Georgia · Private foundation
Charles and Elsie Ruben Foundation Inc
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $47k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 16
- Grants FY2025
- 11
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 36%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $2,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $12,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 7 to 14
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 5
- Total assets, FY2025
- $767k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 36% of the organizations Charles and Elsie Ruben Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 40% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 60% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $12k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 13 | $42k | 31% |
| FY2024 | 11 | $30k | 36% |
| FY2023 | 13 | $32k | 46% |
| FY2022 | 8 | $31k | 13% |
| FY2021 | 14 | $31k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 8 | $29k | 25% |
| FY2019 | 7 | $33k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 7 | $30k | 0% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Community Center and Federation of Augusta Inc | $48,800 | 7 | 4% |
| Congregation Etz Chaim Inc | $37,923 | 9 | n/a |
| Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple | $36,788 | 7 | n/a |
| Congregation Dor Tikvah Inc | $12,742 | 6 | n/a |
| The University of Georgia Foundation | $6,850 | 4 | 0% |
| Synagogue Emanu-El | $4,050 | 2 | n/a |
| Latin American Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc | $2,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Breakthrough T1d | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Augusta Jewish Museum Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Rutgers University Foundation | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 15 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Community Center and Federation of Augusta Inc | $48,800 | 7 | 4% |
| Congregation Etz Chaim Inc | $37,923 | 9 | n/a |
| Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple | $36,788 | 7 | n/a |
| Congregation Dor Tikvah Inc | $12,742 | 6 | n/a |
| The University of Georgia Foundation | $6,850 | 4 | 0% |
| Synagogue Emanu-El | $4,050 | 2 | n/a |
| Latin American Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc | $2,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Breakthrough T1d | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Augusta Jewish Museum Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Rutgers University Foundation | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Goals of Care Coalition of New Jersey Inc | $1,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Augusta Symphony Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Arm in Arm Inc | $1,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Anti-Defamation League | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Boys & Girls Clubs of Newark Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 17 recipients with no EIN on record ($125k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Charles and Elsie Ruben Foundation Inc supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
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How this is measured
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About Charles and Elsie Ruben Foundation Inc
- How much does Charles and Elsie Ruben Foundation Inc give?
- Charles and Elsie Ruben Foundation Inc reported 16 grants totaling $47,186 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 14 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Charles and Elsie Ruben Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Religion (67%), Philanthropy (23%), Education (3%).
- Who are Charles and Elsie Ruben Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Jewish Community Center and Federation of Augusta Inc ($49k), Congregation Etz Chaim Inc ($38k), Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple ($37k).
- Does Charles and Elsie Ruben Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 36% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Charles and Elsie Ruben Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Charles and Elsie Ruben Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of New Jersey, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program.
- Where is Charles and Elsie Ruben Foundation Inc based?
- Charles and Elsie Ruben Foundation Inc is based in GA.
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