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 20212023. 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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  • 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

$2.3M
2021
$817,000
2022
$5.0M
2023

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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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.