Funding search · EIN 363428676 · Highland Park, IL

Burton W Ruder Family 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.

120
grants reported
$102,854
total given
2021–2023
filing years
$500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

artisticeducationsocialservices

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Top recipients

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  • Jewish United Fund3 grants · $25,000
  • Jac Education Foundation3 grants · $5,000
  • Keshet3 grants · $4,500
  • Highland Park Community Foundation2 grants · $3,000
  • US Holacaust Memorial3 grants · $3,000
  • World Central Kitchen2 grants · $3,000
  • Smile3 grants · $2,875
  • Homes for Our Troops3 grants · $2,850
  • Doctors Without Borders2 grants · $2,500
  • Juf Israel Emergency Fund1 grant · $2,500

Giving over time

$31,975
2021
$35,099
2022
$35,780
2023

Grant history

The 100 largest of 120 grants.

  • $10,000

    Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Artistic, social and education purposes

  • $7,500

    Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Artistic, social and education purposes

  • $7,500

    Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2021

    Artistic, social and education purposes

  • $2,500

    Juf Israel Emergency Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $2,500

    Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $2,000

    Jac Education Foundation · Highland Park, IL · 2023

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $2,000

    Highland Park Community Foundation · Highland Park, IL · 2022

    Artistic, social and education purposes

  • $2,000

    Keshet · Northbrook, IL · 2022

    Artistic, social and education purposes

  • $2,000

    World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $2,000

    Jac Education Foundation · Highland Park, IL · 2021

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $1,850

    Semper Fi Fund · Oceanside, CA · 2023

    Artistic, social and education purposes

  • $1,500

    Fisher Center for Alzheimers · New York, NY · 2022

    Artistic, social and education purposes

  • $1,500

    Doctors Without Borders · Hagerstown, MD · 2021

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $1,500

    Keshet · Northbrook, IL · 2021

    Artistic, social and education purposes

  • $1,350

    Homes for Our Troops · Taunton, MA · 2023

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $1,000

    American Friends of Magen David Adom · New York, NY · 2023

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $1,000

    Campaign for Female Education (Camfed) · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $1,000

    Hope Always Foundation · Las Angeles, CA · 2023

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $1,000

    Jewish National Fund · Rockville Center, NY · 2023

    Artistic, social and education purposes

  • $1,000

    Keshet · Northbrook, IL · 2023

    Artistic, social and education purposes

  • $1,000

    Per Scholas · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $1,000

    Smile · New York, NY · 2023

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $1,000

    US Holacaust Memorial · Highland Park, IL · 2023

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $1,000

    Doctors Without Borders · Hagerstown, MD · 2022

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $1,000

    Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Artistic, social and education purposes

  • $1,000

    Jac Education Foundation · Highland Park, IL · 2022

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $1,000

    Misericordia · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $1,000

    Ronald McDonald Charities · Oak Brook, IL · 2022

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $1,000

    Smile · New York, NY · 2022

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $1,000

    US Holacaust Memorial · Highland Park, IL · 2022

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $1,000

    Ameri Cares · Stamford, CT · 2021

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $1,000

    Highland Park Community Foundation · Highland Park, IL · 2021

    Artistic, social and education purposes

  • $1,000

    Homes for Our Troops · Taunton, MA · 2021

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $1,000

    Michael J Fox Foundation · New York, NY · 2021

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $1,000

    National Parkinson'S Foundation · Miami, FL · 2021

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $1,000

    Save the Children · Fairfield, CT · 2021

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $1,000

    US Holacaust Memorial · Highland Park, IL · 2021

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $1,000

    World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2021

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $875

    Smile · New York, NY · 2021

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $850

    American Jewish World Service · Etna, NH · 2023

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $800

    Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2021

    Artistic, social and education purposes

  • $750

    Guide Dogs for the Blind · San Rafael, CA · 2023

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $600

    Wttw · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $600

    Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2021

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $500

    Aclu · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $500

    Alight · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $500

    American Red Cross · Boone, IA · 2023

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $500

    Brennan Center for Justice · New York, NY · 2023

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $500

    Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Artistic, social and education purposes

  • $500

    Fisher Center for Alzheimers · New York, NY · 2023

    Artistic, social and education purposes

  • $500

    Planned Parenthood · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $500

    Save the Children · Fairfield, CT · 2023

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $500

    Alight · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $500

    Cdc Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2022

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $500

    Finca · Washington Dc, WA · 2022

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $500

    Homes for Our Troops · Taunton, MA · 2022

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $500

    Jewish National Fund · Rockville Center, NY · 2022

    Artistic, social and education purposes

  • $500

    Maui Food Bank · Wailuku, HI · 2022

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $500

    Maui United Way · Wailuku, HI · 2022

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $500

    Mercy Ship Foundation · Rancho Cordova, CA · 2022

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $500

    Northern Illinois Food Bank · Lake Forest, IL · 2022

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $500

    One Acre Fund · Highland Park, IL · 2022

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $500

    Orbis · New York, NY · 2022

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $500

    Planned Parenthood · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $500

    Project Orbis International · New York, NY · 2022

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $500

    Sandy Hook Promise Foundation · Newton, CT · 2022

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $500

    Special Olympics Illinois · Normal, IL · 2022

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $500

    St Jude Children'S Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $500

    Wits Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $500

    Wounded Warrior Project - Family Support · Omaha, NE · 2022

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $500

    Alight · Minneapolis, MN · 2021

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $500

    American Refugee Committee · Minneapolis, MN · 2021

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $500

    Fisher Center for Alzheimers · New York, NY · 2021

    Artistic, social and education purposes

  • $500

    Illinois Holocaust Museum · Skokie, IL · 2021

    Artistic, social and education purposes

  • $500

    Joint Distribution Committee · New York, NY · 2021

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $500

    Planned Parenthood · Chicago, IL · 2021

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $500

    Ronald McDonald Charities · Oak Brook, IL · 2021

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $500

    Semper Fi Fund · Oceanside, CA · 2021

    Artistic, social and education purposes

  • $500

    St Jude Children'S Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2021

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $500

    Unicef USA · New York, NY · 2021

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $500

    United Nations World Food Programs · Highland Park, IL · 2021

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $350

    Chicago Arts Partnership in Education · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $350

    Marwen · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Artistic, social and education purposes

  • $350

    Nat'L Alliance of Mental Health · Arlington, VA · 2022

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $350

    Marwen · Chicago, IL · 2021

    Artistic, social and education purposes

  • $350

    Vitamin Angels · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $350

    Wttw · Chicago, IL · 2021

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $324

    Jewish National Fund · New York, NY · 2022

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $250

    Bridge Communities · Glen Ellyn, IL · 2023

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $250

    Hais · Washington Dc, WA · 2023

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $250

    Museum of Contemporary Art · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $250

    Paws Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Artistic, social and education purposes

  • $250

    The Art Institute · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $250

    Vitamin Angels · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $250

    American Friends of Magen David Adom · New York, NY · 2022

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $250

    Brennan Center for Justice · New York, NY · 2022

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $250

    Bridge Communities · Glen Ellyn, IL · 2022

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $250

    Hais · Washington Dc, WA · 2022

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $250

    Museum of Contemporary Art · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Artistic, social and education services

  • $250

    Paralyzed Veterans of America · Washington Dc, WA · 2022

    Artistic, social and education services

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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.