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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 93-6067801

Basil Ronjoin Educational Trust

A private foundation in Portland, OR. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $60,000 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. It still lists the details below.

Contact
Wendy Gerlach
3612 SW Dosch Ct
Portland, OR 97221
(503) 297-6363
Form and materials
N/A
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
N/A

Assets and giving by year

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

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $956,649
  • Tax year 2024

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $915,077
  • Tax year 2023

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $912,185
  • Tax year 2022

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $932,919
  • Tax year 2021

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $834,119
  • Tax year 2020

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $789,495

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Del Norte Scholarship FoundationCrescent City, CA

    Scholarship

    $40,000
  2. Lewis and Clark CollegePortland, OR

    Scholarship

    $20,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $20,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California1 grant $40,000
  2. Oregon1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Wendy GerlachTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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