Funding search · EIN 136161617 · New York, NY
Richard Nelson Ryan 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.
- 42
- grants reported
- $423,247
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $9,500
- 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
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- Smu (Southern Methodist University)2 grants · $48,000
- World Wildlife Fund4 grants · $40,000
- Brooks School2 grants · $39,000
- Eden Ii Genesis Foundation2 grants · $32,000
- Seattle Parks Foundation4 grants · $30,000
- Apda American Parkinson'S Disease Assoc2 grants · $30,000
- Eden Ii and Genesis Foundation2 grants · $30,000
- Women for Women International4 grants · $26,750
- Apda American Parkinson'S Disease Asso2 grants · $19,000
- Boys & Girls Club of America2 grants · $18,750
Giving over time
Grant history
All 42 reported grants, largest first.
- $29,000
Brooks School · Southampton, NY · 2023
Contribution
- $25,000
Smu (Southern Methodist University) · Dallas, TX · 2025
Scholarships
- $23,000
Smu (Southern Methodist University) · Dallas, TX · 2024
Scholarships
- $20,000
Apda American Parkinson'S Disease Assoc · Seattle, WA · 2025
Contribution
- $16,000
Eden Ii Genesis Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2025
Contribution
- $16,000
Eden Ii Genesis Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2024
Contribution
- $15,000
Eden Ii and Genesis Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2023
Contribution
- $15,000
Eden Ii and Genesis Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2022
Contribution
- $11,500
The James B Lee Jrscholarship Fund · Southampton, NY · 2022
Contribution
- $11,500
The James C Ferrer Educational Fund · Southampton, NY · 2022
Contribution
- $10,391
Friends of the Waterfront · Seattle, WA · 2023
Contribution
- $10,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2025
Contribution
- $10,000
Apda American Parkinson'S Disease Assoc · Seattle, WA · 2024
Contribution
- $10,000
Boys & Girls Club of America · Stamford, CT · 2024
Contribution
- $10,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Contribution
- $10,000
Apda American Parkinson'S Disease Asso · Seattle, WA · 2023
Contribution
- $10,000
Boys and Girls Club of Bridgeport & Stamford · Stamford, CT · 2023
Contribution
- $10,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Contribution
- $10,000
Boys and Girls Club of San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Contribution
- $10,000
Brooks School · Southampton, NY · 2022
Contribution
- $10,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Contribution
- $9,000
Seattle Parks Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2023
Contribution
- $9,000
Apda American Parkinson'S Disease Asso · Seattle, WA · 2022
Contribution
- $8,750
Boys & Girls Club of America · Stamford, CT · 2025
Contribution
- $8,750
Women for Women International · Washington, DC · 2025
Contribution
- $8,356
Life Wire · Bellevue, WA · 2022
Contribution
- $8,000
Friends of Waterfront Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2024
Contribution
- $8,000
Seattle Parks Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2024
Contribution
- $8,000
Women for Women International · Washington, DC · 2024
Contribution
- $8,000
Friends of the Waterfront · Seattle, WA · 2022
Contribution
- $8,000
Seattle Parks Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2022
Contribution
- $5,000
Life Wire · New York, NY · 2025
Contribution
- $5,000
Oscar Strong Foundation · Lake Worth Beach, FL · 2025
Contribution
- $5,000
Seattle Parks Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2025
Contribution
- $5,000
The Red Sneakers for Oakley · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
Contribution
- $5,000
Women for Women International · Washington, DC · 2023
Contribution
- $5,000
New Canaan Library · New Canaan, CT · 2022
Contribution
- $5,000
Women for Women International · Washington, DC · 2022
Contribution
- $4,000
Care Gift Sender · Merrifield, VA · 2023
Contribution
- $3,000
Choate Rosemary Hall · Wallingford, CT · 2025
Contribution
- $3,000
Filling in the Blanks · Norwalk, CT · 2022
Contribution
- $2,000
Life Wire · New York, NY · 2024
Contribution
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