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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-2013753

Ruth Carol Fund Inc

A private foundation in Baltimore, MD. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 7 grants and $1.6 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,581,275

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $24,382,764

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,925,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $23,379,787

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,675,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $24,214,019

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,645,988

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $24,629,253

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,530,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $23,650,947

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,475,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $23,880,849

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,125,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $24,089,303

Grants paid in 2024

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Baltimore Symphony OrchestraBaltimore, MD

    Support exempt purposes

    $675,000
  2. GBMC Pediatric Emergency DepartmentBaltimore, MD

    Support exempt purposes

    $400,000
  3. GBMC Promise ProjectBaltimore, MD

    Support exempt purposes

    $300,000
  4. Edison High SchoolPortland, OR

    Support exempt purposes

    $75,000
  5. Horizon Day CampBaltimore, MD

    Support exempt purposes

    $50,000
  6. The Associated Jewish Community Federation of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD

    Support exempt purposes

    $50,000
  7. Mt Washington Pediatric HospitalBaltimore, MD

    Support exempt purposes

    $31,275

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $675,00089% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $50,0007% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $31,2754% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maryland6 grants $1,506,275
  2. Oregon1 grant $75,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Donald R MeringPRESIDENT, DIRECTOR Hours 10Pay $40,000
  • Sanford S DonaldVICE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $12,500
  • Carolanne HarrisSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Betty C BannatVICE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $20,000
  • John P EdgarTREASURER, DIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • S Scott TateDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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