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Form 990-PFTax year 2019EIN 26-0804500

Artisan Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Burnsville, NC. Its return for tax year 2019 lists 10 grants and $18,700 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2019 (period ending Dec 31, 2019), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2019

    $18,700

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2018

    $22,390

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $11,783

Grants paid in 2019

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Young LifeColorado SPGS, CO

    General operations

    $5,800
  2. Mountain Air Community FundBurnsville, NC

    General operations

    $3,300
  3. Folds of HonorOwasso, OK

    General operations

    $3,000
  4. Deimel BallColumbus, GA

    General operations

    $1,100
  5. Appalachian Therapeutic Riding CenterBurnsville, NC

    General operations

    $1,000
  6. Children's Miracle NetworkSalt Lake Cty, UT

    General operations

    $1,000
  7. Community Foundation of Western North CarolinaAsheville, NC

    General operations

    $1,000
  8. First Baptist Church of WoodstockWoodstock, GA

    General operations

    $1,000
  9. National MS SocietyPhiladelphia, PA

    General operations

    $1,000
  10. Mitchell Yancey Habitat for HumanityMicaville, NC

    General operations

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Youth development1 grant $5,80057% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $3,30033% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,00010% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina5 grants $11,600
  2. Oklahoma1 grant $3,000
  3. Georgia2 grants $2,100
  4. Pennsylvania1 grant $1,000
  5. Utah1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Fred D Rickman JrPRESIDENT/TREASURER/DIRECT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Debra RickmanVICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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