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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 25-6657059

Richard E Fox Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Bridgeville, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $152,500 paid in grants.

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

    $152,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $455,248
  • Tax year 2024

    $160,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $617,120
  • Tax year 2023

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $730,211
  • Tax year 2022

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $845,329
  • Tax year 2021

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $908,685
  • Tax year 2020

    $55,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $936,859
  • Tax year 2019

    $70,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,016,379
  • Tax year 2018

    $95,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,067,233

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Fund for American StudiWashington, DC

    Education

    $25,000
  2. Acton InstituteGrand Rapids, MI

    Education

    $25,000
  3. Grove City CollegeGrove City, PA

    Education

    $20,000
  4. Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MI

    Education

    $20,000
  5. Von Mises InstituteAtlanta, GA

    Education

    $20,000
  6. The Future of FreeedomFairfax, VA

    Education

    $12,500
  7. AierGreat Barringt, MA

    Education

    $10,000
  8. Foundation of EconomicAtlanta, GA

    Education

    $10,000
  9. Moving Picture InstitutNew York, NY

    Education

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $40,00062% of the total
  2. Civil rights1 grant $25,00038% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan2 grants $45,000
  2. Georgia2 grants $30,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $25,000
  4. Pennsylvania1 grant $20,000
  5. Virginia1 grant $12,500
  6. Massachusetts1 grant $10,000
  7. New York1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Leonard BossTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $7,500
  • Michael PivarnikTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $24,000
  • Wayne KablackTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $2,500
  • Joseph KolterTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $2,500
  • Jason KolterTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $2,500

The return

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