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The Norman R Rales and Ruth Rales Foundation: 13 grants to organizations, $131.8 million (tax year ended November 2025)
The Norman R Rales and Ruth Rales Foundation, a private foundation in Washington, DC, paid 13 grants to organizations totaling $131,789,163 in its tax year ended November 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on April 10, 2026. The largest was $122,714,163 to Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA for educational support.
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- EIN
- 596874589
- Based in
- Washington, DC
- Assets
- $53,460,570
- Grants paid
- $131,789,163
- Tax year ended
- November 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended November 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed April 10, 2026, IRS object ID 202631009349101313. It reported $131,789,163 in grants paid; 13 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | Educational support | $122,714,163 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $2,525,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ruth and Norman Rales Jewish Family Services Inc | Boca Raton, FL | Counseling and educational support | Mental health and crisis intervention | $2,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Montgomery County Public Schools Educational Foundation Inc | Rockville, MD | Educational support | Education | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Success Academy Charter Schools Inc | New York, NY | Educational support | Education | $1,440,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | Medical support | $160,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ron Brown Scholar Fund | Charlottesville, VA | Educational support | Education | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Conquer Cancer FDN of the American Society of Clinical Oncology | Alexandria, VA | General support | Medical research | $115,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Congregation Beth El of Montgomery | Bethesda, MD | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chabad at Duke Ug Inc | Durham, NC | General support | Religion-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for the Defense of Democracies Inc | Washington, DC | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Council | Washington, DC | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Bartholomew Catholic Church | Bethesda, MD | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended November 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed April 9, 2025, IRS object ID 202520999349100032. It reported $36,987,599 in grants paid; 17 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation To Combat Anti-Semitism Inc | Foxborough, MA | General support | $25,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Success Academy Charter Schools Inc | New York, NY | Educational support | Education | $4,830,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ruth and Norman Rales Jewish Family Services Inc | Boca Raton, FL | Counseling and educational support | Mental health and crisis intervention | $2,560,811 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | Educational support | $2,020,788 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Montgomery County Public Schools Educational Foundation Inc | Rockville, MD | Educational support | Education | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | Medical support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ron Brown Scholar Fund | Charlottesville, VA | Educational support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Conquer Cancer FDN of the American Society of Clinical Oncology | Alexandria, VA | General support | Medical research | $115,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Education Reform Now Inc | New York, NY | Educational support | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chabad at Duke Ug Inc | Durham, NC | General support | Religion-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life | Washington, DC | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Council | Washington, DC | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Scotland African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church | Potomac, MD | General support | Religion-related | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia Inc | Fairfax, VA | General support | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Occidental College | Los Angeles, CA | Educational support | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Relay Graduate School of Education | New York, NY | Educational support | Education | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Frederick Douglass Project for Justice Inc | Washington, DC | General support | Crime and legal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $10,466,000 |
| Mental health and crisis intervention | $5,060,811 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $2,525,000 |
| Medical research | $230,000 |
| Religion-related | $70,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 |
| Human services | $15,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | $124,734,951 |
| Massachusetts | $25,000,000 |
| New York | $8,831,000 |
| Florida | $5,060,811 |
| Maryland | $4,440,000 |
| Virginia | $545,000 |
| District of Columbia | $105,000 |
| North Carolina | $50,000 |
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Updated April 10, 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.