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Ray Foundation Inc: 40 grants to organizations, $11.4 million (tax year ended June 2025)
Ray Foundation Inc, a private foundation in Naples, FL, paid 40 grants to organizations totaling $11,356,545 in its tax year ended June 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on February 12, 2026. The largest was $2,650,000 to Aopa Air Safety Foundation in Frederick, MD for support for 'you can fly' program and flight scholarships.
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- EIN
- 810288819
- Based in
- Naples, FL
- Assets
- $263,139,163
- Grants paid
- $11,356,545
- Tax year ended
- June 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended June 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed February 12, 2026, IRS object ID 202620439349100527. It reported $11,356,545 in grants paid; 40 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aopa Air Safety Foundation | Frederick, MD | Support for 'you can fly' program and flight scholarships | $2,650,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Eaa Aviation Foundation Inc | Oshkosh, WI | Flight scholarships, kidventure support, purchase of pc flight simulators | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,345,060 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aerospace Center for Excellence | Lakeland, FL | Support for skylab, lakeland aero club and youth programs | Education | $894,857 | apps.irs.gov |
| Commerative Air Force | Dallas, TX | Naec programs and flight scholarships | $892,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Civil Air Patrol Foundation | Maxwell Afb, AL | Flight scholarships | Education | $825,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Immokalee Foundation | Naples, FL | Matching grant pathways programs support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $800,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wings Over the Rockies | Denver, CO | Youth programming support | $800,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Foundation of Collier County | Naples, FL | James c ray scholarship funding | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Und Aerospace Foundation | Grand Forks, ND | Veterans scholarship support | Education | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Southeastern Guide Dogs | Palmetto, FL | Operating budget support | Human services | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Reno Air Racing Association | Reno, NV | Flight scholarship funding support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Teens in Flight | Palm Coast, FL | Operating support | Youth development | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum | Honolulu, HI | Flight scholarship funding support | Arts, culture and humanities | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Williamsburg Aviation Scholarship Program | Williamsburg, VA | Flight scholarship funding support | Education | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Able Flight Inc | Chapel Hill, NC | Flight training scholarships | Education | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heritage Foundation | Washington, DC | Internships | Public and societal benefit | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Flight Foundation | Unicoi, TN | Flight scholarship funding support | Youth development | $58,680 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alzheimer's Support Network | Naples, FL | Operating budget support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Children's Hospital Colorado Mitochondrial Lab | Aurora, CO | Anschutz mitochondrial lab support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Eaa Chapter 252 | Oshkosh, WI | Youth aircraft build project support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center | Naples, FL | Youth education programming support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Long Island Young Aviators Club | Naples, FL | Operating and scholarship support | Education | $38,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Leroy Homer Foundation | Marlton, NJ | Flight scholarship funding support | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Arkansas Valley Humane Society | Buena Vista, CO | Operating support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aspiring Aviators Aero Club | Winter Haven, FL | Airplane purchase support | $28,793 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Soaring Flight Education Association | Saint Pau, MN | Glider scholarships | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hsu Educational Foundation | Fort Walton Beach, FL | Drone team challenge support | $24,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Minnesota Ace Camp | Evergreen, CO | Operations and scholarship support | $22,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Eaa Chapter 838 | Racine, WI | A&p scholarship support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hiller Aviation Museum | San Carlos, CA | Flight training scholarship support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Monarch Ski Patrol | Salida, CO | Rescue dog training support | $17,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Upwind Foundation | San Carlos, CA | Flight scholarship funding support | Education | $16,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aviation Explorer Base | Racine, WI | Scholarship and operations support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Preflight Aviation Camp | Commerce City, CO | Operating budget support | Youth development | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Citizen's Foster Care | Naples, FL | Operating budget support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Women in Aviation Stars of the North | Crystal, MN | Wia day operations support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Eaa Chapter 327 | Dubuque, IA | Flight simulator purchase | Education | $9,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Eaa Chapter 1494 | Dandridge, TN | Flight simulator purchase | $8,205 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aviaton Stemaha | Omaha, NE | Program support | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aloft | Haiku, HI | Support for youth programs | Youth development | $5,200 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended June 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 12, 2025, IRS object ID 202541329349101444. It reported $18,190,586 in grants paid; 36 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Und Aerospace Foundation | Grand Forks, ND | Veterans scholarship and flight operations bldg. support | Education | $7,700,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aopa Air Safety Foundation | Frederick, MD | Support for 'you can fly' program and flight scholarships | $3,750,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Eaa Aviation Foundation Inc | Oshkosh, WI | Flight scholarships, kidventure support, purchase of pc flight simulators | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,490,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Civil Air Patrol Foundation | Maxwell Afb, AL | Flight scholarships | Education | $635,800 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aerospace Center for Excellence | Lakeland, FL | Support for skylab, lakeland aero club and youth programs | Education | $623,329 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wings Over the Rockies | Denver, CO | Youth programming support | $550,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Commerative Air Force | Dallas, TX | Naec programs and flight scholarships | $417,737 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Immokalee Foundation | Naples, FL | Matching grant pathways programs support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Southeastern Guide Dogs | Palmetto, FL | Operating budget support | Human services | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Foundation of Collier County | Naples, FL | James c ray scholarship funding | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum | Honolulu, HI | Flight scholarship funding support | Arts, culture and humanities | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Reno Air Racing Association | Reno, NV | Flight scholarship funding support | $110,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Teens in Flight | Palm Coast, FL | Operating support | Youth development | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hsu Educational Foundation | Fort Walton Beach, FL | Drone team challenge support | $97,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kettle Moraine Youth Aviation | Juneau, WI | Youth aviation build support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Stem Flights | Alexandria, VA | Scholarship program support | Education | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heritage Foundation | Washington, DC | Internships | Public and societal benefit | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alzheimer's Support Network | Naples, FL | Operating budget support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aspiring Aviators Aero Club | Winter Haven, FL | Airplane purchase support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Champions for Learning | Naples, FL | Purchase vr aviation maint simulator | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Children's Hospital Colorado Mitochondrial Lab | Aurora, CO | Anschutz mitochondrial lab support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Flight Foundation | Unicoi, TN | Flight scholarship funding support | Youth development | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center | Naples, FL | Youth education programming support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Eaa Chapter 729 | Columbus, IN | Youth aircraft build project support | $37,720 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Leroy Homer Foundation | Marlton, NJ | Flight scholarship funding support | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Civil Air Patrol MN 122 | Lake Elmo, MN | Flight scholarships | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Eaa Chapter 943 | Yulee, FL | Youth aviation scholarship support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Minnesota Ace Camp | Evergreen, CO | Operations and scholarship support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mountain West Uas | Buena Vista, CO | Drone park development support | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aloft | Haiku, HI | Support for youth programs | Youth development | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Citizen's Foster Care | Naples, FL | Operating budget support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hiller Aviation Museum | San Carlos, CA | Flight training scholarship support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aviation Explorer Base | Racine, WI | Scholarship and operations support | $17,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Eaa Chapter 563 | Peoria, IL | Youth aircraft build project support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Women in Aviation Stars of the North | Crystal, MN | Wia day operations support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Civil Air Patrol Naples Squadron | Naples, FL | Computer purchase | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $11,367,986 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $5,135,060 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,100,000 |
| Human services | $500,000 |
| Youth development | $398,880 |
| Public and societal benefit | $120,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| North Dakota | $8,000,000 |
| Maryland | $6,400,000 |
| Wisconsin | $5,012,060 |
| Florida | $4,413,729 |
| Colorado | $1,584,000 |
| Alabama | $1,460,800 |
| Texas | $1,309,737 |
| Hawaii | $325,200 |
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Updated February 12, 2026. 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.