Funding search · EIN 521591150 · Westfield, NJ

Ruth & Peter Metz Family 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.

221
grants reported
$1.8M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$4,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. 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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  • Greater Worcester Community Foundat2 grants · $470,000
  • Generator3 grants · $268,000
  • Burlington City Arts Foundation2 grants · $71,000
  • Burlington City Arts Fdn1 grant · $35,000
  • Btv Ignite2 grants · $34,000
  • Project Home3 grants · $33,250
  • Olin College3 grants · $30,000
  • Vt Academy of Science Eng3 grants · $30,000
  • Schuykill River Park Fund2 grants · $29,400
  • Champlain College3 grants · $24,000

Giving over time

$613,600
2022
$591,400
2023
$596,000
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 221 grants.

  • $240,000

    Greater Worcester Community Foundat · Worcester, MA · 2022

    Anonymous distributions to local, qualified non-profits within the year of receipt of funds

  • $230,000

    Greater Worcester Community Foundat · Worcester, MA · 2023

    Anonymous distributions to local, qualified non-profits within the year of receipt of funds

  • $100,000

    Generator · S Burlington, VT · 2022

    Provide operating funds

  • $91,000

    Generator · S Burlington, VT · 2024

    Provide operating funds

  • $77,000

    Generator · S Burlington, VT · 2023

    Provide operating funds

  • $36,000

    Burlington City Arts Foundation · Burlington, VT · 2022

    Provide operating funds

  • $35,000

    Burlington City Arts Fdn · Burlington, VT · 2024

    Provide operating funds

  • $35,000

    Burlington City Arts Foundation · Burlington, VT · 2023

    Provide operating funds

  • $32,500

    Btv Ignite · Burlington, VT · 2024

    Provide operating funds

  • $15,500

    Music Worcester · Worcester, MA · 2024

    Provide operating funds

  • $15,400

    Schuykill River Park Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Provide operating funds

  • $15,000

    Ymca of Central Ma · Worcester, MA · 2024

    Provide operating funds

  • $15,000

    Vt Academy of Science Eng · Burlington, VT · 2023

    Provide operating funds

  • $14,000

    Project Home · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Provide operating funds

  • $14,000

    Schuykill River Park Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Provide operating funds

  • $14,000

    Project Home · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Provide operating funds

  • $12,500

    Umass Memorial Health · Worcester, MA · 2024

    Support of the cando clinic

  • $10,300

    Montessori School of the Berkshires · Lenox, MA · 2024

    Provide operating funds

  • $10,000

    Amer Acad of Child Adolescent Psych · Washington, DC · 2024

    Provide operating funds

  • $10,000

    Boston Symphony Orchestra · Boston, MA · 2024

    Provide operating funds

  • $10,000

    Casa Project Worcester Cty · Worcester, MA · 2024

    Provide operating funds

  • $10,000

    Launch Vt · Burlington, VT · 2024

    Provide operating funds

  • $10,000

    Ma Audobon Society · Lincoln, MA · 2024

    Provide operating funds

  • $10,000

    Olin College · Needham, MA · 2024

    Hoover memorial endowment fund

  • $10,000

    Vt Academy of Science Eng · Burlington, VT · 2024

    Provide operating funds

  • $10,000

    W Stockbridge Hist Society · West Stockbridge, MA · 2024

    Provide operating funds

  • $10,000

    Worcester Chamber Music Sty · Worcester, MA · 2024

    Provide operating funds

  • $10,000

    Champlain College · Burlington, VT · 2023

    Provide operating funds

  • $10,000

    Lexington Community Farm · Lexington, MA · 2023

    2023 geodesic dome

  • $10,000

    Olin College · Needham, MA · 2023

    Hoover memorial endowment fund

  • $10,000

    United Way of Nw Vermont · South Burlington, VT · 2023

    Provide operating funds

  • $10,000

    Champlain College · Burlington, VT · 2022

    Provide operating funds

  • $10,000

    Olin College · Needham, MA · 2022

    Hoover memorial endowment fund

  • $10,000

    United Way of Northwest Vermont · South Burlington, VT · 2022

    Provide operating funds

  • $9,500

    Gould Farm · Monterey, MA · 2024

    Provide operating funds

  • $8,750

    Earth Justice · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Provide operating funds

