together NYCBrooklyn, NY

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $5,000
  33. SUNY Stonybrook Shinnecock Restoration ProjectBrooklyn, NY

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $5,000
  34. Young Audiences New YorkBrooklyn, NY

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $4,000
  35. Marquis StudiosBrooklyn, NY

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $3,000
  36. Access Justice BrooklynBrooklyn, NY

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $2,000
  37. Art Student League NYNew York, NY

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $2,000
  38. Felines and FriendsSanta Fee, NM

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $2,000
  39. Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $2,000
  40. Solomon R Guggenheim FoundationNew York, NY

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $2,000
  41. Triangle Arts AssocBrooklyn, NY

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $2,000
  42. Whitney Museum of American ArtNew York, NY

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $1,500
  43. Congregation EmanuelNew York, NY

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $1,300
  44. Iyengar Yoga Association of Greater NYNew York, NY

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $1,000
  45. KiuosaitoFederal Way, WA

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $1,000
  46. Max's Kansas City ProjectKingston, NY

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $1,000
  47. National Geographic Society Tax DeptWashington, DC

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $1,000
  48. Kids on the BeachNew York, NY

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $1,000
  49. California Animal Wildelife AssociationBerkeley, CA

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $1,000
  50. United Way of Dane CountyMadison, WI

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $500
  51. Susan G Komen FoundationDallas, TX

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $500
  52. Jewish Art SaleBrooklyn, NY

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    $360
  53. Ican School Ofn MedicineNew York, NY

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    -$1,000
  54. University of Miami HospitalMiami, FL

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    -$1,000
  55. St Peters FoundationNew Brunswick, NJ

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    -$10,000
  56. Reunity ResourcesSanta Fe, NM

    To provide financial support for the organization's charitable purposes

    -$25,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Civil rights1 grant $70,00028% of the total
  2. Human services4 grants $51,55021% of the total
  3. Social science1 grant $40,00016% of the total
  4. Jobs and employment1 grant $25,00010% of the total
  5. Sports and recreation1 grant $20,0008% of the total
  6. Arts and culture5 grants $13,5005% of the total
  7. 5 other causes5 grants $30,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York35 grants $323,160
  2. New Mexico12 grants $170,000
  3. Illinois1 grant $10,000
  4. California2 grants $6,550
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $1,000
  6. Washington1 grant $1,000
  7. Texas1 grant $500
  8. Wisconsin1 grant $500
  9. Florida1 grant -$1,000
  10. New Jersey1 grant -$10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • David RitterDIRECTOR, PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jennifer RitterDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Michael RitterDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

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