Private foundation · EIN 71-0879051 · Kenner, Louisiana · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Ruth U Fertel 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: 51 grants paid, $790K total, median $10K. 94% of grants stayed in Louisiana.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
51
$790K
Median grant
$10K
Stays in LA
94%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$13M

Grants paid in 2025

51 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Longue Vue FoundationNew Orleans, LAUnrestricted$63K
St Martin's Episcopal SchoolMetairie, LAUnrestricted$60K
Jesuit High SchoolNew Orleans, LAUnrestricted$50K
St Mary's Dominican High SchoolNew Orleans, LAUnrestricted$50K
Uno FoundationNew Orleans, LAUnrestricted$50K
Louisiana Museum FoundationNew Orleans, LAUnrestricted$31K
St Michael's Special SchoolNew Orleans, LAUnrestricted$30K
WwozNew Orleans, LAUnrestricted$30K
Posse FoundationNew Orleans, LAUnrestricted$25K
Isadore Newman SchoolNew Orleans, LAUnrestricted$25K
Video VeracityNew Orleans, LAUnrestricted$23K
Pondarosa StompNew Orleans, LAUnrestricted$23K
Boys' HopeNew Orleans, LAUnrestrictedUnrerstricted$20K
Dominican Peace CenterColumbus, OHUnrestricted$20K
Good Shepherd SchoolNew Orleans, LAUnrestricted$20K
Junior Achievment Gno IncNew Orleans, LAUnrestricted$20K
National Performance NetworkNew Orleans, LAUnrestricted$20K
Son of a SaintNew Orleans, LAUnrestricted$20K
NochiNew Orleans, LAUnreatricted$20K
Cafe ReconcileNew Orleans, LAUnrestricted$15K
Goat in the Road ProductionsNew Orleans, LAUnrestricted$15K
The LensNew Orleans, LAUnrestricted$15K
Kenyon ReviewGambier, OHUnrestricted$13K
Edible School NolaNew Orleans, LAUnrestricted$10K
Jazz at Lincoln CenterNew York, NYUnrestricted$10K
Live Oak Summer CampNew Orleans, LAUnrestricted$10K
Music & Culture Coalition of New OrleansNew Orleans, LAUnrestrictedUnrestrictedUnrestricted$10K
Nocca InstituteNew Orleans, LAUnrestrictedUnrestricted$10K
Mondo Bizarro ProductionsNew Orleans, LAUnrestricted$10K
826 Literacy ProgramNew Orleans, LAUnrestricted$10K
Historic New Orleans CollectionNew Orleans, LAUnrestricted$10K
KidsmartNew Orleans, LAUnrestricted$5,000
Tennessee Williams FestivalNew Orleans, LAUnrestricted$5,000
Danny Barker FestivalNew Orleans, LAUnrestricted$5,000
Roots of Music SchoolNew Orleans, LAUnrestricted$5,000
Mercy Family CenterMetairie, LAUnrestricted$5,000
WwnoNew Orleans, LAUnrestricted$4,500
Young Aspirations Young ArtistsNew Orleans, LAUnrestricted$3,000
Audubon Nature InstituteNew Orleans, LAUnrestricted$2,500
Faulkner SocietyNew Orleans, LAUnrestricted$2,000
A Studio in the WoodsNew Orleans, LAUnreatricted$2,000
Bricolage AcademyNew Orleans, LAUnrestricted$2,000
Ella ProjectNew Orleans, LAUnrestricted$2,000
Homer Pless Community SchoolsNew Orleans, LAUnrestricted$2,000
Miracle Children's FoundationFolsom, LAUnrestricted$2,000
Market UmbrellaNew Orleans, LAUnrestricted$2,000
Saul's LightNew Orleans, LAUnresricted$1,000
CrclNew Orleans, LAUnrestricted$1,000
Louisiana Center for Children's RightsNew Orleans, LAUnrestricted$1,000
Make It Count MathNew Orleans, LAunrestricted$1,000
Lift LouisianaNew Orleans, LAUnrestricted$1,000

By state: Louisiana 48 · Ohio 2 · New York 1

About this foundation

Ruth U Fertel Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Kenner, Louisiana, administered in care of James E Ryder Jr, tax-exempt since 2002. 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 Ruth U Fertel 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 Ruth U Fertel Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $790K across 51 grants, a median of $10K.

Where does Ruth U Fertel Foundation give?

Louisiana (48 grants), Ohio (2 grants), New York (1 grants), per its latest filing.

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