Funding search · EIN 527243982 · Chicago, IL

James a Ruppe Foundation

Name: James a Ruppe Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

184
grants reported: $1.9M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $6,000
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.

What they fund

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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.

Mayo Clinic3 grants · $515,071
Bay Cliff Health Camp3 grants · $155,379
Calumet Township2 grants · $100,000
Michigan Tech Fund3 grants · $52,000
Co-Cathedral of St John the2 grants · $50,000
Omega House3 grants · $44,000
Calumet High School3 grants · $36,000
Ronald McDonald House3 grants · $32,000
Copper Country Senior Meals3 grants · $30,000
Clk Foundation3 grants · $29,000

Giving over time

$567,533

2022

$680,354

2023

$625,563

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 184 grants.

$180,184
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2024
General medical use
$178,354
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2023
General medical use
$156,533
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2022
General medical use
$60,379
Bay Cliff Health Camp · Big Bay, MI · 2024
Educational purposes
$55,000
Bay Cliff Health Camp · Big Bay, MI · 2023
Educational purposes
$50,000
Calumet Township · Calumet, MI · 2023
Community care fund
$50,000
Calumet Township · Calumet, MI · 2022
Community care fund
$40,000
Bay Cliff Health Camp · Big Bay, MI · 2022
Educational purposes
$25,000
Co-Cathedral of St John the · Rochester, MN · 2024
Religious
$25,000
Co-Cathedral of St John the · Rochester, MN · 2023
Religious
$25,000
Church of St John the Evangelist · Rochester, MN · 2022
Religious
$17,500
Michigan Tech Fund · Houghton, MI · 2024
Educational purposes
$17,500
Michigan Tech Fund · Houghton, MI · 2023
Educational purposes
$17,000
Michigan Tech Fund · Houghton, MI · 2022
Educational purposes
$16,000
Omega House · Houghton, MI · 2024
Hospice care
$15,000
Omega House · Houghton, MI · 2023
Hospice care
$13,000
Calumet High School · Calumet, MI · 2024
Educational purposes
$13,000
St Albert the Great University · Houghton, MI · 2024
Religious
$13,000
St Albert the Great University · Houghton, MI · 2023
Religious
$13,000
Omega House · Houghton, MI · 2022
Hospice care
$12,000
Clk Foundation · Calumet, MI · 2024
Educational purposes
$12,000
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
General medical use
$12,000
Calumet High School · Calumet, MI · 2023
Educational purposes
$12,000
Clk Foundation · Calumet, MI · 2023
Educational purposes
$12,000
Gogebic Community College · Ironwood, MI · 2023
Education purposes
$11,500
Ronald McDonald House · Rochester, MN · 2024
General medical use
$11,500
Ronald McDonald House · Rochester, MN · 2023
General medical use
$11,000
The Boggy Creek Gang Inc (Camp · Eustis, FL · 2024
Educational purposes
$11,000
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023
General medical use
$11,000
The Boggy Creek Gang Inc (Camp · Eustis, FL · 2023
Educational purposes
$11,000
Calumet High School · Calumet, MI · 2022
Educational purposes
$11,000
St Albert the Great University Parish · Houghton, MI · 2022
Religious
$10,000
Clk Council of Churches · Calumet, MI · 2024
Food pantry
$10,000
Copper Country Senior Meals · Hancock, MI · 2024
Elderly care
$10,000
Copper Shores Community Health · Hancock, MI · 2024
Community care fund
$10,000
Gogebic Community College · Ironwood, MI · 2024
Education purposes
$10,000
Little Brothers Friends of Elderly · Hancock, MI · 2024
Handicap/elderly care
$10,000
Clk Council of Churches · Calumet, MI · 2023
Food pantry
$10,000
Copper Country Angel Mission · Calumet, MI · 2023
Clothing/feeding the poor
$10,000
Copper Country Senior Meals · Hancock, MI · 2023
Elderly care
$10,000
Copper Shores Community Health · Hancock, MI · 2023
Community care fund
$10,000
Keweenaw Area Community Foundation · Hancock, MI · 2023
Ahmeek ice rink
$10,000
Little Brothers Friends of Elderly · Hancock, MI · 2023
Handicap/elderly care
$10,000
Copper Country Angel Mission · Calumet, MI · 2022
Clothing/feeding the poor
$10,000
Copper Country Senior Meals · Hancock, MI · 2022
Elderly care
$10,000
Gogebic Community College Foundation · Ironwood, MI · 2022
