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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 87-3820059

December Ruth Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Lewiston, ME. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $40,000 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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,111
  • Tax year 2024

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,472
  • Tax year 2023

    $7,821

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $831
  • Tax year 2022

    $5,150

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Keys for Harmony IncPlantation, FL

    Charitable

    $24,000
  2. Film Independent IncLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable

    $16,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $40,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida1 grant $24,000
  2. California1 grant $16,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Reginald HodgesDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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