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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 39-1947995

Outrider Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Madison, WI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $217,000 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

    $217,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $17,412,546
  • Tax year 2024

    $190,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $13,411,667
  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $8,716,411
  • Tax year 2022

    $11,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $5,793,400
  • Tax year 2021

    $12,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $5,476,367
  • Tax year 2020

    $1,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $4,707,720
  • Tax year 2019

    $11,565

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $5,360,781
  • Tax year 2018

    $11,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $6,236,942

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

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

  1. Journalism Funding PartnersSacramento, CA

    Journalism fellowship

    $170,000
  2. Inside Climate NewsBrooklyn, NY

    Journalism fellowship

    $25,000
  3. ComplexlyMissoula, MT

    Journalism fellowship

    $20,000
  4. Individual

    Public support

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Jobs and employment1 grant $170,00079% of the total
  2. Social science1 grant $25,00012% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $20,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California1 grant $170,000
  2. New York1 grant $25,000
  3. Montana1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • Andrew AdamsVice President Hours 40Pay $115,000
  • David VitseTreasurer Hours 40Pay $113,998
  • Robert K ElderPresident & CEO Hours 40Pay $263,912
  • Frank BurgessChairman Hours 3Pay $0
  • Charles P RiesDirector Hours 3Pay $6,000
  • Hillary VedvigDirector Hours 3Pay $8,000
  • Tom LoftusDirector Hours 1Pay $12,732

The return

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