Grants paid by Ruan Family Foundation
EIN 85-4389719 · San Francisco, CA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
Ruan Family Foundation of San Francisco, CA (EIN 85-4389719) reported 30 grants paid totaling $14,147,046 to 20 recipients in tax years 2022–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$14,147,046
30 grants
Recipients
20
distinct organizations
Tax years
2022–2024
3 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | $5,130,417 | — |
| 2023 | 12 | $4,572,417 | — |
| 2024 | 13 | $4,444,212 | — |
Top recipients
The 20 recipients receiving the most from Ruan Family Foundation, by grants paid, out of 20 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Charitable 31-1075381 | D | Cincinatti, OH | 3 | $10,289,129 | 2024 |
| Lanzhou University Education Development Foundation | U | Lanzhou, GANSU | 2 | $3,000,000 | 2024 |
| Academy Museum of Motion Pictures | U | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $250,000 | 2023 |
| Columbia University 82-2244803 | B | New York, NY | 3 | $117,917 | 2023 |
| The Harold & Carole Pump Foundation | U | Sherman Oaks, CA | 1 | $100,000 | 2022 |
| Hippocratic Cancer Research Foundation 47-2842337 | C | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50,000 | 2022 |
| Animal Legal Defense Fund 94-2681680 | C | Cotati, CA | 2 | $35,000 | 2024 |
| Baby2baby 46-4503539 | B | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $35,000 | 2024 |
| City of Hope | U | Duarte, CA | 2 | $35,000 | 2024 |
| Wallis Annenberg Petspace 45-2964080 | D | Playa Vista, CA | 2 | $35,000 | 2024 |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA 13-3433452 | B | New York, NY | 2 | $35,000 | 2024 |
| Southern California Public Radio 95-4765734 | B | Pasadena, CA | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Nami Westside Los Angeles 26-2118750 | D | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| The Whole Child | U | Whittier, CA | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Los Angeles Regional Food Bank 95-3135649 | B | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Hopewell Fund 47-3681860 | B | Washington, DC | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| One Tree Planted 46-4664562 | B | Shelburne, VT | 1 | $10,000 | 2023 |
| All Within My Hands 81-4258668 | C | San Rafael, CA | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 |
| Waste No Food 45-1524752 | B | Woodside, CA | 1 | $10,000 | 2023 |
| Thai Heritage Scholarship Fund of New York | U | New York, NY | 1 | $10,000 | 2023 |
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 30 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Lanzhou University Education Development Foundation Lanzhou, GANSU | U | $2,900,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT HIGHER EDUCATION | 202543219349103304 |
| 2024 | Fidelity Charitable Cincinatti, OH | D | $1,194,212 | paid | ALLOCATED TO THE RUAN FAMILY FUND GIVING ACCOUNT | 202543219349103304 |
| 2024 | Lanzhou University Education Development Foundation Lanzhou, GANSU | U | $100,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT HIGHER EDUCATION | 202543219349103304 |
| 2024 | Medecins Sans Frontieres USA New York, NY | B | $25,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE AFFECTED BY CONFLICT, EPIDEMICS, DISASTERS, OR EXCLUSION FROM HEALTHCARE | 202543219349103304 |
| 2024 | City of Hope Duarte, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | TO CONQUER CANCER AND DIABETES FOR PEOPLE EVERYWHERE BY INTEGRATING SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY, CLINICAL INGENUITY AND COMPASSION | 202543219349103304 |
| 2024 | Nami Westside Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | D | $25,000 | paid | TO OFFER FREE EDUCATION PROGRAMS ALONG WITH SUPPORT, GUIDANCE, AND HOPE FOR THE GROWING NUMBER OF ANGELENOS AFFECTED BY MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS | 202543219349103304 |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Regional Food Bank Los Angeles, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | TO SOURCE AND ACQUIRE NUTRITIOUS FOOD AND OTHER PRODUCTS AND DISTRIBUTE THEM TO PEOPLE EXPERIENCING NUTRITION INSECURITY THROUGH OUR PARTNER AGENCY NETWORK AND DIRECTLY THROUGH PROGRAMS | 202543219349103304 |
| 2024 | Animal Legal Defense Fund Cotati, CA | C | $25,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO PROSECUTERS IN THEIR FIGHT AGAINST ANIMAL CRUELTY | 202543219349103304 |
| 2024 | The Whole Child Whittier, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | TO EMPOWER FAMILIES TOWARDS HEALING, HEALTH, AND HOMES. | 202543219349103304 |
| 2024 | Baby2baby Los Angeles, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY WITH DIAPERS, CLOTHING AND OTHER BASIC NECESSITIES | 202543219349103304 |
