Thomas and Diana Ryan Charitable Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation gives only to organisations it has preselected and, according to its application information, does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is the wrong route.
- Its grants span hospitals, schools, performing arts, museums, conservation and humanitarian work with no stated priority, so the filing alone makes fit hard to judge.
- About 8 in 10 of its grants fall between $3,000 and $240,000, and half are $25,000 or less, so a modest request sits most comfortably within its usual pattern.
- Because 71% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had already funded, the route in appears relationship-led rather than competitive.
- Most grant dollars went to Massachusetts, Florida and New York, but no geographic focus is stated, so an organisation outside those states should not assume it is excluded.
Overview
Thomas and Diana Ryan Charitable Foundation is a US private foundation based in West Palm Beach, FL.
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 do not state a defined field of funding. They record unrestricted gifts to a varied range of charitable organisations, including hospitals and medical charities, schools and colleges, performing-arts organisations, museums, conservation organisations and humanitarian organisations. Most recorded grant dollars went to Massachusetts. The foundation gives only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, according to its application information; the filings provide no further information about how an organisation can be considered for selection. No specific programme or thematic priority is stated.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Massachusetts, Florida and New York.
How to apply
The foundation gives only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests; the filing gives no other application instructions.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 71% 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 44 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
2 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 54% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 71% of grant dollars went to organisations Thomas and Diana Ryan Charitable Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 21 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $25,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Foundation of Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary · Unrestricted gift$240,0002024 tax year
- Jupiter Medical Center Foundation · Unrestricted gift$150,0002024 tax year
- Care Dimensions · Unrestricted gift$50,0002024 tax year
- Saratoga Performing Arts Center · Unrestricted gift$50,0002024 tax year
- Saratoga Hospital Foundation · Unrestricted gift$50,0002024 tax year
- Maltz Jupiter Theater · Unrestricted gift$50,0002024 tax year
- World Central Kitchen · Unrestricted gift$25,0002024 tax year
- Doctors Without Borders USA · Unrestricted gift$25,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Jeanne Summers — Assistant Secretary
- Adam C Ryan — Director, CIO, Treasurer
- Diana L Ryan — Director, Vice President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,987,642 | $1,458,500 | $24,176,912 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,980,167 | $1,462,500 | $25,259,947 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,421,345 | $795,000 | $25,970,021 | 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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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
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Contact
- West Palm Beach, FL