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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 75-2707712

Riter Family Foundation

A private foundation in Tyler, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 18 grants and $1 million paid in grants.

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

    $1,007,507

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $13,047,892
  • Tax year 2024

    $542,508

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $13,175,894
  • Tax year 2023

    $915,223

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $12,569,405
  • Tax year 2022

    $439,197

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $13,018,739
  • Tax year 2021

    $965,510

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $12,686,146
  • Tax year 2020

    $693,012

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $12,702,886
  • Tax year 2019

    $134,074

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $13,553,763
  • Tax year 2018

    $452,039

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $13,145,208

Grants paid in 2025

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Bethesda Health ClincTyler, TX

    Social assistance

    $310,000
  2. All Saints Episcopal SchoolTyler, TX

    Education

    $210,000
  3. Hospice of East TexasTyler, TX

    Health care

    $100,000
  4. Promise AcademyTyler, TX

    Education

    $75,000
  5. Grace Community SchoolTyler, TX

    Academic success center

    $65,000
  6. Samaritan's PurseBoone, NC

    Social assistance

    $40,000
  7. Pave East TexasTyler, TX

    Education

    $35,000
  8. The Mentoring AllianceTyler, TX

    Social assistance

    $35,000
  9. Individual

    Support

    $30,000
  10. Individual

    Community enrichment

    $25,000
  11. Schreiner UniversityKerrville, TX

    Education

    $25,000
  12. Individual

    Social assistance

    $20,000
  13. Children's Advocacy Center of SmithTyler, TX

    Social assistance

    $15,000
  14. Smith County Champions for ChildrenTyler, TX

    Social assistance

    $10,000
  15. University of Texas at TylerTyler, TX

    Education

    $5,000
  16. Dallas Children's Advocacy CenterDallas, TX

    Social assistance

    $5,000
  17. Tyler Economic Dev CouncilTyler, TX

    Community enrichment

    $2,500
  18. Individual

    Support

    $7

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $110,00059% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $40,00022% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $35,00019% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas13 grants $892,500
  2. North Carolina1 grant $40,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Aw Riter IIIPres/Treas Hours 0Pay $0
  • Cynthia S RiterSecretary Hours 0Pay $0
  • Paxton W RiterDirector Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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