Ruderman Family Foundation
Newton Center, MA · EIN 04-3334973. Reported 192 grants totalling $26.6M to 123 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". Ruderman Family Foundation checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
7 of the organizations Ruderman Family Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 16 grants totalling $1,558,955 to them. That is 18% of the $8,828,854 of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc | federated giving programme | Massachusetts | $790,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| The Red Sox Foundation Inc | grantmaking organization | Massachusetts | $436,155 | 3 | 3 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| Entertainment Industry Foundation | federated giving programme | California | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 | Its form does not ask |
| Jewish Funders Network | grantmaking organization | New York | $101,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| The Jewish Federation of Greater | federated giving programme | Maryland | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Philanthropy Massachusetts Inc | federated giving programme | Massachusetts | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| Federation of Jewish Communities of the | community foundation | New York | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $20,926. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $100,000; the smallest was $200 and the largest $3,700,000.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruderman Family Foundation Israel (amutah) | Rehovot | $8,100,100 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ma General Hospitallurie Center | Boston, MA | $3,010,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Academy Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | $1,425,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Society of the Univ of Haifa | New York, NY | $1,306,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jdc American Jewish Joint Distribution Comm | New York, NY | $1,107,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Jewish Joint Distribution Comm | New York, NY | $1,050,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Friends of Shamir Medical Center (assaf Harofeh) | Brooklyn, NY | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Combined Jewish Philanthropies | Boston, MA | $790,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Brandeis University | Waltham, MA | $530,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Brookline Community Mental Health Center | Brookline, MA | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Friends of Tel Aviv University | New York, NY | $460,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Red Sox Foundation | Boston, MA | $436,155 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| William James College | Newton, MA | $398,100 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Princeton Review - Tpr Education | Newton Center, MA | $398,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New Meta Entertainment Inc (nme) | Newark, NJ | $350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hebrew Seniorlife | Boston, MA | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Natal | New York, NY | $270,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jewish National Fund | Rockville Center, NY | $262,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Israeli American Council | Newton, MA | $261,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Variety Media LLC | Los Angeles, CA | $235,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Giving Group Community - Osim Shechuna | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hopewell Fund (rare Impact) | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Indiana University Lilly Family School | Indianapolis, IN | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Entertainment Industry Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Giving Back Fund | Boston, MA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bamidbar | Denver, CO | $185,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Gesher Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $176,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Prizmah Center for Jewish Education | New York, NY | $170,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Keshet Broadcasting Ltd | Tel Aviv | $162,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Anti-Defamation League (adl) | Boston, MA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | $122,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | Boca Raton, FL | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Mary Christie Institute | Lexington, MA | $115,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media | Marina Del Ray, CA | $102,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jewish Funders Network | New York, NY | $101,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Andrea Bocelli Foundation | Firenze | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Babson College | Babson Park, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Newfilmmakers La (scripted Israel) | Hollywood, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Union of Orthodox Jewish Cong America | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Association of Colleges and Universities (learningwell) | Washington, DC | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Epstein Hillel School | Marblehead, MA | $86,853 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Literacy Partners | New York, NY | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boston Children's Hospital | Boston, MA | $72,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Network Contagion Research Institute | Princeton, NJ | $69,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Borealis Philanthropy | Minneapolis, MN | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boston University | Boston, MA | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| National Council on Independent Living | Washington, DC | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gateways - Access to Jewish Education | Newton, MA | $60,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Public Good Projects | New York, NY | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Anti-Defamation League (adl) | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Eva's Heroes | San Antonio, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gann Academy | Waltham, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Global Gift Foundation of America (casa Ngeles) | Beverly Hills, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lenny Learning Inc | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The American Friends of the Asso for the Advancement of Community Center | Staten Island, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Holocaust Legacy Foundation | Boston, MA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jewish Adoption & Foster Care Options | Sunrise, FL | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Active Minds | Washington, DC | $35,050 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Agency for Israel (jafi) | New York, NY | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Merona Leadership Foundation | Encino, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Beker Foundation | Boston, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chebra Agudas Achim Chesed Shel Emeth Hebrew Free Burial Association Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boca West Childrens Foundation | Boca Raton, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Washington Inc | North Bethesda, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lappin Foundation Inc | Beverly, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Principle Pictures | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rofeh International | Brookline, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Friends of Beit Hatfutsot | New York, NY | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Journal | Salem, MA | $16,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations Fund | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bentley University Cwb | Waltham, MA | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Community Relations Council (jcrc) | Newton, MA | $13,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shazurinterwoven Inc | Bronx, NY | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Easterseals Southern California | Irvine, CA | $11,100 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boston Jewish Film Festival | West Newton, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hebrew College | Newton Centre, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Integrity First for America Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Students Supporting Israel | Plymouth, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Intermarium Foundation | Perkasie, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bais Yaakov | Brighton, MA | $7,200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Philanthropy Massachusetts | Boston, MA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Agudath Israel of America | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bring Change to Mind | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cancer Schmancer Foundation | Malibu, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chabad Lubavitch of the Quad Cities | Bettendorf, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Disability Rights International | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Federation of Jewish Communities of the Cis | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| From the Heart Productions | Oxnard, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Israfest Foundation Inc | Beverly Hills, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Momentum Unlimited Inc | Rockville, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stone Soup Productions | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Rashi School | Dedham, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Matan | New York, NY | $3,600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (nasss) | Bowling Green, OH | $3,600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston Inc | Boston, MA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mclean Hospital | Belmont, MA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boston Community Pediatrics | Boston, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| US Intl Council on Disabilities | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Assn of Univ Ctrs on Disabilities (aucd) | Silver Spring, MD | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance | North Las Vegas, NV | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association Inc | Chicago, IL | $1,052 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish Community Center of Greater Boston | Newton, MA | $1,036 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Disability Law Center | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters | Waltham, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Family Service | Houston, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| ME2 Orchestra | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New England Yachad (njcd) | Brookline, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| North American Friends of Oranim | Bayside, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pine Street Inn Inc | Jamaica Plain, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shriner's Children Boston | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Healing of the Wounds of the War in Ukraine Fund | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Michael J Fox Foundation | Hagerstown, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Understanding Our Differences | Newton, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Arava Institute | Newton, MA | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Deafinitely Inc | Newton, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Meor Boston | Brookline, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pathfinders Justice Initiative Inc | Riverdale, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Silver Courtyard Fund Essex County Museumcourtyard Project | Tappahannock, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Samburu Project | Los Angeles, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Rhodes Jewish Historical Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $360 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael High School for Boys Inc | Chestnut Hill, MA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Telshe Yeshiva | Wickliffe, OH | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
40 of 123 (33%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 38%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 102 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50 | $4,721,310 | $13,800 |
| 2022 | 54 | $10.6M | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 45 | $5,323,705 | $55,000 |
| 2024 | 43 | $5,951,500 | $40,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
43% of its giving went to organizations in Massachusetts.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Ruderman Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 590100 716 Beacon Street, Newton Center, MA, 02459. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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