Richard E Fox Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Bridgeville, PA EIN: 25-6657059

Richard E Fox Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Bridgeville, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $455K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $153K. Net investment income was $21K.

Richard E Fox Charitable Foundation at a glance

In short: Richard E Fox Charitable Foundation gave $153K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $17K), top state Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$152,500
-4.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
9
-10.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$16,944
+5.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$20,000
Total assets
$455,248
-26.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Michigan (30% 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 Richard E Fox Charitable Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2025

Fund for American Studi: $25KFund for American Studi$25KActon Institute: $25KActon Institute$25KGrove City College: $20KGrove City College$20KHillsdale College: $20KHillsdale College$20KVon Mises Institute: $20KVon Mises Institute$20KThe Future of Freeedom: $13KThe Future of Freeedom$13KAier: $10KAier$10KFoundation of Economic: $10KFoundation of Economic$10KMoving Picture Institut: $10KMoving Picture Institut$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Fund for American Studi ($25K). Together the top 9 received $153K.

Grant Size Distribution

44 grants across all recorded years

44<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 44 grants of 44 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

12states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.

Cities

Grove CityHillsdaleAtlantaFairfaxAuburnGrand RapidsGreat BarringtWashingtonNew YorkMC LeanArlingtonPhoenixCarmelLos AngelesWilmington

How Richard E Fox Charitable Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 281% from 2022 to 2025. 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$200K9 grants2019 8 grants2020 7 grants2021 8 grants2022 10 grants2023 10 grants2024 9 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $40K (2022) to $160K (2024). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $153K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Fund for American Studi Washington, DCEducation$25,000
Acton Institute Grand Rapids, MIEducation$25,000
Grove City College Grove City, PAEducation$20,000
Hillsdale College Hillsdale, MIEducation$20,000
Von Mises Institute Atlanta, GAEducation$20,000
The Future of Freeedom Fairfax, VAEducation$12,500
Aier Great Barringt, MAEducation$10,000
Foundation of Economic Atlanta, GAEducation$10,000
Moving Picture Institut New York, NYEducation$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$455,248$20,214$210,895$152,5009$20,669$24,584
2024$617,120$24,636$230,389$160,00010$48,909$36,258
2023$730,211$16,555$133,673$65,00010—$41,666
2022$845,329$42,442$105,798$40,0008—$48,553
2021$908,685$98,914$127,088$50,0007$21,826$55,195
2020$936,859$38,024$117,544$55,5008—$55,541
2019$1,016,379$115,470$166,322$70,0009$19,148$53,669

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Richard E Fox Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $25K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Richard E Fox Charitable Foundation's 2025 filing lists 5 officers; all 5 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jason Kolter

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $3K (2019) → $3K (2025)

  • Joseph Kolter

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $3K (2019) → $3K (2025)

  • Leonard Boss

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    $3K (2019) → $8K (2025)

  • Michael Pivarnik

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    $39K (2019) → $24K (2025)

  • Wayne Kablack

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $3K (2019) → $3K (2025)

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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

Michael Pivarnik — Trustee: $24KMichael PivarnikTrustee$24KLeonard Boss — Trustee: $8KLeonard BossTrustee$8KWayne Kablack — Trustee: $3KWayne KablackTrustee$3KJoseph Kolter — Trustee: $3KJoseph KolterTrustee$3KJason Kolter — Trustee: $3KJason KolterTrustee$3K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $24K, to Michael Pivarnik (Trustee). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Richard E Fox Charitable Foundation

How much does Richard E Fox Charitable Foundation give each year?

Richard E Fox Charitable Foundation gave $153K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $160K across 10 grants.

What is Richard E Fox Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?

Richard E Fox Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $16,944, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Richard E Fox Charitable Foundation give grants?

Richard E Fox Charitable Foundation's top state is Michigan, with 30% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Georgia (20%) and District of Columbia (16%). The most frequent recipient cities were Atlanta, GA (2 grants).

Does Richard E Fox Charitable Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 9 grants with a stated purpose on Richard E Fox Charitable Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Education" (9 grants).

Who are Richard E Fox Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?

Richard E Fox Charitable Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Fund for American Studi ($25,000), Acton Institute ($25,000) and Grove City College ($20,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 46% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Richard E Fox Charitable Foundation?

Richard E Fox Charitable Foundation reported $455K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $20K.

How much is Richard E Fox Charitable Foundation required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Richard E Fox Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $25K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Richard E Fox Charitable Foundation's EIN?

Richard E Fox Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-6657059. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 21, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 5, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 27, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 13, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 8, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 17, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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