Private foundation · EIN 13-3317499 · New York, New York

The Derald H Ruttenberg Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 95 grants paid, $2.6M total, median $10K. 56% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
95
$2.6M
Median grant
$10K
Stays in NY
56%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$4.0M

Grants paid in 2025

Top 60 of 95 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Brown UniversityProvidence, RIPublic charities$1.0M
Wildlife Conservation Society (wcs)Bronx, NYPublic charities$320K
Aspen InstituteAspen, COPublic charities$101K
Columbia UniversityNew York, NYPublic charities$101K
Mount Sinai Icahn School of MedicineNew York, NYPublic charities$50K
Columbia UniversityNew York, NYPublic charities$50K
Hopewell FundWashington, DCPublic charities$50K
Jane Goodall Institute (the)Washington, DCPublic charities$35K
Ziggy's Refuge Farm Animal SanctuaryProvidence, NCPublic charities$27K
Wild Tomorrow Fund (wtf)New York, NYPublic charities$26K
Jane Goodall Institute (the)Washington, DCPublic charities$26K
Clal-Nat'l Jewish Center for Learning & LeadershipNew York, NYPublic charities$26K
Student Leadership NetworkNew York, NYPublic charities$26K
City Report (the)New York, NYPublic charities$26K
Council on Foreign RelationsNew York, NYPublic charities$26K
City Report (the)New York, NYPublic charities$25K
Wild Tomorrow Fund (wtf)New York, NYPublic charities$25K
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NYPublic charities$25K
Aspen Art MuseumAspen, COPublic charities$25K
Mount Sinai Icahn School of MedicineNew York, NYPublic charities$25K
Northern Dutchess Hospital FoundationRhinebeck, NYPublic charities$25K
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NYPublic charities$25K
Tory Burch FoundationNew York, NYPublic charities$21K
Asosiacion Conservacion Osa (friends of the Osa)Washington, DCPublic charities$21K
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NYPublic charities$21K
Wnycwqxr New York Public RadioNew York, NYPublic charities$21K
Peta- People for Ethical Treatment of AnimalsNorfolk, VAPublic charities$20K
Doe FundNew York, NYPublic charities$20K
Prep for PrepNew York, NYPublic charities$20K
Robin Hood FoundationNew York, NYPublic charities$20K
13 Hands Equine Rescue IncClinton Corners, NYPublic charities$16K
Wildlife Conservation Society (wcs)Bronx, NYPublic charities$16K
Arthurs Acres Animal SanctuaryParksville, NYPublic charities$16K
13 Hands Equine Rescue IncClinton Corners, NYPublic charities$15K
Fauna & Flora USA IncWashington, DCPublic charities$15K
Animal Medical CenterNew York, NYPublic charities$15K
Ziggy's Refuge Farm Animal SanctuaryProvidence, NCPublic charities$14K
Animal HavenNew York, NYPublic charities$11K
Nature ConservancyNew York, NYPublic charities$11K
Arthurs Acres Animal SanctuaryParksville, NYPublic charities$11K
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MAPublic charities$11K
Save the Chimps IncFort Pierce, FLPublic charities$10K
Facing History and OurselvesBoston, MAPublic charities$10K
Whitney Museum of American ArtNew York, NYPublic charities$10K
George Adamson & Tony Fitzjohn Wildlife Trust (the)Malibu, CAPublic charities$10K
Arthurs Acres Animal SanctuaryParksville, NYPublic charities$10K
Wild Tomorrow Fund (wtf)New York, NYPublic charities$10K
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MAPublic charities$10K
GlaadPasadena, CAPublic charities$10K
Michael J Fox FoundationNew York, NYPublic charities$10K
New York Public LibraryNew York, NYPublic charities$10K
Penn Engineering Charitable FoundationDanboro, PAPublic charities$10K
Open Space InstituteNew York, NYPublic charities$9,766
Mercy for AnimalsLos Angeles, CAPublic charities$8,616
NYU Langone Medical CenterNew York, NYPublic charities$7,580
Asosiacion Conservacion Osa (friends of the Osa)Washington, DCPublic charities$5,918
Asosiacion Conservacion Osa (friends of the Osa)Washington, DCPublic charities$5,918
Asosiacion Conservacion Osa (friends of the Osa)Washington, DCPublic charities$5,918
International Animal Rescue USShrewsbury, MAPublic charities$5,301
Catskill MountainkeeperLivingston Manor, NYPublic charities$5,217

By state: New York 53 · Rhode Island 1 · District of Columbia 10 · Colorado 2 · Massachusetts 7 · North Carolina 4

About this foundation

The Derald H Ruttenberg Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in New York, New York, administered in care of Tinicum Enterprises, tax-exempt since 1987. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does The Derald H Ruttenberg Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does The Derald H Ruttenberg Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $2.6M across 95 grants, a median of $10K.

Where does The Derald H Ruttenberg Foundation give?

New York (53 grants), Rhode Island (1 grants), District of Columbia (10 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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