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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-8607750

The Riecker Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 23 grants and $190,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $190,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $3,965,368

  • Tax year 2024

    $200,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $3,964,606

  • Tax year 2023

    $200,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $4,001,576

  • Tax year 2022

    $200,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $4,118,470

  • Tax year 2021

    $220,000

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $4,255,208

  • Tax year 2020

    $149,500

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $4,331,882

  • Tax year 2019

    $218,000

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $4,428,605

  • Tax year 2018

    $220,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $4,419,762

Grants paid in 2025

23 grants, largest first

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

  1. Faith AidAshburn, VA

    General & Unrestricted

    $30,000
  2. Faith AidAshburn, VA

    Room for more capital campaign

    $25,000
  3. Lutheran World Relief IncBaltimore, MD

    To purchase 2 goats, 1 hen, 6 chicks, 2 herds of 13 animals, seeds for 2 farming communities, 2 family water systems, 2 sets of comprehensive care cards, 2 debris removal efforts, and water for 2 community fields

    $11,500
  4. Good Shepherd Lutheran ChurchHerndon, VA

    General & Unrestricted

    $11,000
  5. Lutheran Church Missouri SynodSaint Louis, MO

    Global Mission Fund, World relief and human care fund, and the joint seminary fund

    $10,500
  6. Hackensack Meridian Health IncEdison, NJ

    Pavilion 8 East patient assistance fund

    $10,000
  7. Immanuel Lutheran ChurchWhitestone, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  8. Northwell Health FoundationNew Hyde Park, NY

    7 Monti Patient Assistance Fund

    $10,000
  9. Paradigm FoundationReston, VA

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  10. Trinity Lutheran ChurchHicksville, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  11. Clymer-French Creek Library AssocClymer, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $8,000
  12. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $6,500
  13. Conduit Ministry IncJamestown, NY

    Charitable Event

    $5,000
  14. Congers United Methodist ChurchCongers, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  15. Hope 21 MinistriesDinwiddie, VA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  16. Samuel G Love Elementary SchoolJamestown, NY

    Steam/Stem and Robots fund

    $5,000
  17. Judys Elves FoundationMiddletown, PA

    Motorized Wheelchairs fund

    $4,000
  18. Jamestown High SchoolJamestown, NY

    Jamestown Closet

    $3,500
  19. 5 Loaves and 2 Fish Outreach Ministry IncClymer, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  20. Community Bible StudyColorado SPGS, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  21. Diamond Dawgs Travel BaseballJamestown, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  22. Panama United Methodist ChurchPanama, NY

    Food Pantry

    $2,000
  23. Westfield Stray Cat RescueWestfield, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid4 grants $76,50078% of the total
  2. Religion3 grants $12,00012% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $4,0004% of the total
  4. Animals1 grant $2,0002% of the total
  5. Food and agriculture1 grant $2,0002% of the total
  6. Sports and recreation1 grant $2,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia5 grants $81,000
  2. New York12 grants $64,500
  3. Maryland1 grant $11,500
  4. Missouri1 grant $10,500
  5. New Jersey1 grant $10,000
  6. Pennsylvania1 grant $4,000
  7. Colorado1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Robert EliasonCo- Pres, Dir Hours 2Pay $10,000
  • Ted LillestolenDir, Sec, Co- Pres Hours 3Pay $10,000

The return

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