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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 16-6379904

RBM Foundation

A private foundation in Binghamton, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 33 grants and $68,600 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 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.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Mr Robert Wedlake
700 Security Mutual BL PO Box 5250
Binghamton, NY 13902
(607) 231-6855
Form and materials
No set form, but must give tax-exempt status and purpose of the grant
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Concentrating on rural groups such as fire companies, volunteer emergency and ambulance squads and aid to municipalities in broome, chenango, tioga, delaware & otsego counties

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $68,600

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $1,239,594

  • Tax year 2023

    $44,750

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $1,188,868

  • Tax year 2022

    $55,200

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $1,158,673

  • Tax year 2021

    $90,350

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $1,171,671

  • Tax year 2020

    $83,900

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $1,147,740

Grants paid in 2024

33 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Colesville Volunteer Ambulance ServiceHarpursville, NY

    Training and equipment

    $9,000
  2. Harpursville Fire DepartmentHarpursville, NY

    Training and equipment

    $9,000
  3. Sanitaria Springs Fire DepartmentSanitaria Springs, NY

    Training and equipment

    $9,000
  4. West Colesville Fire DepartmentBinghamton, NY

    Training and equipment

    $9,000
  5. Colesville Food PantryHarpursville, NY

    General

    $6,000
  6. Harpursville Central School DistrictHarpursville, NY

    General

    $3,000
  7. St Joseph's Catholic Church Food PantryEndicott, NY

    General

    $2,000
  8. Harpursville American Legion Post 1596Harpursville, NY

    General

    $1,500
  9. Colesville Rotary ClubHarpursville, NY

    General

    $1,100
  10. Bethel ChapelHarpursville, NY

    General

    $1,000
  11. Harpursville Baptist ChurchHarpursville, NY

    General

    $1,000
  12. Harpursville Central School DistrictHarpursville, NY

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  13. Harpursville Methodist ChurchHarpursville, NY

    General

    $1,000
  14. New Ohio Cemetery AssociationPort Crane, NY

    General

    $1,000
  15. Nineveh Presbyterian ChurchNineveh, NY

    General

    $1,000
  16. Perch Pond CemeteryNineveh, NY

    General

    $1,000
  17. Riverview CemetaryOxford, NY

    General

    $1,000
  18. Sanitaria Springs CemeteryPort Crane, NY

    General

    $1,000
  19. Sanitaria Springs United Methodist ChurchPort Crane, NY

    General

    $1,000
  20. St Joseph's Catholic ChurchEndicott, NY

    General

    $1,000
  21. Three Pines Community ChurchHarpursville, NY

    General

    $1,000
  22. Town of Colesville Super Celebration CommitteeHarpursville, NY

    General

    $1,000
  23. Windsor Riverside CemetaryWindsor, NY

    General

    $1,000
  24. Nineveh Public LibraryNineveh, NY

    General

    $500
  25. Old Onaquaga Historical SocietyHarpursville, NY

    General

    $500
  26. Broome County Meals on WheelsBinghamton, NY

    General

    $500
  27. Humane SocietyBinghamton, NY

    General

    $500
  28. Broome County Dog ShelterBinghamton, NY

    General

    $500
  29. Afton Fire DepartmentAfton, NY

    Training and equipment

    $500
  30. Afton Volunteer ServiceAfton, NY

    Training and equipment

    $500
  31. Colesville Historical CommitteeNineveh, NY

    General

    $500
  32. West Windsor Emergency Service IncWindsor, NY

    General

    $500
  33. Windsor Fire CompanyWindsor, NY

    General

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Disaster relief and public safety2 grants $9,50095% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $5005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York33 grants $68,600

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • Robert H Wedlake EsqPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Beth Westfall EsqVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jill AndrewsTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Dana JonesTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Tomi StewartTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Gary CowerTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Scott JonesTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

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