Funding search · EIN 202057953 · Alexandria, VA
Thomas Rutherfoord 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.
- 179
- grants reported
- $2.9M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $5,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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.
- Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach3 grants · $400,000
- Charities Aid Foundation3 grants · $270,450
- American Friends of the Louvre3 grants · $202,000
- Hollins University3 grants · $170,000
- The Phillips Collection3 grants · $150,000
- Aspen Music Festival2 grants · $133,768
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach3 grants · $130,000
- The Society of the Four Arts3 grants · $125,000
- The Princes Foundation America2 grants · $125,000
- National Audubon Society1 grant · $100,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 179 grants.
- $176,000
American Friends of the Louvre · New York, NY · 2024
To fund charitable activities.
- $150,000
Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach · Palm Beach, FL · 2024
To fund charitable activities.
- $150,000
Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach · Palm Beach, FL · 2022
To fund charitable activities.
- $107,768
Aspen Music Festival · Aspen, CO · 2024
To fund charitable activities.
- $100,000
Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach · Palm Beach, FL · 2023
To fund charitable activities.
- $100,000
The Princes Foundation America · Washington, DC · 2023
To fund charitable activities.
- $100,000
Charities Aid Foundation · Alexandria, VA · 2022
To fund charitable activities.
- $100,000
Hollins University · Roanoke, VA · 2022
To fund charitable activities.
- $100,000
National Audubon Society · Washington, DC · 2022
To fund charitable activities.
- $95,450
Charities Aid Foundation · Alexandria, VA · 2023
To fund charitable activities.
- $75,000
Charities Aid Foundation · Alexandria, VA · 2024
To fund charitable activities.
- $75,000
The Society of the Four Arts · Palm Beach, FL · 2024
To fund charitable activities.
- $75,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach · West Palm Beach, FL · 2022
To fund charitable activities.
- $71,500
Aspen Music Festival and School · Aspen, CO · 2022
To fund charitable activities.
- $58,729
Royal Drawing School · 2022
To fund charitable activities.
- $50,000
The Phillips Collection · Washington, DC · 2024
To fund charitable activities.
- $50,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
To fund charitable activities.
- $50,000
Hollins University · Roanoke, VA · 2023
To fund charitable activities.
- $50,000
The Phillips Collection · Washington, DC · 2023
To fund charitable activities.
- $50,000
The Phillips Collection · Washington, DC · 2022
To fund charitable activities.
- $49,379
Music Associates of Aspen · Aspen, CO · 2024
To fund charitable activities.
- $40,000
Christ Church of Georgetown · Washington, DC · 2022
To fund charitable activities.
- $29,472
Stratford Hall · Stratford, VA · 2022
To fund charitable activities.
- $26,000
Aspen Music Festival · Aspen, CO · 2023
To fund charitable activities.
- $25,000
Salisbury School · Salisbury, CT · 2024
To fund charitable activities.
- $25,000
The National World War Ii Museum · New Orleans, LA · 2024
To fund charitable activities.
- $25,000
The Princes Foundation America · Washington, DC · 2024
To fund charitable activities.
- $25,000
American Friends of the Louvre · New York, NY · 2023
To fund charitable activities.
- $25,000
Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts · Little Rock, AR · 2023
To fund charitable activities.
- $25,000
Christ Church Georgetown · Washington, DC · 2023
To fund charitable activities.
- $25,000
Mount Vernon Ladies Association · Mount Vernon, VA · 2023
To fund charitable activities.
- $25,000
Music Associates of Aspen · Aspen, CO · 2023
To fund charitable activities.
- $25,000
Salisbury Fund · Salisbury, CT · 2023
To fund charitable activities.
- $25,000
The Society of the Four Arts · Palm Beach, FL · 2023
To fund charitable activities.
- $25,000
Mt Vernon · Mount Vernon, VA · 2022
To fund charitable activities.
- $25,000
Salisbury School · Salisbury, CT · 2022
To fund charitable activities.
- $25,000
The Society of the Four Arts · Palm Beach, FL · 2022
To fund charitable activities.
- $20,000
Christ Church Georgetown · Washington, DC · 2024
To fund charitable activities.
- $20,000
Hollins University · Roanoke, VA · 2024
To fund charitable activities.
- $20,000
Palm Beach Zoo and Conservation Society · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
To fund charitable activities.
- $20,000
National Museum for Women in the Arts · Washington, DC · 2022
To fund charitable activities.
- $18,231
Stratford Hall · Stratford, VA · 2024
To fund charitable activities.
- $15,000
Bishop John T Walker School for Boys · Washington, DC · 2024
To fund charitable activities.
- $15,000
Buffalo Bill Center of the West · Cody, WY · 2023
To fund charitable activities.
- $15,000
Vfic · Richmond, VA · 2023
To fund charitable activities.
- $15,000
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022
To fund charitable activities.
- $14,900
The King'S Foundation · 2024
To fund charitable activities.
