Funding search · EIN 527243982 · Chicago, IL
James a Ruppe 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.
- 184
- grants reported
- $1.9M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $6,000
- 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.
What they fund
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12 grants matching “historic preservation” · $41,000
- $4,000
Mainstreet Calumet · Calumet, MI · 2024
Historical preservation
- $4,000
Keweenaw Heritage Center · Calumet, MI · 2024
Historical preservation
- $4,000
Houghton County Historical Society · Lake Linden, MI · 2024
Historical preservation
- $2,500
Keweenaw Historical Society · Mohawk, MI · 2024
Historical preservation
- $4,000
Mainstreet Calumet · Calumet, MI · 2023
Historical preservation
- $4,000
Houghton County Historical Society · Lake Linden, MI · 2023
Historical preservation
- $4,000
Keweenaw Heritage Center · Calumet, MI · 2023
Historical preservation
- $2,500
Keweenaw Historical Society · Mohawk, MI · 2023
Historical preservation
- $3,500
Houghton County Historical Society · Lake Linden, MI · 2022
Historical preservation
- $3,500
Keweenaw Heritage Center · Calumet, MI · 2022
Historical preservation
- $3,000
Mainstreet Calumet · Calumet, MI · 2022
Historical preservation
- $2,000
Keweenaw Historical Society · Mohawk, MI · 2022
Historical preservation
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Mayo Clinic3 grants · $515,071
- Bay Cliff Health Camp3 grants · $155,379
- Calumet Township2 grants · $100,000
- Michigan Tech Fund3 grants · $52,000
- Co-Cathedral of St John the2 grants · $50,000
- Omega House3 grants · $44,000
- Calumet High School3 grants · $36,000
- Ronald McDonald House3 grants · $32,000
- Copper Country Senior Meals3 grants · $30,000
- Clk Foundation3 grants · $29,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 184 grants.
- $180,184
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2024
General medical use
- $178,354
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2023
General medical use
- $156,533
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2022
General medical use
- $60,379
Bay Cliff Health Camp · Big Bay, MI · 2024
Educational purposes
- $55,000
Bay Cliff Health Camp · Big Bay, MI · 2023
Educational purposes
- $50,000
Calumet Township · Calumet, MI · 2023
Community care fund
- $50,000
Calumet Township · Calumet, MI · 2022
Community care fund
- $40,000
Bay Cliff Health Camp · Big Bay, MI · 2022
Educational purposes
- $25,000
Co-Cathedral of St John the · Rochester, MN · 2024
Religious
- $25,000
Co-Cathedral of St John the · Rochester, MN · 2023
Religious
- $25,000
Church of St John the Evangelist · Rochester, MN · 2022
Religious
- $17,500
Michigan Tech Fund · Houghton, MI · 2024
Educational purposes
- $17,500
Michigan Tech Fund · Houghton, MI · 2023
Educational purposes
- $17,000
Michigan Tech Fund · Houghton, MI · 2022
Educational purposes
- $16,000
Omega House · Houghton, MI · 2024
Hospice care
- $15,000
Omega House · Houghton, MI · 2023
Hospice care
- $13,000
Calumet High School · Calumet, MI · 2024
Educational purposes
- $13,000
St Albert the Great University · Houghton, MI · 2024
Religious
- $13,000
St Albert the Great University · Houghton, MI · 2023
Religious
- $13,000
Omega House · Houghton, MI · 2022
Hospice care
- $12,000
Clk Foundation · Calumet, MI · 2024
Educational purposes
- $12,000
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
General medical use
- $12,000
Calumet High School · Calumet, MI · 2023
Educational purposes
- $12,000
Clk Foundation · Calumet, MI · 2023
Educational purposes
- $12,000
Gogebic Community College · Ironwood, MI · 2023
Education purposes
- $11,500
Ronald McDonald House · Rochester, MN · 2024
General medical use
- $11,500
Ronald McDonald House · Rochester, MN · 2023
General medical use
- $11,000
The Boggy Creek Gang Inc (Camp · Eustis, FL · 2024
Educational purposes
- $11,000
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023
General medical use
- $11,000
The Boggy Creek Gang Inc (Camp · Eustis, FL · 2023
Educational purposes
- $11,000
Calumet High School · Calumet, MI · 2022
Educational purposes
- $11,000
St Albert the Great University Parish · Houghton, MI · 2022
Religious
- $10,000
Clk Council of Churches · Calumet, MI · 2024
Food pantry
- $10,000
Copper Country Senior Meals · Hancock, MI · 2024
Elderly care
- $10,000
Copper Shores Community Health · Hancock, MI · 2024
Community care fund
- $10,000
Gogebic Community College · Ironwood, MI · 2024
Education purposes
- $10,000
Little Brothers Friends of Elderly · Hancock, MI · 2024
Handicap/elderly care
- $10,000
Clk Council of Churches · Calumet, MI · 2023
Food pantry
- $10,000
Copper Country Angel Mission · Calumet, MI · 2023
Clothing/feeding the poor
- $10,000
Copper Country Senior Meals · Hancock, MI · 2023
Elderly care
