Funding search · EIN 472275469 · Bridgeport, CT
The Ruth Krauss 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.
- 191
- grants reported
- $805,200
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $3,000
- 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Stockbridge Library4 grants · $52,000
- Schoke Jewish Family Service4 grants · $49,000
- Connecticut Food Bank4 grants · $44,000
- The Center for Family Justice4 grants · $35,500
- Marrakech4 grants · $33,000
- Berkshire Family Ymca4 grants · $32,000
- Middlebury College Scholarship Fund4 grants · $28,000
- Project Morry4 grants · $26,000
- Berkshire Grown4 grants · $25,500
- Mass Audubon4 grants · $25,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 191 grants.
- $20,000
Berkshire Family Ymca · Pittsfield, MA · 2022
General purpose fund
- $16,000
Schoke Jewish Family Service · Stamford, CT · 2023
General support
- $16,000
Stockbridge Library · Stockbridge, MA · 2022
General purpose fund
- $15,500
Stockbridge Library · Stockbridge, MA · 2023
General support
- $14,000
The Center for Family Justice · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
General purpose fund
- $12,500
Connecticut Food Bank · Wallingford, CT · 2023
General support
- $12,500
Berkshire Grown · Great Barrington, MA · 2022
General puprose fund
- $12,500
Connecticut Food Bank · Wallingford, CT · 2022
General purpose fund
- $12,000
Schoke Jewish Family Service · Stamford, CT · 2025
General support
- $11,500
Stockbridge Library · Stockbridge, MA · 2024
General support
- $11,000
Schoke Jewish Family Service · Stamford, CT · 2022
General purpose fund
- $10,000
Connecticut Food Bank · Wallingford, CT · 2025
General support
- $10,000
Schoke Jewish Family Service · Stamford, CT · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Marrakech · Woodbridge, CT · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Middlebury College Scholarship Fund · Middlebury, VT · 2023
General support
- $10,000
The Center for Family Justice · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
General support
- $9,000
Marrakech · Woodbridge, CT · 2025
General support
- $9,000
Stockbridge Library · Stockbridge, MA · 2025
General support
- $9,000
Connecticut Food Bank · Wallingford, CT · 2024
General support
- $9,000
Marrakech · Woodbridge, CT · 2024
General support
- $9,000
Middlebury College Scholarship Fund · Middlebury, VT · 2022
General purpose fund
- $8,000
Connecticut Legal Services · Middletown, CT · 2023
General support
- $8,000
Project Morry · Elmsford, NY · 2023
General support
- $7,500
Food Bank of Western Massachusetts · Wellesly, MA · 2023
General support
- $7,500
Mass Audubon · Norfolk, MA · 2023
General support
- $7,500
Berkshire Garden Center · Stockbridge, MA · 2022
General purpose fund
- $7,500
Connecticut Legal Services · Middletown, CT · 2022
General purpose fund
- $7,500
Mass Audubon · Norfolk, MA · 2022
General purpose fund
- $7,000
Project Morry · Elmsford, NY · 2022
General purpose fund
- $6,000
Project Morry · Elmsford, NY · 2025
General support
- $6,000
The Center for Family Justice · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
General support
- $6,000
Woodruff Family Ymca · Milford, CT · 2023
General support
- $5,500
The Center for Family Justice · Bridgeport, CT · 2025
General support
- $5,000
Berkshire Bounty · Great Barrington, MA · 2025
General support
- $5,000
Connecticut Legal Services · Middletown, CT · 2025
General support
- $5,000
Food Bank of Western Massachusetts · Wellesly, MA · 2025
General support
- $5,000
Mass Audubon · Norfolk, MA · 2025
General support
- $5,000
People'S Pantry · Great Barrington, MA · 2025
General support
- $5,000
Berkshire Bounty · Great Barrington, MA · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Mass Audubon · Norfolk, MA · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Project Morry · Elmsford, NY · 2024
General support
- $5,000
