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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-7141844

Ransom Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Sioux Falls, SD. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $60,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,117,475

  • Tax year 2024

    $53,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,123,854

  • Tax year 2023

    $59,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,104,755

  • Tax year 2022

    $61,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,171,954

  • Tax year 2021

    $61,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,194,900

  • Tax year 2020

    $57,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,119,849

  • Tax year 2019

    $57,800

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,155,607

  • Tax year 2018

    $55,650

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,182,121

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Amputee Blade RunnersNashville, TN

    To assist disabled athletes

    $15,000
  2. Hear NashvilleNashville, TN

    Hearing AIDS for 25 people

    $15,000
  3. Bristol Regional Speech and Hearing CenterBristol, VA

    To support speech and hearing services

    $7,000
  4. Cumberland Children's CenterCrossville, TN

    Grace program for relatives, angel tree program

    $5,000
  5. St Baldrick's FoundationMonrovia, CA

    In memory of rowan price

    $5,000
  6. Progess IncNashville, TN

    Support services for disabled senior citizens

    $4,000
  7. Academy at Hickory HallowAntioch, TN

    Scholarship in honor of the william warren principals award

    $3,000
  8. Academy at Opry MillsNashville, TN

    Scholarship in honor of the william warren principals award

    $3,000
  9. Simon Youth AcademyNashville, TN

    Scholarship in honor of the william warren principals award

    $3,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health2 grants $22,00047% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $20,00043% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5,00011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee7 grants $48,000
  2. Virginia1 grant $7,000
  3. California1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Mariner Trust CompanyTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $3,500
  • William RansomTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $3,500
  • Marylee R ShafferTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $3,500

The return

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