| 2024 | Hopewell Fund Washington, DC | B | $25,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE FISCAL SPONSORSHIP AND PROJECT INCUBATION SERVICES THAT ENABLE DONORS TO BEGIN EXECUTING ON THEIR VISION FOR SOCIAL CHANGE WITHOUT HAVING TO ESTABLISH A NEW NONPROFIT | 202543219349103304 |
| 2024 | Southern California Public Radio Pasadena, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | TO STRENGTHEN THE CIVIC AND CULTURAL BONDS THAT UNITE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA'S DIVERSE COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY NEWS AND INFORMATION ACROSS MULTIPLE PLATFORMS. | 202543219349103304 |
| 2024 | Wallis Annenberg Petspace Playa Vista, CA | D | $25,000 | paid | TO STRENGTHEN THE BONDS BETWEEN US AND ALL ANIMALS AND PETS, AND TO FORM INNOVATIVE NEW POLICIES AND PARTNERSHIPS - TO SAVE ANIMALS' LIVES THROUGH ADOPTION AND EDUCATION, AND TO HELP MAKE OUR COMMUNITIES MOREANIMAL-FRIENDLY | 202543219349103304 |
| 2023 | Fidelity Charitable Cincinatti, OH | D | $4,167,973 | paid | ALLOCATED TO THE RUAN FAMILY FUND GIVING ACCOUNT | 202403189349104005 |
| 2023 | Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Los Angeles, CA | U | $250,000 | paid | TO CREATE EXCEPTIONAL PROGRAMS AND EXHIBITIONS THAT EXPLORE THE ARTS, SCIENCES, AND ARTISTS OF MOVIEMAKING | 202403189349104005 |
| 2023 | Columbia University New York, NY | B | $49,629 | paid | TO FURTHER COLUMBIA'S MISSION OF RESEARCH, TEACHING, AND PARTNERSHIP TO SOLVE PROBLEMS | 202403189349104005 |
| 2023 | Columbia University New York, NY | B | $24,815 | paid | TO FURTHER COLUMBIA'S MISSION OF RESEARCH, TEACHING, AND PARTNERSHIP TO SOLVE PROBLEMS | 202403189349104005 |
| 2023 | Waste No Food Woodside, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | TO DIVERT EXCESS FOOD TO HUNGRY PEOPLE | 202403189349104005 |
| 2023 | Baby2baby Los Angeles, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY WITH DIAPERS, CLOTHING AND OTHER BASIC NECESSITIES | 202403189349104005 |
| 2023 | Medecins Sans Frontieres USA New York, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE AFFECTED BY CONFLICT, EPIDEMICS, DISASTERS, OR EXCLUSION FROM HEALTHCARE | 202403189349104005 |
| 2023 | Animal Legal Defense Fund Cotati, CA | C | $10,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO PROSECUTERS IN THEIR FIGHT AGAINST ANIMAL CRUELTY | 202403189349104005 |
| 2023 | Wallis Annenberg Petspace Playa Vista, CA | D | $10,000 | paid | TO STRENGTHEN THE BONDS BETWEEN US AND ALL ANIMALS AND PETS, AND TO FORM INNOVATIVE NEW POLICIES AND PARTNERSHIPS - TO SAVE ANIMALS' LIVES THROUGH ADOPTION AND EDUCATION, AND TO HELP MAKE OUR COMMUNITIES MOREANIMAL-FRIENDLY | 202403189349104005 |
| 2023 | One Tree Planted Shelburne, VT | B | $10,000 | paid | TO GIVE BACK TO THE ENVIRONMENT, CREATE A HEALTHIER CLIMATE, PROTECT BIODIVERSITY, AND HELP REFORESTATION EFFORTS | 202403189349104005 |
| 2023 | Thai Heritage Scholarship Fund of New York New York, NY | U | $10,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE VITAL ASSISTANCE TO UNDERSERVED THAI CHILDREN AND EMPOWER THEM WITH THE ESSENTIAL GIFT OF EDUCATION | 202403189349104005 |
| 2023 | City of Hope Duarte, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | TO CONQUER CANCER AND DIABETES FOR PEOPLE EVERYWHERE BY INTEGRATING SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY, CLINICAL INGENUITY AND COMPASSION | 202403189349104005 |
| 2022 | Fidelity Charitable Cincinatti, OH | D | $4,926,944 | paid | ALLOCATED TO THE RUAN FAMILY FUND GIVING ACCOUNT | 202313179349104021 |
| 2022 | The Harold & Carole Pump Foundation Sherman Oaks, CA | U | $100,000 | paid | TO RAISE FUNDS AND CREATE AWARENESS FOR THE TREATMENT AND CURE OF CANCER | 202313179349104021 |
| 2022 | Hippocratic Cancer Research Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $50,000 | paid | TO DISCOVER, DEVELOP, AND IMPLEMENT NEW THERAPIES FOR CANCER PATIENTS | 202313179349104021 |
| 2022 | Columbia University New York, NY | B | $43,473 | paid | TO FURTHER COLUMBIA'S MISSION OF RESEARCH, TEACHING, AND PARTNERSHIP TO SOLVE PROBLEMS | 202313179349104021 |
| 2022 | All Within My Hands San Rafael, CA | C | $10,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT WORKFORCE EDUCATION, THE FIGHT AGAINST HUNGER, AND OTHER CRITICAL LOCAL SERVICES | 202313179349104021 |
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 | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202543219349103304 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202403189349104005 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202313179349104021 |
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/854389719.json.
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