Funding search · EIN 467301897 · Atlanta, GA
Ruth Lee Charitable Trust
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 68
- grants reported
- $422,804
- 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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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
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- Wesleyan Fund4 grants · $96,500
- Montgomery Area Council On Aging4 grants · $47,500
- Faulkner University4 grants · $45,118
- Alabama Shakespeare Festival4 grants · $35,000
- College of Charleston Foundation4 grants · $34,500
- Lunches for Learning4 grants · $21,000
- Montgomery Area Food Bank1 grant · $15,000
- Elba Church of Christ4 grants · $14,686
- Opp Church of Christ4 grants · $14,500
- Montgomery Ymca4 grants · $12,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 68 reported grants, largest first.
- $32,500
Wesleyan Fund · Peachtree Corners, GA · 2025
General operating
- $29,000
Wesleyan Fund · Peachtree Corners, GA · 2024
General operating
- $20,000
Montgomery Area Council On Aging · Montgomery, AL · 2023
General operating
- $20,000
Wesleyan Fund · Peachtree Corners, GA · 2022
General operating
- $15,000
Alabama Shakespeare Festival · Montgomery, AL · 2025
General operating
- $15,000
Faulkner University · Montgomery, AL · 2023
General operating
- $15,000
Wesleyan Fund · Peachtree Corners, GA · 2023
General operating
- $15,000
Montgomery Area Council On Aging · Montgomery, AL · 2022
General operating
- $15,000
Montgomery Area Food Bank · Montgomery, AL · 2022
General operating
- $12,734
Faulkner University · Montgomery, AL · 2024
General operating
- $12,500
Alabama Shakespeare Festival · Montgomery, AL · 2022
General operating
- $10,827
Faulkner University · Montgomery, AL · 2022
General operating
- $10,000
Heart of Alabama Food Bank · Montgomery, AL · 2025
General operating
- $10,000
College of Charleston Foundation · Charleston, SC · 2022
Scholarships
- $10,000
Respite for All Foundation · Montgomery, AL · 2022
General purposes
- $8,500
College of Charleston Foundation · Charleston, SC · 2025
Scholarships
- $8,500
College of Charleston Foundation · Charleston, SC · 2024
Scholarships
- $7,500
Montgomery Area Council On Aging · Montgomery, AL · 2024
General operating
- $7,500
College of Charleston Foundation · Charleston, SC · 2023
Scholarships
- $7,000
Embrace Alabama Kids · Montgomery, AL · 2024
General operating
- $6,557
Faulkner University · Montgomery, AL · 2025
General operating
- $6,000
Lunches for Learning · Roswell, GA · 2025
General operating
- $6,000
Lunches for Learning · Roswell, GA · 2024
General operating
- $6,000
Lunches for Learning · Montgomery, AL · 2023
General operating
- $5,000
Montgomery Area Council On Aging · Montgomery, AL · 2025
General operating
- $5,000
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts · Montgomery, AL · 2025
General operating
- $5,000
Alabama Shakespeare Festival · Montgomery, AL · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
Peachtree Road United Methodist · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
Peachtree Road United Methodist · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General operating
- $5,000
American Red Cross · Montgomery, AL · 2022
General purposes
- $4,186
Elba Church of Christ · Elba, AL · 2023
General operating
- $4,000
Elba Church of Christ · Elba, AL · 2025
General operating
- $4,000
Opp Church of Christ · Opp, AL · 2025
General operating
- $4,000
Elba Church of Christ · Elba, AL · 2024
General operating
- $4,000
Opp Church of Christ · Opp, AL · 2024
General operating
- $4,000
Opp Church of Christ · Opp, AL · 2023
General operating
- $3,500
The Preschool · Atlanta, GA · 2025
General operating
- $3,000
Montgomery Ymca · Montgomery, AL · 2025
General operating
- $3,000
Montgomery Ymca · Montgomery, AL · 2024
General operating
- $3,000
Montgomery Ymca · Montgomery, AL · 2023
General operating
- $3,000
Lunches for Learning · Montgomery, AL · 2022
General operating
- $3,000
Montgomery Ymca · Montgomery, AL · 2022
General operating
- $2,500
American Red Cross · Montgomery, AL · 2025
General operating
- $2,500
Montgomery Capital Rotary · Montgomery, AL · 2025
Gala
- $2,500
American Red Cross · Montgomery, AL · 2024
General operating
- $2,500
Alabama Shakespeare Festival · Montgomery, AL · 2023
General operating
- $2,500
Elba Church of Christ · Elba, AL · 2022
General operating
- $2,500
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts · Montgomery, AL · 2022
General purposes
- $2,500
Montgomery Rotary Club · Montgomery, AL · 2022
General operating
- $2,500
Opp Church of Christ · Opp, AL · 2022
General operating
- $2,000
Blue Gray Civitan · Montgomery, AL · 2024
General operating
- $2,000
American Red Cross · Montgomery, AL · 2023
General operating
- $2,000
Blue Gray Civitan · Montgomery, AL · 2023
General operating
- $2,000
Montgomery Rotary Club · Montgomery, AL · 2023
General operating
- $1,500
Union Church Cemetery · Georgiana, AL · 2025
General operating
- $1,500
Union Church Cemetery · Georgiana, AL · 2024
General operating
- $1,500
Hope Inspired Ministries · Montgomery, AL · 2023
General operating
- $1,500
Union Church Cemetery · Georgiana, AL · 2023
General operating
- $1,000
Harmony Baptist Church · Troy, AL · 2025
Cemetery fund
- $1,000
Orion Baptist Cemetery Trust · Troy, AL · 2025
General operating
- $1,000
Harmony Baptist Church · Troy, AL · 2024
Cemetery fund
- $1,000
Orion Baptist Cemetery Trust · Troy, AL · 2024
General operating
- $1,000
The Preschool · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General operating
- $1,000
Harmony Baptist Church · Troy, AL · 2023
Cemetery fund
- $1,000
Orion Baptist Cemetery Trust · Troy, AL · 2023
General operating
- $1,000
Central Alabama Community Fdn · Montgomery, AL · 2022
Camp sunshine fund
- $1,000
Fellowship of Christian Athletes · Montgomery, AL · 2022
General purposes
- $1,000
Samaritan Counseling Center · Montgomery, AL · 2022
General purposes
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