Dave G Ruf Jr Family Foundation
Private foundation · Overland Park, KS · EIN 52-7241082 · reported 2023–2025
36grants reported
$5,000median award
$2,750lower quartile
$26smallest grant
$463Ktotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 6 of its 36 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $60K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
9841 Broadmoor St
Overland Park, KS 66212-1521
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| KU Endowment CHARITABLE-SUPPORTING EDUCATION | Lawrence, KS | $103,000 |
| Ducks Unlimited Inc CHARITABLE - CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE | Memphis, TN | $55,000 |
| Ducks Unlimited Inc CHARITABLE - CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE | Memphis, TN | $36,650 |
| Colonial Presbyterian Church NONPROFIT - MINISTRIES | Kansas City, MO | $25,000 |
| William Educational Fund CHARITABLE - SUPPORTING EDUCATION | Lawrence, KS | $25,000 |
| Kansas University Physicians Inc CHARITABLE - SUPPORTING EDUCATION | Kansas City, KS | $25,000 |
| KU Endowment CHARITABLE-SUPPORTING EDUCATION | Lawrence, KS | $23,000 |
| University of Kansas Memorial CHARITABLE - SUPPORTING EDUCATION CONCESSIONAIRE SERVICES | Lawrence, KS | $20,000 |
| William Educational Fund CHARITABLE - SUPPORTING EDUCATION | Lawrence, KS | $13,000 |
| Foundation for Engineering at Kansas State University Inc CHARITABLE - SUPPORTING EDUCATION | Manhattan, KS | $12,000 |
| Ducks Unlimited Inc CHARITABLE - CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE | Memphis, TN | $10,613 |
| Colonial Presbyterian Church NONPROFIT - MINISTRIES | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 |
| Life Unlimited CHARITABLE - SUPPORTING HEALTHCARE | North Kansas City, MO | $10,000 |
| Colonial Presbyterian Church NONPROFIT - MINISTRIES | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 |
| John Diemer Elementary CHARITABLE - SUPPORTING EDUCATION | Overland Park, KS | $10,000 |
| Life Unlimited CHARITABLE - SUPPORTING HEALTHCARE | North Kansas City, MO | $10,000 |
| The University of Kansas Cancer Center CHARITABLE - SUPPORTING HEALTHCARE | Westwood, KS | $10,000 |
| Cure of Ars Catholic Church NONPROFIT-MINISTRIES | Leawood, KS | $5,000 |
| Higgins Brothers Surgicenter Co Greater Kansas City Community Foundation SUPPORT FOR THE SURGICENTER IN HAITI-DESIGNED TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SURGICAL MISSION TEAMS TO | Kansas City, MO | $5,000 |
| Higgins Brothers Surgicenter Co Greater Kansas City Community Foundation SUPPORT FOR THE SURGICENTER IN HAITI-DESIGNED TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SURGICAL MISSION TEAMS TO | Kansas City, MO | $5,000 |
| Cure of Ars Catholic Church NONPROFIT-MINISTRIES | Leawood, KS | $5,000 |
| Bishop Miege High School CHARITABLE - SUPPORTING EDUCATION | Roeland Park, KS | $5,000 |
| Cure of Ars Catholic Church NONPROFIT-MINISTRIES | Leawood, KS | $5,000 |
| Higgins Brothers Surgicenter Co Greater Kansas City Community Foundation SUPPORT FOR THE SURGICENTER IN HAITI-DESIGNED TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SURGICAL MISSION TEAMS TO | Kansas City, MO | $5,000 |
| Junior League of Wyandotte & Johnson Counties CHARITABLE - SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES | Overland Park, KS | $3,500 |
| Pheasants Forever CHARITABLE - CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE | Overland Park, KS | $3,000 |
| Pheasants Forever CHARITABLE - CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE | Overland Park, KS | $3,000 |
| Quail & Upland Wildlife Federation DEDICATED TO RESTORING HABITAT AND POPULATIONS OF ALL UPLAND WILDLIFE SPECIES INCLUDING DEER, TURKEY | Buffalo, MO | $2,750 |
| Starlight Theatre Kansas City PRODUCING, PRESENTING AND PROMOTING AN EXCEPTIONAL ARTS EXPERIENCE BY DELIVERING ACCESSIBLE LIVE ENT | Kansas City, MO | $1,996 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation CHARITABLE-RESEARCH FOR A CURE AND ASSISTING WITH CARE FOR THOSE DIAGNOSED WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS | Mission, KS | $1,745 |
| John Diemer Elementary CHARITABLE - SUPPORTING EDUCATION | Overland Park, KS | $1,256 |
| KU Alumni Association CHARITABLE - SUPPORTING EDUCATION | Lawrence, KS | $1,000 |
| Starlight Theatre Kansas City PRODUCING, PRESENTING AND PROMOTING AN EXCEPTIONAL ARTS EXPERIENCE BY DELIVERING ACCESSIBLE LIVE ENT | Kansas City, MO | $1,000 |
| The Heritage Foundation | Washington, DC | $100 |
| KU Alumni Association CHARITABLE - SUPPORTING EDUCATION | Lawrence, KS | $100 |
| Trout Unlimited PROTECTING, RECONNECTING, RESTORING AND SUSTAINING OUR COLDWATER RESOURCES. | Arlington, VA | $26 |
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