Grants paid by Howard and Raina Ruskin Family Foundation

EIN 36-4455356 · Highland Park, IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20

Howard and Raina Ruskin Family Foundation of Highland Park, IL (EIN 36-4455356) reported 120 grants paid totaling $418,230 to 50 recipients in tax years 2020–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

Grants paid

$418,230

120 grants

Recipients

distinct organizations

Tax years

2020–2024

5 filings in the corpus

By tax year

2020$105K2021$77K2022$96K2023$82K2024$57K

Grants by tax year, as the same figures
Tax year	Grants paid	Amount paid	Approved for future
2020	32	$105,350	—
2021	25	$77,420	—
2022	24	$96,475	—
2023	22	$81,530	—
2024	17	$57,455	—

Top recipients

The 50 recipients receiving the most from Howard and Raina Ruskin Family Foundation, by grants paid, out of 50 distinct recipients.

Recipients ranked by total grants paid
Recipient	Match	Location	Grants	Total paid	Latest year
Jewish United Fund	U	Chicago, IL	4	$125,380	2024
University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign	U	Champaign, IL	21	$50,875	2022
Jewish Federation of Metro Chicago 36-2167761	C	Chicago, IL	2	$35,000	2020
Camp Havaya 13-5596850	D	Wyncote, PA	1	$25,000	2022
Soka University of America 95-3909672	B	Aliso Viejo, CA	7	$20,000	2024
Briarwood Scholarship Foundation 36-3689958	B	Deerfield, IL	5	$19,000	2024
Knox College	U	Galesburg, IL	5	$17,500	2022
Ravinia	U	Highland Park, IL	2	$11,500	2024
University of Illinois-Chicago 37-6006007	D	Champaign, IL	5	$10,000	2022
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County 59-0948696	B	West Palm Beach, FL	5	$8,100	2024
Depaul University 36-2167048	B	Chicago, IL	4	$7,600	2023
US Holocaust Memorial Museum	U	Washington DC, DC	1	$5,000	2020
Loyola University 36-1408475	D	Chicago, IL	2	$5,000	2021
North Park College-Yesenia Patino	U	Chicago, IL	2	$5,000	2024
North Park University	U	Chicago, IL	2	$5,000	2022
Oberlin College-K Williams 34-0714363	D	Oberlin, OH	2	$5,000	2024
University of Illinois-Chicago-Sama	U	Chicago, IL	1	$5,000	2024
Muhlenberg College-X Cruz 23-1352664	C	Allentown, PA	2	$5,000	2024
Ravinia Festival 36-6002273	C	Highland Park, IL	1	$4,000	2020
Cje Seniorlife	U	Chicago, IL	4	$3,200	2024
Shriners Hospitals for Children	U	Chicago, IL	3	$3,020	2022
St Jude Children's Hospital	U	Tampa, FL	3	$3,000	2022
University of Wisconsin	U	Madison, WI	1	$2,500	2020
University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign-E Velazquez	U	Champaign, IL	1	$2,500	2023
University of Illinois-Chicago-M Patel 37-6047637	D	Champaign, IL	2	$2,500	2024
University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign-C Quizhpi	U	Champaign, IL	1	$2,500	2023
Wilbur Wright College-a Correa	U	Chicago, IL	1	$2,500	2023
Knox College-Maella Gnassounou	U	Galesburg, IL	1	$2,500	2023
University of Illinois-Chicago-K Campos Paz	U	Champaign, IL	1	$2,500	2023
Knox College-Sonia Lopez 37-0673513	D	Galesburg, IL	1	$2,500	2023
Columbia College	U	Chicago, IL	1	$2,000	2020
Palm Beach Opera	U	West Palm Beach, FL	2	$2,000	2024
Raymond F Kravis Center for the Arts 59-2245054	C	West Palm Beach, FL	2	$2,000	2022
Cristian Lopez University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign-C Lopez	U	Champaign, IL	1	$1,875	2023
Play for Pink 22-3503952	D	New York, NY	2	$1,300	2024
University of Illinois-Chicago-Y Ghasim	U	Champaign, IL	1	$1,250	2023
University of Illinois-Chicago-Y Gh	U	Champaign, IL	1	$1,250	2024
University of Illinois-Chicago-K Aquilar	U	Champaign, IL	1	$1,250	2023
Cancer Wellness Center 36-3604463	B	Northbrook, IL	3	$1,050	2023
Kravis Center for the Performing Art	U	West Palm Beach, FL	1	$1,000	2024
Kravis Center	U	West Palm Beach, FL	1	$1,000	2021
University of San Francisco	U	San Francisco, CA	1	$1,000	2020
The Art Institute of Chicago 36-2167725	B	Chicago, IL	3	$600	2024
Lambs Farm 36-2474251	B	Libertyville, IL	1	$500	2023
First Tee Greater Chicago	U	Chicago, IL	1	$500	2022
Israel Tennis & Education Centers	U	New York, NY	1	$500	2020
High Ridge Charitable Foundation 81-0759502	B	Lantana, FL	1	$300	2020
Briarwood Employee Relief Fund	U	Deerfield, IL	1	$300	2023
Briarwood Country Clubjuf 36-2374847	C	Deerfield, IL	1	$280	2024
Team Western Kentucky Northern Relief Fund	U	Frankfort, KY	1	$100	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 120 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.

