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Ritton Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$319k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
126
Grants FY2025
52
Organizations funded FY2024
48%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$65,000
Organizations funded a year
20 to 52
FY2021 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
13
Total assets, FY2025
$2.7M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 48% of the organizations Ritton Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 17% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $58k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’22’23’24
EducationYouth DevelopmentReligionRecreation & SportsOther
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
FY2025still arriving61$319k49%
FY202452$343k48%
FY202347$362k70%
FY202238$178k82%
FY202120$95kn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.

Education$982kArts & Culture$73kHealth$69kYouth Development$62kReligion$41kRecreation & Sports$27kHuman Services$9kCommunity Improvement$5kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
MN
NY
OH
PA
CT
UT
CO
KY
WV
VA
MD
TN
NC
SC
AL
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Marietta College$265,50050%
Wv Game Changers Inc$65,00012%
The Boys and Girls Club of Washington Co$60,00031%
Oak Grove Christian School$49,447110%
Move a Mountain Missions$40,00041%
Wood County Christian School$31,50012%
Pierpont Community and Technical College$22,0004n/a
Concord University$18,0003n/a
Alumni for the Future Inc$15,00037%
West Virginia Wesleyan College$12,00030%
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All grantees of Ritton Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Marietta College$265,50050%
Wv Game Changers Inc$65,00012%
The Boys and Girls Club of Washington Co$60,00031%
Oak Grove Christian School$49,447110%
Move a Mountain Missions$40,00041%
Wood County Christian School$31,50012%
Pierpont Community and Technical College$22,0004n/a
Concord University$18,0003n/a
Alumni for the Future Inc$15,00037%
West Virginia Wesleyan College$12,00030%
Washington State College of Ohio$11,0004n/a
Ohio University$10,0001n/a
University of Rio Grande$9,00030%
Alderson Broaddus University Inc$6,00010%
The University of Charleston Inc$6,00020%
The Florida State University Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Wilmington College$5,00010%
Waynesburg University$5,00030%
The Ohio State University$4,5003n/a
University of Miami$4,50030%
High Point University$4,00030%
Liberty University Inc$3,00020%
Kent State University$3,0002n/a
Davis & Elkins College$3,00020%
University of Pittsburgh$3,00020%
Bridgeport High School$3,0002n/a
Monongalia County Deputy Sheriffs Association$2,75012%
The Maddox Potter Foundation Inc$2,50011%
Yale University$2,0002n/a
Augusta University$2,0002n/a
Ohio Northern University$2,00020%
Galla Jackson Vinton Jvsd$1,0001n/a
The University of Findlay$1,00010%
Culinary Institute of America$1,00010%
Barry University Inc$1,00010%
Western Governors University$1,00010%
Capital University$1,00010%
Florida Institute of Technology Inc$1,00010%
Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit$1,00010%
Bridgewater College$1,00010%
Wesleyan University$1,00010%
Bethany College$1,00010%
Muskingum University$1,00010%
Georgia Institute of Technology$1,0001n/a
Xavier University$1,00010%
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary$1,0001n/a
Robert Morris University$1,00010%
Mountwest Community & Technical College$1,0001n/a
Heidelberg University$1,00010%
Ave Maria University Inc$1,00010%
Hobart Institute of Welding Technology$1,00010%
Mount Aloysius College$1,00010%
Samford University$1,00010%
John Carroll University$1,00010%
Rosedale Technical College$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 84 recipients with no EIN on record ($598k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Ritton Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMarietta College: $265,500 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetWv Game Changers Inc: $65,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetThe Boys and Girls Club of Washington Co: $60,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetOak Grove Christian School: $49,447 over 1y, 9.8% of budgetMove a Mountain Missions: $40,000 over 4y, 1.4% of budgetWood County Christian School: $31,500 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetAlumni for the Future Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 6.6% of budgetWest Virginia Wesleyan College: $12,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Rio Grande: $9,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAlderson Broaddus University Inc: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe University of Charleston Inc: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Florida State University Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWilmington College: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWaynesburg University: $5,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Miami: $4,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHigh Point University: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLiberty University Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDavis & Elkins College: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Pittsburgh: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMonongalia County Deputy Sheriffs Association: $2,750 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetThe Maddox Potter Foundation Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetOhio Northern University: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe University of Findlay: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCulinary Institute of America: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBarry University Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWestern Governors University: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCapital University: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFlorida Institute of Technology Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDuquesne University of the Holy Spirit: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBridgewater College: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWesleyan University: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBethany College: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMuskingum University: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetXavier University: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRobert Morris University: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHeidelberg University: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAve Maria University Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHobart Institute of Welding Technology: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMount Aloysius College: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSamford University: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJohn Carroll University: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRosedale Technical College: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% 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 42.

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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.

Albert a Christ Scholarship Fund 1403WV22.1× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Albert a Christ Scholarship Fund 1403 · Peoples Bank Foundation · National Collegiate Athletic Association · Ibm International Foundation · Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation · Folds of Honor Foundation · Tulsa Community Foundation · Charles H Feoppel Educational Loan Trust · West Virginia Independent Colleges and Universities Inc · Wv Emulation Endowment Trust · Clark Opportunity Foundation Inc · Council of Independent Colleges

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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Find your warmest path to Ritton Family Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Ritton Family Foundation

How much does Ritton Family Foundation give?
Ritton Family Foundation reported 126 grants totaling $318,800 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 20 and 52 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2024.
What does Ritton Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (76%), Arts & Culture (6%), Health (5%).
Who are Ritton Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2021 to FY2025: Marietta College ($266k), Wv Game Changers Inc ($65k), The Boys and Girls Club of Washington Co ($60k).
Does Ritton Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 48% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Ritton Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Ritton Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Albert a Christ Scholarship Fund 1403, Peoples Bank Foundation, National Collegiate Athletic Association.
Where is Ritton Family Foundation based?
Ritton Family Foundation is based in OH.

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 139 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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