Ridgefield Orchestra Foundation Inc
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Ridgefield Orchestra Foundation Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,946,013
- +8.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $131,477
- -20.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $127,077
- -22.1% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $11,513
- -86.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Ridgefield Orchestra Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
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
States
Cities
How Ridgefield Orchestra Foundation Inc gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+0%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $75K (2021) to $75K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $75K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra Inc Ridgefield, CT | Additional Support | $75,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,946,013 | $131,477 | $11,513 | — | — | $127,077 |
| 2024 | $1,793,741 | $165,471 | $85,680 | $75,000 | 1 | $163,097 |
| 2023 | $1,653,015 | $24,391 | $84,932 | $75,000 | 1 | $20,827 |
| 2022 | $1,511,531 | $173,482 | $85,705 | $75,000 | 1 | $171,168 |
| 2021 | $1,882,728 | $114,714 | $85,831 | $75,000 | 1 | $78,632 |
| 2020 | $1,675,547 | $139,291 | $9,016 | — | — | $38,862 |
About Ridgefield Orchestra Foundation Inc
Based on IRS filings
Ridgefield Orchestra Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in Ridgefield, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.9M in total assets. Net investment income was $127K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Ridgefield Orchestra Foundation Inc is led by Dan O'Brien, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Dan O'Brien
President
President → Rof President, 2023
Rof President → President, 2024
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Armel Kouassi
Director
Director → Treasurer, 2023
Treasurer → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Jeanette Horan
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Donna Case
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Christopher Bennett
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Diane Kessler
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Rhys Moore
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Former officers (14)
- Former: David Whitehouse (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Michael Liebowitz (2024) — Director
- Former: Nicholas Kirby (2024) — Director
- Former: Barbara Dobbin (2020–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Mike Soltis (2020–2023) — President
- Former: Nancy Holland (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Sabina Slavin (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Nick Kilsby (2023) — Director
- Former: Rich Vazzana (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Scott Edwardson (2020–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Steffani Paletta Weinshank (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Joel Third (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Kathy Graham (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Peter Grierson (2020–2021) — Director
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 Ridgefield Orchestra Foundation Inc
How large is Ridgefield Orchestra Foundation Inc?
Ridgefield Orchestra Foundation Inc reported $1.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $131K.
Where does Ridgefield Orchestra Foundation Inc operate?
Ridgefield Orchestra Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Connecticut.
What is Ridgefield Orchestra Foundation Inc's EIN?
Ridgefield Orchestra Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-1004776. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 22, 2026)
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