Funding search · EIN 020691253 · North Adams, MA

Ruth E Proud Charitable Trust

Name: Ruth E Proud Charitable Trust grants, 2021–2024
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

36
grants reported: $594,898
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $15,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Grant history

All 36 reported grants, largest first.

$60,000
Mass Moca Foundation · North Adams, MA · 2024
Art & culture to elementary students
$35,000
McLa Foundation · North Adams, MA · 2024
Educational lectures
$35,000
Mass Moca Foundation · North Adams, MA · 2023
Art & culture to elementary students
$35,000
Mass Moca Foundation · North Adams, MA · 2022
Art & culture to elementary students
$30,000
McLa Foundation · North Adams, MA · 2023
Educational lectures
$25,000
Northern Berkshire United Way · North Adams, MA · 2023
To support member agancies
$25,000
Berkshire Food Project · North Adams, MA · 2022
Food pantry
$25,000
McLa Foundation · North Adams, MA · 2022
Educational lectures
$25,000
Mass Moca Foundation · North Adams, MA · 2021
Art & culture to elementary students
$22,500
Roots Teen Center · North Adams, MA · 2023
Teen walk in center
$20,000
Noren Bishop United Way · Pittsfield, MA · 2024
Community development
$20,000
Northern Berkshire United Way · North Adams, MA · 2022
To support member agencies
$20,000
McLa Foundation · North Adams, MA · 2021
Educational lectures
$17,500
Northern Berkshire United Way · North Adams, MA · 2021
To support member agencies
$15,000
Berkshire Food Project · North Adams, MA · 2024
Food pantry
$15,000
Baams · Williamstown, MA · 2023
Youth development
$15,000
Roots Teen Center · North Adams, MA · 2022
Teen walk in center
$15,000
Bart School · Adams, MA · 2021
To support school operations
$15,000
Roots Teen Center · North Adams, MA · 2021
Teen walk in center
$15,000
The Artists Block Foundation · North Adams, MA · 2021
To promote cultural education
$10,000
Baams · Williamstown, MA · 2024
Youth development
$10,000
Berkshire Food Project · North Adams, MA · 2023
Food pantry
$10,000
Berkshire Innovation Center · Pittsfiled, MA · 2023
Technological development
$10,000
Boulder Arts and Tech · Boulder, CO · 2023
Educational courses
$10,000
Child Care of the Berkshires · North Adams, MA · 2023
Provide support to kids & families
$10,000
Berkshire Food Project · North Adams, MA · 2021
Food pantry
$9,898
Friend of the Na Public Library · North Adams, MA · 2021
To support library programs
$7,500
Roots Teen Center · North Adams, MA · 2024
Teen walk in center
$7,500
North Adams Youth Basketball · North Adams, MA · 2022
To support local youth
$5,000
North Adams Public Schools · North Adams, MA · 2024
Education
$5,000
Ucp of Western Mass · Pittsfield, MA · 2024
Quality of life improvement
$5,000
Louison House · North Adams, MA · 2022
Provide aid to homeless
$5,000
Berkshire Northern Coalition · North Adams, MA · 2021
To support commingy programs
$2,500
Euc-Health Care · North Adams, MA · 2021
To provide care for low income indiv
$1,500
Child Care of the Berkshires · North Adams, MA · 2022
Provide support to kids & families
$1,000
Euc-Health Care · North Adams, MA · 2022
To provide care for low income indiv

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