Funding search · EIN 820581784 · New York, NY
Frank & Ruth E Caruso 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.
- 47
- grants reported
- $516,050
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $12,000
- 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.
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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.
- The Art Therapy Project6 grants · $77,000
- New York Center for Children4 grants · $76,000
- Artistic Noise4 grants · $60,000
- Brooklyn Conservatory of Music4 grants · $56,500
- Day One5 grants · $54,800
- Children of Promise4 grants · $43,750
- Center for Anti-Violence Education4 grants · $37,500
- Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls4 grants · $35,500
- Possibility Project4 grants · $31,500
- Brooklyn Converatory of Music1 grant · $18,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 47 reported grants, largest first.
- $20,000
Brooklyn Conservatory of Music · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Music therapy program
- $20,000
New York Center for Children · New York, NY · 2023
General operating support
- $20,000
The Art Therapy Project · New York, NY · 2023
General operating support
- $20,000
New York Center for Children · New York, NY · 2022
General operating support
- $20,000
The Art Therapy Project · New York, NY · 2022
General operating support
- $18,000
Brooklyn Conservatory of Music · Brooklyn, NY · 2025
Music therapy program
- $18,000
New York Center for Children · New York, NY · 2025
Therapy program
- $18,000
The Art Therapy Project · New York, NY · 2025
Community art therapy program
- $18,000
Brooklyn Conservatory of Music · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Music therapy program
- $18,000
New York Center for Children · New York, NY · 2024
General operating support
- $18,000
The Art Therapy Project · New York, NY · 2024
General operating support
- $18,000
Artistic Noise · New York, NY · 2023
Art therapy program
- $18,000
Brooklyn Converatory of Music · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Music therapy program
- $16,000
Artistic Noise · New York, NY · 2024
Licensed art therapy services
- $16,000
Day One · New York, NY · 2023
Mental health programs
- $16,000
Artistic Noise · New York, NY · 2022
Art therapy program
- $16,000
Children of Promise · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Mental health / art therapy programs
- $16,000
Day One · New York, NY · 2022
Mental health programs
- $12,750
Children of Promise · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Licensed mental health and art therapy services
- $12,750
Day One · New York, NY · 2024
Licensed mental health and art therapy services
- $12,000
Center for Anti-Violence Education · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
General operating support
- $12,000
Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
General operating support
- $12,000
Center for Anti-Violence Education · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Pact program
- $12,000
Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Out of school time programs
- $10,000
Artistic Noise · New York, NY · 2025
Art therapy services
- $10,000
Children of Promise · Brooklyn, NY · 2025
Mental health and art therapy programs
- $10,000
Day One · New York, NY · 2025
Mental health services
- $10,000
Possibility Project · New York, NY · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Possibility Project · New York, NY · 2022
Foster care program
- $8,000
Right To Be · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Bystander intervention program
- $7,000
Center for Anti-Violence Education · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
General operating support
- $6,500
Center for Anti-Violence Education · Brooklyn, NY · 2025
General operating support
- $6,500
Possibility Project · New York, NY · 2025
General operating support
- $6,500
Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls · Brooklyn, NY · 2025
General operating support
- $5,000
Possibility Project · New York, NY · 2024
General operating support
- $5,000
Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
General operating support
- $5,000
Children of Promise · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Mental health / art therapy programs
- $5,000
Gina Gibney Dance · New York, NY · 2022
Move to move beyond program
- $4,000
A Fair Shake for Youth · New York, NY · 2022
General operating support
- $3,500
A Fair Shake for Youth · New York, NY · 2025
General operating support
- $2,000
A Fair Shake for Youth · New York, NY · 2024
General operating support
- $2,000
A Fair Shake for Youth · New York, NY · 2023
General operating support
- $1,000
American Music Therapy Assoc · Silver Spring, MD · 2025
General operating support
- $500
Brooklyn Conservatory of Music · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Art/music therapy 101 webinar
- $500
The Art Therapy Project · New York, NY · 2024
Wellness workshop
- $500
The Art Therapy Project · New York, NY · 2023
Art/music therapy 101 webinar with recording
- $50
Day One · New York, NY · 2025
Webinar attendance
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