- $10,000
Copper Shores Community Health · Hancock, MI · 2023
Community care fund
- $10,000
Keweenaw Area Community Foundation · Hancock, MI · 2023
Ahmeek ice rink
- $10,000
Little Brothers Friends of Elderly · Hancock, MI · 2023
Handicap/elderly care
- $10,000
Copper Country Angel Mission · Calumet, MI · 2022
Clothing/feeding the poor
- $10,000
Copper Country Senior Meals · Hancock, MI · 2022
Elderly care
- $10,000
Gogebic Community College Foundation · Ironwood, MI · 2022
Educational purposes
- $10,000
Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly · Hancock, MI · 2022
Handicap/elderly care
- $9,000
Copper Country Angel Mission · Calumet, MI · 2024
Clothing/feeding the poor
- $9,000
Lake Superior Bible Camp · Eagle River, MI · 2024
Religious
- $9,000
Lake Superior Bible Camp · Eagle River, MI · 2023
Religious
- $9,000
Portage Health Foundation · Hancock, MI · 2022
Community care fund
- $9,000
Ronald McDonald House · Rochester, MN · 2022
General medical use
- $9,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022
General medical use
- $8,500
Nmu Foundation · Marquette, MI · 2024
Educational purposes
- $8,000
Covenant House Florida · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2024
Runaway/homeless youth
- $8,000
Covenant House Florida · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2023
Runaway/homeless youth
- $8,000
Nmu Foundation · Marquette, MI · 2023
Educational purposes
- $8,000
Clk Council of Churches · Calumet, MI · 2022
Food pantry
- $8,000
Finlandia University · Hancock, MI · 2022
Educational purposes
- $7,500
Horizons Alternative High School · Calumet, MI · 2024
Educational purposes
- $7,500
Horizons Alternative High School · Mohawk, MI · 2023
Educational purposes
- $7,000
Calumet Theatre · Calumet, MI · 2024
Building improvements
- $7,000
Communty Foundation of Broward · Ft Lauderdale, FL · 2024
Community charities
- $7,000
Houghton County Medical Care · Hancock, MI · 2024
Handicap/elderly care
- $7,000
St Ignatius Loyola Parish · Houghton, MI · 2024
Religious
- $7,000
St Sebastian Catholic Church · Ft Lauderdale, FL · 2024
Religious
- $7,000
Calumet Theatre · Calumet, MI · 2023
Building improvements
- $7,000
Communty Foundation of Broward · Ft Lauderdale, FL · 2023
Community charities
- $7,000
Houghton County Medical Care · Hancock, MI · 2023
Handicap/elderly care
- $7,000
St Ignatius Loyola Parish · Houghton, MI · 2023
Religious
- $7,000
St Sebastian Catholic Church · Ft Lauderdale, FL · 2023
Religious
- $7,000
Lake Superior Bible Camp Association (Gitchee Gumee) · Eagle River, MI · 2022
Religious
- $7,000
Nmu Foundation · Marquette, MI · 2022
Educational purposes
- $7,000
The Boggy Creek Gang Inc (Camp Boggy Creek) · Eustis, FL · 2022
Educational purposes
- $6,500
31 Backpacks · Hancock, MI · 2024
Childhood hunger
- $6,500
31 Backpacks · Houghton, MI · 2023
Childhood hunger
- $6,500
Bhk Foundation (Baraga · Houghton, MI · 2023
Educational purposes
- $6,500
Horizons Alternative High School · Mohawk, MI · 2022
Educational purposes
- $6,500
Houghton County Medical Care Facility · Hancock, MI · 2022
Handicap/elderly care
- $6,500
St Ignatius Loyola Parish · Houghton, MI · 2022
Religious
- $6,000
Copper Shores Community · Houghton, MI · 2024
Suicide pervention
- $6,000
Lake Linden-Hubbell Public Schools · Lake Linden, MI · 2024
Educational purposes
- $6,000
School Sisters of Notre Dame · Wauwatosa, WI · 2024
Religious
- $6,000
United Way of Broward County · Ft Lauderdale, FL · 2024
Community care fund
- $6,000
Big Borthers Big Sisters of the · Houghton, MI · 2023
Education purposes
- $6,000
Copper Country Habitat for Humanity · Houghton, MI · 2023
Building improvements
- $6,000
Dial Help · Houghton, MI · 2023
Suicide pervention
- $6,000
Lake Linden-Hubbell Public Schools · Lake Linden, MI · 2023
Educational purposes
- $6,000
United Way of Broward County · Ft Lauderdale, FL · 2023
Community care fund
- $6,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Animal care
- $6,000
Church of St Sebastian · Ft Lauderdale, FL · 2022
Religious
- $6,000
Community Foundation of Broward · Ft Lauderdale, FL · 2022
Community charities
- $6,000
Covenant House Florida · Ft Lauderdale, FL · 2022
Runaway/homeless youth
- $5,500
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Animal care
- $5,500
School Sisters of Notre Dame · Wauwatosa, WI · 2023
Religious
- $5,500
Lake Linden-Hubbell Public Schools Foundation · Lake Linden, MI · 2022
Educational purposes
- $5,500
United Way of Broward County · Ft Lauderdale, FL · 2022
Community care fund
- $5,000
Barbara Kettle Gundlach · Calumet, MI · 2024
Domestic violence victims
- $5,000
Bhk Foundation (Baraga · Houghton, MI · 2024
Educational purposes
- $5,000
Big Borthers Big Sisters of the · Houghton, MI · 2024
Education purposes
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