- $11,000
Christ Episcopal Church · Sparta, NC · 2024
To fund charitable activities.
- $10,000
Aspen Institute Society of Fellows · Washington, DC · 2024
To fund charitable activities.
- $10,000
Buffalo Bill Center of the West · Cody, WY · 2024
To fund charitable activities.
- $10,000
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024
To fund charitable activities.
- $10,000
Mount Vernon Ladies Association · Mount Vernon, VA · 2024
To fund charitable activities.
- $10,000
National Gallery of Art · Hyattsville, MD · 2024
To fund charitable activities.
- $10,000
St Albans School · Washington, DC · 2024
To fund charitable activities.
- $10,000
The Church of Bethesda-By-the-Sea · Palm Beach, FL · 2024
To fund charitable activities.
- $10,000
US Against Alzheimers · Chevy Chase, MD · 2024
To fund charitable activities.
- $10,000
Aspen Institute Society of Fellows · Washington, DC · 2023
To fund charitable activities.
- $10,000
Bishop John T Walker School for Boys · Washington, DC · 2023
To fund charitable activities.
- $10,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
To fund charitable activities.
- $10,000
Mgh Leadership Council for Psychiatry · Boston, MA · 2023
To fund charitable activities.
- $10,000
US Against Alzheimers · Chevy Chase, MD · 2023
To fund charitable activities.
- $10,000
Aspen Institute Society of Fellows · Washington, DC · 2022
To fund charitable activities.
- $10,000
Medecins Sans Frontieres · New York, NY · 2022
To fund charitable activities.
- $10,000
US Against Alzheimers · Chevy Chase, MD · 2022
To fund charitable activities.
- $8,472
Stratford Hall · Stratford, VA · 2023
To fund charitable activities.
- $8,000
Virginia Athletics Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
To fund charitable activities.
- $8,000
Virginia Athletics Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
To fund charitable activities.
- $8,000
Virginia Athletics Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
To fund charitable activities.
- $7,500
Virginia Gentlemen Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA · 2023
To fund charitable activities.
- $7,500
Buffalo Bill Center · Cody, WY · 2022
To fund charitable activities.
- $7,500
Virginia Gentlemen Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA · 2022
To fund charitable activities.
- $6,000
Garden Club of Palm Beach · Palm Beach, FL · 2023
To fund charitable activities.
- $5,000
Alleghany Memorial Hospital · Sparta, NC · 2024
To fund charitable activities.
- $5,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
To fund charitable activities.
- $5,000
Cox Science Center & Aquarium · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
To fund charitable activities.
- $5,000
Garden Club of Palm Beach · Palm Beach, FL · 2024
To fund charitable activities.
- $5,000
Magnitsky Justice Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
To fund charitable activities.
- $5,000
Safeguard Palm Beach · Palm Beach, FL · 2024
To fund charitable activities.
- $5,000
Salvation Army · Alexandria, VA · 2024
To fund charitable activities.
- $5,000
Va Foundation for Independent Colleges · Richmond, VA · 2024
To fund charitable activities.
- $5,000
Virginia Western Educational Foundation · Roanoke, VA · 2024
To fund charitable activities.
- $5,000
Alleghany Memorial Hospital · Sparta, NC · 2023
To fund charitable activities.
- $5,000
National Gallery of Art · Hyattsville, MD · 2023
To fund charitable activities.
- $5,000
Palm Beach Crime Watch · Palm Beach, FL · 2023
To fund charitable activities.
- $5,000
Salvation Army · Alexandria, VA · 2023
To fund charitable activities.
- $5,000
St Albans School · Washington, DC · 2023
To fund charitable activities.
- $5,000
The Church of Bethesda-By-the-Sea · Palm Beach, FL · 2023
To fund charitable activities.
- $5,000
Virginia Western Educational Foundation · Roanoke, VA · 2023
To fund charitable activities.
- $5,000
Alleghany Memorial Hospital Foundation · Sparta, NC · 2022
To fund charitable activities.
- $5,000
Cag · Washington, DC · 2022
To fund charitable activities.
- $5,000
Cox Science Center & Aquarium · West Palm Beach, FL · 2022
To fund charitable activities.
- $5,000
National Gallery of Art · Hyattsville, MD · 2022
To fund charitable activities.
- $5,000
Roaring Gap Church · Roaring Gap, NC · 2022
To fund charitable activities.
- $5,000
St Albans School · Washington, DC · 2022
To fund charitable activities.
- $5,000
United Way · Richmond, VA · 2022
To fund charitable activities.
- $5,000
Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges · Richmond, VA · 2022
To fund charitable activities.
- $4,000
National Museum for Women in the Arts · Washington, DC · 2023
To fund charitable activities.
- $3,000
Glades Academy Foundation · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
To fund charitable activities.
- $3,000
The Church of Bethesda-By-the-Sea · Palm Beach, FL · 2022
To fund charitable activities.
- $2,635
Uva Athletics · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
To fund charitable activities.
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