Funding search · EIN 136093139 · New York, NY
Richard Ravitch 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.
- 70
- grants reported
- $8.2M
- total given
- 2021–2023
- filing years
- $20,000
- 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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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.
- Wellesley College1 grant · $4.0M
- Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at Cuny6 grants · $962,500
- The Volkers Alliance2 grants · $600,000
- The City Report3 grants · $550,000
- Yale Law School1 grant · $500,000
- The American Independent Foundation1 grant · $400,000
- Future Now Institute1 grant · $200,000
- The City Report - Pledge2 grants · $200,000
- Hunter College Foundation2 grants · $100,000
- Cornell University2 grants · $100,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 70 reported grants, largest first.
- $4.0M
Wellesley College · Wellesley, MA · 2023
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $500,000
Yale Law School · New Haven, CT · 2022
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $400,000
The American Independent Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $350,000
Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at Cuny · New York, NY · 2023
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $300,000
The Volkers Alliance · New York, NY · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $300,000
The Volkers Alliance · New York, NY · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $225,000
The City Report · New York, NY · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $225,000
The City Report · New York, NY · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $200,000
Future Now Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $175,000
Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at Cuny · New York, NY · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $175,000
Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at Cuny · New York, NY · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $100,000
The City Report · New York, NY · 2022
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $100,000
The City Report - Pledge · New York, NY · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $100,000
The City Report - Pledge · New York, NY · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $87,500
Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at Cuny · New York, NY · 2022
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $87,500
Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at Cuny · New York, NY · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $87,500
Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at Cuny · New York, NY · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $50,000
Dona Dona Sanctuary · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $50,000
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $50,000
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $50,000
Hunter College Foundation · New York, NY · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $50,000
Hunter College Foundation · New York, NY · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $50,000
The Fund for Cuts of Ny · Long Island City, NY · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $50,000
The Fund for Cuts of Ny · Long Island City, NY · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $35,000
The Metropolitan Opera · New York, NY · 2022
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $25,000
Fund for the City of New York · New York, NY · 2022
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $25,000
Israel Policy Forum · New York, NY · 2022
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $25,000
Council On Foreign Relations- Annual Fund · New York, NY · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $25,000
Council On Foreign Relations- Annual Fund · New York, NY · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $25,000
Jewish Community Relations Council of New York of New York · New York, NY · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $25,000
Jewish Community Relations Council of New York of New York · New York, NY · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $25,000
The Metropolitan Opera · New York, NY · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $25,000
The Metropolitan Opera · New York, NY · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $20,000
Central Synagogue · New York, NY · 2022
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $20,000
Volunteers of America · Alexandria, VA · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $20,000
Volunteers of America · Alexandria, VA · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $10,000
Central Synagogue · New York, NY · 2023
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $10,000
Citizens Union · Staten Island, NY · 2023
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $10,000
Fund for the City of New York · New York, NY · 2023
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $10,000
The Foundation for City College · New York, NY · 2022
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $10,000
Planned Parenthood · Huntington, NY · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $10,000
Planned Parenthood · Huntington, NY · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $5,000
Citizens Committee for Children · New York, NY · 2022
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $5,000
The Jamestown Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $5,000
American Art Museum · Washington, DC · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $5,000
American Art Museum · Washington, DC · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $5,000
Citizens Union · Staten Island, NY · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $5,000
Citizens Union · Staten Island, NY · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $5,000
Governor George Pataki Leadership Center · Schenectady, NY · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $5,000
Governor George Pataki Leadership Center · Schenectady, NY · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $5,000
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law · Washington, DC · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $5,000
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law · Washington, DC · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $5,000
Regional Plan Association · New York, NY · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $5,000
Regional Plan Association · New York, NY · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $2,000
Freest International · Atlanta, GA · 2022
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $1,000
Jewish Community Relations Council of New York · New York, NY · 2022
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $1,000
New York Jewish Agenda · Radio City Station, NY · 2022
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $1,000
Bridgehampton Chamber of Music · New York, NY · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $1,000
Bridgehampton Chamber of Music · New York, NY · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $1,000
Mount Sinai Health System · New York, NY · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $1,000
Mount Sinai Health System · New York, NY · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $500
The Grayson Family Foundation Designated To the Rawle J Deland Fund · New York, NY · 2022
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $500
Broadway House for Continuing Care · Newark, NJ · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $500
Broadway House for Continuing Care · Newark, NJ · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $500
The Paul Noleet Care Foundation · West Palm Beach, FL · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $500
The Paul Noleet Care Foundation · West Palm Beach, FL · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $250
Pm Flood Relief · Alexandria, VA · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $250
Pm Flood Relief · Alexandria, VA · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $100
Ects · New York, NY · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
- $100
Ects · New York, NY · 2021
To further donee's exempt purpose
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