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 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Top recipients

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  • 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

$157,000
2022
$135,500
2023
$115,500
2024
$108,050
2025

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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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.