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Red Ribbon Charitable Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Gulf Breeze, Florida · EIN 593340081

Red Ribbon Charitable Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Gulf Breeze, Florida. In tax year 2025 it gave $143,587 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $111,587. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $165,880 the year before.

40% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$132,8906$1.9 million
2024$165,8805$1.8 million
2025$143,5875$1.8 million

How to apply

ContactJosh Menge
PO Box 430, Gulf Breeze, FL 32562
Phone or email(850) 434-8378
What to submitRed ribbon charitable foundation requires that all grant applicants complete and sign an application form outlining the following information: name and address of organization tax exempt status goals and benefits of proposed project period and level of funding explanation of how the funds will be spent a description of other funds available to the applicant contact person
RestrictionsHIV/AIDS preventative education programs and HIV/AIDS humanitarian relief programs with priority given to applicants located within the four county geographic area of northwest Florida whose requests represent community-based, need-driven initiatives.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Red Ribbon Charitable Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Florida.

StateGrantsAmount
Florida5$143,587

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Okaloosa AIDS Support and Informational Services Inc - Oasis
Fort Walton Beach, FL
Manreach, positive living, and quarterly funding$111,587
Pensacola LGBT Film Festival
Pensacola, FL
Stamped film festival$12,000
Together We Weather
Pensacola, FL
Pns happy hour$10,000
Pensacola Opera
Pensacola, FL
Operational support$9,000
Sundays Child Inc
Pensacola, FL
Membership$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Red Ribbon Charitable Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Red Ribbon Charitable Foundation Inc give?

$143,587 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Red Ribbon Charitable Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Mimi Meredith (Board Member), Josh Menge (Key Employee), Susan E Walch (Board Member) and Samuel R Mathews II (Board Member).

What does Red Ribbon Charitable Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture.

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