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The Samuel Rubin 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.

$650k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
36
Grants FY2025
38
Organizations funded FY2024
26%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$15,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$60,000
Organizations funded a year
34 to 56
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
9
Total assets, FY2025
$8.2M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 26% of the organizations The Samuel Rubin Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 9% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $49k 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
InternationalEducationArts & CultureCivil RightsPhilanthropyCommunity ImprovementOther
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 arriving32$578k22%
FY202438$514k26%
FY202334$530k12%
FY202240$558k13%
FY202156$519k23%
FY202049$483k41%
FY201941$470k22%
FY201841$476k56%
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

International$1.9MCivil Rights$1.5MArts & Culture$339kYouth Development$323kPhilanthropy$158kEducation$132kHealth$131kCrime & Legal$105kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
VT
MN
MI
NY
MA
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
CA
CO
VA
MD
AZ
AR
DC
LA
GA
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 106 grantees
All grantees of The Samuel Rubin Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Center for Constitutional Rights$425,00090%
New Jewish Narrative Inc$333,50093%
Global Network of Women Peacebuilders Inc$318,50074%
Global Kids Inc$257,00091%
Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy Inc$210,000570%
Grassroots International Inc$198,50090%
Downtown Community Television Center Inc$160,00031%
Aj Muste Foundation for Peace and Justice Inc$107,00093%
Democracy Now Productions Inc$87,50090%
American Friends of Combatants for Peace Inc$82,00083%
Institute for Policy Studies$78,00090%
Center for Justice & Accountability$73,00081%
T'Ruah$71,00071%
Alliance for Global Justice Corp$63,50070%
Peace Action Fund of New York State Inc$62,50065%
Womens International Network for Guatemalan Solutions Inc$62,50071%
Provide Inc$60,00081%
Nurses for Sexual and Reproductive Health$60,00062%
Reprieve (Us)$55,00082%
American Friends of the Parents Circle - Families Forum$55,00041%
Rian Immigrant Center Inc$52,50060%
Third Sector New England Inc$45,00060%
Mabel Center for Immigrant Justice$42,00051%
Human Rights Watch Inc$42,00050%
Center for International Policy Inc$41,00063%
Womens Justice Initiative Inc$40,00051%
Michigan State University$40,0006n/a
Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft$30,00030%
Hampshire College Trustees$30,00050%
Muslim Community Network Inc$25,00052%
National Peace Academy$20,000212%
Romare Bearden Foundation Inc$20,00029%
Filmmakers Collaborative$18,00031%
Campaign for Peace Disarmament and Common Security Inc$17,000312%
Nautilus of America Inc$16,50031%
Fuller Project for International Reporting Inc$15,00030%
The Arms Control Associations$15,00040%
International Women's Media Foundation$15,00030%
Maysles Institute Inc$14,00041%
Fund for Constitutional Government$12,50050%
Women in Film & Video Inc$12,50031%
Encounter Programs Inc$12,50020%
From The Heart Productions$12,00030%
Build Health International Inc$10,00010%
Latin American Youth Center$10,00010%
The Groundtruth Project Inc$10,00010%
Resist Inc$10,00010%
Global Action for Trans Equality Inc$10,00020%
International Civil Society Action Network Inc$10,00011%
Center for Economic Democracy Inc$10,00010%
Nonviolent Peaceforce$10,00011%
New York University$10,00010%
Movement Strategy Center$8,00010%
Historic Takoma Inc$7,5001n/a
Tri-Valley Care Inc$7,50010%
The Ciesla Foundation$7,00021%
Hispanics in Philanthropy$6,50020%
South Africa Partners Inc$6,50020%
Center for Labor Education and Research Inc$6,50020%
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation$6,00021%
NEO Philanthropy Inc$5,10020%
Glbtq Legal Advocates & Defenders Inc$5,00010%
Inside Out Media$5,00012%
Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc$5,00010%
Solidaire Network Inc$5,00010%
Iwagepeace Inc$5,00015%
Mediators Beyond Borders International$5,00012%
Northeast Native Network of Kinship And$5,00010%
University of Massachusetts Amherst Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Unitarian Fellowship for World Peace$5,0001n/a
Commonwealth Foundation Inc$5,00011%
Independent Feature Project Inc$5,00010%
Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights Inc$5,00010%
Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition Inc$5,00010%
National Domestic Workers Alliance Inc$5,00020%
888 Womens History Project Inc$5,0001n/a
The University of Toledo Foundation$5,00010%
Alternate RootsInc$5,00010%
Free the HLF Humanitarians Inc$5,00024%
Pelican Media$4,5001n/a
The DC Central Kitchen Inc$3,50010%
Burr Oak 4-H Club - Michigan State$3,5001n/a
War Legacies Project Inc$3,50022%
Non-Violence International$3,5001n/a
Centro Comunitario de Trabajadores Incorporated$3,50014%
Capital Area Food Bank Inc$3,50010%
Redford Center Inc$3,00010%
Dj Henry Dream Fund Inc$2,50011%
La Colaborativa Inc$2,50010%
Restorative Resources$2,50010%
Peac Institute$2,5001n/a
Massachusetts Peace Action Education Fund$2,5001n/a
Bvm Capacity Building Institute Inc$2,50010%
The Schott Foundation for Public Education$2,50010%
Fund for Reconciliation & Development$2,00014%
United Movement to End Child Soldiering$2,0001n/a
Rutgers University Foundation$2,00020%
Xceptional Communications Inc$1,50011%
Historic Northampton Inc$1,50010%
Fourth Freedom Forum Inc$1,00010%
Peacejam Foundation$1,00010%
Alliance for Justice$1,00010%
Front Line USA Foundation$1,00010%
