Ryder System Charitable Foundation Inc
Alpharetta, GA · EIN 59-2462315. Reported 361 grants totalling $10.3M to 174 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Ryder System Charitable Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $3,400 and $20,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $464,680. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Way of Miami Dade | Miami, FL | $1,737,356 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | $1,550,288 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jackson Health Foundation | Miami, FL | $1,063,000 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| University of Tennessee Foundation | Knoxville, TN | $544,000 | 13 | 5 | 2025 |
| Goodwill South Florida | Miami, FL | $510,000 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| United Way Miami | Miami, FL | $465,976 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL | $274,000 | 11 | 4 | 2025 |
| US Chamber of Commerce Foundation | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| US Chamber of Commerce Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Howard University School of Business | Washington, DC | $168,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Easterseals South Florida | Miami, FL | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Forgotten Harvest | Oak Park, MI | $150,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| North Carolina A&t State University | Greensboro, NC | $130,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Truckers Against Trafficking | Englewood, CO | $130,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| GOOD360 | Alexandria, VA | $123,400 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Easter Seals of South Florida | Miami, FL | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Skillsusa Inc | Leesburg, VA | $100,025 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Down Syndrome Association of Miami Inc | South Miami, FL | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Thomas University | Miami, FL | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| US Chamber of Commerce | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Camillus House Inc | Miami, FL | $80,000 | 4 | 2 | 2025 |
| Daughters Against Alzheimer's | Atlanta, GA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| American Heart Association | Des Moines, IA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Easter Seals South Florida | Miami, FL | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Women in Trucking Foundation | Middleton, WI | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library | Boothbay Harbory, ME | $70,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Human Rights in Cuba | Coral Gables, FL | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Legal Services of Greater Miami Inc | Miami, FL | $60,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Make-a-Wish Southern Florida | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Marquette University | Milwaukee, WI | $58,950 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Ray | Atlanta, GA | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Florida A&m University Foundation | Tallahassee, FL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Georgia Tech Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Girl Scouts Council of Tropical Florida | Miami, FL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Skills USA | Leesburg, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Women in Trucking Assn Foundation | Middleton, WI | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Feeding South Florida | Pembroke Park, FL | $47,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| CASA Familia Inc | Miami, FL | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Big Brother Big Sister of Miami | Miami, FL | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami | Miami, FL | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Humane Society of Greater Miami | North Miami Beach, FL | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wellesley College | Wellesley, MA | $40,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Teach for America Miami- Dade | Miami, FL | $37,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Samaritans Inc | Newton Highlands, MA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Heart Association | Dallas, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Susan G Komen Foundation | Dallas, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| UNCF | Ft Lauderdale, FL | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $27,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Heart Association | Boone, ID | $25,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| Guide Dogs of America | Sylmar, CA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Children's Fund for Gsd Rearch Inc | Parkland, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Davidson College | Davidson, NC | $23,975 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| University of Hartford | West Hartford, CT | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Foundation Human Rights in Cuba | Coral Gables, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Foundation of Human Rights in Cuba | Coral Gables, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Wlrn Inc | Miami, FL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Girl Scouts of Tropical Florida | Miami, FL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Haape | Weston, FL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Philanthropy Miami Inc | Coral Gables, FL | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Wreaths Across America | Columbia Falls, ME | $15,200 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Big Children's Foundation | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Dade Deltas Foundation Inc | Miami, FL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Fiu Foundation Inc | Miami, FL | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Commonwealth Institute | Sunny Isles, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Commonwealth Institute Florida | Cooper City, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Women's Edge | Sunny Isles, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Hartford - Barney School of Business | West Hartford, CT | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Susan G Komen | Dallas, TX | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Junior Achievement | Miami Beach, FL | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Teach for America | Miami, FL | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Orange Blossom Football Classic Association Inc | Miami Lakes, FL | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Villanova University | Villanova, PA | $11,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Association of Cuban Engineers Scholarship Foundation | Miami, FL | $11,000 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Scholastic Book Fairs | Cincinnati, OH | $10,800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, MI | $10,250 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| American Transportation Research Institute | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade | Miami, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis | Miami, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Coral Gables Community Foundation | Coral Gables, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Dania Beach Lions Club Foundation Inc | Dania Beach, FL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Feeding America | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of Greater Miami | North Miami, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kansas University Endowment Association | Lawrence, KS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Make-a-Wish Foundation of Southern Florida | Ft Lauderdale, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Carolina a & T State University of Business & Economics | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of South Florida | Miami, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Second Harvest Heartland | Saint Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Texas Christian University | Fort Worth, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Women's Edge | Andover, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| University of Hartford - Barney School | West Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Miami College of Engineering | Coral Gables, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| YMCA of South Florida | Ft Lauderdale, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Virgina Darden Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | $8,900 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Cancer Society | Miami, FL | $8,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bald