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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 30-6209352

Rita B Lamere Memorial Foundation

A private foundation in Sarasota, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $135,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $135,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,851,886

  • Tax year 2024

    $30,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $2,917,550

  • Tax year 2023

    $164,320

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,847,492

  • Tax year 2022

    $197,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,857,041

  • Tax year 2021

    $165,750

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,029,041

  • Tax year 2020

    $135,613

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,040,141

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. All Faiths Food BankSarasota, FL

    General fund

    $25,000
  2. The Myositis AssociationColumbia, MD

    General fund

    $25,000
  3. Mothers Helping MothersSarasota, FL

    General fund

    $25,000
  4. American Cancer SocietyOklahoma City, OK

    General fund

    $15,000
  5. Big Waters Land TrustOsprey, FL

    General fund

    $15,000
  6. Mote Marine LaboratorySarasota, FL

    General fund

    $10,000
  7. State College of Florida FoundationBradenton, FL

    Nursing

    $10,000
  8. Suncoast Charities for ChildrenSarasota, FL

    General fund

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Community development1 grant $25,00023% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $25,00023% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $25,00023% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $15,00014% of the total
  5. Education1 grant $10,0009% of the total
  6. Housing and shelter1 grant $10,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida6 grants $95,000
  2. Maryland1 grant $25,000
  3. Oklahoma1 grant $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Wayne F SeitlCO-TRUSTEE Hours 2.5Pay $19,800
  • Jonathan T AndersonCO-TRUSTEE Hours 2.5Pay $19,800

The return

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