Grants paid by Ruttenberg Arts Foundation C/O David Ruttenberg
EIN 36-3137264 · IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV
Ruttenberg Arts Foundation C/O David Ruttenberg of IL (EIN 36-3137264) reported 25 grants paid totaling $3,719,086 to 24 recipients in tax years 2021–2022, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$3,719,086
25 grants
Recipients
24
distinct organizations
Tax years
2021–2022
2 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | $2,124,600 | — |
| 2022 | 16 | $1,594,486 | — |
Top recipients
The 24 recipients receiving the most from Ruttenberg Arts Foundation C/O David Ruttenberg, by grants paid, out of 24 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation 36-3155315 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,000,000 | 2021 |
| Art Institue of Chicago 36-2167725 | C | Chicago, IL | 1 | $505,486 | 2022 |
| Family Focus 36-2166998 | C | Chicago, IL | 1 | $500,000 | 2022 |
| Hyde Park Art Center 36-2887294 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $500,000 | 2021 |
| Council for Jewish Elderly Endowment Foundation 36-4310834 | C | Chicago, IL | 2 | $320,000 | 2022 |
| Chicago Humanities Festival 36-7148236 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $125,000 | 2022 |
| Museum of Contempory Photography 36-6154098 | D | Chicago, IL | 1 | $115,000 | 2021 |
| Lincoln Park Conservancy 36-3320423 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100,000 | 2022 |
| Friedman Place | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100,000 | 2022 |
| Rockford Art Museum 36-2349612 | B | Rockford, IL | 1 | $99,750 | 2021 |
| Jewish United Fund | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $69,000 | 2022 |
| Elmhurst Art Museum 36-4096612 | B | Elmhurst, IL | 1 | $56,500 | 2021 |
| Chicago Parks Foundation 45-4866050 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $30,000 | 2021 |
| Project Education Plus 36-3081102 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $25,000 | 2022 |
| Block Museum of Art | U | Evanston, IL | 1 | $25,000 | 2022 |
| Il Holocaust Memorial Museum | U | Skokie, IL | 1 | $25,000 | 2022 |
| Youth for a Better Future 27-4324993 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $25,000 | 2022 |
| Northwestern University 36-2167817 | B | Evanston, IL | 1 | $20,000 | 2022 |
| Renaissance Society at University of Chicago 36-6109822 | C | Chicago, IL | 1 | $20,000 | 2022 |
| Chicago Children's Museum 36-3162484 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $15,000 | 2021 |
| Milwaukee Art Museum 39-0806316 | B | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $15,000 | 2022 |
| Build Inc Grant | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 |
| Public Art Fund 13-2898805 | B | New York, NY | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 |
| Depaul University 36-2167048 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $8,350 | 2021 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 25 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Art Institue of Chicago Chicago, IL | C | $505,486 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT - EXHIBITION | 202340339349100029 |
| 2022 | Family Focus Chicago, IL | C | $500,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT - EXHIBITION | 202340339349100029 |
| 2022 | Chicago Humanities Festival Chicago, IL | B | $125,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT - EXHIBITIONCHARITABLE PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT - EXHIBITIONCHARITABLE PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT - EXHIBITION | 202340339349100029 |
| 2022 | Friedman Place Chicago, IL | U | $100,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT - EXHIBITION | 202340339349100029 |
| 2022 | Lincoln Park Conservancy Chicago, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT - EXHIBITION | 202340339349100029 |
| 2022 | Jewish United Fund Chicago, IL | U | $69,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT - EXHIBITION | 202340339349100029 |
| 2022 | Block Museum of Art Evanston, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT - EXHIBITION | 202340339349100029 |
| 2022 | Youth for a Better Future Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT - EXHIBITION | 202340339349100029 |
| 2022 | Il Holocaust Memorial Museum Skokie, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT - EXHIBITION | 202340339349100029 |
| 2022 | Project Education Plus Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT - EXHIBITION | 202340339349100029 |
| 2022 | Renaissance Society at University of Chicago Chicago, IL | C | $20,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT - EXHIBITION | 202340339349100029 |
| 2022 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | B | $20,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT - EXHIBITION | 202340339349100029 |
| 2022 | Council for Jewish Elderly Endowment Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $20,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT - EXHIBITION | 202340339349100029 |
| 2022 | Milwaukee Art Museum Milwaukee, WI | B | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT - EXHIBITION | 202340339349100029 |
| 2022 | Build Inc Grant Chicago, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT - EXHIBITION | 202340339349100029 |
| 2022 | Public Art Fund New York, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT - EXHIBITION | 202340339349100029 |
| 2021 | Northwestern Memorial Foundation Chicago, IL | B | $1,000,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT - EXHIBITION | 202240259349100504 |
| 2021 | Hyde Park Art Center Chicago, IL | B | $500,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT - EXHIBITIONCHARITABLE PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT - EXHIBITION | 202240259349100504 |
| 2021 | Council for Jewish Elderly Endowment Foundation Chicago, IL | B | $300,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT - EXHIBITION | 202240259349100504 |
| 2021 | Museum of Contempory Photography Chicago, IL | D | $115,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT - EXHIBITION | 202240259349100504 |
| 2021 | Rockford Art Museum Rockford, IL | B | $99,750 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT - EXHIBITION | 202240259349100504 |
| 2021 | Elmhurst Art Museum Elmhurst, IL | B | $56,500 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT - EXHIBITION | 202240259349100504 |
| 2021 | Chicago Parks Foundation Chicago, IL | B | $30,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT - EXHIBITION | 202240259349100504 |
| 2021 | Chicago Children's Museum Chicago, IL | B | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT - EXHIBITIONCHARITABLE PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT - EXHIBITIONCHARITABLE PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT - EXHIBITION | 202240259349100504 |
| 2021 | Depaul University Chicago, IL | B | $8,350 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT - EXHIBITIONCHARITABLE PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT - EXHIBITION | 202240259349100504 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-07-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202340339349100029 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-07-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202240259349100504 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/363137264.json.
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