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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 74-2831546

The Brighter Sky Foundation

A private foundation in Bulverde, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $307,739 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

    $307,739

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $555,107

  • Tax year 2024

    $255,530

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $619,557

  • Tax year 2023

    $121,934

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $509,198

  • Tax year 2022

    $210,574

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $540,094

  • Tax year 2020

    $97,608

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $490,719

  • Tax year 2019

    $95,130

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $225,306

  • Tax year 2018

    $95,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $286,658

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Fredericksburg ISDFredericksburg, TX

    Funding social worker at eastside early college high school salary for a year

    $130,000
  2. Saisd FoundationSan Antonio, TX

    Funding social worker at eastside early college high school salary for a year; emergency donation for snap recipients

    $68,270
  3. Texas Public RadioSan Antonio, TX

    Funding cultural programming and community reporting

    $35,000
  4. Community Foundation of the Texas Hill CountryKerrville, TX

    Funding local nonprofits for community development and disaster relief

    $25,000
  5. TexsarWimberley, TX

    Funding emergency management support and search and rescue operations

    $25,000
  6. Comal ISDNew Braunfels, TX

    Funding social worker at eastside early college high school salary for a year

    $24,469

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $93,27061% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $35,00023% of the total
  3. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $25,00016% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas6 grants $307,739

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Camilla RitcheyCO-PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Roy AdellVICE-PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Leila AdellCO-PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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