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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 65-0317422

Richard A Busemeyer Atheist Foundation

A private foundation in Cincinnati, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $560,275 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

    $560,275

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $13,904,449

  • Tax year 2024

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $6,707,945

  • Tax year 2023

    $300,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,127,974

  • Tax year 2022

    $225,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,495,676

  • Tax year 2021

    $435,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,511,085

  • Tax year 2020

    $315,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,043,725

  • Tax year 2019

    $500,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,065,617

  • Tax year 2018

    $400,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,403,081

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. International Centre for EdTech Impact (WiKIT)Stavanger, Norway

    payment for setup of competition through WIKIT

    $266,825
  2. Unlocking CommunitiesChicago, IL

    empower local entrepreneurs with

    $260,000
  3. STTE FoundationEl Paso, TX

    Program Support

    $25,000
  4. NogalesBogota, Colombia

    Nodo A hub linking educational contexts, decision-makers, and learning tools

    $15,000
  5. EnactusNew York, NY

    Program Support

    $10,000
  6. KKIS IncFort Collins, CO

    First Generation Peer-to-Peer College Guidance in the Rieviera Maya

    $8,450
  7. Seed CommonsNew York, NY

    Repayment of grant funds awarded in prior year

    -$25,000

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 $268,45091% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $25,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois1 grant $260,000
  2. Texas1 grant $25,000
  3. Colorado1 grant $8,450
  4. New York2 grants -$15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Jonathan WettackPresident Hours 5Pay $0
  • Daniel BusemeyerChair Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jeffery BusemeyerTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0
  • Michael BusemeyerSecretary Hours 1Pay $0

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