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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 61-6357121

Ruth Gutekunst Trust

A private foundation in Pennington, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $85,256 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

    $85,256

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,719,315

  • Tax year 2024

    $82,195

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,770,895

  • Tax year 2023

    $82,195

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,786,137

  • Tax year 2022

    $85,361

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,821,626

  • Tax year 2021

    $77,700

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,834,210

  • Tax year 2020

    $67,989

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,608,074

  • Tax year 2019

    $72,134

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,681,508

  • Tax year 2018

    $71,795

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,483,948

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Erie County SPCAWest Seneca, NY

    Unrestricted general

    $15,346
  2. Chautauqua County Humane SocietyFluvanna, NY

    Unrestricted general

    $15,346
  3. Best Friends Animal SocietyKanab, UT

    Unrestricted general

    $15,346
  4. Humane Society of Genesee CountyBurton, MI

    Unrestricted general

    $15,346
  5. DawgsDalhart, TX

    Unrestricted general

    $15,346
  6. 2nd Chance Sheltering NetworkSpringbrook, NY

    Unrestricted general

    $4,263
  7. Heart Animal Rescue and Adoption TeamHamburg, NY

    Unrestricted general

    $4,263

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals5 grants $65,647100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York4 grants $39,218
  2. Michigan1 grant $15,346
  3. Texas1 grant $15,346
  4. Utah1 grant $15,346

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Bank of America N ATRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $33,236

The return

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