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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 27-2315729

Patti and Rusty Rueff Foundation

A private foundation in Burlingame, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 11 grants and $153,700 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $153,700

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $533,005

  • Tax year 2023

    $382,800

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $453,764

  • Tax year 2022

    $332,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $384,802

  • Tax year 2021

    $314,858

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $421,288

  • Tax year 2020

    $291,517

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $458,971

  • Tax year 2018

    $792,334

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $526,515

Grants paid in 2024

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Mills Peninsula Hospital FoundationBurlingame, CA

    Basic operating expenses

    $55,000
  2. Act (american Conservatory Theater)San Francisco, CA

    Basic operating expenses

    $50,000
  3. The John F Kennedy Center for the Performing ArtsWashington, DC

    Basic operating expenses

    $15,000
  4. St Andrew's Lutheran ChurchSan Mateo, CA

    Basic operating expenses

    $12,500
  5. Theatre Communications GroupNew York, NY

    Basic operating expenses

    $10,000
  6. Napa Valley State Parks AssociationCalistoga, CA

    Basic operating expenses

    $3,200
  7. Happen IncCincinnati, OH

    Basic operating expenses

    $2,500
  8. John Purdue ClubWest Lafayette, IN

    Basic operating expenses

    $2,500
  9. Archishop Riordan High School - Bob Kent ScholarshipSan Francisco, CA

    Basic operating expense

    $2,500
  10. Peninsula Family ServiceSan Mateo, CA

    Basic operating expenses

    $250
  11. The Rome Community FoundationRome, NY

    Basic operating expenses

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $15,00071% of the total
  2. Public affairs1 grant $3,20015% of the total
  3. Human services2 grants $2,75013% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $2501% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California6 grants $123,450
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $15,000
  3. New York2 grants $10,250
  4. Indiana1 grant $2,500
  5. Ohio1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Patricia RueffDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • J Russell RueffDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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