Norman & Myrna Ricken Charitable Trust
The Norman & Myrna Ricken Charitable Trust is a private foundation based in West Palm Beach, Florida. It made 15 grants totaling $48,050 in filing year 2025 to organizations in several states and Washington, DC.
Norman & Myrna Ricken Charitable Trust at a glance
In short: Norman & Myrna Ricken Charitable Trust gave $48K across 15 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), top state Florida. 13% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $48,050
- +14.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 15
- +15.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,203
- -0.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,000
- Total assets
- $763,832
- -0.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 13% first-time grantees (2 of 15, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Florida (44% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Norman & Myrna Ricken Charitable Trust
- How to Apply
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The 2024 filing states that there is no formal requirement for the form or materials; it lists no deadline or award restrictions.
- Contact
Application contact: Lou Cohen
Mailing address: 505 S Flagler Drive Suite 900, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Phone: (561) 832-9292
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Norman & Myrna Ricken Charitable Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Boca Raton Regional Hospital ($10K). Together the top 10 received $43K.
Grant Size Distribution
79 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 79 grants of 79 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The trust’s 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Florida (44%), New York (26%), California (16%), Washington, DC (6%), and Tennessee (4%). Its listed 2025 grants also included a recipient in Maryland.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 15 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Norman & Myrna Ricken Charitable Trust open to new grantees?
13%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 15 grantees (13%) were first-time recipients. With only 15 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $3K; repeat grants $3K. How we count
Medians: $3K first-time, $2K repeat.
- 73% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+9%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 127% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $42K (2024) to $50K (2023). In 2025 it made 15 grants totaling $48K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton, FL | General | $10,000 |
| Simon Wiesenthal Center Los Angeles, CA | General | $7,500 |
| Anti Defamation League New York, NY | General | $5,800 |
| Brothers for Life New York, NY | General | $5,000 |
| University of Miami Coral Gables, FL | General | $4,000 |
| Hillel Washington, DC | General | $3,000 |
| Diabetes Research Foundation Hollywood, FL | General | $2,000 |
| Kravis Center for the Performing Arts West Palm Beach, FL | General | $2,000 |
| St Judes Children Hospital Memphis, TN | General | $2,000 |
| Tunnel to Towers Staten Island, NY | General | $1,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $763,832 | $48,939 | $51,313 | $48,050 | 15 | $49,295 | $47,588 | $38,908 |
| 2024 | $766,229 | $48,017 | $45,110 | $42,000 | 13 | $42,000 | $48,017 | $37,973 |
| 2023 | $763,322 | $33,688 | $52,815 | $50,400 | 17 | $50,400 | $46,893 | $35,628 |
| 2022 | $782,449 | $44,862 | $46,054 | $44,050 | 16 | $44,050 | $44,237 | $37,434 |
| 2021 | $783,641 | $45,885 | $45,299 | $42,550 | 18 | $43,350 | $45,236 | $40,800 |
| 2020 | $783,055 | $43,622 | $45,350 | $43,800 | 17 | — | $42,822 | $39,119 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Norman & Myrna Ricken Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $39K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the trust is provided. Its 2025 grantees include organizations working in varied areas. The Simon Wiesenthal Center describes its mission as confronting antisemitism and hate, standing with Israel, defending the safety of Jews worldwide, and teaching the lessons of the Holocaust. The Foundation Fighting Blindness says its mission is to accelerate the translation of retinal laboratory-based research into clinical trials and patient therapies. Wounded Warrior Project describes its work as supporting the well-being of post-9/11 veterans, service members, and their families. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not the trust’s.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the trust reported 15 grants totaling $48,050. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $10,000, with a median grant of $2,000. Notable awards included $10,000 to Boca Raton Regional Hospital, $7,500 to the Simon Wiesenthal Center, $5,800 to the Anti Defamation League, $5,000 to Brothers for Life, and $4,000 to the University of Miami. Other listed grants included $3,000 to Hillel; $2,000 each to Diabetes Research Foundation, Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, and St Judes Children Hospital; and $1,500 to Tunnel to Towers.
The trust’s 2024 filing states that it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. It names Lou Cohen as the contact and says there is no formal application requirement, no deadline, and no restrictions on awards.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Norman Ricken, Myrna Ricken, and Jeffrey Ricken as trustees.
Norman & Myrna Ricken Charitable Trust's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jeffrey Ricken
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Myrna Ricken
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Norman Ricken
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Norman & Myrna Ricken Charitable Trust
How much does Norman & Myrna Ricken Charitable Trust give each year?
Norman & Myrna Ricken Charitable Trust gave $48K across 15 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $42K across 13 grants.
What is Norman & Myrna Ricken Charitable Trust's typical grant size?
Norman & Myrna Ricken Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $3,203, across 15 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Norman & Myrna Ricken Charitable Trust that year got $3K on average.
Where does Norman & Myrna Ricken Charitable Trust give grants?
Norman & Myrna Ricken Charitable Trust's top state is Florida, with 44% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were New York (26%) and California (16%). The most frequent recipient cities were Boca Raton, FL (2 grants), New York, NY (2 grants) and West Palm Beach, FL (2 grants).
Does Norman & Myrna Ricken Charitable Trust give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Norman & Myrna Ricken Charitable Trust's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (15 of 15) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Norman & Myrna Ricken Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
Norman & Myrna Ricken Charitable Trust's largest 2025 grantees include Boca Raton Regional Hospital ($10,000), Simon Wiesenthal Center ($7,500) and Anti Defamation League ($5,800), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 48% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Norman & Myrna Ricken Charitable Trust?
Norman & Myrna Ricken Charitable Trust reported $764K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $49K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $39K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Norman & Myrna Ricken Charitable Trust fund?
No mission statement for the trust is provided. Its 2025 grantees include organizations working in varied areas. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Norman & Myrna Ricken Charitable Trust?
The 2024 filing states that there is no formal requirement for the form or materials; it lists no deadline or award restrictions. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Norman & Myrna Ricken Charitable Trust's EIN?
Norman & Myrna Ricken Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-6420278. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 25, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 26, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 8, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 1, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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