Funding search · EIN 346521496 · Brooklyn, OH
Fred C Rutz 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.
- 72
- grants reported
- $297,100
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $2,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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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2 grants matching “maier” · $5,000
- $2,500
Concordia University Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
The maier center
- $2,500
Concordia University Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
The maier center
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Beautiful Savior Ev Lutheran Church4 grants · $66,000
- Martin Luther College4 grants · $46,500
- Immanuel Lutheran Church4 grants · $39,500
- Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary8 grants · $22,500
- St Lukes Lutheran Church4 grants · $22,000
- Truth in Love Ministries4 grants · $17,500
- Time of Grace4 grants · $10,500
- Wisconsin Lutheran Chapel4 grants · $10,500
- Nmdp Foundation1 grant · $10,000
- Lutheran Ministries Media4 grants · $10,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 72 reported grants, largest first.
- $19,000
Beautiful Savior Ev Lutheran Church · Grove City, OH · 2023
Operating expenses & scholarships
- $18,000
Beautiful Savior Ev Lutheran Church · Grove City, OH · 2024
Operating expenses & scholarships
- $17,500
Martin Luther College · New Ulm, MN · 2024
Scholarships
- $17,000
Beautiful Savior Ev Lutheran Church · Grove City, OH · 2022
Operating expenses & scholarships
- $12,000
Beautiful Savior Ev Lutheran Church · Grove City, OH · 2025
Operating expenses & scholarships
- $11,000
Immanuel Lutheran Church · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Operating expenses
- $11,000
Immanuel Lutheran Church · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Operating expenses
- $10,000
Nmdp Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Operating expenses
- $10,000
Martin Luther College · New Ulm, MN · 2023
Scholarships
- $10,000
Martin Luther College · New Ulm, MN · 2022
Scholarships
- $9,500
Immanuel Lutheran Church · Cleveland, OH · 2025
Operating expenses
- $9,000
Martin Luther College · New Ulm, MN · 2025
Scholarships
- $8,000
Immanuel Lutheran Church · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Operating expenses
- $6,000
St Lukes Lutheran Church · Reno, NV · 2023
Operating expenses
- $5,500
St Lukes Lutheran Church · Reno, NV · 2025
Operating expenses
- $5,500
St Lukes Lutheran Church · Reno, NV · 2024
Operating expenses
- $5,000
Truth in Love Ministries · Nampa, ID · 2023
Operating expenses
- $5,000
St Lukes Lutheran Church · Reno, NV · 2022
Operating expenses
- $4,500
Truth in Love Ministries · Nampa, ID · 2024
Operating expenses
- $4,000
Truth in Love Ministries · Nampa, ID · 2025
Operating expenses
- $4,000
Truth in Love Ministries · Nampa, ID · 2022
Operating expenses
- $3,000
Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary · Miquon, WI · 2025
Scholarships
- $3,000
Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary · Miquon, WI · 2024
Scholarships
- $3,000
Lutheran Ministries Media · Ft Wayne, IN · 2023
Operating expenses
- $3,000
Nationwide Childrens' Hospital · Columbus, OH · 2023
Operating expenses
- $3,000
Time of Grace · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Operating expenses
- $3,000
Wisconsin Lutheran Chapel · Madison, WI · 2023
Operating expenses
- $3,000
Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary · Miquon, WI · 2023
Libery fund
- $3,000
Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary · Miquon, WI · 2023
Scholarships
- $3,000
Time of Grace · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Operating expenses
- $3,000
Wisconsin Lutheran Chapel · Madison, WI · 2022
Operating expenses
- $3,000
Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary · Miquon, WI · 2022
Scholarships
- $2,500
Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary · Miquon, WI · 2025
Libery fund
- $2,500
Lutheran Ministries Media · Ft Wayne, IN · 2024
Operating expenses
- $2,500
Nationwide Childrens' Hospital · Columbus, OH · 2024
Operating expenses
- $2,500
Time of Grace · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Operating expenses
- $2,500
Wisconsin Lutheran Chapel · Madison, WI · 2024
Operating expenses
- $2,500
Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary · Miquon, WI · 2024
Libery fund
- $2,500
Concordia University Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
The maier center
- $2,500
Concordia University Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
The maier center
- $2,500
Lutheran Ministries Media · Ft Wayne, IN · 2022
Operating expenses
- $2,500
Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary · Miquon, WI · 2022
Libery fund
- $2,000
Lutheran Ministries Media · Ft Wayne, IN · 2025
Operating expenses
- $2,000
Nationwide Childrens' Hospital · Columbus, OH · 2025
Operating expenses
- $2,000
Time of Grace · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
Operating expenses
- $2,000
Wisconsin Lutheran Chapel · Madison, WI · 2025
Operating expenses
- $2,000
Michigan Lutheran Seminary · Saginaw, MI · 2023
Scholarships
- $2,000
Ohio Living Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2023
Operating expenses
- $2,000
Michigan Lutheran Seminary · Saginaw, MI · 2022
Scholarships
- $2,000
Nationwide Childrens' Hospital · Columbus, OH · 2022
Operating expenses
- $2,000
Ohio Living Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2022
Operating expenses
- $1,500
Ohio Living Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2024
Operating expenses
- $1,500
Bethesda Lutheran Communities · Watertown, WI · 2023
Operating expenses
- $1,500
Bethesda Lutheran Communities · Watertown, WI · 2022
Operating expenses
- $1,000
Ohio Living Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2025
Operating expenses
- $1,000
Bethesda Lutheran Communities · Watertown, WI · 2024
Operating expenses
- $1,000
Bethlehem Lutheran Church · Hortonville, WI · 2024
Scholarship
- $1,000
Bethlehem Lutheran Church · Hortonville, WI · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,000
Miami University · Oxford, OH · 2023
Operating expenses
- $1,000
The Dreamcatcher Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operating expenses
- $1,000
The Ohio State University · Columbus, OH · 2023
Operating expenses
- $1,000
Bethlehem Lutheran Church · Hortonville, WI · 2022
Scholarship
- $1,000
Miami University · Oxford, OH · 2022
Operating expenses
- $1,000
The Dreamcatcher Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Operating expenses
- $1,000
The Ohio State University · Columbus, OH · 2022
Operating expenses
- $800
Miami University · Oxford, OH · 2024
Operating expenses
- $800
The Ohio State University · Columbus, OH · 2024
Operating expenses
- $500
Ablelight Foundation · Watertown, WI · 2025
Operating expenses
- $500
Ernestines Daughter Nfp · Calumet City, IL · 2025
Operating expenses
- $500
Miami University · Oxford, OH · 2025
Operating expenses
- $500
The Ohio State University · Columbus, OH · 2025
Operating expenses
- $500
The Dreamcatcher Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating expenses
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