18 Degrees · Pittsfield, MA · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Barrington Stage Company · Pittsfield, MA · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Berkshire Botanical Garden · Stockbridge, MA · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Berkshire Bounty · Great Barrington, MA · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Berkshire Family Ymca · Pittsfield, MA · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Berkshire Grown · Great Barrington, MA · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Bridgeport Ymca · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Cata · Westport, CT · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Greenagers · Housatonic, MA · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Operation Hope · Fairfield, CT · 2023
General support
- $5,000
People'S Pantry · Great Barrington, MA · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Railroad Street Youth Project · Great Barrington, MA · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Roots Rising · Pittsfield, MA · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Star · Norwalk, CT · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Western Ct Ymca - Danbury · Danbury, CT · 2023
General support
- $5,000
18 Degrees · Pittsfield, MA · 2022
General purpose fund
- $5,000
Food Bank of Western Massachusetts · Wellesly, MA · 2022
General purpose fund
- $5,000
Greenagers · Housatonic, MA · 2022
General purpose fund
- $5,000
Marrakech · Woodbridge, CT · 2022
General purpose fund
- $5,000
People'S Pantry · Great Barrington, MA · 2022
General purpose fund
- $5,000
The Council of Churches of Greater Bridgeport · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
General purpose fund
- $4,500
Middlebury College Scholarship Fund · Middlebury, VT · 2025
General support
- $4,500
Middlebury College Scholarship Fund · Middlebury, VT · 2024
General support
- $4,500
Woodruff Family Ymca · Milford, CT · 2024
General support
- $4,000
Berkshire Grown · Great Barrington, MA · 2025
General support
- $4,000
Berkshire Botanical Garden · Stockbridge, MA · 2024
General support
- $4,000
Berkshire Family Ymca · Pittsfield, MA · 2024
General support
- $4,000
Berkshire Grown · Great Barrington, MA · 2024
General support
- $4,000
Berkshire Music School · Pittsfield, MA · 2024
General support
- $4,000
Cata · Westport, CT · 2024
General support
- $4,000
Connecticut Legal Services · Middletown, CT · 2024
General support
- $4,000
Food Bank of Western Massachusetts · Wellesly, MA · 2024
General support
- $4,000
Literacy Network of South Berkshire · Lee, MA · 2024
General support
- $4,000
People'S Pantry · Great Barrington, MA · 2024
General support
- $4,000
Roots Rising · Pittsfield, MA · 2024
General support
- $4,000
Star · Norwalk, CT · 2024
General support
- $4,000
Western Ct Ymca - Danbury · Danbury, CT · 2024
General support
- $4,000
Berkshire Music School · Pittsfield, MA · 2023
General support
- $4,000
Norman Rockwell Museum · Stockbridge, MA · 2023
General support
- $4,000
Barrington Stage Company · Pittsfield, MA · 2022
General purpose fund
- $4,000
Bridgeport Ymca · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
General purpose fund
- $4,000
Cata · Westport, CT · 2022
General purpose fund
- $4,000
Railroad Street Youth Project · Great Barrington, MA · 2022
General purpose fund
- $4,000
Roots Rising · Pittsfield, MA · 2022
General purpose fund
- $4,000
Star · Norwalk, CT · 2022
General purpose fund
- $4,000
Western Ct Ymca - Danbury · Danbury, CT · 2022
General purpose fund
- $3,500
Bridgeport Ymca · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
General support
- $3,000
18 Degrees · Pittsfield, MA · 2025
General support
- $3,000
Barrington Stage Company · Pittsfield, MA · 2025
General support
- $3,000
Berkshire Botanical Garden · Stockbridge, MA · 2025
General support
- $3,000
Berkshire Family Ymca · Pittsfield, MA · 2025
General support
- $3,000
Berkshire Music School · Pittsfield, MA · 2025
General support
- $3,000
Bridgeport Ymca · Bridgeport, CT · 2025
General support
- $3,000
Cata · Westport, CT · 2025
General support
- $3,000
Domestic Violence Crisis Center · Norwalk, CT · 2025
General support
- $3,000
Greenagers · Housatonic, MA · 2025
General support
- $3,000
Literacy Network of South Berkshire · Lee, MA · 2025
General support
- $3,000
Operation Hope · Fairfield, CT · 2025
General support
- $3,000
Railroad Street Youth Project · Great Barrington, MA · 2025
General support
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