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Ruesch Family Foundation Inc at a glance

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Ruesch Family Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$658k
Granted FY2024still arriving
11
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$250k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$1.7MEducation$1.4MHealth$981kReligion$315kHuman Services$225kFood & Nutrition$125kInternational$120kPhilanthropy$60kOther$0
02FY2024 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • $10k–50k6 grants · $158k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $250k
  • $250k+1 grant · $250k
$35,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$10M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
GONZAGA COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL$250,000
MEDSTAR HEALTH$100,000
JOHN F KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PREFORMING$50,000
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY$50,000
NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA$50,000
WHITE HOUSE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION$35,000
THE ARC FOUNDATION OF THE UNITED STATES$35,000
NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER$30,000
AMERICAN POPS ORCHESTRA$25,000
WASHINGTON JESUIT ACADEMY$18,000
POTOMAC COMMUNITY RESOURCES$15,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY19–24, $65k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%POTOMAC COMMUNITY RESOURCES: $15k → 8%POTOMAC COMMUNITY RESOURCES: $15k → 8%POTOMAC COMMUNITY RESOURCES: $15k → 8%POTOMAC COMMUNITY RESOURCES: $10k → 8%POTOMAC COMMUNITY RESOURCES: $10k → 8%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
NY
CT
CA
MO
VA
MD
DC
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

94%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$4.6M · 18 repeat orgs$276k to everyone else

18 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2024, 9 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

18
12

Total granted

$4.6M
$221k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+28%
+31%

Still filing today

67%
42%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $55k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureHealthFood & NutritionInternationalEducationHuman ServicesOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • JF
    JOHN F KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
    6× · 2018–2024 · $1.3M · revenue +62%
  • GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
    7× · 2018–2024 · $455k · revenue +44%
  • MH
    MEDSTAR HEALTH INC
    2× · 2023–2024 · $200k · revenue +16%

Funded once

  • CC
    CATHOLIC CHARITIES
    one grant, 2020 · $100k
  • IL
    IGNATIAN LAY VOLUNTEER CORPS
    one grant, 2020 · $25k
  • WT
    WHITE TRUCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2020 · $25k · revenue -95%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
The Paley Center for Media

Description of organization mission: the paley center for media is the premier institution dedicated to advancing the understanding of media-it's artistic value, social impact and historical importance-for the public and media…

Arts & Culture
2
New York University

Nyu is a private university with approximately 60,000 matriculating students in 20 schools and institutes. nyu's primary missions are education, research and scholarship, and patient care.

Education
3
Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation

The institute for advanced study (the institute) is one of the world's leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. see schedule o.

Science & Tech
4
Meridian International Center

Meridian international center is a nonpartisan diplomacy institution founded in 1960 to advance american leadership. headquartered on a historic campus in washington dc, our mission is to empower leaders to advance the next era of…

International
5
Women's Project & Productions Inc

Wp theater is the nation's oldest and largest theater company dedicated to developing, producing, and promoting the work of women+ at every stage of their careers. for over four decades we have served as leaders of a global movement…

Arts & Culture
6
New York Public Radio

To make the mind more curious, the heart more open, and the spirit more joyful through excellent audio programming that is deeply rooted in new york.

Arts & Culture
7
The Poptech Institute

Poptech's mission is to accelerate the positive impact of world-changing people, projects and ideas. founded in 1996 by bob metcalfe (inventor, ethernet) and john sculley (apple, pepsi), poptech originally provided a forum to critically…

Education
8
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Leadership in the prevention, treatment, and cure of cancer through excellence, vision and cost effectiveness in patient care, outreach programs, research, and education.

