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Form 990-PFTax year 2023EIN 68-0441559

Aerojet Rocketdyne Foundation

A private foundation in Melbourne, FL. Its return for tax year 2023 lists 13 grants and $218,558 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2023 (period ending Apr 12, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2023

    $218,558

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2022

    $526,720

    Grants listed
    241
    Assets, end of year
    $11,727,066

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,506,794

    Grants listed
    232
    Assets, end of year
    $12,292,416

  • Tax year 2020

    $640,286

    Grants listed
    276
    Assets, end of year
    $13,049,600

  • Tax year 2019

    $823,684

    Grants listed
    273
    Assets, end of year
    $13,028,992

  • Tax year 2018

    $639,312

    Grants listed
    265
    Assets, end of year
    $13,552,028

  • Tax year 2017

    $464,341

    Grants listed
    248
    Assets, end of year
    $13,769,788

Grants paid in 2023

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. National Merit Scholarship CorporationEvanston, IL

    Scholarship stipends for all remaining scholarships through 2025 program

    $182,220
  2. The Blackbaud Giving FundDaniel Island, SC

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $29,668
  3. Board of the University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $1,000
  4. Mississippi State University Foundation IncMS State, MS

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $1,000
  5. Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High SchoolDumfries, VA

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $1,000
  6. Bishop Oconnell High SchoolArlington, VA

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $500
  7. Central Michigan UniversityMt Pleasant, MI

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $500
  8. Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $500
  9. Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyTerre Haute, IN

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $500
  10. School of the Arts Foundation IncWest Palm BCH, FL

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $500
  11. Wakefield School IncThe Plains, VA

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $500
  12. Assumption St Bridget School Part of Catholic Archdiocese of SeattleSeattle, WA

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $470
  13. University of Nebraska FoundationLincoln, NE

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education4 grants $183,42085% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $29,66814% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $1,000<1% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation1 grant $500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois2 grants $182,720
  2. South Carolina1 grant $29,668
  3. Virginia3 grants $2,000
  4. Alabama1 grant $1,000
  5. Mississippi1 grant $1,000
  6. Florida1 grant $500
  7. Indiana1 grant $500
  8. Michigan1 grant $500
  9. Washington1 grant $470
  10. Nebraska1 grant $200

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Carmen RobertsonPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ken BedingfieldTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Scott MikuenSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mel RakitaDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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