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Umr Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Sarasota, Florida · EIN 136077135

Umr Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Sarasota, Florida. In tax year 2024 it gave $79,510 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $70,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $62,475 the year before.

15% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$62,47516$1.4 million
2024$79,51013$1.5 million

How to apply

ContactUzi Ruskin
PO Box 2477, Sarasota, FL 34230
Phone or email(201) 394-3266
What to submitTyped request

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Umr Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
New York5$73,150
Florida4$2,360
California2$2,000
Maryland1$1,000
Pennsylvania1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
NYU Langone Health
New York, NY
Medical, charitable, religious, scientific,educational or performing arts$70,000
Ringling Museum of Art Foundation
Sarasota, FL
Medical, charitable, religious, scientific,educational or performing arts$1,000
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Medical, charitable, religious, scientific,educational or performing arts$1,000
Southern California Public Radio
Pasadena, CA
Medical, charitable, religious, scientific,educational or performing arts$1,000
Innocence Project
New York, NY
Medical, charitable, religious, scientific,educational or performing arts$1,000
A Noise Within
Pasadena, CA
Medical, charitable, religious, scientific,educational or performing arts$1,000
Planned Parenthood
New York, NY
Medical, charitable, religious, scientific,educational or performing arts$1,000
Slavic Church of the Evangelical CH
Port Charlotte, FL
Medical, charitable, religious, scientific,educational or performing arts$1,000
Doctors Without Borders
Hagerstown, MD
Medical, charitable, religious, scientific,educational or performing arts$1,000
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, NY
Medical, charitable, religious, scientific,educational or performing arts$600
Museum of Modern Art
New York, NY
Medical, charitable, religious, scientific,educational or performing arts$550
Mote Marine Library
Sarasota, FL
Medical, charitable, religious, scientific,educational or performing arts$185
Selby Botanical Gardens
Sarasota, FL
Medical, charitable, religious, scientific,educational or performing arts$175

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Umr Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Umr Foundation Inc give?

$79,510 in tax year 2024, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Umr Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Uzi Ruskin (President), Varda Ruskin (Vice President), Elan Ruskin (Director) and Jules Blackman (Secretary).

What does Umr Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, education and faith communities.

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