Funding search · EIN 866224242 · Tucson, AZ

Ruth McC Tankersley Charitable Fnd

Name: Ruth McC Tankersley Charitable Fnd grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
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.

194
grants reported: $18.6M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $50,000
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.

What they fund

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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.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Michaels Foundation8 grants · $2.9M
Woodwell Climate Research Cntr4 grants · $2.7M
World Resources Institute4 grants · $2.7M
The Gregory School10 grants · $1.2M
Michaels Foundation2 grants · $726,000
Rollins College3 grants · $600,000
Heavenly Hoofs4 grants · $520,000
Nichlaus Childrens Hosp Fnd2 grants · $500,000
Elusen4 grants · $416,000
Community Fnd for Southern Az4 grants · $396,000

Giving over time

$4.6M

2022

$4.7M

2023

$4.7M

2024

$4.7M

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 194 grants.

$950,000
Michaels Foundation · Groveland, FL · 2025
Grant for Veteran Well-Being Endowment Fund
$940,000
Michaels Foundation · Groveland, FL · 2024
Support of Veterans and their Families
$700,000
Woodwell Climate Research Cntr · Falmouth, MA · 2025
Grant support general operating exp research
$700,000
World Resources Institute · Washington, DC · 2025
Grant for general operating Exp
$700,000
Woodwell Climate Research Cntr · Falmouth, MA · 2024
Grant support general operating exp research
$700,000
World Resources Institute · Glen Burnie, MD · 2024
Grant for WRIs Climate program
$700,000
Woodwell Climate Research Cntr · Falmouth, MA · 2023
Grant support general operating exp research
$700,000
World Resources Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
Grant for WRIs Climate program
$650,000
Michaels Foundation · Saint Cloud, FL · 2023
Grant for support to Veterans and families
$600,000
Woodwell Climate Research Cntr · Falmouth, MA · 2022
Grant money Fund for Climate Control Solutions
$600,000
World Resources Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
WRIs Climate program
$550,000
Michaels Foundation · Saint Cloud, FL · 2022
Support of Veterans and their Families
$250,000
Nichlaus Childrens Hosp Fnd · Miami, FL · 2023
General Funding - 2018 Agreement
$250,000
Nichlaus Childrens Hosp Fnd · Miami, FL · 2022
General Funding - 2018 Agreement
$210,000
Woodwell Climate Research Ctr · Falmouth, MA · 2022
Grant for General operating exp and Res
$200,000
Michaels Foundation · Groveland, FL · 2025
Grant for Fundraising programs
$200,000
Rollins College · Winter Park, FL · 2024
Grant Money for the MM Innovation Fund
$200,000
The Gregory School · Tucson, AZ · 2024
Grants Friday Exploration Program
$200,000
Rollins College · Winter Park, FL · 2023
Grant Money for the MM Innovation Fund
$200,000
Rollins College · Winter Park, FL · 2022
Grant Money for the MM Innovation Fund
$170,000
Heavenly Hoofs · Saint Cloud, FL · 2024
Grant to support&provide srvs to Veterans PTSD
$170,000
Heavenly Hoofs · Saint Cloud, FL · 2023
Grant to support&provide srvs to Veterans PTSD
$170,000
Heavenly Hoofs · Saint Cloud, FL · 2022
Grant to support&provide srvs to Veterans PTSD
$150,000
Community Fnd of Southern Az · Tucson, AZ · 2025
Grant Miller Luke Jakobsen Donor Advised Fund
$150,000
St Matthews Episcopal Church Chand · Chandler, AZ · 2025
Grant for ministry programs and interfaith miss
$150,000
The Gregory School · Tucson, AZ · 2025
Grant to sup budget fin aid programs tutoring
$150,000
The Gregory School · Tucson, AZ · 2024
Grant general operations
$150,000
The Gregory School · Tucson, AZ · 2023
Grants money for financial aid
$150,000
University of Az · Tucson, AZ · 2023
Herd Agreement - Al Marah Arabian Mare Herd
$150,000
The Gregory School · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Grants Student scholarship annual improvement mnt
$150,000
University of Az · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Herd Agreement - Al Marah Arabian Mare Herd
$120,000
Arizona Burn Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Grant to support life of burn survivors
$115,000
Nature Forward · Chevy Chase, MD · 2025
Grant support general Operating Exp
$115,000
Nature Forward · Chevy Chase, MD · 2024
Grant support general Operating Exp
$115,000
Nature Forward · Chevy Chase, MD · 2023
Grant for Envir Educ conservation restoration pr
$115,000
Audubon Naturalist Society · Chevy Chase, MD · 2022
Grant for Envir education programs Conservation
$104,000
Elusen · Palm Bay, FL · 2025
Grant support Graphic Design prntg Ser
$104,000
Elusen · Palm Bay, FL · 2024
Grant support Graphic Desgn&prntg Ser
$104,000
Elusen · Palm Bay, FL · 2023
Grant for graphic design & printing costs
$104,000
Elusen · Palm Bay, FL · 2022
Grant for graphic design & printing costs
$100,000
Michaels Foundation · Eustis, FL · 2025
Grant for fundraising programs
$100,000
Community Fnd for Southern Az · Tucson, AZ · 2024
Grant money earmarked for the HM and LJ donor Fund
$100,000
Community Fnd for Southern Az · Tucson, AZ · 2023
Grant money earmarked for the HM and LJ donor Fund
$100,000
Defenders of Wildlife · Washington, DC · 2023
Grant support at risk widlife mntn biodiversity
$100,000
The Church of the Epiphany · Tempe, AZ · 2023
Grant support reinvigoration programs
$100,000
The Gregory School · Tucson, AZ · 2023
Grant general operations
$100,000
Community Fnd for Southern Az · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Grant money earmarked for the HM and LJ donor Fund
