Norman R Rales and Ruth Rales Foundation
Private foundation · Washington, DC · EIN 59-6874589 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Norman R Rales and Ruth Rales
46grants reported
$77Kmedian award
$24Klower quartile
$5,000smallest grant
$182.2Mtotal paid
9states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 13 of its 46 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $7.1M 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
2200 Penn Ave NW 800w
Washington, DC 20037-1731
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Carnegie Mellon University EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | Pittsburgh, PA | $122,714,163 |
| Foundation to Combat Anti-Semitism Inc | Foxborough, MA | $25,000,000 |
| Success Academy Charter Schools Inc EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | New York, NY | $4,830,000 |
| Success Academy Charter Schools Inc EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | New York, NY | $4,470,000 |
| Kipp Foundation EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | San Francisco, CA | $3,720,000 |
| Ruth and Norman Rales Jewish Family Services Inc COUNSELING AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | Boca Raton, FL | $2,560,811 |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | $2,525,000 |
| Ruth and Norman Rales Jewish Family Services Inc COUNSELING AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | Boca Raton, FL | $2,500,000 |
| Carnegie Mellon University EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | Pittsburgh, PA | $2,020,788 |
| Montgomery County Public Schools Educational Foundation Inc EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | Rockville, MD | $2,000,000 |
| Montgomery County Public Schools Educational Foundation Inc EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | Rockville, MD | $2,000,000 |
| Montgomery County Public Schools Educational Foundation Inc EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | Rockville, MD | $2,000,000 |
| Ruth and Norman Rales Jewish Family Services Inc COUNSELING AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | Boca Raton, FL | $1,725,000 |
| Success Academy Charter Schools Inc EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | New York, NY | $1,440,000 |
| Ron Brown Scholar Fund EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | Charlottesville, VA | $1,155,000 |
| Johns Hopkins University MEDICAL SUPPORT | Baltimore, MD | $160,000 |
| Ron Brown Scholar Fund EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | Charlottesville, VA | $150,000 |
| Johns Hopkins University MEDICAL SUPPORT | Baltimore, MD | $150,000 |
| Ron Brown Scholar Fund EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | Charlottesville, VA | $150,000 |
| Conquer Cancer Fdn of the American Society of Clinical Oncology | Alexandria, VA | $115,000 |
| Conquer Cancer Fdn of the American Society of Clinical Oncology | Alexandria, VA | $115,000 |
| Conquer Cancer Fdn of the American Society of Clinical Oncology | Alexandria, VA | $115,000 |
| Congregation Beth EL of Montgomery | Bethesda, MD | $100,000 |
| Corporation of the Washington Latin School EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | Washington, DC | $54,488 |
| National Alliance for Public Charter Schools EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | Washington, DC | $50,000 |
| Education Reform Now Inc EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | New York, NY | $30,000 |
| Chabad at Duke UG Inc | Durham, NC | $25,000 |
| Foundation for the Defense of Democracies Inc | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Council | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia Inc | Fairfax, VA | $25,000 |
| The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Orgs Fund | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Council | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| Chabad at Duke UG Inc | Durham, NC | $25,000 |
| Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Council | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| Ingenuity Prep EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | Washington, DC | $24,300 |
| Scotland African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church | Potomac, MD | $20,000 |
| Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia Inc | Fairfax, VA | $15,000 |
| Relay Graduate School of Education EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | New York, NY | $12,000 |
| St Bartholomew Catholic Church | Bethesda, MD | $10,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Washington Inc | North Bethesda, MD | $10,000 |
| Occidental College EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 |
| Occidental College EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 |
| Relay Graduate School of Education EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | New York, NY | $6,000 |
| American Foundation for Suicide Prevention | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Frederick Douglass Project for Justice Inc | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
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