Cele H & William B Rubin Family Fund
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The filing says the foundation works by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small charity should not send it a cold application.
- Any approach would need to come through a relationship the foundation already has, because it funds only organisations it has preselected.
- If a request does reach it, a modest ask fits its usual pattern: half of its 169 grants to organisations were $5,000 or less across its recent filings, and about 8 in 10 grants fall between $250 and $250,000, though its largest grant was about $1,550,000.
- In its latest filing, 51% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in an earlier filing, so repeat support is a large part of its giving.
- The filing states no geographic focus and does not name a charitable field or eligibility criteria, so fit is hard to judge from the record alone.
Overview
Cele H & William B Rubin Family Fund is a US private foundation based in Wellesley Hills, MA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings record grants to multiple kinds of charitable organisations, including hospitals, universities, schools and food banks, and describe the grant purposes as general. Massachusetts accounts for the largest share of recorded grant dollars, while grants are also recorded for organisations in other states. The filings do not name a specific charitable field or set out eligibility criteria. Contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations, and unsolicited requests are not accepted. The available information does not describe an open application process or indicate a field of work the fund consistently supports.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Massachusetts and Illinois.
How to apply
Contributions are limited to preselected charitable organisations; unsolicited requests are not accepted. The filing gives no further application steps.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 51% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 169 grants to organisations were $5,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 22% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 51% of grant dollars went to organisations Cele H & William B Rubin Family Fund had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 8% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 65 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $6,480 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund · General$1,167,4062024 tax year
- Pine Street Inn · General$1,000,0002024 tax year
- Northwestern University · General$976,8942024 tax year
- Massachusetts General Hospital · General$649,4142024 tax year
- Brigham and Women's Hospital · General$500,0002024 tax year
- University of Chicago · General$305,3992024 tax year
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · General$300,0002024 tax year
- Northwestern Memorial Foundation · General$287,4552024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Karen Mills — Vice President
- Wendy Gordon — Vice President
- Virginia Gordon — Secretary
- Lisa Gordon — Vice President
- Ellen R Gordon — President & Treasurer
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $4,770,523 | $4,337,069 | $105,858,666 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $4,889,983 | $4,543,958 | $97,369,115 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $6,403,429 | $5,962,321 | $102,590,859 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Wellesley Hills, MA