Funding search · EIN 810288819 · Naples, FL

Ray Foundation

Name: Ray Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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.

130
grants reported: $39.8M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $50,000
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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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.

5 grants matching “commerical” · $1.7M

$892,000
Commerative Air Force · Dallas, TX · 2024
Naec programs and flight scholarships
$417,737
Commerative Air Force · Dallas, TX · 2023
Naec programs and flight scholarships
$221,654
Commerative Air Force · Dallas, TX · 2022
Naec programs operating support
$100,000
Commerative Air Force · Dallas, TX · 2022
P-47 restoration project support
$25,000
Commerative Air Force · Dallas, TX · 2022
Flight scholarship program development

Top recipients

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

Aopa Air Safety Foundation4 grants · $10.1M
Und Aerospace Foundation3 grants · $8.4M
Eaa Aviation Foundation5 grants · $6.7M
Wings Over the Rockies4 grants · $2.4M
Aerospace Center for Excellence6 grants · $1.8M
Civil Air Patrol Foundation4 grants · $1.8M
Commerative Air Force5 grants · $1.7M
The Immokalee Foundation3 grants · $1.4M
Southeastern Guide Dogs3 grants · $750,000
Community Foundation of Collier County3 grants · $700,000

Giving over time

$10.3M

2022

$18.2M

2023

$11.4M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 130 grants.

