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Peter B and Adeline W Ruffin 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.

$4.6M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
57
Grants FY2025
56
Organizations funded FY2024
41%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$40,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$625,000
Organizations funded a year
45 to 65
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
18
Total assets, FY2025
$2.3M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 41% of the organizations Peter B and Adeline W Ruffin 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; $1.7M went to new ones.

50%100%’21’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’21’23’24
EducationHuman ServicesFood & NutritionReligionPhilanthropyRecreation & SportsOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving55$4.4M13%
FY202456$4.2M41%
FY202345$3.0M62%
FY202165$3.0M11%
FY202064$2.9Mn/a
95% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Education$11MRecreation & Sports$1.5MHuman Services$1.3MFood & Nutrition$1.2MPublic Safety & Disaster$1.1MReligion$690kPhilanthropy$506kInternational$410kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
MA
IA
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
CA
CO
NE
VA
MD
NM
KS
NC
SC
DC
OK
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 62 grantees
All grantees of Peter B and Adeline W Ruffin Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Woodberry Forest School$1,800,00041%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$750,00020%
The Corporation of Saint Mary's College Notre Dame$644,00040%
Thurgood Marshall College Fund$500,00020%
Feeding America$465,00040%
Inner City Scholarship Fund Inc$400,00021%
Kipp Foundation$315,00050%
United Negro College Fund Inc$300,00030%
The Salvation Army$285,0002n/a
Teach for America Inc$265,00050%
Soundwaters Inc$255,00052%
American Indian College Fund$250,00040%
The Trustees of Mount Holyoke College$250,00010%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$225,00020%
Samaritan's Purse$200,00020%
Fordham Preparatory School$200,0002n/a
Father Flanagan's Boys' Home$200,00020%
Catching the Dream$200,000313%
The Elm Project$185,000511%
The Maryland Food Bank Inc$150,00020%
Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc$150,00010%
Covenant House$120,00030%
Kiawah Cares Foundation$115,000511%
The Hope for Families Center Inc$115,00032%
Ron Brown Scholar Fund$110,00041%
Partnership for Inner City Education Dba Partnership Schools$80,00030%
The Hill School$80,00020%
Brooklyn Jesuit Prep$80,00041%
City Harvest Inc$77,50030%
Capital Area Food Bank Inc$75,00020%
Lowcountry Food Bank Inc$75,00030%
United Way of the National Capital Area$75,00020%
City Lax Inc$60,00028%
La Salle Academy$60,0002n/a
Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation Inc$55,00031%
Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind Inc$55,00030%
Native Forward Scholars Fund$50,00010%
Jackie Robinson Foundation Inc$50,00011%
Folds of Honor Foundation$50,00010%
The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk Inc$50,00010%
The Food Pantry of Indian River County Inc$50,000124%
Oweesta Corporation$50,00010%
Sea Island Hunger Awareness Foundation$45,00046%
St Ignatius School$40,0002n/a
Loyola Academy$40,0002n/a
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$40,00020%
Studentsponsor Partners Inc$35,00020%
Virginia Student Aid Foundation Inc$35,00010%
Saint Dominic's Family Services (Formerly Saint Dominic's Home)$35,00040%
Community Food Bank Of New Jersey Inc$32,50020%
Environmental Learning Center Inc$30,00031%
James Island Outreach$20,00021%
Tykes & Teens Inc$20,00020%
Camp Haven Inc$16,00051%
Xavier University$15,00020%
Citymeals-On-Wheels$12,50010%
Bike Walk Indian River County Inc$10,00027%
Atlantic Classical Orchestra Inc$10,00021%
Indian River State College$8,0004n/a
Vero Beach Museum of Art Inc$6,00020%
Riverside Theatre Inc$6,00020%
Space Coast Symphony Orchestra Inc$1,0001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 67 recipients with no EIN on record ($7.5M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Peter B and Adeline W Ruffin Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWoodberry Forest School: $1,800,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $750,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Corporation of Saint Mary's College Notre Dame: $644,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetThurgood Marshall College Fund: $500,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetFeeding America: $465,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetInner City Scholarship Fund Inc: $400,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetKipp Foundation: $315,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetUnited Negro College Fund Inc: $300,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTeach for America Inc: $265,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSoundwaters Inc: $255,000 over 5y, 1.5% of budgetAmerican Indian College Fund: $250,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetThe Trustees of Mount Holyoke College: $250,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetStephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation: $225,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSamaritan's Purse: $200,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFather Flanagan's Boys' Home: $200,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCatching the Dream: $200,000 over 3y, 13% of budgetThe Elm Project: $185,000 over 5y, 11% of budgetThe Maryland Food Bank Inc: $150,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc: $150,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCovenant House: $120,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetKiawah Cares Foundation: $115,000 over 5y, 11% of budgetThe Hope for Families Center Inc: $115,000 over 3y, 2.2% of budgetRon Brown Scholar Fund: $110,000 over 4y, 1.5% of budgetPartnership for Inner City Education Dba Partnership Schools: $80,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Hill School: $80,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBrooklyn Jesuit Prep: $80,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetCity Harvest Inc: $77,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCapital Area Food Bank Inc: $75,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLowcountry Food Bank Inc: $75,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Way of the National Capital Area: $75,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetCity Lax Inc: $60,000 over 2y, 8.2% of budgetFidelco Guide Dog Foundation Inc: $55,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetGuide Dog Foundation for the Blind Inc: $55,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetNative Forward Scholars Fund: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetJackie Robinson Foundation Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetFolds of Honor Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetThe Food Pantry of Indian River County Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 24% of budgetOweesta Corporation: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSea Island Hunger Awareness Foundation: $45,000 over 4y, 5.5% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $40,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetStudentsponsor Partners Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetVirginia Student Aid Foundation Inc: $35,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSaint Dominic's Family Services (Formerly Saint Dominic's Home): $35,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Food Bank Of New Jersey Inc: $32,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEnvironmental Learning Center Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetJames Island Outreach: $20,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetTykes & Teens Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 55.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Indian River Community Foundation IncFL21.7× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Indian River Community Foundation Inc · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Grand Harbor Community Outreach Program Inc · The John's Island Foundation Inc · United Way of Indian River County Inc · Bucks Creek Foundation · Chubb Charitable Foundation · Ibm International Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Jewish Communal Fund · National Philanthropic Trust

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Peter B and Adeline W Ruffin Foundation Inc

How much does Peter B and Adeline W Ruffin Foundation Inc give?
Peter B and Adeline W Ruffin Foundation Inc reported 57 grants totaling $4,618,200 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 45 and 65 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does Peter B and Adeline W Ruffin Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (55%), Recreation & Sports (8%), Human Services (7%).
Who are Peter B and Adeline W Ruffin Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Woodberry Forest School ($1.8M), American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ($750k), The Corporation of Saint Mary's College Notre Dame ($644k).
Does Peter B and Adeline W Ruffin Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 41% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Peter B and Adeline W Ruffin 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 Peter B and Adeline W Ruffin Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Indian River Community Foundation Inc, The Ayco Charitable Foundation, Grand Harbor Community Outreach Program Inc.
Where is Peter B and Adeline W Ruffin Foundation Inc based?
Peter B and Adeline W Ruffin Foundation Inc is based in SC.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 131 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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