Rhoda T Ritger Trust

Public charity · Grantmaker Buffalo, NY EIN: 06-6022651

Help the fairfield historical society carry out its mission.

Rhoda T Ritger Trust at a glance

In short: Rhoda T Ritger Trust gave $58K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $58K), mostly in Connecticut. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$57,576
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$57,576
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$57,576
Total assets
$780,394
-0.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Connecticut (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who Rhoda T Ritger Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Fairfield Historical Society: $58KFairfield Historical Society$58K

The largest 2025 recipient was Fairfield Historical Society ($58K).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

<$50K4$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Fairfield

How Rhoda T Ritger Trust gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+4%). Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K1 grant2020 Total only2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $52K (2020) to $58K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $58K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Fairfield Historical Society Fairfield, CTGeneral Support$57,576
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$780,394$66,729$67,965$57,5761$66,729
2024$781,615$87,504$67,626$57,5761$87,504
2023$763,071$5,231$67,099$56,3651$5,231
2022$825,835$56,330$68,423$55,5001$56,330
2021$838,282$125,397$64,556$53,665Total only$125,397
2020$777,824$57,022$64,036$51,8301$57,022

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Rhoda T Ritger Trust

Based on IRS filings

Rhoda T Ritger Trust is a public charity, based in Buffalo, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $780K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $58K. Net investment income was $67K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Rhoda T Ritger Trust's only listed officer is M AND T Trust Company, Trustee on every filing since 2024 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • M AND T Trust Company

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    $9K (2024) → $9K (2025)

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Peoples United Bank (2023) — Trustee
  • Former: M T Bank (2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Peoples United Bank N A (2020–2021) — Trustee

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

M and T Trust Company — Trustee: $9KM and T Trust CompanyTrustee$9K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $9K, to M and T Trust Company (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Rhoda T Ritger Trust

How much does Rhoda T Ritger Trust give each year?

Rhoda T Ritger Trust gave $58K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $58K across 1 grant.

How large is Rhoda T Ritger Trust?

Rhoda T Ritger Trust reported $780K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $67K.

Where does Rhoda T Ritger Trust operate?

Rhoda T Ritger Trust has awarded grants in Connecticut.

What is Rhoda T Ritger Trust's EIN?

Rhoda T Ritger Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-6022651. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 30, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 18, 2022)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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