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May Ellen & Gerald Ritter Foundation: 19 grants to organizations, $555,480 (tax year ended December 2024)
May Ellen & Gerald Ritter Foundation, a private foundation in Lexington Ave TH Floo, NY, paid 19 grants to organizations totaling $555,480 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $105,000 to Build On Inc in Stamford, CT for annual appeal.
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- EIN
- 136114269
- Based in
- Lexington Ave TH Floo, NY
- Assets
- $7,973,347
- Grants paid
- $555,480
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202523219349108517. It reported $555,480 in grants paid; 19 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Build On Inc | Stamford, CT | Annual appeal | $105,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alfred E Smith Memorial Foundation | New York, NY | General | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Music That Heals Inc | Neoponsit, NY | Tully center, queens center, brooklyn calvary hospital, & adapt school | Health care | $72,480 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hassenfeld Childrens Hospital at Nyu Langone | New York, NY | General | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Robin Hood Foundation | New York, NY | General | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Birch Family Services Inc | New York, NY | General | Human services | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Mary's Church | Brooklyn, NY | General | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Stamford Hospital | Stamford, CT | General | Health care | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The New York Foundling | New York, NY | Child abuse prevention program | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catholic Charities Brooklyn & Queens | Brooklyn, NY | Catholic renewal | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Futures in Education | Brooklyn, NY | Scholarship fund | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Futures and Options Inc | New York, NY | General | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pace University | New York, NY | Women's lacrosse | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Stamford Police Foundation | Stamford, CT | General | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Babe Ruth Baseball of Stamford Inc | Stamford, CT | General | Recreation and sports | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Norwich University | Northfield, VT | Brian r bill scholarship | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nyc Board of Education PS 72 | Bronx, NY | Robotics stem program | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fetch Rescue Inc | Westport, CT | General | Animal-related | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Roadside Rescue Network | Merion, MS | General | Animal-related | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Health care | $97,480 |
| Human services | $55,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $35,000 |
| Education | $30,000 |
| Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $10,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $7,000 |
| Animal-related | $6,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $397,480 |
| Connecticut | $150,000 |
| Vermont | $5,000 |
| Mississippi | $3,000 |
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Updated November 17, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.