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Ruffo Family Foundation Inc: 36 grants to organizations, $330,500 (tax year ended December 2025)
Ruffo Family Foundation Inc, a private foundation in Racine, WI, paid 36 grants to organizations totaling $330,500 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 6, 2026. The largest was $88,000 to Racine Zoological Society in Racine, WI for $85,000 to support the capital campaign and $3,000 in general operating support.
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- EIN
- 825171174
- Based in
- Racine, WI
- Assets
- $6,425,735
- Grants paid
- $330,500
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 6, 2026, IRS object ID 202601269349101620. It reported $330,500 in grants paid; 36 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Racine Zoological Society | Racine, WI | $85,000 to support the capital campaign and $3,000 in general operating support | Animal-related | $88,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Prairie School | Wind Point, WI | $17,500 to support the prairie fund, $5,000 for the prairie premiere scholarship program, $25,000 for the ruffo family scholarship fund, and $2,500 to sponsor the golf outing. | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mount Holyoke College | South Hadley, MA | Support the mount holyoke fund | $27,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Racine Art Museum Association | Racine, WI | $2,000 for savor artist stipend and $20,000 in general operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $22,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | Support the samuel curtis johnson graduate school of management | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Racine Community Foundation | Racine, WI | Support the ruffo family fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | Madison, WI | Support the great people scholarship fund | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin Inc | Milwaukee, WI | General operating support | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Foundation for the Advancement of Human Systems | Alexandria, VA | General operating support | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Susan G Komen Cancer Foundation Inc | Dallas, TX | General operating support | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Camfed USA Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | General operating support | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Her Justice Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | Education | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Resource Defense Council | New York, NY | General operating support | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Racine County Food Bank | Racine, WI | General operating support | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Way of Racine County | Racine, WI | General operating support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| V Foundation for Cancer Research | Cary, NC | General operating support | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aamft Research & Education Foundation | Alexandria, VA | General operating support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boys & Girls Club of Kenosha | Kenosha, WI | General operating support | Recreation and sports | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Children's Wisconsin Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | General operating support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Health Care Network Inc | Racine, WI | General operating support | Health care | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hopes Center of Racine | Racine, WI | General operating support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nami Racine County | Racine, WA | General operating support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Center for Missing and Exploited Children | Alexandria, VA | General operating support | Crime and legal-related | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Racine Symphony Orchestra | Racine, WI | General operating support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| River Bend Nature Center | Racine, WI | General operating support | Environment | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Root-Pike Watershed Initiative Network | Kenosha, WI | General operating support | Environment | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Veteran's Outreach of Wisconsin | Racine, WI | General operating support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wisconsin Humane Society | Mount Pleasant, WI | General operating support for the racine campus | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Jacksonville, FL | General operating support | Human services | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Homeless Assistance Leadership Organization Inc | Racine, WI | General operating support | Human services | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Art Roots | Waitsfield, VT | General operating support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northampton Survival Center | Northampton, MA | General operating support | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Racine Arts Council | Racine, WI | General operating support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Villa Terrace Museum & Gardens | Milwaukee, WI | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 13, 2025, IRS object ID 202511339349104246. It reported $281,500 in grants paid; 31 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Racine Zoological Society | Racine, WI | $3,000 in general operating support and $65,000 to support the capital campaign for a new veterinary hospital and conservation education center | Animal-related | $68,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Prairie School | Wind Point, WI | $7,500 to support the prairie fund, $5,300 for the prairie premiere scholarship program, $25,000 for the ruffo family scholarship fund, and $2,500 to sponsor the golf outing. | Education | $40,300 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mount Holyoke College | South Hadley, MA | Support the mount holyoke fund | $22,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Racine Art Museum Association | Racine, WI | $20,000 in general operating support and $2,000 to support savour 2024 event | Arts, culture and humanities | $22,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | Support the cornell johnson graduate school of management annual fund | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Racine Community Foundation | Racine, WI | Support the rcf public safety fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | Madison, WI | Support the great people scholarship fund | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin Inc | Milwaukee, WI | General operating support | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Susan G Komen | Dallas, TX | General operating support | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Camfed USA Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | General operating support | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Her Justice Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | Education | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Resource Defense Council | New York, NY | General operating support | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Racine County Food Bank | Racine, WI | General operating support | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Way of Racine County | Racine, WI | General operating support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| V Foundation for Cancer Research | Cary, NC | General operating support | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hopes Center of Racine | Racine, WI | General operating support | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boys & Girls Club of Kenosha | Kenosha, WI | General operating support | Recreation and sports | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Children's Wisconsin Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | General operating support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Health Care Network Inc | Racine, WI | General operating support | Health care | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Center for Missing and Exploited Children | Alexandria, VA | General operating support | Crime and legal-related | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Racine Symphony Orchestra | Racine, WI | General operating support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| River Bend Nature Center | Racine, WI | General operating support | Environment | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Root-Pike Watershed Initiative Network | Kenosha, WI | General operating support | Environment | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Veteran's Outreach of Wisconsin | Racine, WI | General operating support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wisconsin Humane Society | Mount Pleasant, WI | General operating support for the racine campus | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Jacksonville, FL | General operating support | Human services | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Homeless Assistance Leadership Organization Inc | Racine, WI | General operating support | Human services | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles Allis & Villa Terrace Art Museum (cavt) | Milwaukee, WI | General operating support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dementia Society of America | Doylestown, PA | General operating support | $200 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $159,300 |
| Animal-related | $156,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $45,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $39,000 |
| Environment | $12,000 |
| Human services | $10,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $6,000 |
| Health care | $6,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Wisconsin | $433,800 |
| New York | $73,000 |
| Massachusetts | $50,000 |
| Virginia | $15,000 |
| Texas | $12,000 |
| California | $9,000 |
| North Carolina | $9,000 |
| Florida | $6,000 |
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Updated May 6, 2026. 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.