Higher Hope International Ministries$1,0001n/a
Brent Renaud Foundation$1,00017%
Rockhouse Foundation$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 34 recipients with no EIN on record ($892k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Samuel Rubin Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 95 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCenter for Constitutional Rights: $425,000 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetNew Jewish Narrative Inc: $333,500 over 9y, 3.0% of budgetGlobal Network of Women Peacebuilders Inc: $318,500 over 7y, 4.1% of budgetGlobal Kids Inc: $257,000 over 9y, 0.7% of budgetLawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy Inc: $210,000 over 5y, 70% of budgetGrassroots International Inc: $198,500 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetDowntown Community Television Center Inc: $160,000 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetAj Muste Foundation for Peace and Justice Inc: $107,000 over 9y, 3.1% of budgetDemocracy Now Productions Inc: $87,500 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Friends of Combatants for Peace Inc: $82,000 over 8y, 2.8% of budgetInstitute for Policy Studies: $78,000 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetCenter for Justice & Accountability: $73,000 over 8y, 1.0% of budgetT'Ruah: $71,000 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetAlliance for Global Justice Corp: $63,500 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetPeace Action Fund of New York State Inc: $62,500 over 6y, 5.0% of budgetWomens International Network for Guatemalan Solutions Inc: $62,500 over 7y, 0.8% of budgetProvide Inc: $60,000 over 8y, 0.9% of budgetNurses for Sexual and Reproductive Health: $60,000 over 6y, 2.5% of budgetReprieve (Us): $55,000 over 8y, 2.0% of budgetAmerican Friends of the Parents Circle - Families Forum: $55,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetRian Immigrant Center Inc: $52,500 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetThird Sector New England Inc: $45,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMabel Center for Immigrant Justice: $42,000 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetHuman Rights Watch Inc: $42,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCenter for International Policy Inc: $41,000 over 6y, 2.9% of budgetWomens Justice Initiative Inc: $40,000 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetQuincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft: $30,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetHampshire College Trustees: $30,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMuslim Community Network Inc: $25,000 over 5y, 2.2% of budgetNational Peace Academy: $20,000 over 2y, 12% of budgetRomare Bearden Foundation Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 8.7% of budgetFilmmakers Collaborative: $18,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetCampaign for Peace Disarmament and Common Security Inc: $17,000 over 3y, 12% of budgetNautilus of America Inc: $16,500 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetFuller Project for International Reporting Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetThe Arms Control Associations: $15,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetInternational Women's Media Foundation: $15,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMaysles Institute Inc: $14,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetFund for Constitutional Government: $12,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetWomen in Film & Video Inc: $12,500 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetEncounter Programs Inc: $12,500 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetFrom The Heart Productions: $12,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBuild Health International Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLatin American Youth Center: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Groundtruth Project Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetResist Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGlobal Action for Trans Equality Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetInternational Civil Society Action Network Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% 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 95.

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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.

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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 The Samuel Rubin Foundation Inc

How much does The Samuel Rubin Foundation Inc give?
The Samuel Rubin Foundation Inc reported 36 grants totaling $650,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 34 and 56 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Samuel Rubin Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are International (39%), Civil Rights (30%), Arts & Culture (7%).
Who are The Samuel Rubin Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Center for Constitutional Rights ($425k), New Jewish Narrative Inc ($334k), Global Network of Women Peacebuilders Inc ($319k).
Does The Samuel Rubin Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 26% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Samuel Rubin 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 The Samuel Rubin Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc, Impactassetsinc, The Ford Foundation.
Where is The Samuel Rubin Foundation Inc based?
The Samuel Rubin Foundation Inc is based in MA.

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 146 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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