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Ruan Family Foundation: 13 grants to organizations, $4.4 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Ruan Family Foundation, a private foundation in San Francisco, CA, paid 13 grants to organizations totaling $4,444,212 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $2,900,000 to Lanzhou University Education Development Foundation for to support higher education.
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- EIN
- 854389719
- Based in
- San Francisco, CA
- Assets
- $102,822,323
- Grants paid
- $4,444,212
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202543219349103304. It reported $4,444,212 in grants paid; 13 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanzhou University Education Development Foundation | Lanzhou, CH | To support higher education | $2,900,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fidelity Charitable | Cincinatti, OH | Allocated to the ruan family fund giving account | $1,194,212 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lanzhou University Education Development Foundation | Lanzhou, CH | To support higher education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Animal Legal Defense Fund | Cotati, CA | To provide legal assistance to prosecuters in their fight against animal cruelty | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Baby2baby | Los Angeles, CA | To provide children living in poverty with diapers, clothing and other basic necessities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| City of Hope | Duarte, CA | To conquer cancer and diabetes for people everywhere by integrating scientific discovery, clinical ingenuity and compassion | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hopewell Fund | Washington, DC | To provide fiscal sponsorship and project incubation services that enable donors to begin executing on their vision for social change without having to establish a new nonprofit | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Los Angeles Regional Food Bank | Los Angeles, CA | To source and acquire nutritious food and other products and distribute them to people experiencing nutrition insecurity through our partner agency network and directly through programs | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA | New York, NY | To provide medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from healthcare | International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nami Westside Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | To offer free education programs along with support, guidance, and hope for the growing number of angelenos affected by mental health conditions | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Southern California Public Radio | Pasadena, CA | To strengthen the civic and cultural bonds that unite southern california's diverse communities by providing the highest quality news and information across multiple platforms. | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Whole Child | Whittier, CA | To empower families towards healing, health, and homes. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wallis Annenberg Petspace | Playa Vista, CA | To strengthen the bonds between us and all animals and pets, and to form innovative new policies and partnerships - to save animals' lives through adoption and education, and to help make our communit | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Ohio | $1,194,212 |
| California | $200,000 |
| District of Columbia | $25,000 |
| New York | $25,000 |
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Updated November 17, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.