Health
9
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

Sanford burnham prebys medical discovery institute's mission is to advance the biomedical sciences by cultivating the next generation of scientific leaders, providing meaningful opportunities for researchers of all backgrounds to learn,…

Health
10
The Johns Hopkins Hospital

For more than 125 years, the mission of the johns hopkins hospital has been to lead the world in the diagnosis and treatment of disease and to train tomorrow's great physicians, nurses and scientists. above all, we aim to provide the…

Health
11
The Asia Society

The society is an international nonprofit, nonpartisan organization which connects people and institutions in asia and the world to build understanding, address challenges and maximize opportunities.

International
12
Smithsonian Institution

*increase and diffusion of knowledge* is the mission set forth by james smithson. the smithsonian endeavors to shape the future by preserving our heritage, discovering new knowledge, and sharing our resources with the world.

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; the most unlike its peers is American Pops Orchestra. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

19 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 19 of the 32 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
18/19
Grantees still filing
13/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

GONZAGA COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL: $850,000 · OtherGONZAGA COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLCATHOLIC CHARTIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE: $260,000 · OtherCATHOLIC CHARTIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESEWHITE HOUSE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION: $135,000 · OtherWHITE HOUSE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONJESUIT REFUGEE SERVICE USA: $115,000 · OtherJESUIT REFUGEE SERVICE USACATHOLIC CHARITIES: $100,000 · OtherCATHOLIC CHARITIESTHE ARC FOUNDATION OF THE UNITED STATES: $60,000 · Other+10 more: $151,500 · Other+10 moreJOHN F KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS: $1,280,000 · Arts & CultureJOHN F KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFO…WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS SOCIETY: $107,500 · Arts & CultureWASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS SOCIETYNATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCH ASSN OF WASHINGTON DC: $75,000 · Arts & Culture+3 more: $35,000 · Arts & CulturePANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC: $600,000 · HealthPANCREATIC CANCER ACT…MEDSTAR HEALTH INC: $200,000 · HealthMEDSTAR HEALTH INCNATIONAL REHABILITATION HOSPITAL: $100,000 · HealthNATIONAL REHABILITATI…+1 more: $13,000 · HealthGEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY: $455,000 · EducationGEORGETOWN…THE FATHER MCKENNA CENTER INC: $100,000 · Food & NutritionWHITE TRUCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: $25,000 · Food & NutritionVITAL VOICES GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP INC: $100,000 · InternationalSave The Children Federation Inc: $20,000 · InternationalPOTOMAC COMMUNITY RESOURCES INC: $65,000 · Human Services
Other$1,671,500Arts & Culture$1,497,500Health$913,000Education$455,000Food & Nutrition$125,000International$120,000Human Services$65,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetJOHN F KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS: $1,280,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetPANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC: $600,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetGEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY: $455,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetMEDSTAR HEALTH INC: $200,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS SOCIETY: $107,500 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetNATIONAL REHABILITATION HOSPITAL: $100,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE FATHER MCKENNA CENTER INC: $100,000 over 3y, 2.0% of budgetVITAL VOICES GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP INC: $100,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetNATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCH ASSN OF WASHINGTON DC: $75,000 over 2y, 11% of budgetPOTOMAC COMMUNITY RESOURCES INC: $65,000 over 5y, 1.9% of budgetTHE NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER PUBLISHING CO: $30,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetWHITE TRUCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 8.3% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE PHILLIPS COLLECTION: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPrevent Cancer Foundation aka Cancer Research & Prevention Fndn: $13,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SHAKESPEARE THEATRE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

Greater Washington Co…Clark Charitable Foun…Clark-Winchcole Found…The Morris and Gwendo…Dimick Foundation Joh…Morgan Stanley Global…Vanguard Charitable E…National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …
Greater Washington Community FoundationDC18.9× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Washington Community Foundation · Clark Charitable Foundation Inc Dba a James & Alice B Clark Foundation · Clark-Winchcole Foundation · The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation · Dimick Foundation John M Lynham Jr Trustee · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Ruesch Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Ruesch Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 30%
  • Save the Children Federation Inc: 30% of income from government
  • Medstar Health Inc: 23% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

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 32 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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