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Ridgeway Em-Charittuw

Accepts applications Orlando, Florida · EIN 546202908

Ridgeway Em-Charittuw is a private foundation in Orlando, Florida. In tax year 2024 it gave $98,570 in 16 grants; the typical grant was $2,125 and the largest $18,622. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $55,981 the year before.

13% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$55,98117$1.8 million
2024$98,57016$1.8 million

How to apply

ContactMartin Keesecker
115 N Cameron St FL 2, Winchester, VA 22601-4738
Phone or email(540) 665-4345
What to submitWritten request - must demonstrate need and qualifications within parameters of foundation purpose.
DeadlinesMay 31, annually
RestrictionsCharities must be in winchester and surrounding areas. Emphasis is placed on personal services.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Ridgeway Em-Charittuw funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
Virginia13$66,695
District of Columbia1$10,625
Georgia1$10,625
North Carolina1$10,625

Grants paid in 2024

All 16 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
United Methodist Homes Inc
Glen Allen, VA
General operating$18,622
Virginia United Methodist Family Services Methodist Childrens Home
Richmond, VA
General operating$16,198
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
Charlotte, NC
General operating$10,625
Ferrum College
Ferrum, VA
General operating$10,625
General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church
Atlanta, GA
General operating$10,625
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Washington, DC
General operating$10,625
Adult Care Center of the Northern Shenandoah Valley Inc
Winchester, VA
General operating$2,125
Blue Ridge Area Food Bank
Verona, VA
General operating$2,125
Blue Ridge Hospice Inc
Winchester, VA
General operating$2,125
C-Cap of Winchester
Winchester, VA
General operating$2,125
Concern Hotline
Winchester, VA
General operating$2,125
Henry & William Evans Home Inc
Winchester, VA
General operating$2,125
Healthy Families of the Northern Shenandoah Valley
Winchester, VA
General operating$2,125
The Laurel Center
Winchester, VA
General operating$2,125
Timber Ridge School
Winchester, VA
General operating$2,125
Sinclair Health Clinic
Winchester, VA
General$2,125

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ridgeway Em-Charittuw accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: May 31, annually.

How much does Ridgeway Em-Charittuw give?

$98,570 in tax year 2024, across 16 grants, with a typical grant of $2,125.

Who runs Ridgeway Em-Charittuw?

Its 2024 filing lists Truist Bank (Trustee).

What does Ridgeway Em-Charittuw fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, human services and education.

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