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Robert E Ringdahl Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$250k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
26
Grants FY2025
24
Organizations funded FY2024
13%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$7,500
Largest grant, FY2025
$30,000
Organizations funded a year
22 to 26
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
6
Total assets, FY2025
$5.4M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 13% of the organizations Robert E Ringdahl Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 6% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $14k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthAnimalsHuman ServicesEducationCivil RightsArts & CultureOther
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 arriving26$250k38%
FY202424$230k13%
FY202322$230k9%
FY202224$250k8%
FY202125$200k24%
FY202026$190k35%
FY201924$185k13%
FY201823$175k39%
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Human Services$867kHealth$337kAnimals$215kFood & Nutrition$109kEducation$90kYouth Development$67kEmployment$48kCrime & Legal$33kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
WI
NY
OR
PA
CO
AZ
KS
HI
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Horses Help Foundation$215,00087%
Longmont Humane Society Inc$121,87590%
Longmont Police K9 Association$115,0006n/a
Coulee Council on Addictions Inc$100,00046%
Colorado Therapeutic Riding Center$73,50092%
Child Crisis Arizona$67,00080%
National Psoriasis Foundation$65,50080%
Community Food Share Inc$51,00090%
Mdrc$48,00050%
Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center$45,00090%
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All grantees of Robert E Ringdahl Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Horses Help Foundation$215,00087%
Longmont Humane Society Inc$121,87590%
Longmont Police K9 Association$115,0006n/a
Coulee Council on Addictions Inc$100,00046%
Colorado Therapeutic Riding Center$73,50092%
Child Crisis Arizona$67,00080%
National Psoriasis Foundation$65,50080%
Community Food Share Inc$51,00090%
Mdrc$48,00050%
Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center$45,00090%
Aspen Ridge Preparatory School$39,50040%
From Nest to Wings Inc$36,0007n/a
1n10 Inc$34,00050%
Keys Children's Foundation Inc$33,00052%
Longmont Meals on Wheels Inc$30,00031%
Breakthrough T1d$27,50010%
One Colorado Education Fund$20,00021%
THE ARVADA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK dba COMMUNITY TABLE$16,95070%
Hog Haven Farm$16,60092%
Wow Children's Museum World of Wonder$13,50041%
Queer Asterisk$12,50021%
Lilys Pad$12,50024%
Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged$12,15060%
Gay Lesbian Bisexual & Transgend Community Center of Colorado$10,00010%
Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation$10,00010%
Roberta's Legacy$9,50031%
Colorado Citizens for Canine Welfare$8,7006n/a
Save the Manatee Club Inc$6,50040%
Rare Sisters Batten Foundation Inc$6,25022%
Phipps Center for the Arts Inc$6,00010%
Brian Kennedy Foundation Inc$6,0002n/a
Longmont Friends of Feral & Abandoned Cats$5,0001n/a
Western Technical College Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Horsesense for Special Riders Inc$5,00014%
A Woman's Work Inc$5,00012%
Project Angel Heart$5,00010%
Longmont United Hospital$5,00010%
Western States Cancer Research Ncorp$4,25040%
Foothills Food Bank$3,50020%
Desert Foothills Library Association$3,50010%
North American Squirrel Association$2,5001n/a
Texas Pride Impact Funds$2,0001n/a
Mercy Health Center Inc$1,50010%
Pacific Whale Foundation$1,50010%
Alexs Lemonade Stand Foundation$1,50010%
AIDS Athens Inc$1,5001n/a
Denver Dumb Friends League$1,37520%
Palm House Recovery Centers Inc$1,00010%
Lungevity Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Children's Hospital Colorado Foundation$70010%
Lolas Rescue$50010%
Hope for Paws Colorado$5001n/a
American Cancer Society Inc$50010%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 17 recipients with no EIN on record ($543k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Robert E Ringdahl Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHorses Help Foundation: $215,000 over 8y, 6.8% of budgetLongmont Humane Society Inc: $121,875 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetCoulee Council on Addictions Inc: $100,000 over 4y, 5.6% of budgetColorado Therapeutic Riding Center: $73,500 over 9y, 1.8% of budgetChild Crisis Arizona: $67,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetNational Psoriasis Foundation: $65,500 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetCommunity Food Share Inc: $51,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetMdrc: $48,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGreenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center: $45,000 over 9y, 0.5% of budgetAspen Ridge Preparatory School: $39,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budget1n10 Inc: $34,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetKeys Children's Foundation Inc: $33,000 over 5y, 1.7% of budgetLongmont Meals on Wheels Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetBreakthrough T1d: $27,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOne Colorado Education Fund: $20,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetTHE ARVADA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK dba COMMUNITY TABLE: $16,950 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetHog Haven Farm: $16,600 over 9y, 2.0% of budgetWow Children's Museum World of Wonder: $13,500 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetQueer Asterisk: $12,500 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetLilys Pad: $12,500 over 2y, 4.2% of budgetLittle Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged: $12,150 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetGay Lesbian Bisexual & Transgend Community Center of Colorado: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetArizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetRoberta's Legacy: $9,500 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetSave the Manatee Club Inc: $6,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetRare Sisters Batten Foundation Inc: $6,250 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetPhipps Center for the Arts Inc: $6,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetWestern Technical College Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHorsesense for Special Riders Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetA Woman's Work Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetProject Angel Heart: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLongmont United Hospital: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWestern States Cancer Research Ncorp: $4,250 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetFoothills Food Bank: $3,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetDesert Foothills Library Association: $3,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMercy Health Center Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPacific Whale Foundation: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAlexs Lemonade Stand Foundation: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDenver Dumb Friends League: $1,375 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPalm House Recovery Centers Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLungevity Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Hospital Colorado Foundation: $700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLolas Rescue: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $500 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 45.

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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.

Colorado Gives FoundationCO34.5× affinity18 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Colorado Gives Foundation · Xcel Energy Foundation · The Denver Foundation · Lumen Clarke M Williams Foundation · The Longmont Community Foundation · Community Foundation Boulder County · Otter Cares Foundation AKA OTTERCARES FOUNDATION · Community Shares of Colorado Inc · The Colorado Trust · Anschutz Family Foundation · Horsfall Family Foundation · Lauretta Boyd Charitable Trust

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 Robert E Ringdahl Foundation Inc

How much does Robert E Ringdahl Foundation Inc give?
Robert E Ringdahl Foundation Inc reported 26 grants totaling $250,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 22 and 26 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Robert E Ringdahl Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (46%), Health (18%), Animals (11%).
Who are Robert E Ringdahl Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Horses Help Foundation ($215k), Longmont Humane Society Inc ($122k), Longmont Police K9 Association ($115k).
Does Robert E Ringdahl Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 13% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Robert E Ringdahl Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Robert E Ringdahl Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Colorado Gives Foundation, Xcel Energy Foundation, The Denver Foundation.
Where is Robert E Ringdahl Foundation Inc based?
Robert E Ringdahl Foundation Inc is based in WI.

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 71 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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