Funding search · EIN 462321009 · Wilmington, DE
Rugged Elegance 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.
- 58
- grants reported
- $846,714
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $6,500
- 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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Top recipients
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- She-Can Global3 grants · $150,000
- Mlife3 grants · $100,210
- Tidepool Project1 grant · $60,000
- Roots Africa3 grants · $55,000
- Trinity Grace Church Tribeca2 grants · $50,000
- Reimagine1 grant · $50,000
- Legacy Global Programs1 grant · $50,000
- Grassroot Soccer4 grants · $42,300
- The Philanthropy Workshop2 grants · $40,000
- Unity San Francisco1 grant · $40,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 58 reported grants, largest first.
- $60,000
Tidepool Project · Palo Alto, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $55,000
Mlife · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $50,000
She-Can Global · Mill Valley, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $50,000
Legacy Global Programs · Mesa, AZ · 2023
PORTL Legacy Fund
- $50,000
She-Can Global · Mill Valley, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $50,000
Reimagine · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $50,000
She-Can Global · Mill Valley, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $40,000
Unity San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $30,210
Mlife · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $25,000
Grassroot Soccer · Hanover, NH · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $25,000
Roots Africa · College Park, MD · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $25,000
Volunteers of America · Portland, OR · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $25,000
Roots Africa · College Park, MD · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $25,000
Trinity Grace Church Tribeca · New York, NY · 2023
Digital Church fund
- $25,000
Trinity Grace Church Tribeca · New York, NY · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $20,210
The Climate Initiative · Cape Porpoise, ME · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
The Philanthropy Workshop · New York, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
Kiss the Ground · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
The Philanthropy Workshop · New York, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
Diabetes Training Camp Foundation · Margate, NJ · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $17,694
Barnard College · New York, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted (See General Explanation Attachment)
- $15,000
Mlife · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Love Light and Melody a Not for Profit Corporation · Brevard, NC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Dempsey Centers for Quality Cancer Care · Lewiston, ME · 2022
Charitable Event
- $10,000
Grassroot Soccer · Hanover, NH · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Kiss the Ground · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Special Operations-Finding Kids · Los Altos, CA · 2022
efforts in San Francisco
- $10,000
Stanford University Graduate School of Business · Stanford, CA · 2022
Charitable Event
- $7,000
Empowerment Works · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $6,000
Grassroot Soccer · Hanover, NH · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Myriad USA · New York, NY · 2024
To Support Trans Rescue
- $5,000
Diabetes Training Camp Foundation · Margate, NJ · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Roots Africa · College Park, MD · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $4,900
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $4,000
Battery Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $3,200
Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth · Washington, DC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $3,000
Above Board All Hands On Deck · Kennebunkport, ME · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $3,000
Above Board All Hands On Deck · Kennebunkport, ME · 2023
to support ten foster care children in Maine
- $3,000
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA · New York, NY · 2023
Gaza Humanitarian Crisis fund
- $2,000
Grameen Foundation USA · Washington, DC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Baitulmaal · Irving, TX · 2023
Gaza Humanitarian Crisis fund
- $2,000
Center for Intimacy Justice · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $1,300
Grassroot Soccer · Hanover, NH · 2023
Charitable Event
- $1,000
City Embrace Counseling Center · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Allies in Arts · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Transanta fund
- $1,000
Crime Victims Treatment Center · New York, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Gary'S House · Portland, ME · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Palestine Childrens Relief Fund · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Prx Incorporated · Cambridge, MA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Abortion Care Network · Washington, DC · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention · New York, NY · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
L Bere · 2022
Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant
- $1,000
Love Light and Melody a Not for Profit Corporation · Denver, CO · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $500
Subcircle · Biddeford, ME · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $500
Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund · New York, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $500
Translifeline · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $500
Unrwa USA National Committee · Washington, DC · 2023
Gaza Humanitarian Crisis fund
- $200
National Center for Jewish Film · Waltham, MA · 2024
In support of the Erik Anjou film project
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