Funding search · EIN 450521059 · Wilmington, DE

Lynne Ruffin-Smith Charitable Foundation

Name: Lynne Ruffin-Smith Charitable Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

64
grants reported: $2.8M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $20,000
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.

What they fund

gift further children care experiencing improve life nevada

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

4 grants matching “shade” · $138,750

$45,000
The Shade Tree Incorporated · North Las Vegas, NV · 2025
Unrestricted gift
$35,000
The Shade Tree Incorporated · North Las Vegas, NV · 2024
Unrestricted gift
$26,250
The Shade Tree Incorporated · N Las Vegas, NV · 2023
Support to provide safe shelter and resources to homeless and abused women and children in crisis.
$32,500
The Shade Tree Incorporated · N Las Vegas, NV · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

The Lou Ruvo Brain Institute2 grants · $670,000
The Lou Ruvo Brain Institute2 grants · $470,000
Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada4 grants · $282,500
St Rose Dominican Health Foundation2 grants · $162,500
The Shade Tree Incorporated4 grants · $138,750
Wichita Art Museum2 grants · $115,000
Wichita Art Museum2 grants · $110,000
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Southern Nevad2 grants · $80,000
Dav Charitable Service Trust2 grants · $80,000
Vegas Pbs4 grants · $70,000

Giving over time

$650,000

2022

$523,750

2023

$772,500

2024

$890,000

2025

Grant history

All 64 reported grants, largest first.

