Funding search · EIN 825171174 · Racine, WI

Ruffo Family Foundation

Name: Ruffo Family 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.

128
grants reported: $955,870
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $3,000
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

scholarship family ruffo campus golf graduate great johnson

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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The Prairie School4 grants · $161,570
Racine Zoological Society4 grants · $161,000
Cornell University4 grants · $70,000
Racine Art Museum Association3 grants · $65,000
Mount Holyoke College3 grants · $56,500
Racine Community Foundation4 grants · $55,100
University of Wisconsin Foundation4 grants · $32,500
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin4 grants · $27,500
Racine Art Museum1 grant · $22,000
Doctors Without Borders4 grants · $16,500

Giving over time

$143,905

2022

$199,965

2023

$281,500

2024

$330,500

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 128 grants.

$88,000
Racine Zoological Society · Racine, WI · 2025
$85,000 to support the capital campaign and $3,000 in general operating support
$68,000
Racine Zoological Society · Racine, WI · 2024
$3,000 in general operating support and $65,000 to support the capital campaign for a new veterinary hospital and conservation education center
$50,000
The Prairie School · Wind Point, WI · 2025
$17,500 to support the prairie fund, $5,000 for the prairie premiere scholarship program, $25,000 for the ruffo family scholarship fund, and $2,500 to sponsor the golf outing.
$40,300
The Prairie School · Wind Point, WI · 2024
$7,500 to support the prairie fund, $5,300 for the prairie premiere scholarship program, $25,000 for the ruffo family scholarship fund, and $2,500 to sponsor the golf outing.
$39,365
The Prairie School · Wind Point, WI · 2023
Support the prairie fund, the premiere scholarship program, the ruffo family scholarship fund, and sponsor the golf outing.
$31,905
The Prairie School · Racine, WI · 2022
Support the premiere scholarship program, the ruffo family scholarship fund, and sponsor the golf outing
$27,000
Mount Holyoke College · South Hadley, MA · 2025
Support the mount holyoke fund
$22,000
Racine Art Museum Association · Racine, WI · 2025
$2,000 for savor artist stipend and $20,000 in general operating support
$22,000
Mount Holyoke College · South Hadley, MA · 2024
Support the mount holyoke fund
$22,000
Racine Art Museum Association · Racine, WI · 2024
$20,000 in general operating support and $2,000 to support savour 2024 event
$22,000
Racine Art Museum · Racine, WI · 2023
General operating support
$21,000
Racine Art Museum Association · Racine, WI · 2022
General operating support
$20,000
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2025
Support the samuel curtis johnson graduate school of management
$20,000
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Support the cornell johnson graduate school of management annual fund
$20,000
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Support the samuel curtis johnson graduate school of management
$15,100
Racine Community Foundation · Racine, WI · 2023
Support the ruffo family fund
$15,000
Racine Community Foundation · Racine, WI · 2025
Support the ruffo family fund
$15,000
Racine Community Foundation · Racine, WI · 2024
Support the rcf public safety fund
$10,000
University of Wisconsin Foundation · Madison, WI · 2025
Support the great people scholarship fund
$10,000
University of Wisconsin Foundation · Madison, WI · 2024
Support the great people scholarship fund
$10,000
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Support the samuel curtis johnson graduate school of management
$10,000
Racine Community Foundation · Racine, WI · 2022
Support the ruffo family fund
$7,500
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
General operating support
$7,500
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operating support
$7,500
Mount Holyoke College · South Hadley, MA · 2023
Support the mount holyoke fund
$7,500
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General operating support
$7,500
University of Wisconsin Foundation · Madison, WI · 2023
Support the great people scholarship fund
$6,000
Foundation for the Advancement of Human Systems · Alexandria, VA · 2025
General operating support
$6,000
Susan G Komen Cancer Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2025
General operating support
$6,000
Susan G Komen · Dallas, TX · 2024
General operating support
$6,000
Susan G Komen · Dallas, TX · 2023
General operating support
$5,000
Mount Holyoke Fund · South Hadley, MA · 2022
General operating support
$5,000
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
General operating support
$5,000
University of Wisconsin Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Support the great people, great scholarship fund
$4,500
Camfed USA Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General operating support
$4,500
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2025
General operating support
$4,500
Her Justice · New York, NY · 2025
General operating support
$4,500
National Resource Defense Council · New York, NY · 2025
General operating support
$4,500
Racine County Food Bank · Racine, WI · 2025
General operating support
$4,500
United Way of Racine County · Racine, WI · 2025