Grants reported by Howard and Raina Ruskin Family Foundation
Tax year	Recipient	Match	Amount	Type	Purpose	Source filing
2024	Jewish United Fund Chicago, IL	U	$20,000	paid	Community Organizations and Civic Affairs	202512169349100401
2024	Ravinia Highland Park, IL	U	$7,500	paid	Community Organizations and Civic Affairs	202512169349100401
2024	Briarwood Scholarship Foundation Deerfield, IL	B	$6,525	paid	Education	202512169349100401
2024	University of Illinois-Chicago-Sama Chicago, IL	U	$5,000	paid	Education - Scholarships	202512169349100401
2024	Soka University of America-a Medina Aliso Viejo, CA	D	$2,500	paid	Education - Scholarships	202512169349100401
2024	Muhlenberg College-X Cruz Allentown, PA	C	$2,500	paid	Education - Scholarships	202512169349100401
2024	North Park College-Yesenia Patino Chicago, IL	U	$2,500	paid	Education - Scholarships	202512169349100401
2024	Oberlin College-K Williams Oberlin, OH	D	$2,500	paid	Education - Scholarships	202512169349100401
2024	Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County West Palm Beach, FL	B	$1,800	paid	Community Organizations and Civic Affairs	202512169349100401
2024	University of Illinois-Chicago-M Pa Champaign, IL	D	$1,250	paid	Education - Scholarships	202512169349100401
2024	University of Illinois-Chicago-Y Gh Champaign, IL	U	$1,250	paid	Education - Scholarships	202512169349100401
2024	Kravis Center for the Performing Art West Palm Beach, FL	U	$1,000	paid	Ensure the Kravis Center will continue to present world-class artists and comprehensive education programs for the entire community and visitors to our county.	202512169349100401
2024	Cje Seniorlife Chicago, IL	U	$1,000	paid	Community Organizations and Civic Affairs	202512169349100401
2024	Palm Beach Opera West Palm Beach, FL	U	$1,000	paid	Community Organizations and Civic Affairs	202512169349100401
2024	Play for Pink New York, NY	C	$650	paid	Play for PINK is a grassroots organization dedicated to raising funds to fight breast cancer through sporting and lifestyle events.	202512169349100401
2024	Briarwood Country Clubjuf Deerfield, IL	C	$280	paid	Provide educational financial assistance to our employees and/or their children.	202512169349100401
2024	Art Institute Chicago, IL	D	$200	paid	Community Organizations and Civic Affairs	202512169349100401
2023	Jewish United Fund Chicago, IL	U	$35,380	paid	Community Organizations and Civic Affairs	202422189349100762
2023	Briarwood Scholarship Foundation Deerfield, IL	B	$6,175	paid	Education	202422189349100762
2023	Ravinia Highland Park, IL	U	$4,000	paid	Community Organizations and Civic Affairs	202422189349100762
2023	North Park College-Yesenia Patino Chicago, IL	U	$2,500	paid	Education - Scholarships	202422189349100762
2023	Wilbur Wright College-a Correa Chicago, IL	U	$2,500	paid	Education - Scholarships	202422189349100762
2023	University of Illinois-Chicago-K Campos Paz Champaign, IL	U	$2,500	paid	Education - Scholarships	202422189349100762
2023	University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign-E Velazquez Champaign, IL	U	$2,500	paid	Education - Scholarships	202422189349100762
2023	Oberlin College-K Williams Oberlin, OH	D	$2,500	paid	Education - Scholarships	202422189349100762
2023	University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign-C Quizhpi Champaign, IL	U	$2,500	paid	Education - Scholarships	202422189349100762
2023	Knox College-Sonia Lopez Galesburg, IL	D	$2,500	paid	Education - Scholarships	202422189349100762
2023	Soka University of America- a Medina Aliso Viejo, CA	D	$2,500	paid	Education - Scholarships	202422189349100762
