Funding search · EIN 043340591 · Boston, MA
The Ruettgers Family Charit 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.
- 159
- grants reported
- $4.9M
- total given
- 2021–2023
- filing years
- $10,000
- 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Wgbh3 grants · $1.3M
- Foundation of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary1 grant · $300,000
- Garden Conservancy1 grant · $289,820
- Maranyundo Initiative2 grants · $260,000
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum3 grants · $235,000
- Museum of Fine Arts1 grant · $199,424
- Island School1 grant · $125,000
- Concord-Carlisle Community Chest3 grants · $115,000
- Beth Israel1 grant · $100,000
- Witness2 grants · $75,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 159 grants.
- $1.1M
Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2021
General support
- $300,000
Foundation of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary · Boston, MA · 2021
General support
- $289,820
Garden Conservancy · Garrison, NY · 2023
General support
- $199,424
Museum of Fine Arts · Boston, MA · 2021
General support
- $150,000
Maranyundo Initiative · South Boston, MA · 2022
General support
- $125,000
Island School · Woburn, MA · 2023
General support
- $125,000
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum · Boston, MA · 2022
General support
- $110,000
Maranyundo Initiative · South Boston, MA · 2021
General support
- $100,000
Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2023
General support & ralphy lowell society
- $100,000
Beth Israel · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $100,000
Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2022
General support
- $100,000
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum · Boston, MA · 2021
General support
- $80,000
Concord-Carlisle Community Chest · Concord, MA · 2022
General support
- $60,000
Childrens Day School · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General support
- $50,000
Buckner International · Dallas, TX · 2023
General support
- $50,000
Gleason Public Library · Carlisle, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $50,000
Hope International · Lancaster, PA · 2022
General support
- $50,000
Imbuto Foundation · 2022
General support
- $50,000
Witness · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
General support
- $50,000
Partners in Health · Boston, MA · 2021
General support
- $35,000
Gasparilla Island Conservation District Act · Boca Grande, FL · 2023
General support
- $35,000
Move Up Global · Canton, MA · 2022
General support
- $35,000
The Garden Conservancy · Garrison, NY · 2022
General support
- $30,000
Jdrf International · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $27,500
Friends of the Carlisle Coa · Carlisle, MA · 2021
General support
- $25,000
Carlisle Historical Society · Carlisle, MA · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Colorado Chautauqua Association · Boulder, CO · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Concord-Carlisle Education Foundation · Concord, MA · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Dwelling House of Hope · Lowell, MA · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Englewood Community Care · Englewood, FL · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Gaining Ground · Concord, MA · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Harvard Kennedy School · Cambridge, MA · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Move Up Global · Canton, MA · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Salvation Army of Massachusetts · Lowell, MA · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Winsor School · Boston, MA · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $25,000
East Boston Community Soup Kitchen · East Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $25,000
End 68 Hours of Hunger · Farmington, NH · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Gaining Grounds · Concord, MA · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Harry Chapin Food Bank · Lindenhurst, NY · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Partners in Health · Boston, MA · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Salvation Army of Massachusetts · Lowell, MA · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Seattle Children'S Hospital · Seattle, WA · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Concord-Carlisle Community Chest · Concord, MA · 2021
General support
- $25,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2021
General support
- $25,000
Joslin Diabetes Center · Boston, MA · 2021
General support
- $25,000
Saint Martin'S University · Lacey, WA · 2021
General support
- $25,000
Witness · Brooklyn, NY · 2021
General support
- $22,500
Flatirons Elementary Pto · Boulder, CO · 2022
General support
- $20,000
Homeless Prenatal Program · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General support
- $20,000
Trustee of Holy Cross · Worcester, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $20,000
Gaining Grounds · Concord, MA · 2021
General support
- $20,000
Jdrf International · New York, NY · 2021
General support
- $15,000
Americans for Immigrant Justice · Virginia Gardens, FL · 2023
General support
- $15,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2023
General support
- $15,000
Campaign for Catholic Schools · Boston, MA · 2023
General support
- $15,000
Commemorative Air Force · Dallas, TX · 2023
General support
- $15,000
Saint Irene Church · Carlisle, MA · 2023
General support
- $15,000
Americans for Immigrant Justice · Miami, FL · 2022
General support
- $15,000
Eastie Farm · East Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $15,000
La Colaborativa · Chelsea, MA · 2022
General support
- $15,000
Saint Irene Church · Carlisle, MA · 2022
General support
- $15,000
Americans for Immigrant Justice · Miami, FL · 2021
General support
- $15,000
Carlisle Historical Society · Carlisle, MA · 2021
General support
- $15,000
Commonwealth Kitchen · Boston, MA · 2021
General support
- $15,000
Seattle Children'S Hospital · Seattle, WA · 2021
General support
- $12,000
Sarasota Opera Association · Sarasota, FL · 2023
General support
- $11,000
Boca Grande Health Clinic Foundation · Boca Grande, FL · 2023
General support
- $10,000
City Lifevida Urbana (Urban Revival Inc) · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Concord-Carlisle Community Chest · Concord, MA · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Cornish College of Arts · Seattle, WA · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Growing Gardens · Portland, OR · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Harry Chapin Food Bank · Lindenhurst, NY · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum · Boston, MA · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Joslin Diabetes Center · Boston, MA · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Nativity School of Worcester · Worcester, MA · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Network of Engaged International Donors Global · Boston, MA · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Pacific Legal Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Southern Hills Middle School Pto · Boulder, CO · 2023
Pto support
- $10,000
Wake Forest University · Winstonsalem, NC · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Witness · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters · Boston, MA · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Cornell Lab of Ornithology · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Covenant House International · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Health Equity International · Newton, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Joslin Diabetes Center · Boston, MA · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Lahey Clinic · Burlington, MA · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Pacific Legal Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Seattle Preparatory School · Seattle, WA · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
The Arnold Arboretum · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
The Bush School · Seattle, WA · 2022
General support
- $10,000
The Concord Museum · Concord, MA · 2022
General support
- $10,000
The Food Project · Lincoln, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Three Sisters · Ipswich, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Wake Forest University · Winstonsalem, NC · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Boston Children'S Chorus · Boston, MA · 2021
General support
- $10,000
Commemorative Air Force · Dallas, TX · 2021
General support
- $10,000
End 68 Hours of Hunger · Farmington, NH · 2021
General support
- $10,000
Habitat for Humanity · Americus, GA · 2021
General support
- $10,000
Harry Chapin Food Bank · Lindenhurst, NY · 2021
General support
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