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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 56-1842949

Rauch Rainoff Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Southern Pnes, NC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 42 grants and $35,650 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 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

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 2025

    $35,650

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $401,955

  • Tax year 2024

    $29,600

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $427,845

  • Tax year 2023

    $26,600

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $375,848

  • Tax year 2022

    $30,585

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $384,987

  • Tax year 2021

    $22,030

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $327,782

  • Tax year 2020

    $17,800

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $271,340

Grants paid in 2025

42 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Boys and Girls Club of the SandhillSouthern Pines, NC

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  2. The Brandywine Conservancy MuseumChadds Forge, PA

    Match for Four in Hnad Club

    $5,000
  3. Pal O MineIslandia, NY

    J Step Program

    $3,500
  4. Moore Free Care ClinicSouthern Pines, NC

    Unrestricted

    $2,100
  5. Ethel Walker SchoolSimsbury, CT

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  6. Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA

    1000 unresricted 1000 Class of 1957 Green Fund

    $2,000
  7. Memorial Sloan KetteringNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  8. Darthmouth Natural Resources TrustDartmouth, MA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  9. Bentley UniversityWaltham, MA

    Data Sciences

    $1,000
  10. Food Bank of Central NCRaleigh, NC

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  11. Peconic Land TrustSouthampton, NY

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  12. First HealthPinehurst, NC

    First Futures

    $1,000
  13. Community of St MaryGreenwich, NY

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  14. Landcraft Garden FoundationMattituck, NY

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  15. Helpin Hand Rescue MissionHuntington Station, NY

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  16. PBS NCResearch Triangle Park, NC

    Annual Giving

    $500
  17. Greenwich Country Day SchoolGreenwich, CT

    Unrestriced

    $500
  18. NY Gilbert and SullivanNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $500
  19. Lloyd CenterDartmouth, MA

    Unrestricted

    $500
  20. Arts Council of Moore CountySouthern Pnes, NC

    Unrestricted

    $500
  21. NC Public RadioChapel Hill, NC

    Unrestricted

    $500
  22. New York New Jersey Trail ConfMahwah, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $500
  23. PBS NYCNew York, NY

    WQXR

    $500
  24. Friends of the Goldston LibraryGoldston, NC

    Unrestricted

    $500
  25. Loblolly Communnity FoundationHobe Sound, FL

    Unrestricted

    $500
  26. North Shore Land AllianceMill Neck, NY

    Unrestricted

    $500
  27. Walthour Moss FoundationSouthern Pnes, NC

    unrestricted

    $250
  28. Carolina Horse ParkRaeford, NC

    Unrestriced

    $100
  29. Southern Pines VolunteersSouthern Pines, NC

    Unrestricted

    $100
  30. Black Hills Wild Horse SanctuaryHot Springs, SD

    Hay for the horses

    $100
  31. Sandhills Community CollegePinehurst, NC

    Scholarship Aid

    $0
  32. Weymouth CenterSouthern Pines, NC

    Unrestricted

    $0
  33. Eno River AssocDurham, NC

    Unrestricted

    $0
  34. Duke UniversityDurham, NC

    $1,000 Dillard Scholarship $500 Chapel

    $0
  35. Project Santa of the SandhillsSouthern Pines, NC

    Unrestricted

    $0
  36. Authors in Moore SchoolsWhisper Pnes, NC

    Unrestricte

    $0
  37. Prancing HorseHoffman, NY

    Unrestricted

    $0
  38. Oakton CollegeDes Plaines, IL

    Unrestricted

    $0
  39. Northwell HealthNew Hyde Park, NY

    Hospice

    $0
  40. Suntise TheatreSouthern Pines, NC

    Unrestricted

    $0
  41. Appalachian Literary InstituteBristol, TN

    Unrestricted

    $0
  42. Sunrise TheaterSouthern Pines, NC

    Unrestricted

    $0

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education7 grants $6,00071% of the total
  2. Environment2 grants $2,00024% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $5006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina19 grants $11,550
  2. New York11 grants $11,000
  3. Pennsylvania1 grant $5,000
  4. Massachusetts4 grants $4,500
  5. Connecticut2 grants $2,500
  6. Florida1 grant $500
  7. New Jersey1 grant $500
  8. South Dakota1 grant $100
  9. Illinois1 grant $0
  10. Tennessee1 grant $0

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Elizabeth RainoffPresident Hours 1.5Pay $0
  • Robert FerrisVice President Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • John Ferris jrSecretary Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Henry FerrisTreasurer Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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