Funding search · EIN 200742747 · Ferdinand, IN
Edwin C Tretter Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 55
- grants reported
- $122,150
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $2,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Top recipients
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- Purdue University3 grants · $12,000
- Memorial Hospital Foundation3 grants · $8,000
- Perry County Sheriff'S Department2 grants · $7,100
- Tri County Ymca2 grants · $7,000
- Anderson Woods3 grants · $6,500
- American Red Cross3 grants · $6,000
- Catholic Charities of Tell City3 grants · $6,000
- Indiana University2 grants · $6,000
- Isaiah 117 House3 grants · $6,000
- North Spencer Community Action Center3 grants · $6,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 55 reported grants, largest first.
- $6,000
Purdue University · West Lafayette, IN · 2022
Scholarships
- $5,000
Tri County Ymca · Ferdinand, IN · 2022
Capital campaign
- $4,800
Perry County Sheriff'S Department · Tell City, IN · 2023
Supplies
- $4,000
Indiana University · Bloomington, IN · 2024
Scholarships
- $4,000
Western Kentucky University · Bowling Green, KY · 2024
Scholarships
- $4,000
Purdue University · West Lafayette, IN · 2023
Scholarships
- $4,000
University of Southern Indiana · Evansville, IN · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,500
Memorial Hospital Foundation · Jasper, IN · 2023
Support for cancer patients
- $3,500
Christ the King Parish · Ferdinand, IN · 2022
World youth day and mission trips
- $3,000
Anderson Woods · Bristow, IN · 2023
Support for disabled adults
- $3,000
Sisters of St Benedict · Ferdinand, IN · 2023
Facility repairs
- $2,500
Catholic Charities of Tell City · Tell City, IN · 2024
Food pantry support
- $2,500
North Spencer Community Action Center · Dale, IN · 2024
Food pantry support
- $2,500
St Vincent De Paul · Jasper, IN · 2024
Food pantry
- $2,500
Isaiah 117 House · Elizabethton, TN · 2023
Spencer/perry co house
- $2,500
Memorial Hospital Foundation · Jasper, IN · 2022
Support for cancer patients
- $2,300
Perry County Sheriff'S Department · Tell City, IN · 2024
Public safety equipment
- $2,000
American Red Cross · Evansville, IN · 2024
Sustainability campaign
- $2,000
Anderson Woods · Bristow, IN · 2024
Adult disability program
- $2,000
Isaiah 117 House · Elizabethton, TN · 2024
Spencer/perry co house
- $2,000
Memorial Hospital Foundation · Jasper, IN · 2024
Support for cancer patients
- $2,000
Purdue University · West Lafayette, IN · 2024
Scholarships
- $2,000
Stir-N-Up Hope · Ferdinand, IN · 2024
Support children with disabilities program
- $2,000
University of Evansville · Evansville, IN · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,000
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2023
Sustainability campaign
- $2,000
Catholic Charities of Tell City · Tell City, IN · 2023
Food pantry support
- $2,000
Earlham College · Richmond, IN · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Indiana University · Bloomington, IN · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
North Spencer Community Action Center · Dale, IN · 2023
Food pantry support
- $2,000
St Vincent De Paul · Ferdinand, IN · 2023
Food pantry
- $2,000
Tell City Junior Senior High School · Tell City, IN · 2023
Library supplies and student support
- $2,000
Tri County Ymca · Ferdinand, IN · 2023
Capital campaign
- $2,000
United States Military Academy · West Point, NY · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
University of Southern Indiana · Evansville, IN · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2022
Sustainability campaign
- $2,000
Indiana State University · Terre Haute, IN · 2022
Scholarships
- $2,000
Sisters of St Benedict · Ferdinand, IN · 2022
Facility repairs
- $1,500
Dale Presbyterian Church · Dale, IN · 2024
Summer community program
- $1,500
Spencer County Community Foundation · Rockport, IN · 2024
North spencer library fund
- $1,500
Tell City Junior Senior High School · Tell City, IN · 2024
Athletic fund and library fund
- $1,500
Anderson Woods · Bristow, IN · 2022
Operating costs
- $1,500
Catholic Charities of Tell City · Tell City, IN · 2022
Food pantry support
- $1,500
Isaiah 117 House · Elizabethton, TN · 2022
Operating costs
- $1,500
North Spencer Community Action Center · Dale, IN · 2022
Food pantry support
- $1,500
St Vincent De Paul · Ferdinand, IN · 2022
Community needs
- $1,500
Stir-N-Up Hope · Ferdinand, IN · 2022
Facility repairs
- $1,500
Tell City Junior Senior High School · Tell City, IN · 2022
Scholarships
- $1,250
Spencer County Community Foundation · Rockport, IN · 2022
North spencer library fund
- $1,000
Dubois County Sheriff'S Department · Jasper, IN · 2024
National child safety program
- $1,000
David Turnham Educational Center · Dale, IN · 2023
Riasec program
- $1,000
Spencer County Community Foundation · Rockport, IN · 2023
North spencer library fund
- $1,000
Dubois County Sheriff'S Department · Jasper, IN · 2022
National child safety program
- $1,000
Presbyterian Church of Dale · Dale, IN · 2022
Summer community adventure
- $800
Ferdinand Senior Citizens · Ferdinand, IN · 2022
Support of new equipment purchases
- $500
David Turnham Educational Center · Dale, IN · 2022
School supplies
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