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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-7301897

Ruth Lee Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Atlanta, GA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 17 grants and $111,557 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.

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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

    $111,557

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $2,443,329

  • Tax year 2024

    $100,734

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $2,495,889

  • Tax year 2023

    $93,186

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $2,573,219

  • Tax year 2022

    $117,327

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $2,693,217

  • Tax year 2021

    $105,035

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,255,414

  • Tax year 2020

    $100,212

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,113,425

  • Tax year 2019

    $96,283

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,058,874

  • Tax year 2018

    $90,957

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,016,945

Grants paid in 2025

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Wesleyan FundPeachtree Corners, GA

    General operating

    $32,500
  2. Alabama Shakespeare FestivalMontgomery, AL

    General operating

    $15,000
  3. Heart of Alabama Food BankMontgomery, AL

    General operating

    $10,000
  4. College of Charleston FoundationCharleston, SC

    Scholarships

    $8,500
  5. Faulkner UniversityMontgomery, AL

    General operating

    $6,557
  6. Lunches for Learning IncMontgomery, AL

    General operating

    $6,000
  7. Montgomery Area Council on AgingMontgomery, AL

    General operating

    $5,000
  8. Montgomery Museum of Fine ArtsMontgomery, AL

    General operating

    $5,000
  9. Elba Church of ChristElba, AL

    General operating

    $4,000
  10. Opp Church of ChristOpp, AL

    General operating

    $4,000
  11. The PreschoolAtlanta, GA

    General operating

    $3,500
  12. Montgomery YMCAMontgomery, AL

    General operating

    $3,000
  13. American Red CrossMontgomery, AL

    General operating

    $2,500
  14. Montgomery Capital RotaryMontgomery, AL

    Gala

    $2,500
  15. Union Church CemeteryGeorgiana, AL

    General operating

    $1,500
  16. Harmony Baptist ChurchTroy, AL

    Cemetery fund

    $1,000
  17. Orion Baptist Cemetery TrustTroy, AL

    General operating

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture2 grants $16,00039% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $15,05737% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $5,00012% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $5,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Alabama13 grants $61,057
  2. Georgia3 grants $42,000
  3. South Carolina1 grant $8,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Katherine R HillCO-TRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $15,234
  • Susan L RunkleCO-TRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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