Funding search · EIN 521292445 · Bethesda, MD
Alan M & Mildred S Ravenal 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.
- 216
- grants reported
- $390,838
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $1,000
- 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.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- James Renwick Alliance3 grants · $27,750
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation2 grants · $20,000
- Fabric Workshop and Museum3 grants · $20,000
- Barnard College Athena Center for Leadership Studies2 grants · $12,500
- New York Women in Film and Tv2 grants · $11,000
- New York Women in Film and Tv (Nywift)1 grant · $11,000
- Lab for Icon and Idiom2 grants · $10,500
- Chicken and Egg Pictures3 grants · $10,000
- Breakthrough T1d1 grant · $10,000
- Blueprint for Accountability3 grants · $9,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 216 grants.
- $12,500
James Renwick Alliance · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable
- $11,000
New York Women in Film and Tv (Nywift) · Jackson Heights, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Breakthrough T1d · Hagerstown, MD · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation · Boone, IA · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
New York Women in Film and Tv · Jackson Heights, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Barnard College Athena Center for Leadership Studies · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Fabric Workshop and Museum · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Educational
- $10,000
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation · Boone, IA · 2022
Charitable
- $8,250
James Renwick Alliance · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable
- $7,500
Lab for Icon and Idiom · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $7,000
James Renwick Alliance · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Chicken and Egg Pictures · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Craft in America · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Fabric Workshop and Museum · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Educational
- $5,000
Fabric Workshop and Museum · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Educational
- $5,000
Fractured Atlas · Hartdale, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Blueprint for Accountability · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Goods for Good · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable
- $4,000
Center for Craft · Asheville, NC · 2023
Educational
- $3,550
Smithsonian American Art Museum · Washington, DC · 2024
Educational
- $3,500
Children'S National Hospital · Silver Spring, MD · 2023
Charitable
- $3,500
From the Heart Productions · Oxnard, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $3,500
Humane Rescue Alliance · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable
- $3,000
Lab for Icon and Idiom · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $3,000
International Documentary Association · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $3,000
Pro Publica · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $2,750
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable
- $2,500
American Civil Liberties Union (Aclu) · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
American Craft Council · St Paul, MN · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
Association of Art Museum Curators · New York, NY · 2024
Educational
- $2,500
Blueprint for Accountability · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
Natural Resources Defense Council · Merrifield, VA · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
Reevaluation Counseling Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2024
Educational
- $2,500
American Civil Liberties Union (Aclu) · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $2,500
American Craft Council · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
Charitable
- $2,500
Assoc of Art Museum Curators Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Educational
- $2,500
Barnard College Athena Center for Leadership Studies · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $2,500
Chicken and Egg Pictures · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $2,500
Natural Resource Defense Council · Merrifield, VA · 2023
Charitable
- $2,500
Peters Valley School of Craft · Sandyston, NJ · 2023
Educational
- $2,500
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable
- $2,500
Reevaluation Counseling Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2023
Charitable
- $2,500
Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2023
Educational
- $2,500
American Civil Liberties Union (Aclu) · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
Assoc of Art Museum Curators Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Educational
- $2,500
Chicken and Egg Pictures · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
Craft Emergency Relief Fund · Montpelier, VT · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
Natural Resource Defense Council · Merrifield, VA · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
Peters Valley School of Craft · Sandyston, NJ · 2022
Educational
- $2,500
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
Reevaluation Counseling Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2022
Educational
- $2,250
Wbur · Silver Spring, MD · 2024
Charitable
- $2,250
Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2024
Educational
- $2,000
Craft Emergency Relief Fund · Brattleboro, VT · 2024
Charitable
- $2,000
Peters Valley School of Craft · Sandyston, NJ · 2024
Educational
- $2,000
Remarkable Women Projects · Cortlandt Manor, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $2,000
A Wider Circle · Silver Spring, MD · 2023
Charitable
- $2,000
Battery Dance · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $2,000
Bethesda Cares · Bethesda, MD · 2023
Charitable
- $2,000
City Step · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $2,000
Goods for Good · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable
- $2,000
Xceptional Communications · Olivebridge, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $2,000
City Step · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $2,000
Democracy Now · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $2,000
Ny Ethical Culture Society · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $1,750
Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $1,525
Pocosin Art School · Columbia, NC · 2023
Charitable
- $1,500
Lost Dog and Cat Rescue · Arlington, VA · 2024
Charitable
- $1,500
Rhinebeck Writers Retreat · Staatsburg, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $1,500
Sereolipi Nomadic Education Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $1,500
Blueprint for Accountability · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $1,500
Chicago Filmmakers · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $1,500
Grub Street · Arlington, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $1,500
Smithsonian American Art Museum · Washington, DC · 2023
Educational
- $1,500
Wbur · Boston, MA · 2023
Educational
- $1,500
Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2023
Educational
- $1,500
Grub Street · Arlington, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $1,500
Restore · Bowling Gren Sta, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $1,500
Smithsonian American Art Museum · Washington, DC · 2022
Educational
- $1,500
Wbur · Boston, MA · 2022
Educational
- $1,500
Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2022
Educational
- $1,299
Penland School of Craft · Bakersville, NC · 2024
Charitable
- $1,250
History Cambridge · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Educational
- $1,250
Avalon Foundation · Easton, MD · 2022
Charitable
- $1,100
Catskill Mountain Keeper · Hurleyville, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $1,060
Academy Art Museum · Easton, MD · 2024
Charitable
- $1,016
Center for Craft · Asheville, NC · 2022
Educational
- $1,000
American Refugee Committee International · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Battery Dance · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Care · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
City Step · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Fistula Foundation · San Jose, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Fractured Atlas · Hartsdale, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Friends of Acadia · Bar Harbor, ME · 2024
Educational
- $1,000
Grub Street · Arlington, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
International Documentary Association · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
James River Writers · Richmond, VA · 2024
Charitable
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