Red Ribbon Charitable Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Gulf Breeze, FL EIN: 59-3340081

Red Ribbon Charitable Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Medical Research, based in Gulf Breeze, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $144K. Net investment income was $95K.

Red Ribbon Charitable Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Red Ribbon Charitable Foundation Inc gave $144K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $29K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$143,587
-13.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
5
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$28,717
-13.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$1,706,963
-6.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Florida (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Red Ribbon Charitable Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2025

Okaloosa AIDS Support and Informational Services Inc - Oasis: $112KOkaloosa AIDS Support andInformational Services Inc…$112KPensacola LGBT Film Festival: $12KPensacola LGBT Film Festival$12KTogether We Weather: $10KTogether We Weather$10KPensacola Opera: $9KPensacola Opera$9KSundays Child Inc: $1KSundays Child Inc$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Okaloosa AIDS Support and Informational Services Inc - Oasis ($112K). Together the top 5 received $144K.

Grant Size Distribution

29 grants across all recorded years

24<$50K3$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 24 grants of 29 (83%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.

Cities

PensacolaFort Walton BeachLos AngelesWest HollywoodGulf BreezePanama City Beach

How Red Ribbon Charitable Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 44% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 239% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K6 grants2020 6 grants2021 7 grants2022 6 grants2023 5 grants2024 5 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $94K (2021) to $166K (2024). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $144K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Okaloosa AIDS Support and Informational Services Inc - Oasis Fort Walton Beach, FLManreach, Positive Living, and Quarterly Funding$111,587
Pensacola LGBT Film Festival Pensacola, FLStamped Film Festival$12,000
Together We Weather Pensacola, FLPNS Happy Hour$10,000
Pensacola Opera Pensacola, FLOperational Support$9,000
Sundays Child Inc Pensacola, FLMembership$1,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$1,706,963$174,561$286,970$143,5875$206,222$94,888$86,452
2024$1,819,183$151,805$298,343$165,8805$223,617$77,304$92,705
2023$1,966,250$88,799$263,062$132,8906$190,100$16,229$94,465
2022$2,141,630$101,076$224,344$99,6907$152,053$30,259$103,300
2021$2,267,183$184,076$208,978$94,2706$141,919$115,070$123,380
2020$2,295,775$97,083$232,515$115,8006—$27,037$115,262

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Red Ribbon Charitable Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $86K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Red Ribbon Charitable Foundation Inc's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; 1 of 4 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Josh Menge

    Key Employee

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $52K (2020) → $72K (2025)

  • Mimi Meredith

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Samuel R. Mathews II

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan E. Walch

    Board Member

    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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Josh Menge — Key Employee: $72KJosh MengeKey Employee$72K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $72K, to Josh Menge (Key Employee).

Frequently asked questions about Red Ribbon Charitable Foundation Inc

How much does Red Ribbon Charitable Foundation Inc give each year?

Red Ribbon Charitable Foundation Inc gave $144K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $166K across 5 grants.

What is Red Ribbon Charitable Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Red Ribbon Charitable Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $28,717, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Red Ribbon Charitable Foundation Inc give grants?

Red Ribbon Charitable Foundation Inc gives mostly in Florida: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Pensacola, FL (4 grants).

Does Red Ribbon Charitable Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Yes: 20% of Red Ribbon Charitable Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 5) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Red Ribbon Charitable Foundation Inc's largest grantees?

Red Ribbon Charitable Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Okaloosa AIDS Support and Informational Services Inc - Oasis ($111,587), Pensacola LGBT Film Festival ($12,000) and Together We Weather ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 93% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Red Ribbon Charitable Foundation Inc?

Red Ribbon Charitable Foundation Inc reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $206K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $86K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Red Ribbon Charitable Foundation Inc?

Red Ribbon Charitable Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Medical Research, based in Gulf Breeze, FL. It holds $1.7M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Red Ribbon Charitable Foundation Inc's EIN?

Red Ribbon Charitable Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-3340081. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 1, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 2, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 24, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 11, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 14, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)

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