Arthur N. Rupe Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Its stated areas are caregiving, public debate and public policy research, with nursing assistant training at California Community Colleges, and its priority is California, so a project in one of these areas and in that state fits best.
- Most of its grants to organisations fall between $18,000 and $125,000, with a median of $45,000, so a request in or near that range is realistic; this is a typical band, not a limit, as its largest grant was about $10,500,000.
- Because 97% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had already funded, a new applicant should lead with a clear, time-specific project, since the foundation prefers those to general operations or ongoing programme support.
- Applications are rolling and the committee reviews letters of inquiry regularly, contacting the applicant or inviting a full proposal if the project fits; the filing does not say more about its process.
- Do not approach it for individuals, fundraising events, conferences, endowments or capital campaigns, which it does not fund, and for the Respite for All call, general operating costs, respite scholarships and indirect costs are excluded, with awards stated at up to $5,000.
Overview
Arthur N. Rupe Foundation is a US private foundation based in West Chester, PA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Arthur N. Rupe Foundation supports caregiving, civil and reasoned public debate, and public policy research. In caregiving, it backs respite programmes and training and educational resources for family, professional and volunteer caregivers, and supports nursing assistant programmes at California Community Colleges to increase the professional caregiver workforce. It prioritises structured debates on genuine public controversies, featuring expert advocates and a sizeable live, in-person audience, ideally with video reaching a large online audience. In public policy, it supports national and state-based think tanks and freedom-oriented organisations whose scholars produce research for broad public dissemination, as well as public interest law firms defending constitutional principles and addressing societal issues consistent with its mission. It prefers time-specific projects to general operations or ongoing programme support.
Themes
- Caregiving
- Public debate
- Public policy research
- Nursing assistant training
Geographic Focus
Priority: California.
What They Don't Fund
- Individuals
- Fundraising events
- Conferences
- Endowments
- Capital campaigns
- Respite for All Caregiver Support Enhancement Grants only: General operating expenses or ongoing respite program support; Respite program scholarships; Indirect costs, administrative fees, or host organization overhead
How to apply
The committee reviews letters of inquiry regularly; if a project aligns with its mission and interests, it contacts the applicant for more information or invites a full proposal.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 97% 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 111 grants to organisations were $45,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- It prefers time-specific projects over general operations or ongoing programme support.
- For the Respite for All call, it favours innovative, cost-effective projects that sustain and relieve caregivers providing home care to someone with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia.
- For the Respite for All call, it favours projects extending support to a broader audience, including local caregivers and community members.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
5 other states: 2%
- The largest single recipient received 78% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 97% of grant dollars went to organisations Arthur N. Rupe Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 78% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 33 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $50,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund · Donor advised fund$10,600,0002024 tax year
- Respite for All Foundation · Rfa capacity building grant$200,0002024 tax year
- Elizabeth Dole Foundation · Financial wellness program grant$150,0002024 tax year
- HFC · Alzheimer's family caregiver support grant$100,0002024 tax year
- Carnegie Library of McKeesport · Volunteer caregiving program grant$100,0002024 tax year
- Amazing Place · Amazing place west expansion grant$100,0002024 tax year
- Pauline Auberle Foundation · Life changing career pathways$100,0002024 tax year
- University of Texas Foundation · Health science center grant$95,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Vanessa Mendoza — Director
- Jonathan Berry — Director
- Matthew B O'Brien — Director
- Kim Dennis — Director
- Beverly M Schwarz — Director
- James S Huggins — Treasurer
- Susan C Van Aacken — Secretary
- Mark C Henrie — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $6,534,623 | $4,839,535 | $146,463,134 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $11,588,663 | $9,633,878 | $157,717,154 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $14,634,403 | $12,540,773 | $175,099,511 | 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
Registers and filings
Other sources
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- West Chester, PA
- rupefoundation.org
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