$360,000
The Lou Ruvo Brain Institute · Las Vegas, NV · 2025
Unrestricted gift
$310,000
The Lou Ruvo Brain Institute · Las Vegas, NV · 2024
Unrestricted gift
$260,000
The Lou Ruvo Brain Institute · Las Vegas, NV · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organziation
$210,000
The Lou Ruvo Brain Institute · Las Vegas, NV · 2023
Support for diagnosis and treatment for individuals experiencing cognitive changes.
$97,500
St Rose Dominican Health Foundation · Henderson, NV · 2024
Unrestricted gift
$90,000
Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada · Las Vegas, NV · 2025
Unrestricted gift
$75,000
Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada · Las Vegas, NV · 2024
Unrestricted gift
$65,000
St Rose Dominican Health Foundation · Henderson, NV · 2025
Unrestricted gift
$65,000
Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada · Las Vegas, NV · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$60,000
Wichita Art Museum · Wichita, KS · 2025
Unrestricted gift
$55,000
Wichita Art Museum · Wichita, KS · 2024
Unrestricted gift
$55,000
St Rose Dominican Health Foundation · Henderson, NV · 2023
Support to improve community health and wellness.
$55,000
Wichita Art Museum · Wichita, KS · 2023
Supporting connection with the arts.
$55,000
St Rose Dominical Health Foundation · Henderson, NV · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$55,000
Wichita Art Museum · Wichita, KS · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$52,500
Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada · Las Vegas, NV · 2023
Support for offering food, shelter, housing, and comprehensive services to southern nevada.
$45,000
Dav Charitable Service Trust · Erlanger, KY · 2025
Unrestricted gift
$45,000
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Southern Nevad · Las Vegas, NV · 2025
Unrestricted gift
$45,000
The Shade Tree Incorporated · North Las Vegas, NV · 2025
Unrestricted gift
$35,000
Dav Charitable Service Trust · Erlanger, KY · 2024
Unrestricted gift
$35,000
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Southern Nevad · Las Vegas, NV · 2024
Unrestricted gift
$35,000
The Shade Tree Incorporated · North Las Vegas, NV · 2024
Unrestricted gift
$32,500
Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust · Erlanger, KY · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$32,500
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Southern Nevada · Las Vegas, NV · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$32,500
The Shade Tree Incorporated · N Las Vegas, NV · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$30,000
Keck Medicine of Usc · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Unrestricted gift
$26,250
Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust · Erlanger, KY · 2023
Supporting ill and injured veterans.
$26,250
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Southern Nevada · Las Vegas, NV · 2023
Supporting creating life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.
$26,250
The Shade Tree Incorporated · N Las Vegas, NV · 2023
Support to provide safe shelter and resources to homeless and abused women and children in crisis.
$25,000
Music Theater Wichita · Wichita, KS · 2025
Unrestricted gift
$25,000
Southern Nevada Law Enforcement Memorial · Las Vegas, NV · 2025
Unrestricted gift
$20,000
Core Academy · Las Vegas, NV · 2025
Unrestricted gift
$20,000
Nathan Adelson Hospice Foundation · Las Vegas, NV · 2025
Unrestricted gift
$20,000
Olympia Companies Southern Highlands Cha · Las Vegas, NV · 2025
Unrestricted gift
$20,000
Vegas Pbs · Las Vegas, NV · 2025
Unrestricted gift
$20,000
Keck Medicine of Usc · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted gift
$20,000
Music Theater Wichita · Wichita, KS · 2024
Unrestricted gift
$20,000
Southern Nevada Law Enforcement Memorial · Las Vegas, NV · 2024
Unrestricted gift
$20,000
Vegas Pbs · Las Vegas, NV · 2024
Unrestricted gift
$20,000
Keck Medicine of Usc · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Supporting transformation of the practive of medicine and ensuring patient-centered care in a compassionate, healing environment.
$20,000
Keck Medicine of Usc · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$20,000
Nathan Adelson Hospice Foundation · Las Vegas, NV · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$20,000
Southern Nevada Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation · Henderson, NV · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$20,000
Vegas Pbs · Las Vegas, NV · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$15,000
Olympia Companies Southern Highlands Charitable Foundation · Las Vegas, NV · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$10,000
Bishop Gorman High School · Las Vegas, NV · 2025
Unrestricted gift
$10,000
Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada · Las Vegas, NV · 2025
Unrestricted gift
$10,000
Bishop Gorman High School · Las Vegas, NV · 2024
Unrestricted gift
$10,000
Core Academy · Las Vegas, NV · 2024
Unrestricted gift
$10,000
Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada · Las Vegas, NV · 2024
Unrestricted gift
$10,000
Nathan Adelson Hospice Foundation · Las Vegas, NV · 2024
Unrestricted gift
$10,000
Olympia Companies Southern Highlands Cha · Las Vegas, NV · 2024
Unrestricted gift
$10,000
Nathan Adelson Hospice Foundation · Las Vegas, NV · 2023
Support for hospice care for uninsured and underinsured patients.
$10,000
Olympia Companies Southern Highlands Charitable Foundation · Las Vegas, NV · 2023
Support to improve the quality of life for women and children in southern nevada.
$10,000
Southern Nevada Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation · Las Vegas, NV · 2023
Support for the maintenance of various law enforcement memorials.
$10,000
Vegas Pbs · Las Vegas, NV · 2023
Support for public broadcasting.
$10,000
Bishop Gorman High School - Diocese of Las Vegas · Las Vegas, NV · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$5,000
Core Powered By the Rogers Foundation · Las Vegas, NV · 2023
Support to empower, enrich, and educate underserved children to lead choice-filled lives.
$5,000
Core Powered By the Rogers Foundation · Las Vegas, NV · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$5,000
Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada · Las Vegas, NV · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$2,500
Bishop Gorman High School - Diocese of Las Vegas · Las Vegas, NV · 2023
Support of catholic high school in the diocese of las vegas.
$2,500
Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada · Las Vegas, NV · 2023
Supporting girls making new friends, challenging themselves, and experiencing new adventures.
$2,500
Music Theatre Wichita · Wichita, KS · 2023
Support educating and nuturing creators, artists, and audiences, primarily through the production of broadway-caliber shows.
$2,500
Music Theatre Wichita · Wichita, KS · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organziation

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.