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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 26-1944179

Gruben Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Newport, RI. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 32 grants and $815,001 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $815,001

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $16,965,030

  • Tax year 2023

    $745,000

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $17,859,823

  • Tax year 2022

    $690,500

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $18,078,606

  • Tax year 2021

    $730,895

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $18,704,684

  • Tax year 2020

    $811,144

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $10,019,852

Grants paid in 2024

32 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Rhode Island HospitalProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted

    $175,000
  2. Newport Festivals FoundationManchester, MA

    Unrestricted

    $70,000
  3. BrainGateProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted

    $50,000
  4. Newport ClassicalNewport, RI

    Unrestricted

    $30,000
  5. Newport HospitalNewport, RI

    Unrestricted

    $30,000
  6. Norman Bird SanctuaryMiddletown, RI

    Unrestricted

    $30,000
  7. Bike NewportNewport, RI

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  8. Family Service of Rhode IslandProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  9. Martin Luther King Community CenterNewport, RI

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  10. Miriam HospitalProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  11. Newport Mental HealthMiddletown, RI

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  12. Strategic Prevention Partnerships INCL Compton, RI

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  13. Women's Resource CenterNewport, RI

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  14. Aquidneck Land TrustMiddletown, RI

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  15. Day OneProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  16. Eastern RI ConservationTiverton, RI

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  17. Sail Newport IncNewport, RI

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  18. Brown UniversityProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted

    $16,667
  19. Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA

    Unrestricted

    $16,667
  20. Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $16,667
  21. Child & Family Services of NewportMiddletown, RI

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  22. Newport Tree ConservancyNewport, RI

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  23. NewportFall River Star Kids Scholarship ProgramMiddletown, RI

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  24. RI Slave History MedallionsNewport, RI

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  25. Aquidneck Community TableNewport, RI

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  26. FabNewportNewport, RI

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  27. Friends of Island CemeteryNewport, RI

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  28. Housing HotlineNewport, RI

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  29. North Country School Inc (Camp Treetops)Lake Placid, NY

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  30. List Academy of MusicNewport, RI

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  31. Newport County YANAMiddletown, RI

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  32. Newport SingsProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health3 grants $230,00043% of the total
  2. Arts and culture4 grants $95,00018% of the total
  3. Environment4 grants $70,00013% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation2 grants $45,0008% of the total
  5. Education2 grants $25,0005% of the total
  6. Human services1 grant $25,0005% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $41,6678% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Rhode Island29 grants $771,667
  2. New York2 grants $26,667
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $16,667

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Diana OehrliTrustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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