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Natural Refrigeration Foundation

ALEXANDRIA, VA EIN: 20-8044425 Website

THE NATURAL REFRIGERATION FOUNDATION PROMOTES THE CLIMATE-POSITIVE, SAFE, RELIABLE, AND EFFICIENT USE OF THE MOST EARTH-FRIENDLY NATURAL REFRIGERANTS THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, DELIVERY OF TRAINING PROGRAMS, PROVIDING RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO DEVELOP INDUSTRY TALENT, ACADEMIC ALLIANCES, AND OUTREACH WITHIN THE NATURAL REFRIGERATION COMMUNITY.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$5.0M

+7.2% YoY

Revenue

$482K

-12.1% YoY

Net Investment Income

$172K

+20.9% YoY

Expenses

$350K

+72.8% YoY

About Natural Refrigeration Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Natural Refrigeration Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Education, based in ALEXANDRIA, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.0M in total assets. Net investment income was $172K.

Focus Areas

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

BethesdaIssaquah

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$151K$302K$453K$603K20212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$4,970,167$4,637,591$4,083,389
Revenue$482,152$548,501$424,146
Expenses$349,708$202,368$167,453
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$172,112$142,301$78,490
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$21K$43K$64K$85K1 grants20212 grants20220 grants20230 grants20240 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 0 recipients in 2025

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

GARY SCHRIFTIIAR PRESIDENT$365K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
MIKE MCGINNISCHAIR2
WAYNE WEHBERSECRETARY1
QUINN VOTREASURER0.5
DON FETZERDIRECTOR-AT-LARGE0.5
WILLIAM GREULICHRESEARCH COMMITTEE CHAIR0.25
NICK NECHAYDIRECTOR-AT-LARGE0.25
JOHN FLYNNEDUCATION COMMITTEE CHAIR1
JEFF SUTTONDIRECTOR-AT-LARGE0.25
WALTER TEETERDIRECTOR-AT-LARGE0.25
GARY SCHRIFTIIAR PRESIDENT2$365,313

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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