2023	Knox College-Maella Gnassounou Galesburg, IL	U	$2,500	paid	Education - Scholarships	202422189349100762
2023	Muhlenberg College-X Cruz Allentown, PA	C	$2,500	paid	Education - Scholarships	202422189349100762
2023	Depaul University-H Ganatra Chicago, IL	D	$2,500	paid	Education - Scholarships	202422189349100762
2023	Cristian Lopez University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign-C Lopez Champaign, IL	U	$1,875	paid	Education - Scholarships	202422189349100762
2023	Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County West Palm Beach, FL	B	$1,800	paid	Community Organizations and Civic Affairs	202422189349100762
2023	University of Illinois-Chicago-Y Ghasim Champaign, IL	U	$1,250	paid	Education - Scholarships	202422189349100762
2023	University of Illinois-Chicago-K Aquilar Champaign, IL	U	$1,250	paid	Education - Scholarships	202422189349100762
2023	University of Illinois-Chicago-M Patel Champaign, IL	D	$1,250	paid	Education - Scholarships	202422189349100762
2023	Lambs Farm Libertyville, IL	B	$500	paid	Community Organizations and Civic Affairs	202422189349100762
2023	Briarwood Employee Relief Fund Deerfield, IL	U	$300	paid	Community Organizations and Civic Affairs	202422189349100762
2023	Cancer Wellness Center Northbrook, IL	B	$250	paid	Health and Human Services	202422189349100762
2022	Jewish United Fund Chicago, IL	U	$35,000	paid	Community Organizations and Civic Affairs	202321319349104682
2022	Camp Havaya Wyncote, PA	D	$25,000	paid	Health and Human Services	202321319349104682
2022	Briarwood Cc Scholarship Fund Deerfield, IL	D	$5,000	paid	Education	202321319349104682
2022	University of Illinois-Chicago Champaign, IL	D	$2,500	paid	Education	202321319349104682
2022	University of Illinois-Chicago Champaign, IL	D	$2,500	paid	Education	202321319349104682
2022	University of Illinois-Chicago Champaign, IL	D	$2,500	paid	Education	202321319349104682
2022	Knox College Galesburg, IL	U	$2,500	paid	Education	202321319349104682
2022	North Park University Chicago, IL	U	$2,500	paid	Education	202321319349104682
2022	Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA	B	$2,500	paid	Education	202321319349104682
2022	University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign Champaign, IL	U	$2,500	paid	Education	202321319349104682
2022	Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA	B	$2,500	paid	Education	202321319349104682
2022	Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County West Palm Beach, FL	B	$1,500	paid	Community Organizations and Civic Affairs	202321319349104682
2022	University of Illinois-Chicago Champaign, IL	D	$1,250	paid	Education	202321319349104682
2022	University of Illinois-Chicago Champaign, IL	D	$1,250	paid	Education	202321319349104682
2022	Palm Beach Opera West Palm Beach, FL	U	$1,000	paid	Community Organizations and Civic Affairs	202321319349104682
2022	Cje Seniorlife Chicago, IL	U	$1,000	paid	Community Organizations and Civic Affairs	202321319349104682
2022	Shriners Hospitals for Children Chicago, IL	U	$1,000	paid	Health and Human Services	202321319349104682
2022	St Jude Children's Hospital Tampa, FL	U	$1,000	paid	Health and Human Services	202321319349104682
2022	Raymond F Kravis Center for Performing Arts West Palm Beach, FL	C	$1,000	paid	Community Organizations and Civic Affairs	202321319349104682
2022	Briarwood Cc Scholarship Fund Deerfield, IL	D	$650	paid	Education	202321319349104682
2022	University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign Champaign, IL	U	$625	paid	Education	202321319349104682
2022	Cancer Wellness Center Northbrook, IL	B	$500	paid	Health and Human Services	202321319349104682
