Funding search · EIN 161551594 · Buffalo, NY
The Richard W Rupp 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.
- 131
- grants reported
- $1.4M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $8,000
- 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.
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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.
- Agricultural Justice Project3 grants · $120,000
- Nofa (Northeast Organic Farming Assoc)2 grants · $80,000
- National Susan B Anthony Museum & House2 grants · $70,450
- Democracy Now Productions3 grants · $68,000
- Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center2 grants · $65,000
- World Music Productions3 grants · $45,000
- Northeast Organic Farming Assoc of Ny1 grant · $40,050
- The Brigid Alliance3 grants · $38,000
- Third Presbyterian Church of Rochester3 grants · $37,300
- Hallwalls1 grant · $35,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 131 grants.
- $50,000
Agricultural Justice Project · Glassboro, NJ · 2024
Program services
- $40,050
Northeast Organic Farming Assoc of Ny · Syracuse, NY · 2022
Program services
- $40,000
Nofa (Northeast Organic Farming Assoc) · Barre, MD · 2024
Program services
- $40,000
Nofa (Northeast Organic Farming Assoc) · Barre, MD · 2023
Program services
- $35,450
National Susan B Anthony Museum & House · Rochester, NY · 2022
Program services
- $35,000
Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Program services
- $35,000
Agricultural Justice Project · Glassboro, NJ · 2023
Program services
- $35,000
Hallwalls · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Program services
- $35,000
National Susan B Anthony Museum & House · Rochester, NY · 2023
Program services
- $35,000
Agricultural Justice Project · Glassboro, NJ · 2022
Program services
- $30,000
Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Program services
- $25,000
Democracy Now Productions · New York, NY · 2024
Program services
- $25,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2024
Program services
- $23,000
Democracy Now Productions · New York, NY · 2023
Program services
- $22,000
World Music Productions · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
World music movement
- $21,000
New Hampton School · New Hampton, NH · 2022
Program services
- $20,000
Democracy Now Productions · New York, NY · 2022
Program services
- $20,000
Wedi for West Side Bazaar · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Program services
- $17,500
The Brigid Alliance · New York, NY · 2022
Program services
- $15,000
Irish Cultural & Folk Art Assoc of Wny · Hamburg, NY · 2023
Program services
- $15,000
First Look Buffalo Theater Company · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Program services
- $15,000
Genesee Land Trust · Rochester, NY · 2022
Program services
- $13,000
Third Presbyterian Church of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2024
Program services
- $13,000
World Music Productions · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
World music movement
- $13,000
Elevated Access · Champaign, IL · 2023
Program services
- $13,000
Stony Brook Fdn (Rain Forest Conservation) · Stony Brook, NY · 2022
Program services
- $12,850
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · New York, NY · 2023
Program services
- $12,500
Allentown Association · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Program services
- $12,300
Third Presbyterian Church of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2023
Program services
- $12,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · New York, NY · 2022
Program services
- $12,000
Third Presbyterian Church of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2022
Program services
- $11,500
The Brigid Alliance · New York, NY · 2024
Program services
- $11,000
Buffalo Olmstead Parks Conservancy · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Program services
- $11,000
Rip Medical Debt · Long Island City, NY · 2022
Program services
- $10,100
The Carter Center · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Program services
- $10,000
Amazon Watch · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Bio-diverse amazon tropical rainforest
- $10,000
Arts for Learning · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Program services
- $10,000
Arts Services Initiative · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Program services
- $10,000
Bennington College · Carmel, CA · 2024
Program services
- $10,000
Elevated Access · Champaign, IL · 2024
Program services
- $10,000
Just Buffalo Literary Center · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Program services
- $10,000
Keeping Our Promise · Pittsford, NY · 2024
Program services
- $10,000
Little Portion Friary · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Program services
- $10,000
Nichols School · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Program services
- $10,000
North Park Theat · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Program services
- $10,000
Ny Restoration Project · New York, NY · 2024
Program services
- $10,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · New York, NY · 2024
Program services
- $10,000
Push Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Program services
- $10,000
Response To Love Center · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Program services
- $10,000
716 Squash · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Program services
- $10,000
American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Program services
- $10,000
Buffalo Go Green · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Program services
- $10,000
Hispanic Heritage Cultural Council Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Program services
- $10,000
Native American Community Center · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Program services
- $10,000
Visually Imparied Advancement Ctr · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Program services
- $10,000
American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Program services
- $10,000
Arts Services Initiative · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Program services
- $10,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022
Program services
- $10,000
Nusantara Arts · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Program services
- $10,000
Road Less Traveled Productions · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Works by wny playwrights
- $10,000
Wild Bird Fund · New York, NY · 2022
Program services
- $10,000
World Music Productions · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
World music movement
- $9,000
Our Children'S Trust · Eugene, OR · 2023
Program services
- $9,000
The Brigid Alliance · New York, NY · 2023
Program services
- $8,000
The Intercept Media · New York, NY · 2024
Program services
- $8,000
Bennington College · Carmel, CA · 2023
Program services
- $8,000
Ravensbeard Wildlife Center · Saugerties, NY · 2023
Program services
- $8,000
African Heritage Project · Nacogdoches, TX · 2022
Program services
- $8,000
Amazon Watch · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Bio-diverse amazon tropical rainforest
- $8,000
Hertel-North Park Youth Baseball · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Program services
- $7,500
Nickel City · Williamsville, NY · 2024
Program services
- $7,500
Stitch Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Program services
- $7,500
Stitch Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Program services
- $7,000
Oceanic Society · Ross, CA · 2023
Program services
- $7,000
Bennington College · Carmel, CA · 2022
Program services
- $7,000
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies · Millbrook, NY · 2022
Program services
- $7,000
Catskill Mountainkeeper · Livingston Manor, NY · 2022
Program services
- $6,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
Program services
- $6,000
Oceanic Society · Ross, CA · 2024
Program services
- $6,000
United Way of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2024
Program services
- $6,000
Oceanic Society · Ross, CA · 2022
Program services
- $5,750
United Way of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2023
Program services
- $5,500
National Women'S Law Center · Washington, DC · 2022
Program services
- $5,500
United Way of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2022
Program services
- $5,000
Chicago Childrens Museum · Chicago, IL · 2024
Program services
- $5,000
Committee To Protect Journalists · New York, NY · 2024
Program services
- $5,000
Community Music School · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Program services
- $5,000
Feedmore Foundation of Wny · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Program services
- $5,000
Hope Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Program services
- $5,000
Investigative Post · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Program services
- $5,000
Kevin Guest House · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Program services
- $5,000
Let There Be Light International · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Program services
- $5,000
Pluta Cancer Center Foundation · Rochester, NY · 2024
Strong memoral foundation
- $5,000
Society of St Vincent De Pail · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Program services
- $5,000
Sportsmans American Music · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Program services
- $5,000
Torn Space Theater · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Theater renovation
- $5,000
Analytical Psychology Society of Wny (Jung Ctr) · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Program services
- $5,000
Catholic Academy of West Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Program services
- $5,000
Committee To Protect Journalists · New York, NY · 2023
Program services
- $5,000
Investigative Post · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Program services
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