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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 59-7160404

Ruth A Wilson Private Foundation

A private foundation in Winter Haven, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $22,064 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

    $22,064

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $500,160
  • Tax year 2024

    $18,240

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $512,840
  • Tax year 2023

    $19,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $171,881
  • Tax year 2022

    $19,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $185,694
  • Tax year 2021

    $16,400

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $190,491
  • Tax year 2020

    $16,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $200,331
  • Tax year 2019

    $16,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $211,253
  • Tax year 2018

    $16,975

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $208,447

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. First Baptist Church First Baptist Church of BartowBartow, FL

    Donation to benefit the church

    $6,000
  2. Grace City Church of Florida IncLakeland, FL

    For the church's ministries

    $6,000
  3. Alice Drive Baptist ChurchSumter, SC

    Support of the church's ministry

    $5,000
  4. Humane Society of Polk CountyWinter Haven, FL

    Assisting shelter for homeless anima

    $2,200
  5. First Baptist ChurchWinter Haven, FL

    For the church's ministry

    $1,864
  6. University of FloridaGainesville, FL

    For scholarship program

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $6,00073% of the total
  2. Animals1 grant $2,20027% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida5 grants $17,064
  2. South Carolina1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Steven R WrightTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • David WrightTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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