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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 26-0580915

Rumsfeld Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 28 grants and $603,737 paid in grants.

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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $603,737

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $419,598
  • Tax year 2023

    $601,201

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $1,515,771
  • Tax year 2022

    $727,103

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $2,809,399
  • Tax year 2021

    $633,879

    Grants listed
    52
    Assets, end of year
    $3,514,378
  • Tax year 2020

    $539,477

    Grants listed
    53
    Assets, end of year
    $4,395,910
  • Tax year 2018

    $779,545

    Grants listed
    58
    Assets, end of year
    $6,424,453

Grants paid in 2024

28 grants, largest first

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

  1. AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY CouncilWashington, DC

    Unrestricted charitable gift

    $355,085
  2. Camca Group IncWashington, DC

    Unrestricted charitable gift

    $127,000
  3. Individual

    Education stipend

    $10,500
  4. Individual

    Education stipend

    $10,500
  5. Individual

    Education stipend

    $10,500
  6. Individual

    Education stipend

    $10,500
  7. The Institute of World PoliticsWashington, DC

    Education tuition

    $10,000
  8. Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD

    Education tuition

    $10,000
  9. Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC

    Education tuition

    $5,536
  10. Individual

    Education stipend

    $5,000
  11. Individual

    Education stipend

    $4,500
  12. Individual

    Education stipend

    $4,500
  13. Individual

    Education stipend

    $4,500
  14. Individual

    Education stipend

    $4,500
  15. Individual

    Education stipend

    $4,500
  16. Individual

    Education stipend

    $4,500
  17. Individual

    education stipend

    $4,500
  18. Individual

    Education stipend

    $4,500
  19. Individual

    Education stipend

    $4,500
  20. Individual

    Education stipend

    $3,000
  21. Individual

    Education stipend

    $1,500
  22. Texas A&M UniversityAustin, TX

    Education tuition

    $1,433
  23. Individual

    Education stipend

    $500
  24. Individual

    Education stipend

    $500
  25. Individual

    Education stipend

    $500
  26. Individual

    Education stipend

    $500
  27. Individual

    Education stipend

    $500
  28. Individual

    education tuition

    $183

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid3 grants $492,08599% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $5,5361% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia4 grants $497,621
  2. Maryland1 grant $10,000
  3. Texas1 grant $1,433

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Lawrence Di RitaSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Edward G Biester JrDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Stephen A CamboneVICE PRESIDENT & TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Victoria ClarkePRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $25,000

The return

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