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Patti and Rusty Rueff Foundation

Preselected recipients only Burlingame, California · EIN 272315729

Patti and Rusty Rueff Foundation is a private foundation in Burlingame, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $153,700 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $3,200 and the largest $55,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $382,800 the year before.

46% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$382,80011$390,070
2024$153,70011$520,700

How to apply

Patti and Rusty Rueff Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Patti and Rusty Rueff Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California6$123,450
District of Columbia1$15,000
New York2$10,250
Indiana1$2,500
Ohio1$2,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Mills Peninsula Hospital Foundation
Burlingame, CA
Basic operating expenses$55,000
Act (American Conservatory Theater)
San Francisco, CA
Basic operating expenses$50,000
The John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Washington, DC
Basic operating expenses$15,000
St Andrew's Lutheran Church
San Mateo, CA
Basic operating expenses$12,500
Theatre Communications Group
New York, NY
Basic operating expenses$10,000
Napa Valley State Parks Association
Helena, CA
Basic operating expenses$3,200
Happen Inc
Cincinnati, OH
Basic operating expenses$2,500
John Purdue Club
West Lafayette, IN
Basic operating expenses$2,500
Archishop Riordan High School - Bob Kent Scholarship
San Francisco, CA
Basic operating expense$2,500
Peninsula Family Service
San Mateo, CA
Basic operating expenses$250
The Rome Community Foundation
Rome, NY
Basic operating expenses$250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Patti and Rusty Rueff Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Patti and Rusty Rueff Foundation give?

$153,700 in tax year 2024, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $3,200.

Who runs Patti and Rusty Rueff Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Patricia Rueff (Director) and J Russell Rueff (Director).

What does Patti and Rusty Rueff Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture.

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