Funding search · EIN 383372941 · Pennington, NJ
Elizabeth Ruthruff Wilson 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.
- 53
- grants reported
- $517,105
- total given
- 2023–2025
- filing years
- $5,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2023–2025. 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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Top recipients
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- Tecumseh Center for the Arts3 grants · $101,000
- Lenawee County Educational Foundation2 grants · $71,940
- Lenawee County Education Foundation1 grant · $42,035
- Adrian Symphony Orchestra3 grants · $42,000
- Blissfield Community Schools2 grants · $35,000
- River Raisin Ragtime Revue3 grants · $34,000
- Croswell Opera House3 grants · $33,000
- Madison School District1 grant · $27,360
- Tecumseh Pops Orchestra3 grants · $24,000
- Tecumseh Parks & Recreation2 grants · $11,750
Giving over time
Grant history
All 53 reported grants, largest first.
- $42,035
Lenawee County Education Foundation · Adrian, MI · 2025
Unrestricted general
- $41,325
Lenawee County Educational Foundation · Adrian, MI · 2023
Unrestricted general
- $35,250
Tecumseh Center for the Arts · Tecumseh, MI · 2024
Unrestricted general
- $34,750
Tecumseh Center for the Arts · Tecumseh, MI · 2023
Unrestricted general
- $31,000
Tecumseh Center for the Arts · Tecumseh, MI · 2025
Unrestricted general
- $30,615
Lenawee County Educational Foundation · Adrian, MI · 2024
Unrestricted general
- $28,000
River Raisin Ragtime Revue · Tecumseh, MI · 2024
Unrestricted general
- $27,360
Madison School District · Adrian, MI · 2023
Unrestricted general
- $24,000
Adrian Symphony Orchestra · Adrian, MI · 2025
Unrestricted general
- $20,000
Blissfield Community Schools · Blissfield, MI · 2025
Unrestricted general
- $15,000
Croswell Opera House · Adrian, MI · 2025
Unrestricted general
- $15,000
Blissfield Community Schools · Blissfield, MI · 2024
Unrestricted general
- $15,000
Croswell Opera House · Adrian, MI · 2024
Unrestricted general
- $9,000
Adrian Symphony Orchestra · Adrian, MI · 2024
Unrestricted general
- $9,000
Adrian Symphony Orchestra · Adrian, MI · 2023
Unrestricted general
- $8,692
Morenci Schools Band · Morenci, MI · 2023
Unrestricted general
- $8,000
Tecumseh Pops Orchestra · Tecumseh, MI · 2025
Unrestricted general
- $8,000
Tecumseh Pops Orchestra · Tecumseh, MI · 2024
Unrestricted general
- $8,000
Tecumseh Pops Orchestra · Tecumseh, MI · 2023
Unrestricted general
- $6,900
Tecumseh Public Schools · Tecumseh, MI · 2023
Unrestricted general
- $6,750
Tecumseh Parks & Recreation · Tecumseh, MI · 2024
Unrestricted general
- $6,210
Onsted Community Schools · Onsted, MI · 2023
Unrestricted general
- $5,702
Madison Community Schools · Adrian, MI · 2024
Unrestricted general
- $5,373
Madison Community Schools · Adrian, MI · 2025
Unrestricted general
- $5,094
Adrian Public Schools · Adrian, MI · 2024
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
City of Tecumseh · Tecumseh, MI · 2025
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
Tecumseh Parks & Recreation · Tecumseh, MI · 2025
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
Adrian College · Adrian, MI · 2024
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
Friends of Tecumseh Schools Orchestra · Tecumseh, MI · 2024
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
City of Tecumseh · Tecumseh, MI · 2023
Unrestricted general
- $4,899
Sand Creek Community Schools · Sand Creek, MI · 2023
Unrestricted general
- $3,500
Britton Deerfield Schools · Britton, MI · 2024
Unrestricted general
- $3,475
Adrian School Educational Foundation · Adrian, MI · 2025
Unrestricted general
- $3,000
River Raisin Ragtime Revue · Tecumseh, MI · 2025
Unrestricted general
- $3,000
Clinton School Band · Clinton, MI · 2023
Unrestricted general
- $3,000
Croswell Opera House · Adrian, MI · 2023
Unrestricted general
- $3,000
River Raisin Ragtime Revue · Tecumseh, MI · 2023
Unrestricted general
- $2,500
Adrian High School · Adrian, MI · 2023
Unrestricted general
- $2,500
Hudson Area Schools · Hudson, MI · 2023
Unrestricted general
- $2,150
Adrian College · Adrian, MI · 2025
Unrestricted general
- $2,000
Boys and Girls Club of Lenawee · Adrian, MI · 2025
Unrestricted general
- $2,000
Addison Community Schools · Addison, MI · 2023
Unrestricted general
- $1,800
Friends of Tecumseh Schools Orchestra · Tecumseh, MI · 2025
Unrestricted general
- $1,738
Tecumseh High School · Tecumseh, MI · 2025
Color guard uniforms &
- $1,500
Tecumseh Youth Theatre · Tecumseh, MI · 2025
Unrestricted general
- $1,000
Tecumseh Public Schools · Tecumseh, MI · 2024
Unrestricted general
- $1,000
Tecumseh Youth Theatre · Tecumseh, MI · 2024
Unrestricted general
- $856
Clinton Community Schools · Clinton, MI · 2024
Purchase band instruments
- $800
Clinton Elementary Schools · Clinton, MI · 2025
Unrestricted general
- $800
Tecumseh Public Schools · Tecumseh, MI · 2025
Unrestricted general
- $799
Tecumseh High School · Tecumseh, MI · 2024
Color guard uniforms &
- $410
Onsted Elementary School · Onsted, MI · 2025
Unrestricted general
- $322
Clinton Public Schools · Clinton, MI · 2023
Unrestricted general
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