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May Ellen & Gerald Ritter Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$555k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
19
Grants FY2024
19
Organizations funded FY2023
26%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$20,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$105,000
Organizations funded a year
13 to 40
FY2018 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
4
Total assets, FY2024
$8.0M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 26% of the organizations May Ellen & Gerald Ritter Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 9% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $35k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’19’20’21’22’23
EducationAnimalsHuman ServicesArts & CultureHealthCommunity ImprovementOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving19$555k42%
FY202319$397k26%
FY202221$495k43%
FY202113$305k8%
FY202018$402k17%
FY201940$914k45%
FY201833$874kn/a
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Health$1.2MHuman Services$594kInternational$434kEducation$405kArts & Culture$324kReligion$240kPhilanthropy$207kFood & Nutrition$130kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
IL
WI
NY
MA
PA
NJ
CT
VA
AZ
MS

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of May Ellen & Gerald Ritter Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Music That Heals Inc$446,640784%
Buildon Inc$434,00070%
The Stamford Hospital$350,00060%
Nyu Langone Hospitals$250,00020%
Robin Hood Foundation$182,00040%
St Francis Food Pantries and Shelters Inc$125,00062%
Birch Family Services Inc$105,00060%
Sandy Hook Promise Foundation$100,00050%
Pace University$90,00070%
Stamford Peace Youth Foundation Inc$85,00045%
New York Foundling$75,00030%
St Joseph's University New York$70,00030%
Stamford Police Foundation Inc$65,0005n/a
Good Plus Foundation Inc$65,00020%
The Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City$45,0001n/a
St Francis College$45,00030%
Catholic Charities Diocese of Brooklyn$40,0002n/a
St Thomas Aquinas College$35,00020%
The Water Trust Inc$35,00041%
Gracie Mansion Conservancy$35,0002n/a
Futures in Education$30,00020%
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church$30,0002n/a
Saint Joseph's University$30,00020%
St Marys Church$25,0001n/a
Dermatology Foundation$25,00011%
Metropolitan Opera Association Inc$25,00010%
Service Dogs by Warren Retrievers$25,0001n/a
Ahrc New York City Foundation Inc$20,00011%
Norwich University$20,00040%
Rise at Warren Inc$20,00012%
St Elizabeth Seton Children's Foundation Ltd$15,00011%
Pocono Mountain Regional Police Foundation$15,000116%
The Inner Circle of New York Political Journalists Inc D/B/A Inner Circle$14,000231%
Cadets Baseball Club Inc$10,00024%
Catholic Foundation for Brooklyn and Queens$10,0001n/a
Futures and Options Inc$10,00010%
Red Hook Initiative$10,00020%
St Francis Preparatory School$10,0001n/a
Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University$10,00010%
Best Buddies Inc$10,000112%
Rainforest Foundation Inc$7,50010%
The Honorable Tina Brozman Fdtn Inc$7,50010%
Babe Ruth Baseball of Stamford Inc$7,00012%
Catholic Charities of Fairfield County Inc$5,50010%
Sean Casey Animal Rescue Inc$5,00011%
Long Ridge Fire Company Inc$5,00010%
Congregation Yeshiva of Telshe Alumni$5,0001n/a
Als Angels Inc$5,0001n/a
Roadside Rescue Network$3,00011%
Fetch Rescue Corp$3,0001n/a
The Salaam Club of New York Foundation$3,000116%
Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund$2,50010%
Boys and Girls Club of East Aurora Inc$2,50010%
Red Leash Rescue Inc$2,5001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 23 recipients with no EIN on record ($837k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

May Ellen & Gerald Ritter Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 41 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMusic That Heals Inc: $446,640 over 7y, 84% of budgetBuildon Inc: $434,000 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetThe Stamford Hospital: $350,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetNyu Langone Hospitals: $250,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRobin Hood Foundation: $182,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSt Francis Food Pantries and Shelters Inc: $125,000 over 6y, 2.4% of budgetBirch Family Services Inc: $105,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSandy Hook Promise Foundation: $100,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetPace University: $90,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetStamford Peace Youth Foundation Inc: $85,000 over 4y, 4.9% of budgetNew York Foundling: $75,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSt Joseph's University New York: $70,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGood Plus Foundation Inc: $65,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSt Francis College: $45,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSt Thomas Aquinas College: $35,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Water Trust Inc: $35,000 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetFutures in Education: $30,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSaint Joseph's University: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDermatology Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetMetropolitan Opera Association Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAhrc New York City Foundation Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetNorwich University: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetRise at Warren Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetSt Elizabeth Seton Children's Foundation Ltd: $15,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetPocono Mountain Regional Police Foundation: $15,000 over 1y, 16% of budgetThe Inner Circle of New York Political Journalists Inc D/B/A Inner Circle: $14,000 over 2y, 31% of budgetCadets Baseball Club Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 4.4% of budgetFutures and Options Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetRed Hook Initiative: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetArizona State University Foundation for a New American University: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBest Buddies Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetRainforest Foundation Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Honorable Tina Brozman Fdtn Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBabe Ruth Baseball of Stamford Inc: $7,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetCatholic Charities of Fairfield County Inc: $5,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSean Casey Animal Rescue Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetLong Ridge Fire Company Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetRoadside Rescue Network: $3,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetThe Salaam Club of New York Foundation: $3,000 over 1y, 16% of budgetKelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund: $2,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBoys and Girls Club of East Aurora Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 41.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Lazard Charitable FoundationNY16.7× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About May Ellen & Gerald Ritter Foundation

How much does May Ellen & Gerald Ritter Foundation give?
May Ellen & Gerald Ritter Foundation reported 19 grants totaling $555,480 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 13 and 40 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
What does May Ellen & Gerald Ritter Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (31%), Human Services (15%), International (11%).
Who are May Ellen & Gerald Ritter Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: Music That Heals Inc ($447k), Buildon Inc ($434k), The Stamford Hospital ($350k).
Does May Ellen & Gerald Ritter Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 26% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does May Ellen & Gerald Ritter Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as May Ellen & Gerald Ritter Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Lazard Charitable Foundation, Jpmorgan Chase Foundation, Investors Foundation Inc.
Where is May Ellen & Gerald Ritter Foundation based?
May Ellen & Gerald Ritter Foundation is based in NY.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 77 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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