2022	First Tee Greater Chicago Chicago, IL	U	$500	paid	Health and Human Services	202321319349104682
2022	The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL	B	$200	paid	Community Organizations and Civic Affairs	202321319349104682
2021	Jewish United Fund Chicago, IL	U	$35,000	paid	Community Organizations and Civic Affairs	202231329349103598
2021	University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign Champaign, IL	U	$2,500	paid	Education	202231329349103598
2021	University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign Champaign, IL	U	$2,500	paid	Education	202231329349103598
2021	Knox College Galesburg, IL	U	$2,500	paid	Education	202231329349103598
2021	University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign Champaign, IL	U	$2,500	paid	Education	202231329349103598
2021	University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign Champaign, IL	U	$2,500	paid	Education	202231329349103598
2021	Depaul University Chicago, IL	B	$2,500	paid	Education	202231329349103598
2021	Loyola University Chicago, IL	D	$2,500	paid	Education	202231329349103598
2021	University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign Champaign, IL	U	$2,500	paid	Education	202231329349103598
2021	Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA	B	$2,500	paid	Education	202231329349103598
2021	Knox College Galesburg, IL	U	$2,500	paid	Education	202231329349103598
2021	North Park University Chicago, IL	U	$2,500	paid	Education	202231329349103598
2021	Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA	B	$2,500	paid	Education	202231329349103598
2021	University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign Champaign, IL	U	$2,500	paid	Education	202231329349103598
2021	Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County West Palm Beach, FL	B	$1,500	paid	Community Organizations and Civic Affairs	202231329349103598
2021	University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign Champaign, IL	U	$1,250	paid	Education	202231329349103598
2021	University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign Champaign, IL	U	$1,250	paid	Education	202231329349103598
2021	University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign Champaign, IL	U	$1,250	paid	Education	202231329349103598
2021	Shriners Hospitals for Children Chicago, IL	U	$1,020	paid	Health and Human Services	202231329349103598
2021	St Jude Children's Hospital Tampa, FL	U	$1,000	paid	Health and Human Services	202231329349103598
2021	Kravis Center West Palm Beach, FL	U	$1,000	paid	Community Organizations and Civic Affairs	202231329349103598
2021	Briarwood Cc Scholarship Fund Deerfield, IL	D	$650	paid	Education	202231329349103598
2021	Cje Seniorlife Chicago, IL	U	$600	paid	Community Organizations and Civic Affairs	202231329349103598
2021	Cancer Wellness Center Northbrook, IL	B	$300	paid	Health and Human Services	202231329349103598
2021	Team Western Kentucky Northern Relief Fund Frankfort, KY	U	$100	paid	Come back	202231329349103598
2020	Jewish Federation of Metro Chicago Chicago, IL	C	$17,500	paid	Community Organizations and Civic Affairs	202111329349101036
2020	Jewish Federation of Metro Chicago Chicago, IL	C	$17,500	paid	Community Organizations and Civic Affairs	202111329349101036
2020	Knox College Galesburg, IL	U	$5,000	paid	Education	202111329349101036
2020	University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign Champaign, IL	U	$5,000	paid	Education	202111329349101036
2020	University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign Champaign, IL	U	$5,000	paid	Education	202111329349101036
