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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 71-0879051

Ruth U Fertel Foundation

A private foundation in Kenner, LA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 51 grants and $790,250 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $790,250

    Grants listed
    51
    Assets, end of year
    $13,315,229

  • Tax year 2024

    $670,933

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $12,116,206

  • Tax year 2023

    $716,250

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $10,925,072

  • Tax year 2022

    $741,500

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $9,997,315

  • Tax year 2021

    $652,075

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $11,394,357

  • Tax year 2020

    $623,250

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $9,707,588

  • Tax year 2019

    $634,750

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $6,910,887

Grants paid in 2025

51 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Longue Vue FoundationNew Orleans, LA

    Unrestricted

    $62,500
  2. St Martin's Episcopal SchoolMetairie, LA

    Unrestricted

    $60,000
  3. Jesuit High SchoolNew Orleans, LA

    Unrestricted

    $50,000
  4. St Mary's Dominican High SchoolNew Orleans, LA

    Unrestricted

    $50,000
  5. UNO FoundationNew Orleans, LA

    Unrestricted

    $50,000
  6. Louisiana Museum FoundationNew Orleans, LA

    Unrestricted

    $31,250
  7. St Michael's Special SchoolNew Orleans, LA

    Unrestricted

    $30,000
  8. WwozNew Orleans, LA

    Unrestricted

    $30,000
  9. Posse FoundationNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  10. Isadore Newman SchoolNew Orleans, LA

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  11. Video VeracityNew Orleans, LA

    Unrestricted

    $22,500
  12. Pondarosa StompNew Orleans, LA

    Unrestricted

    $22,500
  13. Boys' HopeNew Orleans, LA

    UnrestrictedUnrerstricted

    $20,000
  14. Dominican Peace CenterColumbus, OH

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  15. Good Shepherd SchoolNew Orleans, LA

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  16. Junior Achievment GNO IncNew Orleans, LA

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  17. National Performance NetworkNew Orleans, LA

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  18. Son Of A SaintNew Orleans, LA

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  19. NochiNew Orleans, LA

    Unreatricted

    $20,000
  20. Cafe ReconcileNew Orleans, LA

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  21. Goat In The Road ProductionsNew Orleans, LA

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  22. The LensNew Orleans, LA

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  23. Kenyon ReviewGambier, OH

    Unrestricted

    $12,500
  24. Edible School NOLANew Orleans, LA

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  25. Jazz At Lincoln CenterNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  26. Live Oak Summer CampNew Orleans, LA

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  27. Music & Culture Coalition of New OrleansNew Orleans, LA

    UnrestrictedUnrestrictedUnrestricted

    $10,000
  28. NOCCA InstituteNew Orleans, LA

    UnrestrictedUnrestricted

    $10,000
  29. Mondo Bizarro ProductionsNew Orleans, LA

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  30. 826 Literacy ProgramNew Orleans, LA

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  31. Historic New Orleans CollectionNew Orleans, LA

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  32. KidsmartNew Orleans, LA

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  33. Tennessee Williams FestivalNew Orleans, LA

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  34. Danny Barker FestivalNew Orleans, LA

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  35. Roots Of Music SchoolNew Orleans, LA

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  36. Mercy Family CenterMetairie, LA

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  37. WwnoNew Orleans, LA

    Unrestricted

    $4,500
  38. Young Aspirations Young ArtistsNew Orleans, LA

    Unrestricted

    $3,000
  39. Audubon Nature InstituteNew Orleans, LA

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  40. Faulkner SocietyNew Orleans, LA

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  41. A Studio In The WoodsNew Orleans, LA

    Unreatricted

    $2,000
  42. Bricolage AcademyNew Orleans, LA

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  43. Ella ProjectNew Orleans, LA

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  44. Homer Pless Community SchoolsNew Orleans, LA

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  45. Miracle Children's FoundationFolsom, LA

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  46. Market UmbrellaNew Orleans, LA

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  47. Saul's LightNew Orleans, LA

    Unresricted

    $1,000
  48. CRCLNew Orleans, LA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  49. Louisiana Center For Children's RightsNew Orleans, LA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  50. Make It Count MathNew Orleans, LA

    unrestricted

    $1,000
  51. Lift LouisianaNew Orleans, LA

    Unrestricted

    $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 culture9 grants $112,00063% of the total
  2. Education4 grants $43,00024% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $20,00011% of the total
  4. Animals1 grant $2,5001% of the total
  5. Crime and legal aid1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Louisiana48 grants $747,750
  2. Ohio2 grants $32,500
  3. New York1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Randy FertelPresident, Director Hours 1Pay $0
  • James E Ryder JrSec-Treas., Director Hours 1Pay $0
  • Robert W MerrickDirector Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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