Funding search · EIN 366046944 · Chicago, IL
Ryerson 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.
- 194
- grants reported
- $343,000
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $2,000
- 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- University of Georgia4 grants · $13,000
- Georgia State University4 grants · $10,000
- Benedictine University4 grants · $8,000
- Denison University4 grants · $8,000
- Depaul University3 grants · $8,000
- University of South Florida3 grants · $7,000
- Rockhurst University3 grants · $6,000
- University of Arkansas at Little Rock2 grants · $6,000
- Iowa State University3 grants · $6,000
- University of Alabama at Birmingham3 grants · $6,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 194 grants.
- $4,000
Middle Georgia State University · Macon, GA · 2025
Education
- $4,000
University of Central Arkansas · Conway, AR · 2025
Education
- $4,000
University of Georgia · Athens, GA · 2025
Education
- $4,000
Depaul Univeristy · Chicago, IL · 2024
Education
- $4,000
Georgia State University · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Education
- $4,000
University of Arkansas at Little Rock · Little Rock, AR · 2024
Education
- $4,000
Depaul University · Chicago, IL · 2023
education
- $4,000
University of Georgia · Athens, GA · 2023
education
- $3,000
University of Ottowa · 2024
Education
- $3,000
University of Ottawa · 2023
education
- $3,000
University of South Florida · Tampa, FL · 2023
education
- $3,000
University of Georgia · Athens, GA · 2022
Education
- $3,000
University of Minnesota Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Education
- $2,000
Aurora University · Aurora, IL · 2025
Education
- $2,000
Benedictine University · Lisle, IL · 2025
Education
- $2,000
Clemson University · Clemson, SC · 2025
Education
- $2,000
Denison University · Granville, OH · 2025
Education
- $2,000
Depaul University · Chicago, IL · 2025
Education
- $2,000
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University · Tallahassee, FL · 2025
Education
- $2,000
Georgia Gwinnett College · Lawrenceville, GA · 2025
Education
- $2,000
Georgia State University · Atlanta, GA · 2025
Education
- $2,000
Iowa State University · Ames, IA · 2025
Education
- $2,000
Johnson University · Knoxville, TN · 2025
Education
- $2,000
M State Moorhead Campus · Moorhead, MN · 2025
Education
- $2,000
McHenry County College · Crystal Lake, IL · 2025
Education
- $2,000
McMaster University · 2025
Education
- $2,000
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2025
Education
- $2,000
Moreno Valley College · Moreno Valley, CA · 2025
Education
- $2,000
Pennsylvania State Universitymain Campus · University Park, PA · 2025
Education
- $2,000
Rockhurst University · Kansas City, MO · 2025
Education
- $2,000
Sam Houston State University · Huntsville, TX · 2025
Education
- $2,000
San Antonio College · San Antonio, TX · 2025
Education
- $2,000
The University of Alabama · Tuscaloosa, AL · 2025
Education
- $2,000
The University of Tennesseechattanooga · Chattanooga, TN · 2025
Education
- $2,000
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley · Edinburg, TX · 2025
Education
- $2,000
Universidad Autonoma De Baja California Campus Tijuana · 2025
Education
- $2,000
Universidad Autonoma De Baja California Uabc · 2025
Education
- $2,000
University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · 2025
Education
- $2,000
University of Arkansas at Little Rock · Little Rock, AR · 2025
Education
- $2,000
University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2025
Education
- $2,000
University of North Carolina at Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2025
Education
- $2,000
University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2025
Education
- $2,000
University of South Alabama · Mobile, AL · 2025
Education
- $2,000
University of South Carolinacolumbia · Columbia, SC · 2025
Education
- $2,000
University of South Florida · Tampa, FL · 2025
Education
- $2,000
University of St Thomas · St Paul, MN · 2025
Education
- $2,000
University of Toronto · 2025
Education
- $2,000
University of Wisconsingreen Bay · Green Bay, WI · 2025
Education
- $2,000
University of Wisconsinmadison · Madison, WI · 2025
Education
- $2,000
Western Colorado University · Gunnison, CO · 2025
Education
- $2,000
Aurora University · Aurora, IL · 2024
Education
- $2,000
Benedictine University · Lisle, IL · 2024
Education
- $2,000
Denison University · Granville, OH · 2024
Education
- $2,000
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University · Tallahassee, FL · 2024
Education
- $2,000
George Mason University · Fairfax, VA · 2024
Education
- $2,000
Illinois State University · Normal, IL · 2024
Education
- $2,000
Iowa State University · Ames, IA · 2024
Education
- $2,000
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2024
Education
- $2,000
Miles College · Fairfield, AL · 2024
Education
- $2,000
Moreno Valley College · Moreno Valley, CA · 2024
Education
- $2,000
Ohio State Universitymain Campus · Columbus, OH · 2024
Education
- $2,000
Pennsylvania State University Main Campus · University Park, PA · 2024
Education
- $2,000
Rockhurt University · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Education
- $2,000
San Antonio College · San Antonio, TX · 2024
Education
- $2,000
Spartanburg Methodist College · Spartanburg, SC · 2024
Education
- $2,000
The University of Tennesseechattanooga · Chattanooga, TN · 2024
Education
- $2,000
The University of Texas at El Paso · El Paso, TX · 2024
Education
- $2,000
Toronto Metropolitan University · 2024
Education
- $2,000
University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Education
- $2,000
University of Arkansas · Fayetteville, AR · 2024
Education
- $2,000
University of Georgia · Athens, GA · 2024
Education
- $2,000
University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2024
Education
- $2,000
University of North Carolina at Greensboro · Greenboro, NC · 2024
Education
- $2,000
University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2024
Education
- $2,000
University of South Alabama · Mobile, AL · 2024
Education
- $2,000
University of South Carolina · Columbia, SC · 2024
Education
- $2,000
University of South Florida · Tampa, FL · 2024
Education
- $2,000
University of the Cumberlands · Williamsburg, KY · 2024
Education
- $2,000
University of Toronto · 2024
Education
- $2,000
University of Wisconsingreen Bay · Green Bay, WI · 2024
Education
- $2,000
Athens Technical College · Athens, GA · 2023
education
- $2,000
Benedictine University · Lisle, IL · 2023
education
- $2,000
Coastal Carolina University · Conway, SC · 2023
education
- $2,000
Denison University · Granville, OH · 2023
education
- $2,000
Georgia State University · Atlanta, GA · 2023
education
- $2,000
Iowa State University · Ames, IA · 2023
education
- $2,000
Oglethorpe University · Brookhaven, GA · 2023
education
- $2,000
Ohio State University-Main Campus · Columbus, OH · 2023
education
- $2,000
Rockhurst University · Kansas City, MO · 2023
education
- $2,000
Spartanburg Methodist College · Spartanburg, SC · 2023
education
- $2,000
The University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2023
education
- $2,000
Toronto Metropolitan University · 2023
education
- $2,000
University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · 2023
education
- $2,000
University of Kentucky · Lexington, KY · 2023
education
- $2,000
University of Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2023
education
- $2,000
University of Mobile · Mobile, AL · 2023
education
- $2,000
University of North Carolina Greens · Greensboro, NC · 2023
education
- $2,000
University of North Carolina Wilmin · Wilmington, NC · 2023
education
- $2,000
University of St Thomas · St Paul, MN · 2023
education
- $2,000
University of Toronto Mississauga · 2023
education
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