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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 04-6469435

Ruach Foundation

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 5 grants and $65,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 2025), 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

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $377,158

  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $313,140

  • Tax year 2022

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $247,142

  • Tax year 2021

    $28,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $175,516

  • Tax year 2020

    $70,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $191,535

  • Tax year 2019

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $70,352

  • Tax year 2018

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $76,282

Grants paid in 2024

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Tides FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General

    $20,000
  2. Planned Parenthood of Northern New EnglandBurlington, VT

    General

    $15,000
  3. Public Citizen FoundationWashington, DC

    General

    $15,000
  4. ACLU Foundation of MassachusettsBoston, MA

    General

    $10,000
  5. Farm and Wilderness FoundationPlymouth, VT

    General

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $20,00040% of the total
  2. Public affairs1 grant $15,00030% of the total
  3. Civil rights1 grant $10,00020% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation1 grant $5,00010% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California1 grant $20,000
  2. Vermont2 grants $20,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $15,000
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Frances D PotterTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Thalia KidderTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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