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Ruggles Family Foundation: 94 grants to organizations, $2.4 million (tax year ended April 2025)
Ruggles Family Foundation, a private foundation in Garden City, NY, paid 94 grants to organizations totaling $2,444,700 in its tax year ended April 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on January 22, 2026. The largest was $400,000 to Plummer Youth Promise in Salem, MA for general purpose.
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- EIN
- 266381931
- Based in
- Garden City, NY
- Assets
- $39,929,872
- Grants paid
- $2,444,700
- Tax year ended
- April 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended April 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed January 22, 2026, IRS object ID 202640229349100704. It reported $2,444,700 in grants paid; 94 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plummer Youth Promise | Salem, MA | General purpose | Human services | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| J Craig Venter Institute | Rockville, MD | General purpose | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rudy Ruggles Jr Family Fund - Bessemer Giving Fund | Woodbridge, NJ | General purpose | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Mentor Group | Boston, MA | General purpose | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Act A Contemporary Theatre of CT | Ridgefield, CT | General purpose | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Hotchkiss School | Lakeville, CT | General purpose | Education | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Richmond | Richmond, VA | General purpose | Education | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | General purpose | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Physical Society | College Park, MD | General purpose | Science and technology | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Americans for Oxford Inc | New York, NY | General purpose | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | Hagerstown, MD | General purpose | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Scarborough Land Trust | Scarborough, ME | General purpose | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sigma Xi the Scientific | Research Triangle Park, NC | General purpose | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trout Unlimited | Arlington, VA | General purpose | Animal-related | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood | New York, NY | General purpose | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| NPR | Baltimore, MD | General purpose | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| PBS | New York, NY | General purpose | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boston Children's Hospital | Boston, MA | General purpose | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Museum of Science | Boston, MA | General purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Berkshire Waldorf School | Great Barrington, MA | Gerneral purpose | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bozeman Public Library Foundation | Bozeman, MT | General purpose | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation | Watham, MA | General purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Frontline Journalism Fund | Boston, MA | General purpose | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The New School | New York, NY | General purpose | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington DC, DC | General purpose | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Founders Hall | Ridgefield, CT | General purpose | $28,600 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Esperanza Academy | Lawrence, MA | General purpose | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dignity Matters | Wayland, MA | General purpose | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| International Rescue Committee | Albert Lea, MN | General purpose | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pine Street Inn | Boston, MA | General purpose | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Charlie Fund | Los Angeles, CA | General purpose | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Children's Room | Arlington, MA | General purpose | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Acadia Center | Rockport, ME | General purpose | Environment | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Beverly Bootstraps | Beverly, MA | General purpose | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| GVSHP | New York, NY | General purpose | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Girls Inc | Lynn, MA | General purpose | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grace Church School | New York, NY | General purpose | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Root | Salem, MA | General purpose | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rosie's Place | Boston, MA | General purpose | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Peter's Church | Weston, MA | General purpose | $14,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wbur | Boston, MA | General purpose | $13,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Food Link Inc | Arlington, MA | General purpose | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bellisini Academy | Lawrence, MA | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Beverly Hospital Annual Fund | Beverly, MA | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Women and Enterprise | Boston, MA | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| City Harvest Inc | Brooklyn, NY | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Destin Harvest | Destin, FL | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Eagle Mount | Bozeman, MT | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | General purpose | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Go Project | New York, NY | General purpose | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Habitat for Humanity International | Americus, GA | General purpose | Housing and shelter | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hudson Guild | New York, NY | General purpose | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Protect Our Winters | Boulder, CO | General purpose | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Regional Hospice | Danbury, CT | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Home for the Little Wanderers | Boston, MA | General purpose | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Morgan Library & Museum | New York, NY | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Washington Square Park Conservancy | New York, NY | General purpose | Recreation and sports | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Women in Need -Win | New York, NY | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bozeman Deaconess Foundation | Bozeman, MT | General purpose | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Clean Air Task Force | Boston, MA | General purpose | Environment | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Food Bank of New York City | Hartsdale, NY | General purpose | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The West Side Campaign Against Hunger | New York, NY | General purpose | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Appalachian Mountain Club | Boston, MA | General purpose | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Book Trust | Denver, CO | General purpose | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bozeman Summit School | Bozeman, MT | General purpose | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bozeman Symphony Orchestra | Bozeman, MT | General purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | General purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Foundations for Glacier and Environmental Research | Seattle, WA | General purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gallatin Valley Pheasants Forever | Bozeman, MT | General purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Granite Backcountry Alliance | North Conway, NH | General purpose | Recreation and sports | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Geographic Society | Washington, DC | General purpose | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Preble Street | Portland, ME | General purpose | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Center for Grieving Children | Portland, ME | General purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Winsor School | Boston, MA | General purpose | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Watch CDC | Waltham, MA | General purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Woodwell Climate Research Center | Falmouth, MA | General purpose | Science and technology | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of the Gallatin National | Bozeman, MT | General purpose | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Commonwealth Shakespeare Company | Boston, MA | General purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greater Boston Food Bank | Boston, MA | General purpose | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Joey Fund | Cambridge, MA | General purpose | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tyler G Foundation | Charleston, SC | General purpose | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Loon Preservation Committee | Moultonborough, NH | General purpose | Environment | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Society for Science | Washington, DC | General purpose | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Squam Lakes Association | Holderness, NH | General purpose | Environment | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Squam Lakes Natural Science Center | Holderness, NH | General purpose | Environment | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Land's Sake Farm | Eweston, MA | General purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Seeing Eye Inc | Morristown, NJ | General purpose | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Weston News Inc | Weston, MA | General purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lovelane Special Needs Program Inc | Lincoln, MA | General purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange Inc | Newton, MA | General purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Multi-Service Eating Disorders | Nwton, MA | General purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | General purpose | Recreation and sports | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Paul's School | Concord, NH | General purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Princeton University | Orubcetib, NJ | General purpose | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended April 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed February 6, 2025, IRS object ID 202510379349100001. It reported $2,661,878 in grants paid; 107 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danbury Hospital & New Milford Foundation | Danbury, CT | General purpose | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Mentor Group | Boston, MA | General purpose | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Act A Contemporary Theatre of CT | Ridgefield, CT | General purpose | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Plummer Youth Promise | Salem, MA | General purpose | Human services | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Founders Hall | Ridgefield, CT | General purpose | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boys and Girls Club of Ridgefield | Ridgefield, CT | General purpose | Youth development | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dreamyard Project | Bronx, NY | General purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| J Craig Venter Institute | Rockville, MD | General purpose | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | General purpose | Education | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Richmond | Richmond, VA | General purpose | Education | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Morgan Library & Museum | New York, NY | General purpose | $53,800 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ridgefield Playhouse | Ridgefield, CT | General purpose | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Scarborough Land Trust | Scarborough, ME | General purpose | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bozeman Public Library Foundation | Bozeman, MT | General purpose | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | General purpose | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Antiquarian Soceity | Worcester, MA | General purpose | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Physical Society | College Park, MD | General purpose | Science and technology | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boston Children's Hospital | Boston, MA | General purpose | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Hord Foundation | Danbury, CT | General purpose | Education | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Museum of Science | Boston, MA | General purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $33,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Frontline Journalism Fund | Boston, MA | General purpose | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ridgefield Library | Ridgefield, CT | General purpose | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The New School | New York, NY | General purpose | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation | Watham, MA | General purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood | New York, NY | General purpose | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Prospector Theater | Ridgefield, CT | General purpose | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Newberry Library | Chicago, IL | General purpose | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Clean Air Task Force | Boston, MA | General purpose | Environment | $22,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bozeman Summit School | Bozeman, MT | General purpose | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dignity Matters | Wayland, MA | General purpose | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Eagle Mount | Bozeman, MT | General purpose | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| NPR | Baltimore, MD | General purpose | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| PBS | New York, NY | General purpose | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pine Street Inn | Boston, MA | General purpose | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ridgefield Visting Nurses Association | Ridgefield, CT | General purpose | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Charlie Fund | Los Angeles, CA | General purpose | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Children's Room | Arlington, MA | General purpose | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bozeman Deaconess Foundation | Bozeman, MT | General purpose | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $16,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Army Historical Foundation | Fort Belvoir, VA | General purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Beverly Bootstraps | Beverly, MA | General purpose | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| GVSHP | New