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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 25-1781266

Ryan Memorial Foundation

A private foundation in Saint Paul, MN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 68 grants and $3.8 million 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

    $3,840,706

    Grants listed
    68
    Assets, end of year
    $6,339,327

  • Tax year 2024

    $3,404,213

    Grants listed
    71
    Assets, end of year
    $6,037,314

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,915,566

    Grants listed
    67
    Assets, end of year
    $5,833,625

  • Tax year 2022

    $3,115,150

    Grants listed
    71
    Assets, end of year
    $5,818,320

  • Tax year 2021

    $2,814,416

    Grants listed
    67
    Assets, end of year
    $6,142,189

  • Tax year 2020

    $3,110,581

    Grants listed
    69
    Assets, end of year
    $6,402,446

  • Tax year 2019

    $2,623,637

    Grants listed
    69
    Assets, end of year
    $6,543,664

  • Tax year 2018

    $2,194,451

    Grants listed
    67
    Assets, end of year
    $6,751,740

Grants paid in 2025

68 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. United Way of Southwestern PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, PA

    Unrestricted

    $522,688
  2. Children's Hospital of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA

    Unrestricted

    $408,350
  3. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $272,213
  4. Extra Mile Education FoundationPittsburgh, PA

    Unrestricted

    $240,188
  5. International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $203,359
  6. Catholic Charities of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA

    Unrestricted

    $176,138
  7. Pittsburgh Parks ConservancyPittsburgh, PA

    Unrestricted

    $152,919
  8. Historical Society of West PAPittsburgh, PA

    Unrestricted

    $128,100
  9. Foundation for Pennsylvania WatershedAlexandria, PA

    Unrestricted

    $103,229
  10. American Jewish JT Disp CommitteeNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $102,480
  11. BaamEaston, MD

    Unrestricted

    $102,480
  12. Holy Family InstitutePittsburgh, PA

    Unrestricted

    $102,422
  13. Central Catholic High SchoolPittsburgh, PA

    Unrestricted

    $102,088
  14. Diocese of GreensburgGreensburg, PA

    Unrestricted

    $93,548
  15. Crossover MissionVero Beach, FL

    Unrestricted

    $82,464
  16. Chatham Orpheum TheaterNorth Chatham, MA

    Unrestricted

    $76,059
  17. ALL4LOVECambridge, MD

    Unrestricted

    $75,000
  18. Northwestern Memorial HospitalChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $69,654
  19. Pleasant Bay Community BoatingHarwich, MA

    Unrestricted

    $61,648
  20. Lambda Legal Defense and Education FundNew York, NY

    Urestricted

    $57,272
  21. Literacy PittsburghPittsburgh, PA

    Unrestricted

    $52,363
  22. Philadelphia Youth BasketballPhiladelphia, PA

    Unrestricted

    $51,240
  23. Pittsburgh Ballet TheatrePittsburgh, PA

    Unrestricted

    $42,545
  24. University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN

    Unrestricted

    $36,829
  25. Pittsburgh Symphony OrchestraPittsburgh, PA

    Unrestricted

    $36,818
  26. Partners in ProgressCarnegie, PA

    Unrestricted

    $32,000
  27. Frick Art and Historical CenterPittsburgh, PA

    Unrestricted

    $31,091
  28. Cape Cod HealthcareHyannis, MA

    Unrestricted

    $25,620
  29. Sage Compassion for AnimalsMountain View, CA

    Unrestricted

    $25,620
  30. Breast Cancer AllianceGreenwich, CT

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  31. Pittsburgh Cultural TrustPittsburgh, PA

    Unrestricted

    $21,272
  32. Community Canopy ProjectPlymouth MTNG, PA

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  33. Project HomePhiladelphia, PA

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  34. Sisters of Charity of Seton HillGreensburg, PA

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  35. Reach PrepStamford, CT

    Unrestricted

    $19,215
  36. Second Harvest HeartlandBrooklyn Park, MN

    Unrestricted

    $19,215
  37. St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN

    Unrestricted

    $18,414
  38. United Performing Arts FundMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted

    $18,414
  39. United Way of Greater MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI

    Unrestricted

    $18,414
  40. Everytown for Gun SafetyNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $16,013
  41. National Resources Defense CouncilChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $16,013
  42. Council on Foreign RelationsNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $16,000
  43. Oakland Catholic High SchoolPittsburgh, PA

    Unrestricted

    $16,000
  44. Political ReportboltsWashington, DC

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  45. First Skin FoundationLandsdale, PA

    Unrestricted

    $13,611
  46. Scan HarborNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $12,000
  47. Diocese of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA

    Unrestricted

    $8,000
  48. Chatham Conservation FoundationChatham, MA

    Unrestricted

    $6,000
  49. Pittsburgh OperaPittsburgh, PA

    Unrestricted

    $6,000
  50. Center for Working FamiliesBrookfield, WI

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  51. Children's Home of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  52. Mount Nittany ConservancyState College, PA

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  53. Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity Park, PA

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  54. Rif PittsburghPittsburgh, PA

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  55. Brother's BrotherPittsburgh, PA

    Unrestricted

    $4,000
  56. CHIMBOTE FUND co DIOCESE OF PITTSBURGHPittsburgh, PA

    Unrestricted

    $4,000
  57. Early Learning InstitutePittsburgh, PA

    Unrestricted

    $4,000
  58. American Diabetes AssociationMerrifield, VA

    Unrestricted

    $3,000
  59. Wqed CommunicationsPittsburgh, PA

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  60. American Association Military Order of MaltaNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  61. Chatham Fire AssociationChatham, MA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  62. Mendelssohn Choir of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  63. Phipps ConservatoryPittsburgh, PA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  64. Pittsburgh Festival OperaPittsburgh, PA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  65. Western Pennsylvania ConservancyPittsburgh, PA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  66. Zoological Society of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  67. Friends of Pleasant BayHarwich, MA

    Unrestricted

    $500
  68. Eldredge Public LibraryChatham, MA

    Unrestricted

    $200

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 $523,57219% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $522,68819% of the total
  3. Health4 grants $456,76417% of the total
  4. Education7 grants $357,79513% of the total
  5. Sports and recreation3 grants $265,80710% of the total
  6. Arts and culture6 grants $159,5636% of the total
  7. 6 other causes12 grants $410,49315% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania37 grants $2,439,610
  2. New York8 grants $680,337
  3. Maryland2 grants $177,480
  4. Massachusetts7 grants $171,027
  5. Illinois2 grants $85,667
  6. Florida1 grant $82,464
  7. Connecticut2 grants $44,215
  8. Wisconsin3 grants $41,828
  9. Indiana1 grant $36,829
  10. California1 grant $25,620

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • John T Ryan IIITRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Irene R ShawTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Denis M RyanTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Eileen A RyanTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Julia Ryan ParkerTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • William F RyanTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

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