Grants paid by Bill and Dinah Ruch Family Foundation
EIN 45-3990748 · Wilmington, DE · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
Bill and Dinah Ruch Family Foundation of Wilmington, DE (EIN 45-3990748) reported 25 grants paid totaling $3,456,900 to 10 recipients in tax years 2018–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$3,456,900
25 grants
Recipients
10
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2025
7 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 | $384,400 | — |
| 2020 | 2 | $460,000 | — |
| 2021 | 3 | $47,500 | — |
| 2022 | 5 | $540,000 | — |
| 2023 | 8 | $875,000 | — |
| 2024 | 2 | $650,000 | — |
| 2025 | 1 | $500,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 10 recipients receiving the most from Bill and Dinah Ruch Family Foundation, by grants paid, out of 10 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute 51-0197108 | B | La Jolla, CA | 5 | $1,780,000 | 2025 |
| Thinking Nation Corp 85-0606371 | B | Porter Ranch, CA | 4 | $910,000 | 2024 |
| Inner City Law Center 95-3697572 | B | Los Angeles, CA | 3 | $300,000 | 2023 |
| Bright Star Schools 55-0806673 | B | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $250,000 | 2020 |
| Heart of Los Angeles Youth Inc 95-4397418 | B | Los Angeles, CA | 3 | $59,400 | 2023 |
| Levitt & Quinn Family Law Center 95-4016750 | B | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $50,000 | 2023 |
| Live Oak Wilderness Camp 47-2371850 | B | New Orleans, LA | 3 | $50,000 | 2023 |
| Gals the Girls Athletic Leadership Schools 26-0784148 | D | Panorama City, CA | 1 | $25,000 | 2023 |
| St Bernard Project Inc 26-2189665 | B | New Orleans, LA | 1 | $25,000 | 2023 |
| Blue Jay Jazz Foundation 20-4934987 | B | Blue Jay, CA | 1 | $7,500 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute La Jolla, CA | B | $500,000 | paid | The William W. Ruch Distinguished Endowed Chair | 202601339349102315 |
| 2024 | Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute La Jolla, CA | B | $500,000 | paid | The William W. Ruch Distinguished Endowed Chair | 202532479349100013 |
| 2024 | Thinking Nation Corp Porter Ranch, CA | B | $150,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202532479349100013 |
| 2023 | Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute La Jolla, CA | B | $500,000 | paid | William W. Ruch Distinguished Endowed Chair fUND | 202410959349100911 |
| 2023 | Thinking Nation Corp Northridge, CA | B | $150,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202410959349100911 |
| 2023 | Inner City Law Center Los Angeles, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202410959349100911 |
| 2023 | Heart of Los Angeles Youth Inc Los Angeles, CA | B | $30,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202410959349100911 |
| 2023 | Levitt & Quinn Family Law Center Los Angeles, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202410959349100911 |
| 2023 | Gals the Girls Athletic Leadership Schools Panorama City, CA | D | $25,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202410959349100911 |
| 2023 | St Bernard Project Inc New Orleans, LA | B | $25,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202410959349100911 |
| 2023 | Live Oak Wilderness Camp New Orleans, LA | B | $20,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202410959349100911 |
| 2022 | Thinking Nation Corp Porter Ranch, CA | B | $250,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202331719349100008 |
| 2022 | Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute La Jolla, CA | B | $150,000 | paid | the Rocket Scientist within the Rocket Fund | 202331719349100008 |
| 2022 | Inner City Law Center Los Angeles, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | the Small Claims Project | 202331719349100008 |
| 2022 | Levitt & Quinn Family Law Center Los Angeles, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202331719349100008 |
| 2022 | Live Oak Wilderness Camp New Orleans, LA | B | $15,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202331719349100008 |
| 2021 | Heart of Los Angeles Youth Inc Los Angeles, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202212799349101701 |
| 2021 | Live Oak Wilderness Camp New Orleans, LA | B | $15,000 | paid | Beyond Camp Program | 202212799349101701 |
| 2021 | Blue Jay Jazz Foundation Blue Jay, CA | B | $7,500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202212799349101701 |
| 2020 | Thinking Nation Corp Porter Ranch, CA | B | $360,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202122529349100802 |
| 2020 | Bright Star Schools Los Angeles, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | Thinking Nation Project | 202122529349100802 |
| 2018 | Bright Star Schools Los Angeles, CA | C | $150,000 | paid | Thinking Nation Project | 201921339349103107 |
| 2018 | Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute La Jolla, CA | B | $130,000 | paid | The Rocket Fund | 201921339349103107 |
| 2018 | Inner City Law Center Los Angeles, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | Homeful LA project | 201921339349103107 |
| 2018 | Heart of Los Angeles Youth Inc Los Angeles, CA | B | $4,400 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 201921339349103107 |
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 | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.1 | 202601339349102315 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202532479349100013 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202410959349100911 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202331719349100008 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202212799349101701 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202122529349100802 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-12-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201921339349103107 |
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/453990748.json.
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