$100,000
Defenders of Wildlife · Washington, DC · 2022
Grant protecting native animals & Plants
$100,000
The Gregory School · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Grant general operations
$100,000
Therapeutic Riding of Tucson · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Grant sustainability improvement areas
$96,000
Community Fnd for Southern Az · Tucson, AZ · 2025
Grant money earmarked for the HM and LJ donor Fund
$95,000
Defenders of Wildlife · Washington, DC · 2024
Grant support imperiled species & habitats
$86,000
Michaels Foundation · Groveland, FL · 2025
Grant for support for Veterans
$85,000
Flandrau Science Center Planetarium · Tucson, AZ · 2025
Grant in Sup Marine Disc Exh k-12 Educ Prog
$85,000
St Michaels Parish Day School · Tucson, AZ · 2025
Grant support Fac and Bldg improvements
$85,000
The Gregory School · Tucson, AZ · 2025
Grant for interm Head of School
$85,000
Ua Foundation Fbo Cooper Center · Tucson, AZ · 2025
Grant assist in hiring Educ staff
$85,000
St Michaels Parish Day School · Tucson, AZ · 2024
Grant support school counselor
$85,000
Ua Foundation Fbo Cooper Center · Tucson, AZ · 2024
Grant- assist in hiring Educ staff
$85,000
St Michaels Parish Day School · Tucson, AZ · 2023
Grant costs school chaplain safety and security
$85,000
Ua Foundation Fbo Cooper Center · Tucson, AZ · 2023
Grant- assist in hiring Educ staff new Fac
$85,000
St Michaels Episcopal Church Sch · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Grant Consultant Marketying & Strategic plan Exp
$85,000
Ua Foundation Fbo Cooper Center · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Grant- assist in hiring Educ staff new Fac
$80,000
Episcopal Diocese of Arizona · Phoenix, AZ · 2025
Grant support campus ministries
$80,000
John Hopkins Medicine · Baltimore, MD · 2025
Grant to research patients and proj Alzheimers
$80,000
Episcopal Diocese of Arizona · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Grant support rural congregations
$76,000
Michaels Foundation · Saint Cloud, FL · 2022
Grant for support to Veterans and families
$73,000
The Intentional Man Project · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Grant for updating equip skills training & job Dev
$70,000
The Church of the Epiphany · Tempe, AZ · 2024
Grant reduce debtparish clergy renwl
$70,000
Friends of Hutto Dog Park · Hutto, TX · 2023
Grant money earmarked Brushy Creek Dog Park
$70,000
Friends of Hutto Dog Park · Hutto, TX · 2022
Grant money earmarked for general operations
$67,000
St Matthews Episcopal Church Chand · Chandler, AZ · 2023
Grant for ministry programs and interfaith miss
$65,000
Arizon Burn Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Grant to support life of burn survivors
$60,000
The Intentional Man Project · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Grant for updating equip skills training job Dev
$60,000
Flandrau Science Centerplanetarium · Tucson, AZ · 2024
Grant-support Univ of Sce ExhDisc Trs
$60,000
The Intentional Man Project · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Grant support mem of trans experience prog
$50,000
Arizona Burn Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2025
Grant to support life of burn survivors
$50,000
Chandler Center for the Arts · Chandler, AZ · 2025
Grant for Connecting kids youth arts programs
$50,000
Friends of Hutto Dog Park · Hutto, TX · 2025
Grant in support dog park and Equip
$50,000
Tanglewood Music Center · Boston, MA · 2025
Grant Music Center-Rubin
$50,000
Tucson Childrens Museum · Tucson, AZ · 2025
Grant for general operating exp arts STEM Exh
$50,000
Chandler Center for the Arts · Chandler, AZ · 2024
Grant for Connecting kids youth arts programs
$50,000
Friends of Hutto Dog Park · Hutto, TX · 2024
Grant support adl splash pad dogs
$50,000
Tanglewood Music Center · Boston, MA · 2024
Grant Music Center-Rubin
$50,000
Tucson Childrens Museum · Tucson, AZ · 2024
Grant for general operating expenses
$50,000
University of Az Fnd · Tucson, AZ · 2024
Herd Agreement - Al Marah Arabian Mare Herd
$50,000
Flandrau Science Centerplanetarium · Tucson, AZ · 2023
Grant- overhaul & expan Marine Discv Exh & Educ
$50,000
Kaunalewa · Kekaha, HI · 2023
Grant support prepare chapter & Verst annotation
$50,000
Make a Wish Foundation · Scottsdale, AZ · 2023
Grant support granting wishes
$50,000
Tanglewood Music Center · Boston, MA · 2023
Grant money for benefit of the Music Center
$50,000
The Gregory School · Tucson, AZ · 2023
Grant student schlr general operations
$50,000
Tucson Childrens Museum · Tucson, AZ · 2023
Grant for general operating expenses
$50,000
Chandler Center for the Arts · Chandler, AZ · 2022
Grant for Connecting kids youth arts programs
$50,000
Flandrau Science Centerplanetarium · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Grant- overhaul & expan Marine Discv Exh & Educ
$50,000
Make a Wish Foundation · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022
Grant for renovation wishes
$50,000
Tanglewood Music Center · Boston, MA · 2022
Grant money for benefit of the Music Center
$50,000
The Gregory School · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Grant Matching EE Ford Fnd enhanc Frid Explr
$50,000
Tucson Childrens Museum · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Grant for general operating expenses
$40,000
College Bound · Washington, DC · 2025
Grant support Academic Mentoring
$40,000
Friends Club · Bethesda, MD · 2025
Grant for support early stages of dementia

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