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Bmi-Rupp Foundation

Accepts applications Ridgefield, New Jersey · EIN 256722363

Bmi-Rupp Foundation is a private foundation in Ridgefield, New Jersey. In tax year 2024 it gave $723,800 in 31 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $200,000. 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 $679,652 the year before.

26% 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$679,65234$10.1 million
2024$723,80031$10.4 million

How to apply

ContactChristine Rupp
1200 Hendricks Causeway, Ridgefield, NJ 07657-2106
Phone or email(201) 941-2121
What to submitLetter form with exemption certificate attached

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Bmi-Rupp Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 13 states, the most to Maryland.

StateGrantsAmount
Maryland1$200,000
District of Columbia3$135,000
New York5$110,000
New Jersey9$80,500
Texas2$55,000
Arkansas2$50,000
Tennessee1$50,000
Pennsylvania2$13,100
Indiana2$10,000
Massachusetts1$10,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 31 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Catholic Relief Services
Baltimore, MD
General$200,000
Smile Train
Washington, DC
General$120,000
Doctors Without Borders
New York, NY
General$60,000
St Judes Childrens Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
General$50,000
Thank You Life
Austin, TX
General$50,000
Heifer
Little Rock, AR
General$25,000
Heifer International
Little Rock, AR
General$25,000
Community Food Bank of NJ
Hillside, NJ
General$20,000
Trustees of Columbia University
New York, NY
General$20,000
Annual Appeal
Brooklyn, NY
General$15,000
Homesharing Inc
Bridgewater, NJ
General$15,000
Amego Inc
Attleboro, MA
General$10,000
Eva's Village
Paterson, NJ
General$10,000
Office of Concern Food Pantry
Englewood, NJ
General$10,000
Share Our Strength No Kid Hungry
Washington, DC
General$10,000
Shriner's Hospital for Children
Philadelphia, PA
General$10,000
Water Mission
North Charleston, SC
General$10,000
Wings Over Haiti
Sag Harbor, NY
General$10,000
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Boonton, NJ
General$10,000
Geist Christian Church
Fishers, IN
General$5,000
Habitat for Humanity
Paterson, NJ
General$5,000
Paramus Community Pantry
Paramus, NJ
General$5,000
Special Olympics of New Jersey
Washington, DC
General$5,000
St Agnes Episcopal Church
Little Falls, NJ
General$5,000
St Basil Academy
Garrison, NY
General$5,000
Victory Lane Camp
New Castle, IN
General$5,000
American Heart Association
Dallas, TX
General$5,000
Pancreatic Cancer Research
Greensburg, PA
General$3,100
Julias Butterfly Foundation
North Haledon, NJ
General$500
Charity Navigator
Boone, IA
General$100
Charity Watch
Chicago, IL
General$100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Bmi-Rupp Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Bmi-Rupp Foundation give?

$723,800 in tax year 2024, across 31 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Bmi-Rupp Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Christine Rupp (Trustee).

What does Bmi-Rupp Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, international and youth programs.

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