  • $7,500

    Lexington Community Farm · Lexington, MA · 2024

    2023 geodesic dome

  • $7,500

    Planned Parenthood of No New Englan · Colchester, VT · 2022

    Provide operating funds

  • $7,000

    Appalachian Mountain Club · Boston, MA · 2024

    Provide operating funds

  • $7,000

    Urban Justice Center · New York, NY · 2022

    Provide operating funds

  • $6,500

    Friends of the Lenox Meeting House · Lenox, MA · 2024

    Provide operating funds

  • $6,050

    Wikimedia Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024

    Provide operating funds

  • $6,050

    Wikimedia Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023

    Provide operating funds

  • $6,050

    Wikimedia Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Provide operating funds

  • $6,000

    Room To Grow · Boston, MA · 2024

    Provide operating funds

  • $6,000

    Preservation Trust of Vermont · Montpelier, VT · 2023

    Provide operating funds

  • $6,000

    Vermont Arts Council · Montpelier, VT · 2023

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,500

    Lexington Community Farm · Lexington, MA · 2022

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,250

    Project Home · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,000

    Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2024

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,000

    Arlington Community Fdn · Arlington, VA · 2024

    Providing operating funds

  • $5,000

    Berkshire South Reg Comm · Great Barrington, MA · 2024

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,000

    Ecotarium · Worcester, MA · 2024

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,000

    Gbh Beacon Circle · Boston, MA · 2024

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,000

    Jcc of Worcester · Worcester, MA · 2024

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,000

    Journalism Funding Partners · Sacramento, CA · 2024

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,000

    Kenyon College · Gambier, OH · 2024

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,000

    Ne Botanic Garden at Tower Hill · Boylston, MA · 2024

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,000

    Planned Parenthood of Ma · Boston, MA · 2024

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,000

    Seaba Exhibitions · Burlington, VT · 2024

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,000

    Spectrum Youth Family Services · Burlington, VT · 2024

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,000

    Stern Center · Williston, VT · 2024

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,000

    Stevenson School · New York, NY · 2024

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,000

    United Way of Central Ma · Worcester, MA · 2024

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,000

    United Way of Nw Vermont · South Burlington, VT · 2024

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,000

    Worcester Art Museum · Worcester, MA · 2024

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,000

    Worcester County Food Bank · Shrewsbury, MA · 2024

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,000

    Appalachian Mountain Club · Boston, MA · 2023

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,000

    Arlington Community Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2023

    Providing operating funds

  • $5,000

    Echo - Leahy Center · Burlington, VT · 2023

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,000

    Friends of the Arlington Public Lib · Arlington, VA · 2023

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,000

    Journalism Funding Partners · Sacramento, CA · 2023

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,000

    Kenyon College · Gambier, OH · 2023

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,000

    Room To Grow · Boston, MA · 2023

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,000

    Shelburne Museum · Shelburne, VT · 2023

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,000

    Spectrum Youth Family Svcs · Burlington, VT · 2023

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,000

    Stern Center · Williston, VT · 2023

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,000

    Stevenson School · New York, NY · 2023

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,000

    The Curtis Fund · Middlebury, VT · 2023

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,000

    The Janet Munt Family Room · Burlington, VT · 2023

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,000

    Vermont Public · Colchester, VT · 2023

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,000

    Aalv · Burlington, VT · 2022

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,000

    Appalachian Mountain Club · Boston, MA · 2022

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,000

    Boston Healthcare for the Homeless · Boston, MA · 2022

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,000

    Center for Women Enterprise · Boston, MA · 2022

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,000

    Echo Leahy Center · Burlington, VT · 2022

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,000

    Journalism Funding Partners · Sacramento, CA · 2022

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,000

    Launch Vt · Burlington, VT · 2022

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,000

    Milton Artists' Guild · Milton, VT · 2022

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,000

    Milton Town School District · Milton, VT · 2022

    Milton innovation center

  • $5,000

    Room To Grow · Boston, MA · 2022

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,000

    Seaba · Burlington, VT · 2022

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,000

    Spectrum Youth Family Svcs · Burlington, VT · 2022

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,000

    Stern Center · Williston, VT · 2022

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,000

    Stevenson School · New York, NY · 2022

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,000

    The Curtis Fund · Middlebury, VT · 2022

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,000

    The Janet S Munt Family Room · Burlington, VT · 2022

    Provide operating funds

  • $5,000

    Vt Academy of Science Eng · Montpelier, VT · 2022

    Provide operating funds

  • $4,500

    Indiana U-O'Neil School · Bloomington, IN · 2023

    Provide operating funds

  • $4,500

    Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2022

    Provide operating funds

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.