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 2021–2023. 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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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
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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Similar purposes
- Halvorsen Family Foundation103 grants · $83.3M
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Similar grant size
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