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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 59-3340081

Red Ribbon Charitable Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Gulf Breeze, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $143,587 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Josh Menge
PO Box 430
Gulf Breeze, FL 32562
(850) 434-8378
Form and materials
Red ribbon charitable foundation requires that all grant applicants complete and sign an application form outlining the following information: name and address of organization tax exempt status goals and benefits of proposed project period and level of funding explanation of how the funds will be spent a description of other funds available to the applicant contact person
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Hiv/aids preventative education programs and hiv/aids humanitarian relief programs with priority given to applicants located within the four county geographic area of northwest florida whose requests represent community-based, need-driven initiatives.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $143,587

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,706,963
  • Tax year 2024

    $165,880

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,819,183
  • Tax year 2023

    $132,890

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,966,250
  • Tax year 2022

    $99,690

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,141,630
  • Tax year 2021

    $94,270

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,267,183
  • Tax year 2020

    $115,800

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,295,775

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Okaloosa AIDS Support and Informational Services Inc - OasisFort Walton Beach, FL

    Manreach, positive living, and quarterly funding

    $111,587
  2. Pensacola LGBT Film FestivalPensacola, FL

    Stamped film festival

    $12,000
  3. Together We WeatherPensacola, FL

    PNS happy hour

    $10,000
  4. Pensacola OperaPensacola, FL

    Operational support

    $9,000
  5. Sundays Child IncPensacola, FL

    Membership

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $21,00066% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $10,00031% of the total
  3. Civil rights1 grant $1,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida5 grants $143,587

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Mimi MeredithBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Josh MengeKEY EMPLOYEE Hours 40Pay $71,700
  • Susan E WalchBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Samuel R Mathews IIBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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