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Rathmann Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Naples, Florida · EIN 521757445

Rathmann Family Foundation is a private foundation in Naples, Florida. In tax year 2024 it gave $2.2 million in 14 grants; the typical grant was $55,000 and the largest $834,000. 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 up from $1.1 million the year before.

7% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$1.1 million15$33.3 million
2024$2.2 million14$37.0 million

How to apply

Rathmann Family 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.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Rathmann Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 9 states, the most to District of Columbia.

StateGrantsAmount
District of Columbia1$834,000
New York2$725,000
Massachusetts4$165,000
California2$150,000
Connecticut1$130,000
South Carolina1$75,000
Pennsylvania1$60,000
Rhode Island1$33,500
Florida1$25,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
National Science and Technology Medals Foundation
Washington, DC
General operating activities$834,000
African Parks Foundation of America
New York, NY
General operating activities$675,000
Trustees of Trinity College
Hartford, CT
Student emergency & equity fund$130,000
Buzzards Bay Coalition Inc
New Bedford, MA
Westport, ma$100,000
Huerta del Valle
Ontario, CA
General operating activities$100,000
Center for Heirs Property Preservation
Charleston, SC
General operating activities$75,000
Haverford College
Haverford, PA
General operating activities$60,000
National Audubon Society Inc
Anaheim, CA
Corkscrew swamp rehabilitation$50,000
Volunteers of Legal Service
New York, NY
Immigration project gen support$50,000
Gnome Inc
Fall River, MA
General operating activities$35,000
Brown University
Providence, RI
Scholarship fund/annual fund$33,500
Artis - Naples Inc
Naples, FL
General operating activities$25,000
New Bedford Light
New Bedford, MA
Local environmental journalism$15,000
Westport Historical Society
Westport, MA
General operating activities$15,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Rathmann Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Rathmann Family Foundation give?

$2.2 million in tax year 2024, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $55,000.

Who runs Rathmann Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Alexandra Rathmann-Noonan Director (Chairperson), James Louis Rathmann Director (President), Robin W Rathmann-Noonan Director (Secretary) and Andrew G Rathmann-Noonan Director (Treasurer).

What does Rathmann Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation and education.

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