May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation

OVERVIEW: The May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to arts and culture, health, human services, and Jewish causes.

IP TAKE: The foundation does not maintain a website, which restricts transparency about grantmaking strategies and guidelines. Tax filings show that this funder may support an organization for more than one year, which makes its grantmaking a crowded space. It’s lack of public profile suggests it prefers to choose its own grantees to support, as indicated by its decision to not accept unsolicited proposals. Call this foundation to introduce your work to them to get on their radar. This is a tough nut to crack.

PROFILE: Established in 1996, the May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation was founded by the late real estate mogul Samuel Rudin and his wife May. The family is associated with Rudin Management Company in New York. The foundation does not maintain a website, which restricts transparency about grantmaking strategies and guidelines. Tax filings suggest that the May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to arts and culture, health, human services, and Jewish causes.

Grants for Arts and Culture

The May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation’s tax filings suggest that arts and culture grantmaking is a top priority. Foundation chair Beth Rudin DeWoody is an active art patron, collector, and curator. She’s a vice chair of the Whitney Museum of American Art, whose board she joined in the 1980s. She’s also been involved with boards like Creative Time. Museums and the performing arts organizations are especially prioritized.

Important Grant Details:

Grants range from $1,000 to $480,000. In a recent year, the foundation gave away about $5.6 million. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on New York City. Past grantees include UJA-Federation of New York, New York Road Runners, NYU, Tribeca Film Institute, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Trinity School, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, and City College Fund.

The foundation keeps a low profile and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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CONTACT:

May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation
345 Park Ave.
New York, NY 10154
(212) 407-2700