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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 38-3372941

Elizabeth Ruthruff Wilson Foundation

A private foundation in Pennington, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 19 grants and $173,081 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Email
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
Various - go to website
Restrictions
GO TO WEBSITE: www.elizabethwilsonfoundation.org

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $173,081

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $4,284,017

  • Tax year 2024

    $175,566

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $4,227,791

  • Tax year 2023

    $168,458

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $4,054,460

  • Tax year 2022

    $198,187

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $4,203,290

  • Tax year 2021

    $170,512

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $4,248,323

  • Tax year 2020

    $169,245

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $4,061,404

  • Tax year 2019

    $166,554

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $4,026,545

Grants paid in 2025

19 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Lenawee County Education FoundationAdrian, MI

    Unrestricted general

    $42,035
  2. Tecumseh Center for the ArtsTecumseh, MI

    Unrestricted general

    $31,000
  3. Adrian Symphony OrchestraAdrian, MI

    Unrestricted general

    $24,000
  4. Blissfield Community SchoolsBlissfield, MI

    Unrestricted general

    $20,000
  5. Croswell Opera HouseAdrian, MI

    Unrestricted general

    $15,000
  6. Tecumseh Pops OrchestraTecumseh, MI

    Unrestricted general

    $8,000
  7. Madison Community SchoolsAdrian, MI

    Unrestricted general

    $5,373
  8. City of TecumsehTecumseh, MI

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000
  9. Tecumseh Parks & RecreationTecumseh, MI

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000
  10. Adrian School Educational FoundationAdrian, MI

    Unrestricted general

    $3,475
  11. River Raisin Ragtime RevueTecumseh, MI

    Unrestricted general

    $3,000
  12. Adrian CollegeAdrian, MI

    Unrestricted general

    $2,150
  13. Boys and Girls Club of LenaweeAdrian, MI

    Unrestricted general

    $2,000
  14. Friends of Tecumseh Schools OrchestraTecumseh, MI

    Unrestricted general

    $1,800
  15. Tecumseh High SchoolTecumseh, MI

    Color guard uniforms &

    $1,738
  16. Tecumseh Youth TheatreTecumseh, MI

    Unrestricted general

    $1,500
  17. Tecumseh Public SchoolsTecumseh, MI

    Unrestricted general

    $800
  18. Clinton Elementary SchoolsClinton, MI

    Unrestricted general

    $800
  19. Onsted Elementary SchoolOnsted, MI

    Unrestricted general

    $410

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $12,50075% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $2,15013% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $2,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan19 grants $173,081

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Theresa PowersTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $1,200
  • Sheri PowersPRESIDENT/TREASURER Hours 12Pay $0
  • Jeanette MeyerVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $900
  • Mandy KruseTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $1,200
  • Coralia ZevliSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $1,200

The return

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