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Edwin C Tretter Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Ferdinand, Indiana · EIN 200742747

Edwin C Tretter Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Ferdinand, Indiana. In tax year 2024 it gave $37,300 in 17 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $4,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $42,800 the year before.

29% of its 2024 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$42,80018$837,707
2024$37,30017$907,619

How to apply

ContactEdwin C Tretter Foundation Inc Co M
2250 Robin Dr, Ferdinand, IN 47532
Phone or email(812) 367-1978
What to submitRequests should be submitted in writing.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Edwin C Tretter Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Indiana.

StateGrantsAmount
Indiana15$31,300
Kentucky1$4,000
Tennessee1$2,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 17 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN
Scholarships$4,000
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY
Scholarships$4,000
Catholic Charities of Tell City
Tell City, IN
Food pantry support$2,500
North Spencer Community Action Center
Dale, IN
Food pantry support$2,500
St Vincent de Paul
Jasper, IN
Food pantry$2,500
Perry County Sheriff's Department
Tell City, IN
Public safety equipment$2,300
American Red Cross
Evansville, IN
Sustainability campaign$2,000
Anderson Woods Inc
Bristow, IN
Adult disability program$2,000
Isaiah 117 House
Elizabethton, TN
Spencer/perry co house$2,000
Memorial Hospital Foundation
Jasper, IN
Support for cancer patients$2,000
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Scholarships$2,000
Stir-N-Up Hope Inc
Ferdinand, IN
Support children with disabilities program$2,000
University of Evansville
Evansville, IN
Scholarship$2,000
Spencer County Community Foundation
Rockport, IN
North spencer library fund$1,500
Tell City Junior Senior High School
Tell City, IN
Athletic fund and library fund$1,500
Dale Presbyterian Church
Dale, IN
Summer community program$1,500
Dubois County Sheriff's Department
Jasper, IN
National child safety program$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Edwin C Tretter Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Edwin C Tretter Foundation Inc give?

$37,300 in tax year 2024, across 17 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Edwin C Tretter Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Matthew R Tretter (President), Stanley J Tretter (Treasurer) and John A Lyons (Secretary).

What does Edwin C Tretter Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, food and hunger and human services.

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