Ritter GT & GE Memtr (PF)

Private foundation · Grantmaker Buffalo, NY EIN: 25-6482118

Ritter GT & GE Memtr (PF) is a private foundation, based in Buffalo, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $28K. Net investment income was $140K.

Ritter GT & GE Memtr (PF) at a glance

In short: Ritter GT & GE Memtr (PF) gave $28K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $14K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$28,028
-41.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$14,014
-41.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$14,014
Total assets
$1,607,281
+7.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Ritter GT & GE Memtr (PF) funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Luther Memorial Evangelical Lutheran Church: $14KLuther Memorial EvangelicalLutheran Church$14KSt John's Episcopal Church: $14KSt John's Episcopal Church$14K

The largest 2025 recipient was Luther Memorial Evangelical Lutheran Church ($14K). Together the top 2 received $28K.

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

11<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 11 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

YorkCarlisle

How Ritter GT & GE Memtr (PF) gives

  • Giving fell 53% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 36% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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$25K$50K$75K$100K2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 3 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $28K (2025) to $86K (2023). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $28K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Luther Memorial Evangelical Lutheran Church York, PAGeneral Support$14,014
St John's Episcopal Church Carlisle, PAGeneral Support$14,014
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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$1,607,281$165,701$56,890$28,0282$29,528$140,278$83,092
2024$1,498,622$119,007$73,674$47,6762$49,176$95,153$77,941
2023$1,455,029$73,507$110,923$86,4243$87,924$50,928$73,074
2022$1,492,723$79,365$87,178$59,6382$61,138$55,459$76,141
2021$1,500,701$162,948$111,951$82,9842$82,984$133,832$86,331
2020$1,450,042$57,648$109,689$83,1042—$31,209$78,320

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ritter GT & GE Memtr (PF) reported a distributable amount of $83K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Ritter GT & GE Memtr (PF)'s only listed officer is M T Trust Company, Trustee on every filing since 2022 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • M T Trust Company

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    $23K (2022) → $25K (2025)

Former officers (2)
  • Former: M. & T. (2021) — Trustee
  • Former: M&T Trust CO (2020) — 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 T Trust Company — Trustee: $25KM T Trust CompanyTrustee$25K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $25K, to M T Trust Company (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Ritter GT & GE Memtr (PF)

How much does Ritter GT & GE Memtr (PF) give each year?

Ritter GT & GE Memtr (PF) gave $28K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $48K across 2 grants.

How large is Ritter GT & GE Memtr (PF)?

Ritter GT & GE Memtr (PF) reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $30K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $83K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

Where does Ritter GT & GE Memtr (PF) operate?

Ritter GT & GE Memtr (PF) has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.

What is Ritter GT & GE Memtr (PF)'s EIN?

Ritter GT & GE Memtr (PF)'s EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-6482118. 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.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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