2020	US Holocaust Memorial Museum Washington DC, DC	U	$5,000	paid	Community Organizations and Civic Affairs	202111329349101036
2020	Knox College Galesburg, IL	U	$5,000	paid	Education	202111329349101036
2020	Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA	B	$5,000	paid	Education	202111329349101036
2020	Ravinia Festival Highland Park, IL	C	$4,000	paid	Community Organizations and Civic Affairs	202111329349101036
2020	Depaul University Chicago, IL	B	$2,500	paid	Education	202111329349101036
2020	Loyola University Chicago, IL	D	$2,500	paid	Education	202111329349101036
2020	University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign Champaign, IL	U	$2,500	paid	Education	202111329349101036
2020	University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign Champaign, IL	U	$2,500	paid	Education	202111329349101036
2020	University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign Champaign, IL	U	$2,500	paid	Education	202111329349101036
2020	University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign Champaign, IL	U	$2,500	paid	Education	202111329349101036
2020	University of Wisconsin Madison, WI	U	$2,500	paid	Education	202111329349101036
2020	University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign Champaign, IL	U	$2,500	paid	Education	202111329349101036
2020	University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign Champaign, IL	U	$2,500	paid	Education	202111329349101036
2020	University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign Champaign, IL	U	$2,000	paid	Education	202111329349101036
2020	Columbia College Chicago, IL	U	$2,000	paid	Education	202111329349101036
2020	University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign Champaign, IL	U	$2,000	paid	Education	202111329349101036
2020	Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County West Palm Beach, FL	B	$1,500	paid	Community Organizations and Civic Affairs	202111329349101036
2020	Raymond F Kravis Center for the Arts West Palm Beach, FL	C	$1,000	paid	Community Organizations and Civic Affairs	202111329349101036
2020	St Jude Children's Hospital Tampa, FL	U	$1,000	paid	Health and Human Services	202111329349101036
2020	University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	U	$1,000	paid	Education	202111329349101036
2020	Shriners Hospitals for Children Chicago, IL	U	$1,000	paid	Health and Human Services	202111329349101036
2020	Play for Pink New York, NY	D	$650	paid	Health and Human Services	202111329349101036
2020	Cje Seniorlife Chicago, IL	U	$600	paid	Community Organizations and Civic Affairs	202111329349101036
2020	Israel Tennis & Education Centers New York, NY	U	$500	paid	Community Organizations and Civic Affairs	202111329349101036
2020	High Ridge Charitable Foundation Lantana, FL	B	$300	paid	Community Organizations and Civic Affairs	202111329349101036
2020	The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL	B	$200	paid	Community Organizations and Civic Affairs	202111329349101036
2020	Depaul University Chicago, IL	B	$100	paid	Education	202111329349101036

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.

Returns this page is derived from
Form	Tax year	Period end	Filed	Schema	IRS OBJECT_ID
990PF	2024	2024-12-31	not stated	2024v5.2	202512169349100401
990PF	2023	2023-12-31	not stated	2023v5.1	202422189349100762
990PF	2022	2022-12-31	not stated	2022v5.0	202321319349104682
990PF	2021	2021-12-31	not stated	2021v4.2	202231329349103598
990PF	2020	2020-12-31	not stated	2020v4.1	202111329349101036

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