$7.7M
Und Aerospace Foundation · Grand Forks, ND · 2023
Veterans scholarship and flight operations bldg. Support
$3.8M
Aopa Air Safety Foundation · Frederick, MD · 2023
Support for 'you can fly' program and flight scholarships
$2.6M
Aopa Air Safety Foundation · Frederick, MD · 2024
Support for 'you can fly' program and flight scholarships
$2.5M
Aopa Air Safety Foundation · Frederick, MD · 2022
Support for 'you can fly' program
$2.5M
Eaa Aviation Foundation · Oshkosh, WI · 2023
Flight scholarships, kidventure support, purchase of pc flight simulators
$2.3M
Eaa Aviation Foundation · Oshkosh, WI · 2024
Flight scholarships, kidventure support, purchase of pc flight simulators
$1.8M
Eaa Aviation Foundation · Oshkosh, WI · 2022
Restricted grant - scholarship support
$1.1M
Aopa Air Safety Foundation · Frederick, MD · 2022
Flight scholarships
$894,857
Aerospace Center for Excellence · Lakeland, FL · 2024
Support for skylab, lakeland aero club and youth programs
$892,000
Commerative Air Force · Dallas, TX · 2024
Naec programs and flight scholarships
$825,000
Civil Air Patrol Foundation · Maxwell Afb, AL · 2024
Flight scholarships
$800,000
The Immokalee Foundation · Naples, FL · 2024
Matching grant pathways programs support
$800,000
Wings Over the Rockies · Denver, CO · 2024
Youth programming support
$750,000
Wings Over the Rockies · Denver, CO · 2022
Youth programming support
$635,800
Civil Air Patrol Foundation · Maxwell Afb, AL · 2023
Flight scholarships
$623,329
Aerospace Center for Excellence · Lakeland, FL · 2023
Support for skylab, lakeland aero club and youth programs
$550,000
Wings Over the Rockies · Denver, CO · 2023
Youth programming support
$417,737
Commerative Air Force · Dallas, TX · 2023
Naec programs and flight scholarships
$353,100
Und Aerospace Foundation · Grand Forks, ND · 2022
Veterans scholarship program support
$330,000
Civil Air Patrol Foundation · Maxwell Afb, AL · 2022
Flight scholarships funding
$300,000
Community Foundation of Collier County · Naples, FL · 2024
James c ray scholarship funding
$300,000
Und Aerospace Foundation · Grand Forks, ND · 2024
Veterans scholarship support
$300,000
The Immokalee Foundation · Naples, FL · 2023
Matching grant pathways programs support
$250,000
Southeastern Guide Dogs · Palmetto, FL · 2024
Operating budget support
$250,000
Southeastern Guide Dogs · Palmetto, FL · 2023
Operating budget support
$250,000
Colorado Skies Academy · Englewood, CO · 2022
Operating budget support
$250,000
Southeastern Guide Dogs · Palmetto, FL · 2022
Operating budget support
$250,000
The Immokalee Foundation · Naples, FL · 2022
Matching grant pathways programs support
$250,000
Wings Over the Rockies · Denver, CO · 2022
Scholarship funding support
$221,654
Commerative Air Force · Dallas, TX · 2022
Naec programs operating support
$200,000
Community Foundation of Collier County · Naples, FL · 2023
James c ray scholarship funding
$200,000
Community Foundation of Collier County · Naples, FL · 2022
James c ray scholarship funding
$187,314
Aerospace Center for Excellence · Lakeland, FL · 2022
Skylab operating support
$175,000
Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum · Honolulu, HI · 2023
Flight scholarship funding support
$150,700
Teens in Flight · Palm Coast, FL · 2022
Operating support
$150,000
Reno Air Racing Association · Reno, NV · 2024
Flight scholarship funding support
$150,000
Teens in Flight · Palm Coast, FL · 2024
Operating support
$150,000
Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum · Honolulu, HI · 2022
Flight scholarship funding support
$125,000
Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum · Honolulu, HI · 2024
Flight scholarship funding support
$125,000
Williamsburg Aviation Scholarship Program · Williamsburg, VA · 2024
Flight scholarship funding support
$110,000
Reno Air Racing Association · Reno, NV · 2023
Flight scholarship funding support
$110,000
Reno Air Racing Association · Reno, NV · 2022
Scholarship funding support
$100,000
Teens in Flight · Palm Coast, FL · 2023
Operating support
$100,000
Commerative Air Force · Dallas, TX · 2022
P-47 restoration project support
$97,500
Hsu Educational Foundation · Fort Walton Beach, FL · 2023
Drone team challenge support
$90,000
Flight Foundation · Unicoi, TN · 2022
Flight scholarship funding support
$75,000
Able Flight · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Flight training scholarships
$75,000
Kettle Moraine Youth Aviation · Juneau, WI · 2023
Youth aviation build support
$75,000
STEM Flights · Alexandria, VA · 2023
Scholarship program support
$75,000
Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum · Honolulu, HI · 2022
Aviation learning center programming support
$75,000
STEM Flights · Alexandria, VA · 2022
Scholarship program support
$75,000
Williamsburg Aviation Scholarship · Milliamsburg, VA · 2022
Flight scholarship funding
$60,000
The Heritage Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Internships
$60,000
The Heritage Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Internships
$60,000
The Heritage Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Internships
$58,680
Flight Foundation · Unicoi, TN · 2024
Flight scholarship funding support
$50,000
Alzheimer'S Support Network · Naples, FL · 2024
Operating budget support
$50,000
Children'S Hospital Colorado Mitochondrial Lab · Aurora, CO · 2024
Anschutz mitochondrial lab support
$50,000
Eaa Chapter 252 · Oshkosh, WI · 2024
Youth aircraft build project support
$50,000
Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center · Naples, FL · 2024
Youth education programming support
$50,000
Alzheimer'S Support Network · Naples, FL · 2023
Operating budget support
$50,000
Aspiring Aviators Aero Club · Winter Haven, FL · 2023
Airplane purchase support
$50,000
Champions for Learning · Naples, FL · 2023
Purchase vr aviation maint simulator
$50,000
Children'S Hospital Colorado Mitochondrial Lab · Aurora, CO · 2023
Anschutz mitochondrial lab support
$50,000
Flight Foundation · Unicoi, TN · 2023
Flight scholarship funding support
$50,000
Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center · Naples, FL · 2023
Youth education programming support
$50,000
Aerospace Center for Excellence · Lakeland, FL · 2022
Ace's high operating budget support
$50,000
Aerospace Center for Excellence · Lakeland, FL · 2022
Flight scholorship support
$50,000
Alzheimer'S Support Network · Naples, FL · 2022
Operating budget support
$50,000
Children'S Hospital Colorado Foundation · Aurora, CO · 2022
Anschutz mitochondrial lab support
$50,000
Eaa Aviation Foundation · Oshkosh, WI · 2022
Kidventure operating support
$50,000
Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center · Naples, FL · 2022
Youth education programming support
$42,416
Aerospace Center for Excellence · Lakeland, FL · 2022
Annual dinner fundraising support
$39,120
Highlands Engineering and Aero Tech Program · Sebring, FL · 2022
Education program operating support
$38,000
Long Island Young Aviators Club · Naples, FL · 2024
Operating and scholarship support
$37,720
Eaa Chapter 729 · Columbus, IN · 2023
Youth aircraft build project support
$37,000
Kettle Moraine Youth Aviation · Juneau, WI · 2022
Youth aircraft build support
$35,000
The Leroy Homer Foundation · Marlton, NJ · 2024
Flight scholarship funding support
$35,000
The Leroy Homer Foundation · Marlton, NJ · 2023
Flight scholarship funding support
$35,000
Arkansas Valley Humane Society · Buena Vista, CO · 2022
Operating budget support
$32,500
Civil Air Patrol Mn 122 · Lake Elmo, MN · 2022
Flight scholarship funding support and simulator purchase
$30,000
Arkansas Valley Humane Society · Buena Vista, CO · 2024
Operating support
$30,000
Civil Air Patrol Mn 122 · Lake Elmo, MN · 2023
Flight scholarships
$30,000
Eaa Chapter 563 · Peoria, IL · 2022
Youth aircraft build project support
$30,000
The Leroy Homer Foundation · Marlton, NJ · 2022
Flight scholarship funding
$28,793
Aspiring Aviators Aero Club · Winter Haven, FL · 2024
Airplane purchase support
$26,609
The Sattler Foundation · Loudon, TN · 2022
Simulator purchase support
$25,000
Soaring Flight Education Association · Saint Pau, MN · 2024
Glider scholarships
$25,000
Eaa Chapter 943 · Yulee, FL · 2023
Youth aviation scholarship support
$25,000
Minnesota Ace Camp · Evergreen, CO · 2023
Operations and scholarship support
$25,000
Mountain West Uas · Buena Vista, CO · 2023
Drone park development support
$25,000
Central Colorado Uas Club · Buena Vista, CO · 2022
Drone park development support
$25,000
Commerative Air Force · Dallas, TX · 2022
Flight scholarship program development
$25,000
Eaa Chapter 943 · Yulee, FL · 2022
Youth aviation scholarship support
$25,000
Fargo Air Museum · Fargo, ND · 2022
Youth programming support
$25,000
Soaring Flight Education Association · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
Scholarship program support
$25,000
West Michigan Aviation Academy Foundation · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
Flight scholarship support
$24,828
Greater Lafayette Career Academy · Lafayette, IN · 2022
Youth aviation program support
$24,750
Hsu Educational Foundation · Fort Walton Beach, FL · 2024
Drone team challenge support
$22,000
Minnesota Ace Camp · Evergreen, CO · 2024
Operations and scholarship support

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