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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 83-0916106

Ripple Fund

A private foundation in Charleston, SC. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 4 grants and $25,197 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $25,197

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $221,120

  • Tax year 2023

    $18,800

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $341,754

  • Tax year 2022

    $38,617

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $309,081

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $474,809

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $116,362

  • Tax year 2019

    $8,726

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $98,882

Grants paid in 2024

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Shared CityCharleston, SC

    Learning lab donation

    $12,360
  2. Coastal Community FoundationN Charleston, SC

    Tickets for fundraiser

    $12,000
  3. Mad ParkCharleston, SC

    Tshirts for fundraiser

    $637
  4. Heart Math TutoringCharlotte, NC

    Donation

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $12,00093% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $6375% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $2002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. South Carolina3 grants $24,997
  2. North Carolina1 grant $200

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Jerald ScheerPRESIDENT Hours 30Pay $0

The return

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