Private foundation · EIN 26-6381931

Ruggles Family Foundation C/O Bessemer Trust

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Garden City, NY

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Tax year 2024 (period ending 2025-04-30) · Filed with IRS 2026 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202640229349100704
Total assets (EOY)$35,963,199
Grants paid$2,444,700
Typical (median) grant$10,000
Grants listed94
Giving in home state (NY)11%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K18
$5K–$25K49
$25K–$100K23
$100K+4

Smallest $100 · Largest $400,000

Geographic focus

MA
40%
MD
14%
NY
11%
NJ
8%
CT
8%
VA
5%
ME
3%
MT
3%

Common purposes

gerneral

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2023$2,661,878$29,753,834107
2024$2,444,700$35,963,19994

Years shown are the filings ingested so far; more years are added as additional IRS batches are processed.

How to apply

This foundation checked Part XV line 2 of its 990-PF: it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2024.

Top recipients (tax year 2024)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Plummer Youth PromiseSALEM, MAGENERAL PURPOSE$400,000
J Craig Venter InstituteROCKVILLE, MDGENERAL PURPOSE$200,000
Rudy Ruggles Jr Family Fund - Bessemer Giving FundWOODBRIDGE, NJGENERAL PURPOSE$200,000
The Mentor GroupBOSTON, MAGENERAL PURPOSE$100,000
Act A Contemporary Theatre Of CtRIDGEFIELD, CTGENERAL PURPOSE$75,000
The Hotchkiss SchoolLAKEVILLE, CTGENERAL PURPOSE$75,000
University Of RichmondRICHMOND, VAGENERAL PURPOSE$75,000
Massachusetts General HospitalBOSTON, MAGENERAL PURPOSE$60,000
American Physical SocietyCOLLEGE PARK, MDGENERAL PURPOSE$50,000
Americans For Oxford IncNEW YORK, NYGENERAL PURPOSE$50,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterHAGERSTOWN, MDGENERAL PURPOSE$50,000
Scarborough Land TrustSCARBOROUGH, MEGENERAL PURPOSE$50,000
Sigma Xi The ScientificRESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NCGENERAL PURPOSE$50,000
Trout UnlimitedARLINGTON, VAGENERAL PURPOSE$50,000
Planned ParenthoodNEW YORK, NYGENERAL PURPOSE$45,000
NprBALTIMORE, MDGENERAL PURPOSE$40,000
PbsNEW YORK, NYGENERAL PURPOSE$40,000
Boston Children'S HospitalBOSTON, MAGENERAL PURPOSE$35,000
Museum Of ScienceBOSTON, MAGENERAL PURPOSE$35,000
Berkshire Waldorf SchoolGREAT BARRINGTON, MAGERNERAL PURPOSE$30,000
Bozeman Public Library FoundationBOZEMAN, MTGENERAL PURPOSE$30,000
Charles River Museum Of Industry & InnovationWATHAM, MAGENERAL PURPOSE$30,000
Frontline Journalism FundBOSTON, MAGENERAL PURPOSE$30,000
The New SchoolNEW YORK, NYGENERAL PURPOSE$30,000
World Central KitchenWASHINGTON DC, DCGENERAL PURPOSE$30,000
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