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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 02-0691253

Ruth E Proud Charitable Trust

A private foundation in North Adams, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $157,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $157,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,288,634

  • Tax year 2023

    $167,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,171,406

  • Tax year 2022

    $135,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,255,617

  • Tax year 2021

    $134,898

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,259,524

  • Tax year 2020

    $144,486

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,055,111

  • Tax year 2019

    $129,690

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,041,712

  • Tax year 2018

    $175,235

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,083,753

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Mass Moca Foundation IncNorth Adams, MA

    Art & culture to elementary students

    $60,000
  2. McLa FoundationNorth Adams, MA

    Educational lectures

    $35,000
  3. Noren Bishop United WayPittsfield, MA

    Community development

    $20,000
  4. Berkshire Food ProjectNorth Adams, MA

    Food pantry

    $15,000
  5. BaamsWilliamstown, MA

    Youth development

    $10,000
  6. Roots Teen CenterNorth Adams, MA

    Teen walk in center

    $7,500
  7. North Adams Public SchoolsNorth Adams, MA

    Education

    $5,000
  8. Ucp of Western MassPittsfield, MA

    Quality of life improvement

    $5,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Food and agriculture1 grant $15,00055% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $7,50027% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $5,00018% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts8 grants $157,500

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • John DerosaTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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