York, NY | General purpose | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Girls Inc | Lynn, MA | General purpose | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grace Church School | New York, NY | General purpose | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Protect Our Winters | Boulder, CO | General purpose | Environment | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Root | Salem, MA | General purpose | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rosie's Place | Boston, MA | General purpose | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Explorers Club | New York, NY | General purpose | Science and technology | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trout Unlimited | Arlington, VA | General purpose | Animal-related | $14,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Food Link Inc | Arlington, MA | General purpose | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wbur | Boston, MA | General purpose | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bellisini Academy | Lawrence, MA | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Beverly Hospital Annual Fund | Beverly, MA | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Carbon Removal | Washington, DC | General purpose | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Women and Enterprise | Boston, MA | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Esperanza Academy | Lawrence, MA | General purpose | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gallatin Valley Pheasants Forever | Bozeman, MT | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Habitat for Humanity International | Americus, GA | General purpose | Housing and shelter | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hudson Guild | New York, NY | General purpose | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northshore Country Day | Winnetka, IL | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Organization for Tropical Studies | Durham, NC | General purpose | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Regional Hospice | Danbury, CT | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sigma Xi the Scientific | Research Triangle Park, NC | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Peter's Church | Weston, MA | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Storefront Academy Harlem | New York, NY | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The American Association for the Advancement of Science | Washington, DC | General purpose | Science and technology | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Home for the Little Wanderers | Boston, MA | General purpose | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hotchkiss School | Lakeville, CT | General purpose | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Washington Square Park Conservancy | New York, NY | General purpose | Recreation and sports | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington DC, DC | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tyler G Foundation | Charleston, SC | General purpose | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of the Gallatin National | Bozeman, MT | General purpose | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Appalachian Mountain Club | Boston, MA | General purpose | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Blake Memorial Library | East Corinth, VT | General purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Book Trust | Denver, CO | General purpose | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bozeman Symphony Orchestra | Bozeman, MT | General purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Foundations for Glacier and Environmental Research | Seattle, WA | General purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Geographic Society | Washington, DC | General purpose | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sawubona Inc | Bridgeport, CT | General purpose | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Silver Hill Hospital Family | New Canaan, CT | General purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Go Project | New York, NY | General purpose | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Winsor School | Boston, MA | General purpose | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Watershed School | Boulder, CO | General purpose | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Woodwell Climate Research Center | Falmouth, MA | General purpose | Science and technology | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Society for Science | Washington, DC | General purpose | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kids in Crisis | Cos Cobb, CT | General purpose | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Joey Fund | Cambridge, MA | General purpose | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Commonwealth Shakespeare Company | Boston, MA | General purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greater Boston Food Bank | Boston, MA | General purpose | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| She's the First | New York, NY | General purpose | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Watch CDC | Waltham, MA | General purpose | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Museum of Natural History | New York, NY | General purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | General purpose | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | General purpose | Recreation and sports | $1,994 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Paul's School | Concord, NH | General purpose | $1,984 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Loon Preservation Committee | Moultonborough, NH | General purpose | Environment | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Squam Lakes Association | Holderness, NH | General purpose | Environment | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Squam Lakes Natural Science Center | Holderness, NH | General purpose | Environment | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| A Better Chance (abc) | New York, NY | General purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists | Chicago, IL | General purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Land's Sake Farm | Eweston, MA | General purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Owl Research Institute | Charlo, MT | General purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Grolier Club | New York, NY | General purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Seeing Eye Inc | Morristown, NJ | General purpose | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lovelane Special Needs Program Inc | Lincoln, MA | General purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange Inc | Newton, MA | General purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Multi-Service Eating Disorders | Nwton, MA | General purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Princeton University | Orubcetib, NJ | General purpose | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $660,000 |
| Human services | $642,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $246,000 |
| Science and technology | $120,000 |
| Environment | $100,500 |
| Youth development | $100,000 |
| Animal-related | $64,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $27,494 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $1,785,000 |
| Connecticut | $1,051,600 |
| New York | $592,300 |
| Maryland | $495,000 |
| Virginia | $229,000 |
| New Jersey | $202,200 |
| Montana | $184,000 |
| District of Columbia | $161,000 |
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Updated January 22, 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.