Ridge Lodge | Cumming, GA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Goodwill Industries - Suncoast Inc | St Petersburg, FL | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Saints and Sinners | Paragould, AR | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The University of Chicago-the College | Chicago, IL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ahero | Tuskegee, AL | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dominican University | River Forest, IL | $6,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| Amigos for Kids | Miami, FL | $5,350 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ahero | Gulf Breeze, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ahero USA | Shorter, AL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ahero USA | Gulf Breeze, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Foundation for Suicide Prevention | Springdale, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| American Logistics Aid Network | Lakeland, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Red Cross Broward | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Blue Missions Group | Miami, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dade Delta Foundation | Miami, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Florida A&m Alumni Association of Palm Beach County Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Free the Food Coalition | Redding, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity Seminole-Apopka | Altamonte Springs, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hillsdale College Gift Clerk | Hillsdale, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pace Center for Girls Broward | Wilton Manors, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pridelines | Miami Beach, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rayl Charitable Organization | Green, OH | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Roswell United Methodist Church | Roswell, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rumc Job Networking Ministry | Roswell, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| South Florida Progress Foundation | Miami, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Teen Up-Ward Bound Inc | Opalocka, FL | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Tank LLC | Miami, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Miami Sv Division of Development and Alumni Relat | Coral Gables, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Veterans of Foreign Wars | Pottsboro, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Villanova University | West Hartford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wreaths Across America | Virginia Beach, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Foundation Suicide Prevention | New York, NY | $4,250 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Association of Cuban American Engineers | Miami, FL | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Epilepsy Association | Cleveland, OH | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Virginia Darden School Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | $3,945 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Atlanta Ronald Mcdonald House Charities | Atlanta, GA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Swim Across America | Nashville, TN | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Atlanta Community Food Bank | Atlanta, GA | $3,014 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Foundation for Suicide Prevention | New York, NY | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Blazesports America | Norcross, GA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jsu Foundation | Jacksonville, AL | $3,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| North Carolina Wesleyan University | Rocky Mount, NC | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The University of Chicago-the Women's Board | Chicago, IL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Univeresity of Virginia Darden School Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bald Ridge Lodge | Cumming, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Especially for You | Cedar Rapids, IA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Swim Across America | Charlotte, NC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Univeristy of Chicago - the Women's Board | Chicago, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Columbia University | New York, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Heart of Adoptions Alliance Inc | Tampa, FL | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Don Monti Memorial Research Foundation | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wayne State University | Detroit, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospitalalsac | Memphis, TN | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| American Heart Association | Hollywood, FL | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Jewish Committee | Miami, FL | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement Miami | Miami Beach, FL | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Norma J Ross Memorial Foundation | Centerville, OH | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northeasterm University | Boston, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Links Incorporated | Miami, FL | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | $1,250 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Abba House | Perry, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baptist Health South Florida Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| College Heights Foundation | Bowling Gree, KY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Convoy of Hope | Springfield, MO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| David Strong Foundation | Pembroke Pines, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Educather | Murfreesboro, TN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Florida International University Foundation Inc | Miami, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jacksonville State University Foundation | Jacksonville, AL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jsu Foundation | Jacksonville, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Ms Society | Denver, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Carolina Wesleyan | Rocky Mount, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Carolina Wesleyan College Inc | Rocky Mount, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sikh Youth Association of South Florida | Miramar, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Sophia's Rainbow | Troy, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Team Paradise | Miami, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Webb Institute | Glen Cove, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Irving, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brenau University | Gainesville, GA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Illinois Bikers Against Bullying | Romeoville, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Birmingham Southern College | Birmingham, AL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
73 of 174 (42%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 46%, across 4 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.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- United Way of Miami-Dade
UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN 2023-2024 PLEDGE - United Way Miami
PLEDGE PAYMENT UNITED WAY 2024/2025 CAMPAIGN YEAR - United Way of Miami Dade
2021/2022 CAMPAIGN PLEDGE - American Red Cross
ADGP PLEDGE PAYMENT 1 OF 4 - Jackson Health Foundation
PLEDGE CONTRIBUTION 1 OF 8 FOR RENOVATION OF RYDER TRAUMA CENTER. - US Chamber of Commerce Foundation
HIRING OUR HEROES PROGRAM
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 216 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 | 82 | $2,143,620 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 80 | $2,083,533 | $8,750 |
| 2023 | 69 | $2,058,826 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 72 | $1,986,280 | $5,500 |
| 2025 | 58 | $1,985,720 | $10,000 |
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
56% of its giving went to organizations in Florida. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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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: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Florida.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Ryder System Charitable Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). 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: 6000 Windward Pkwy, Alpharetta, GA, 30005. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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