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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 42-6125502

W E Ruebush Foundation

A private foundation in Milwaukee, WI. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 24 grants and $91,500 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
W E Ruebush Foundation
C/o US Bank NA PO Box 88
Waterloo, IA 507040088
(319) 235-3282
Form and materials
No specific form.
Deadlines
No specific deadline.
Restrictions
Students in the fields of journalism, athletics, and any other fields as designated by the board. Grants are made to students attending irc sec 170(b)(1)(a)(ii) educational institutions who are pursuing train-

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $91,500

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $1,220,627

  • Tax year 2023

    $58,500

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,213,922

  • Tax year 2022

    $51,302

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,149,114

  • Tax year 2021

    $67,287

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,002,960

  • Tax year 2020

    $97,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $966,695

  • Tax year 2019

    $109,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $942,611

Grants paid in 2024

24 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, IA

    General operating

    $12,000
  2. Ellsworth Community CollegeIowa Falls, IA

    General operating

    $6,000
  3. Wartburg CollegeWaverly, IA

    General operating

    $6,000
  4. University of IowaIowa City, IA

    General operating

    $6,000
  5. Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL

    General operating

    $6,000
  6. DmaccAnkeny, IA

    General operating

    $3,000
  7. University of South FloridaAtlanta, GA

    General operating

    $3,000
  8. The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL

    General operating

    $3,000
  9. Iona UniversityNew Rochelle, NY

    General operating

    $3,000
  10. Columbia UniversityNew York, NY

    General operating

    $3,000
  11. Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA

    General operating

    $3,000
  12. Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, IL

    General operating

    $3,000
  13. Central CollegePella, IA

    General operating

    $3,000
  14. Buena Vista UniversityStorm Lake, IA

    General operating

    $3,000
  15. Hawkeye Community CollegeWaterloo, IA

    General operating

    $3,000
  16. Alabama A&M UniversityNormal, AL

    General operating

    $3,000
  17. Faith Baptist Bible CollegeAnkeny, IA

    General operating

    $3,000
  18. Towson UniversityTowson, MD

    General operating

    $3,000
  19. The Catholic University of AmericaWashington DC, DC

    General operating

    $3,000
  20. Tusculum UniversityGreeneville, TN

    General operating

    $3,000
  21. Huntingdon CollegeMontgomery, AL

    General operating

    $3,000
  22. Spring Hill CollegeMobile, AL

    General operating

    $3,000
  23. University of IdahoMoscow, ID

    General operating

    $3,000
  24. Coe CollegeCedar Rapids, IA

    General operating

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education12 grants $48,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Iowa10 grants $46,500
  2. Alabama4 grants $12,000
  3. Florida1 grant $6,000
  4. New York2 grants $6,000
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $3,000
  6. Georgia1 grant $3,000
  7. Idaho1 grant $3,000
  8. Illinois1 grant $3,000
  9. Maryland1 grant $3,000
  10. Pennsylvania1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Scott R NelsonDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Joy FranckowiakDIRECTOR/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Michael FeinbergDIRECTOR/PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • John AldrichDIRECTOR/SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

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