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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-6077135

Umr Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Sarasota, FL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 13 grants and $79,510 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Uzi Ruskin
PO Box 2477
Sarasota, FL 34230
(201) 394-3266
Form and materials
Typed request
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $79,510

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,141,517

  • Tax year 2023

    $62,475

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,178,104

  • Tax year 2022

    $67,695

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,191,169

  • Tax year 2021

    $58,375

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,204,065

  • Tax year 2020

    $78,850

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,233,602

  • Tax year 2019

    $69,500

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $1,292,844

  • Tax year 2018

    $76,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $1,276,148

Grants paid in 2024

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Medical, charitable, religious, scientific,educational or performing arts

    $70,000
  2. Ringling Museum of Art FoundationSarasota, FL

    Medical, charitable, religious, scientific,educational or performing arts

    $1,000
  3. University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA

    Medical, charitable, religious, scientific,educational or performing arts

    $1,000
  4. Southern California Public RadioPasadena, CA

    Medical, charitable, religious, scientific,educational or performing arts

    $1,000
  5. Innocence ProjectNew York, NY

    Medical, charitable, religious, scientific,educational or performing arts

    $1,000
  6. A Noise WithinPasadena, CA

    Medical, charitable, religious, scientific,educational or performing arts

    $1,000
  7. Individual

    Medical, charitable, religious, scientific,educational or performing arts

    $1,000
  8. Slavic Church of the Evangelical CHPort Charlotte, FL

    Medical, charitable, religious, scientific,educational or performing arts

    $1,000
  9. Individual

    Medical, charitable, religious, scientific,educational or performing arts

    $1,000
  10. Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY

    Medical, charitable, religious, scientific,educational or performing arts

    $600
  11. Museum of Modern ArtNew York, NY

    Medical, charitable, religious, scientific,educational or performing arts

    $550
  12. Mote Marine LibrarySarasota, FL

    Medical, charitable, religious, scientific,educational or performing arts

    $185
  13. Individual

    Medical, charitable, religious, scientific,educational or performing arts

    $175

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture4 grants $3,15061% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $1,00019% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $1,00019% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida3 grants $2,185
  2. New York3 grants $2,150
  3. California2 grants $2,000
  4. Pennsylvania1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Uzi RuskinPresident Hours 15Pay $0
  • Varda RuskinVice President Hours 5Pay $0
  • Elan RuskinDirector Hours 5Pay $0
  • Jules BlackmanSecretary Hours 1Pay $0

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