Funding search · EIN 046584378 · Boston, MA
Ruth Covo 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.
- 66
- grants reported
- $266,227
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $4,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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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- American Friends of Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust4 grants · $40,019
- Pacific Salmon Foundation4 grants · $19,219
- Wildcoast4 grants · $19,219
- The Biomimicry Institute4 grants · $19,219
- International Fund for Animal Welfare4 grants · $19,000
- Nature Conservancy4 grants · $16,019
- St Paul'S School4 grants · $14,000
- Redd Fish Restoration Society3 grants · $13,700
- American Friends of the Ocean Cleanup Foundation3 grants · $13,519
- The National Wildlife Federation3 grants · $13,500
Giving over time
Grant history
All 66 reported grants, largest first.
- $11,519
American Friends of Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust · Memphis, TN · 2025
General Purpose
- $10,125
American Friends of Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust · Memphis, TN · 2023
General Purpose
- $9,875
American Friends of Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust · Memphis, TN · 2024
General Purpose
- $8,500
American Friends of Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust · Memphis, TN · 2022
General Purpose
- $5,700
Pacific Salmon Foundation · 2022
General Purpose
- $5,700
Redd Fish Restoration Society · 2022
See Expenditure Responsibility Statement
- $5,700
The Biomimicry Institute · Missoula, MT · 2022
General Purpose
- $5,700
The Ocean Cleanup North Pacific Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
General Purpose
- $5,700
Wildcoast · Imperial Beach, CA · 2022
General Purpose
- $5,519
American Friends of the Ocean Cleanup Foundation · New York, NY · 2025
General Purpose
- $5,519
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2025
General Purpose
- $5,519
Pacific Salmon Foundation · 2025
General Purpose
- $5,519
The Biomimicry Institute · Missoula, MT · 2025
General Purpose
- $5,519
Wildcoast · Del Mar, CA · 2025
General Purpose
- $5,500
The National Wildlife Federation · Reston, VA · 2022
General Purpose
- $5,000
International Fund for Animal Welfare · Yarmouth Port, MA · 2024
General Purpose
- $5,000
United Animal Nations Dba Redrover · Sacramento, CA · 2024
General Purpose
- $5,000
International Fund for Animal Welfare · Yarmouth Port, MA · 2023
General Purpose
- $5,000
United Animal Nations Dba Redrover · Sacramento, CA · 2023
General Purpose
- $5,000
Victoria and Albert Museum Americas Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
General Purpose
- $5,000
International Fund for Animal Welfare · Yarmouth Port, MA · 2022
General Purpose
- $5,000
United Animal Nations - Redrover · Sacramento, CA · 2022
General Purpose
- $4,500
St Paul'S School · Concord, NH · 2025
General Purpose
- $4,125
American Friends of the Ocean Cleanup Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
General Purpose
- $4,125
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023
General Purpose
- $4,125
Pacific Salmon Foundation · 2023
General Purpose
- $4,125
Redd Fish Restoration Society · 2023
See Expenditure Responsibility Statement
- $4,125
The Biomimicry Institute · Missoula, MT · 2023
General Purpose
- $4,125
The National Wildlife Federation · Reston, VA · 2023
General Purpose
- $4,125
Wildcoast · Del Mar, CA · 2023
General Purpose
- $4,000
International Fund for Animal Welfare · Yarmouth Port, MA · 2025
General Purpose
- $4,000
Victoria and Albert Museum Americas Foundation · New York, NY · 2025
General Purpose
- $4,000
St Paul'S School · Concord, NH · 2024
General Purpose
- $4,000
Victoria and Albert Museum Americas Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General Purpose
- $3,875
American Friends of the Ocean Cleanup Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General Purpose
- $3,875
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024
General Purpose
- $3,875
Pacific Salmon Foundation · 2024
General Purpose
- $3,875
Redd Fish Restoration Society · 2024
See Expenditure Responsibility Statement
- $3,875
The Biomimicry Institute · Missoula, MT · 2024
General Purpose
- $3,875
The National Wildlife Federation · Reston, VA · 2024
General Purpose
- $3,875
Wildcoast · Del Mar, CA · 2024
General Purpose
- $3,000
United Animal Nations Dba Redrover · Sacramento, CA · 2025
General Purpose
- $3,000
K9s for Warriors · Ponte Vedra, FL · 2023
General Purpose
- $3,000
St Paul'S School · Concord, NH · 2023
General Purpose
- $3,000
The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee · Hohenwald, TN · 2023
General Purpose
- $3,000
American Friends of the V & a · New York, NY · 2022
General Purpose
- $3,000
K9s for Warriors · Ponte Vedra, FL · 2022
General Purpose
- $3,000
The Elephant Sanctuary · Hohenwald, TN · 2022
General Purpose
- $2,500
Armenian Missionary Assoc of Amer · Paramus, NJ · 2025
General Purpose
- $2,500
Dexter Southfield · Brookline, MA · 2025
General Purpose
- $2,500
Dexter Southfield · Brookline, MA · 2023
General Purpose
- $2,500
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2022
General Purpose
- $2,500
St Paul'S School · Concord, NH · 2022
General Purpose
- $2,000
K9s for Warriors · Ponte Vedra, FL · 2025
General Purpose
- $2,000
The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee · Hohenwald, TN · 2025
General Purpose
- $2,000
Dexter Southfield · Brookline, MA · 2024
General Purpose
- $2,000
K9s for Warriors · Ponte Vedra, FL · 2024
General Purpose
- $2,000
The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee · Hohenwald, TN · 2024
General Purpose
- $2,000
Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2022
General Purpose
- $2,000
Wounded Warrior Project · Jacksonville, FL · 2022
General Purpose
- $1,500
Copley Society of Art · Boston, MA · 2025
General Purpose
- $1,113
Monarch Butterfly Fund · Madison, WI · 2025
General Purpose
- $1,000
Copley Society of Art · Boston, MA · 2024
General Purpose
- $1,000
Dexter Southfield · Brookline, MA · 2022
General Purpose
- $500
Trinity College School Fund · Beverly, MA · 2023
General Purpose
- $500
Trinity College · Beverly, MA · 2022
General Purpose
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