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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 52-1876577

The Rodricks Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Deer Isle, ME. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 28 grants and $2,836 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $2,836

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $151,632
  • Tax year 2023

    $7,726

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $128,231
  • Tax year 2022

    $4,800

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $132,988
  • Tax year 2021

    $5,100

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $128,525
  • Tax year 2020

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $125,877
  • Tax year 2019

    $5,400

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $129,585
  • Tax year 2018

    $3,900

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $125,854

Grants paid in 2024

28 grants, largest first

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

  1. The Institute of World PoliticsWashington, DC

    General purposes

    $750
  2. American Foreign Policy CouncilWashington, DC

    General purposes

    $500
  3. St Joseph's Indian SchoolChamberlain, SD

    General purposes

    $250
  4. Island Heritage TrustDeer Isle, ME

    General purposes

    $250
  5. Guiding Eyes for the BlindYorktown HTS, NY

    General purposes

    $100
  6. Opera House ArtsStonington, ME

    General purposes

    $100
  7. The Fund for American StudiesWashington, DC

    General purposes

    $100
  8. Memorial Ambulance CorpDeer Isle, ME

    General purposes

    $75
  9. Blue Hill BachBlue Hill, ME

    General purposes

    $50
  10. Bagaduce Music Lending LibraryBlue Hill, ME

    General purposes

    $50
  11. Intercollegiate Studies InstituteWilmington, DE

    General purposes

    $50
  12. Individual

    General purposes

    $50
  13. Habitat for HumanityTopeka, KS

    General purposes

    $50
  14. Individual

    General purposes

    $50
  15. Individual

    General purposes

    $50
  16. The Salvation ArmyLewiston, ME

    General purposes

    $50
  17. Individual

    General purposes

    $50
  18. Reading Is FundamentalWashington, DC

    General purposes

    $48
  19. Individual

    General purposes

    $27
  20. Good Shepherd Food Bank of MeLewiston, ME

    General purposes

    $25
  21. Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA

    General purposes

    $25
  22. Individual

    General purposes

    $25
  23. Individual

    General purposes

    $20
  24. Individual

    General purposes

    $20
  25. Individual

    General purposes

    $20
  26. Individual

    General purposes

    $20
  27. Individual

    General purposes

    $16
  28. Individual

    General purposes

    $15

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid2 grants $1,25065% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $25013% of the total
  3. Arts and culture2 grants $1508% of the total
  4. Education3 grants $1488% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $1005% of the total
  6. Medical research1 grant $251% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia4 grants $1,398
  2. Maine7 grants $600
  3. South Dakota1 grant $250
  4. New York1 grant $100
  5. Delaware1 grant $50
  6. Kansas1 grant $50
  7. Massachusetts1 grant $25

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Carol S DegraffenreidPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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