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Ridenour Endowment Fund

Preselected recipients only Chicago, Illinois · EIN 136023845

Ridenour Endowment Fund is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $16,519 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $16,519 and the largest $16,519. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $13,912 the year before.

0% of its 2025 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$16,1771$403,066
2024$13,9121$446,589
2025$16,5191$498,793

How to apply

Ridenour Endowment Fund says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Ridenour Endowment Fund funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York1$16,519

Grants paid in 2025

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts Inc
Flushing, NY
General operating$16,519

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ridenour Endowment Fund accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Ridenour Endowment Fund give?

$16,519 in tax year 2025, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $16,519.

Who runs Ridenour Endowment Fund?

Its 2025 filing lists JP Morgan Chase Bank NA (Trustee).

What does Ridenour Endowment Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture.

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