Ruesch Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered; look for a route to an invitation instead.
- Its typical grants, about 8 in 10 of its grants to organisations, fall between $10,000 and $185,000, with a median of $30,000, so a modest request fits its usual pattern, though its largest grant was $300,000 and that band is not a ceiling.
- Most of its grant dollars, 76% in its latest filing, went to organisations it had funded in earlier filings, so existing relationships appear to matter.
- Its geographic focus is not stated, so its grants in District of Columbia and California describe past giving only and do not limit who may approach it.
- Organisations that rely on an open call for proposals should look elsewhere.
Overview
Ruesch Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Detroit, MI.
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
Across the filings, grants went to schools and a university, hospitals and cancer organisations, orchestras and performing-arts bodies, a historical association, social-service organisations, and refugee and Catholic service organisations. Every listed grant was recorded as support of daily operations. The recipients therefore span education, health, arts and culture, community support and religious or refugee services, rather than one single recipient type. The filing says contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations and that unsolicited requests are not accepted. It does not state a public route for an organisation to seek consideration.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in District of Columbia and California.
How to apply
The foundation only makes contributions to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests; no applicant-initiated process is described in the filing.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 76% 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 32 grants to organisations were $30,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 25% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 76% of grant dollars went to organisations Ruesch Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 11 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $35,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Gonzaga College High School · Support of daily operations$250,0002024 tax year
- MedStar Georgetown University Hospital · Support of daily operations$100,0002024 tax year
- John F Kennedy Center For The Preforming Arts · Support of daily operations$50,0002024 tax year
- National Symphony Orchestra · Support of daily operations$50,0002024 tax year
- Georgetown University Office of Gift Administration · Support of daily operations$50,0002024 tax year
- Arc Foundation of the United States · Support of daily operations$35,0002024 tax year
- White House Historical Association · Support of daily operations$35,0002024 tax year
- National Catholic Reporter · Support of daily operations$30,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Matthew Ruesch Co Comerica Bank — Secetary / Treasurer
- Jeanette Weaver Ruesch — Chair / President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $811,721 | $705,000 | $10,924,420 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $909,923 | $808,000 | $11,537,498 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $743,062 | $658,000 | $12,143,947 | 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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Contact
- Detroit, MI