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12 funders with a record of paying for “ruby”
Where the money went
Largest: $3.8M to MYLAN PARK FOUNDATION — hazel and j.w. ruby community center sports complex
Early YearsChapel Hill, NCCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $2.4M · through 2024Largest: $979,982 to CHILDCARE NETWORK - RUBY STREET — child care subsidy/ durham cty pre-k
Largest: $33,333 to RUBY VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER — ruby valley medical center (rvmc) integrated behavioral health
Largest: $20,000 to RUBI GONZALEZ — student - college studies
Largest: $20,000 to FIREWOOD BANK OF THE RUBY VALLEY — general operating support
Largest: $100,000 to RUBY PARDUE ADULT DAY CARE CENTER — general operating fund
Largest: $80,000 to RUBY'S PLACE — general support, $80,000 in 2024, $82,500 in 2025, and $85,000 in 2026
Professional Contract ServicesAustin, TXCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $51,210 · through 2024Largest: $13,210 to RUBY'S RAINBOW — grant scholarships to adults with down syndrome
Elias FoundationMount Kisco, NY
3 matching grants · $60,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to RUBY OLISEMEKA — individual grant (fellowship)
Largest: $10,625 to University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus — scholarships for zam cing ($2,500), ruby esparza ($5,000), kha huynh ($2,125), and kathy nguyen ($1,000)
Largest: $28,000 to OLIN-SANG-RUBY UNION INSTITUTE — summer staff program/campaign for our future
Foundation for Jewish CampNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $360,510 · through 2024Largest: $270,610 to URJ Olin Sang Ruby Union Institute — inclusion & access,
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →