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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 33-1837478

Roper Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Sarasota, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $39,868 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Jun 30, 2026), 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

2 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $39,868

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,404,115
  • Tax year 2024

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,388,411

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    To provide food and supplies for school-aged children in the area.

    $10,000
  2. Cherokee County Sharing CenterMurphy, NC

    To provide quality food items to households experiencing food insecurity.

    $7,320
  3. Murphy Adventist Christian SchoolMurphy, NC

    To provide quality education and prepare children for success in life.

    $5,000
  4. Resurrection HouseSarasota, FL

    To empower the homeless through programs and services.

    $5,000
  5. Murphy Adventist Christian SchoolMurphy, NC

    To provide quality education in a Christ-filled environment.

    $5,000
  6. Individual

    To provide options and care at health centers and virtually.

    $4,000
  7. Individual

    To provide food, clothing and showers to homeless.

    $3,000
  8. Individual

    To provide humanitarian aid to Ukrainians living in war zones.

    $548

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture1 grant $7,32059% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $5,00041% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina3 grants $17,320
  2. Florida1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Wendy RoperPresident Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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