General operating support
$4,500
V Foundation for Cancer Research · Cary, NC · 2025
General operating support
$4,500
Camfed USA Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General operating support
$4,500
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
General operating support
$4,500
Her Justice · New York, NY · 2024
General operating support
$4,500
National Resource Defense Council · New York, NY · 2024
General operating support
$4,500
Racine County Food Bank · Racine, WI · 2024
General operating support
$4,500
United Way of Racine County · Racine, WI · 2024
General operating support
$4,500
V Foundation for Cancer Research · Cary, NC · 2024
General operating support
$4,500
Camfed USA Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General operating support
$4,500
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
General operating support
$4,500
Her Justice · New York, NY · 2023
General operating support
$4,500
Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2023
General operating support
$4,500
Racine County Food Bank · Racine, WI · 2023
General operating support
$4,500
United Way of Racine County · Racine, WI · 2023
General operating support
$4,500
V Foundation for Cancer Research · Cary, NC · 2023
General operating support
$4,000
Susan G Komen · Dallas, TX · 2022
General operating support
$3,500
Hopes Center of Racine · Racine, WI · 2024
General operating support
$3,000
Aamft Research & Education Foundation · Alexandria, VA · 2025
General operating support
$3,000
Boys & Girls Club of Kenosha · Kenosha, WI · 2025
General operating support
$3,000
Children'S Wisconsin Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
General operating support
$3,000
Health Care Network · Racine, WI · 2025
General operating support
$3,000
Hopes Center of Racine · Racine, WI · 2025
General operating support
$3,000
Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund · New York, NY · 2025
General operating support
$3,000
Nami Racine County · Racine, WA · 2025
General operating support
$3,000
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children · Alexandria, VA · 2025
General operating support
$3,000
Racine Symphony Orchestra · Racine, WI · 2025
General operating support
$3,000
River Bend Nature Center · Racine, WI · 2025
General operating support
$3,000
Root-Pike Watershed Initiative Network · Kenosha, WI · 2025
General operating support
$3,000
Veteran'S Outreach of Wisconsin · Racine, WI · 2025
General operating support
$3,000
Wisconsin Humane Society · Mount Pleasant, WI · 2025
General operating support for the racine campus
$3,000
Wounded Warrior Project · Jacksonville, FL · 2025
General operating support
$3,000
Boys & Girls Club of Kenosha · Kenosha, WI · 2024
General operating support
$3,000
Children'S Wisconsin Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operating support
$3,000
Health Care Network · Racine, WI · 2024
General operating support
$3,000
Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund · New York, NY · 2024
General operating support
$3,000
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children · Alexandria, VA · 2024
General operating support
$3,000
Racine Symphony Orchestra · Racine, WI · 2024
General operating support
$3,000
River Bend Nature Center · Racine, WI · 2024
General operating support
$3,000
Root-Pike Watershed Initiative Network · Kenosha, WI · 2024
General operating support
$3,000
Veteran'S Outreach of Wisconsin · Racine, WI · 2024
General operating support
$3,000
Wisconsin Humane Society · Mount Pleasant, WI · 2024
General operating support for the racine campus
$3,000
Wounded Warrior Project · Jacksonville, FL · 2024
General operating support
$3,000
Boys & Girls Club of Kenosha · Kenosha, WI · 2023
General operating support
$3,000
Children'S Wisconsin Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General operating support
$3,000
Foundation for the Advancement of Human Systems · Alexandria, VA · 2023
General operating support
$3,000
Health Care Network · Racine, WI · 2023
General operating support
$3,000
Hopes Center of Racine · Racine, WI · 2023
General operating support
$3,000
Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund · New York, NY · 2023
General operating support
$3,000
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children · Alexandria, VA · 2023
General operating support
$3,000
Racine Symphony Orchestra · Racine, WI · 2023
General operating support
$3,000
Racine Zoological Society · Racine, WI · 2023
General operating support
$3,000
River Bend Nature Center · Racine, WI · 2023
General operating support
$3,000
Root-Pike Watershed Initiative Network · Kenosha, WI · 2023
General operating support
$3,000
Veteran'S Outreach of Wisconsin · Racine, WI · 2023
General operating support
$3,000
Wisconsin Humane Society · Mount Pleasant, WI · 2023
General operating support for the racine campus
$3,000
Wounded Warrior Project · Jacksonville, FL · 2023
General operating support
$3,000
Camfed USA Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General operating support
$3,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022
General operating support
$3,000
Her Justice · New York, NY · 2022
General operating support
$3,000
Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2022
General operating support

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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.