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Wilhelmine Ratermann Charitable

Preselected recipients only Salem, Illinois · EIN 336328095

Wilhelmine Ratermann Charitable is a private foundation in Salem, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $127,090 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $22,000 and the largest $50,000. 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 $75,531 the year before.

25% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$80,8914$2.5 million
2024$75,5314$2.5 million
2025$127,0905$3.1 million

How to apply

Wilhelmine Ratermann Charitable 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 Wilhelmine Ratermann Charitable funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois4$77,090
Missouri1$50,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Fdn Barnes Jewish Hosp
Saint Louis, MO
Scholarships$50,000
Kaskaskia College
Centralia, IL
Scholarships$26,000
Clinton County FB Found
Breese, IL
Scholarships$22,000
St Francis of Assisi
Aviston, IL
Scholarships$20,000
Individual
IL
Scholarships$9,090

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Wilhelmine Ratermann Charitable accept grant applications?

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

How much does Wilhelmine Ratermann Charitable give?

$127,090 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $22,000.

Who runs Wilhelmine Ratermann Charitable?

Its 2025 filing lists Leonard Rose (Trustee), Teresa Goatey (Treasurer) and Sue Ellen Rose (Successor).

What does Wilhelmine Ratermann Charitable fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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