Educational purposes
$10,000
Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly · Hancock, MI · 2022
Handicap/elderly care
$9,000
Copper Country Angel Mission · Calumet, MI · 2024
Clothing/feeding the poor
$9,000
Lake Superior Bible Camp · Eagle River, MI · 2024
Religious
$9,000
Lake Superior Bible Camp · Eagle River, MI · 2023
Religious
$9,000
Portage Health Foundation · Hancock, MI · 2022
Community care fund
$9,000
Ronald McDonald House · Rochester, MN · 2022
General medical use
$9,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022
General medical use
$8,500
Nmu Foundation · Marquette, MI · 2024
Educational purposes
$8,000
Covenant House Florida · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2024
Runaway/homeless youth
$8,000
Covenant House Florida · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2023
Runaway/homeless youth
$8,000
Nmu Foundation · Marquette, MI · 2023
Educational purposes
$8,000
Clk Council of Churches · Calumet, MI · 2022
Food pantry
$8,000
Finlandia University · Hancock, MI · 2022
Educational purposes
$7,500
Horizons Alternative High School · Calumet, MI · 2024
Educational purposes
$7,500
Horizons Alternative High School · Mohawk, MI · 2023
Educational purposes
$7,000
Calumet Theatre · Calumet, MI · 2024
Building improvements
$7,000
Communty Foundation of Broward · Ft Lauderdale, FL · 2024
Community charities
$7,000
Houghton County Medical Care · Hancock, MI · 2024
Handicap/elderly care
$7,000
St Ignatius Loyola Parish · Houghton, MI · 2024
Religious
$7,000
St Sebastian Catholic Church · Ft Lauderdale, FL · 2024
Religious
$7,000
Calumet Theatre · Calumet, MI · 2023
Building improvements
$7,000
Communty Foundation of Broward · Ft Lauderdale, FL · 2023
Community charities
$7,000
Houghton County Medical Care · Hancock, MI · 2023
Handicap/elderly care
$7,000
St Ignatius Loyola Parish · Houghton, MI · 2023
Religious
$7,000
St Sebastian Catholic Church · Ft Lauderdale, FL · 2023
Religious
$7,000
Lake Superior Bible Camp Association (Gitchee Gumee) · Eagle River, MI · 2022
Religious
$7,000
Nmu Foundation · Marquette, MI · 2022
Educational purposes
$7,000
The Boggy Creek Gang Inc (Camp Boggy Creek) · Eustis, FL · 2022
Educational purposes
$6,500
31 Backpacks · Hancock, MI · 2024
Childhood hunger
$6,500
31 Backpacks · Houghton, MI · 2023
Childhood hunger
$6,500
Bhk Foundation (Baraga · Houghton, MI · 2023
Educational purposes
$6,500
Horizons Alternative High School · Mohawk, MI · 2022
Educational purposes
$6,500
Houghton County Medical Care Facility · Hancock, MI · 2022
Handicap/elderly care
$6,500
St Ignatius Loyola Parish · Houghton, MI · 2022
Religious
$6,000
Copper Shores Community · Houghton, MI · 2024
Suicide pervention
$6,000
Lake Linden-Hubbell Public Schools · Lake Linden, MI · 2024
Educational purposes
$6,000
School Sisters of Notre Dame · Wauwatosa, WI · 2024
Religious
$6,000
United Way of Broward County · Ft Lauderdale, FL · 2024
Community care fund
$6,000
Big Borthers Big Sisters of the · Houghton, MI · 2023
Education purposes
$6,000
Copper Country Habitat for Humanity · Houghton, MI · 2023
Building improvements
$6,000
Dial Help · Houghton, MI · 2023
Suicide pervention
$6,000
Lake Linden-Hubbell Public Schools · Lake Linden, MI · 2023
Educational purposes
$6,000
United Way of Broward County · Ft Lauderdale, FL · 2023
Community care fund
$6,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Animal care
$6,000
Church of St Sebastian · Ft Lauderdale, FL · 2022
Religious
$6,000
Community Foundation of Broward · Ft Lauderdale, FL · 2022
Community charities
$6,000
Covenant House Florida · Ft Lauderdale, FL · 2022
Runaway/homeless youth
$5,500
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Animal care
$5,500
School Sisters of Notre Dame · Wauwatosa, WI · 2023
Religious
$5,500
Lake Linden-Hubbell Public Schools Foundation · Lake Linden, MI · 2022
Educational purposes
$5,500
United Way of Broward County · Ft Lauderdale, FL · 2022
Community care fund
$5,000
Barbara Kettle Gundlach · Calumet, MI · 2024
Domestic violence victims
$5,000
Bhk Foundation (Baraga · Houghton, MI · 2024
Educational purposes
$5,000
Big Borthers Big Sisters of the · Houghton, MI · 2024
Education purposes

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