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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 16-6349529

Ryerson Charitable Trust 097311-000

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 10 grants and $200,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Feb 28, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $200,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $5,672,594

  • Tax year 2023

    $180,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $5,385,829

  • Tax year 2022

    $180,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $5,429,750

  • Tax year 2021

    $200,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $5,288,806

Grants paid in 2024

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Bethesda by the Sea Episcopal ChurchPalm Beach, FL

    General support

    $32,000
  2. Thrift Inc of Palm BeachPalm Beach, FL

    General support

    $32,000
  3. Peggy Adams Animal Rescue LeagueWest Palm BCH, FL

    General support

    $22,000
  4. American Cancer SocietyHagerstown, MD

    General support

    $18,000
  5. Global Healthy Living FoundationNew York, NY

    General support

    $18,000
  6. Salvation ArmyBrookhaven, GA

    General support

    $18,000
  7. Alzheimer's AssociationChicago, IL

    General support

    $16,000
  8. Palm Beach Health Care FoundationWest Palm Beach, FL

    General support

    $16,000
  9. The Milagro CenterDelray Beach, FL

    General support

    $16,000
  10. Lakewood CemeteryCooperstown, NY

    General support

    $12,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $22,00041% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $16,00030% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $16,00030% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida5 grants $118,000
  2. New York2 grants $30,000
  3. Georgia1 grant $18,000
  4. Maryland1 grant $18,000
  5. Illinois1 grant $16,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Wilmington Trust CompanyCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $31,987
  • Bernard Allen Heeke JrCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $97,592
  • Charles Thomas CarltonCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $97,592

The return

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