Tudor Foundation

OVERVIEW: The Tudor Foundation provides funding in support of programs that assist at-risk children in the Seattle Public schools.

IP TAKE: The foundation lacks transparency, which limits information available on its grantmaking priorities and activities. It does not accept unsolicited applications either and only accepts contact by snail-mail, so getting on this funder’s radar will take some patience.

PROFILE: Established in 2002, the Tudor Foundation was founded by businessman Roger Rieger and his wife Annette. Roger is a residential real estate investor and developer who keeps a rather low profile. Roger Rieger graduated from the University of Kansas with an accounting degree in 1967 and received his MBA from the University of Michigan in 1968.

While the foundation has no website, Tudor has a minimal web presence. The Tudor Foundation provides funding in support of programs that assist at-risk children in the Seattle Public schools.

Grants for Education, Youth and BIPOCs

Last decade, the couple pledged $3 million to their school University of Kansas, funding Rieger Hall in memory of Rieger’s late brother Dennis. The couple also founded the Seattle chapter of I Have a Dream and went on to help launch the GOLD Scholars Program which focuses on life-long success and providing higher education opportunities for young African American men.

Grantees have included Mentoring Urban Teens, Seattle Urban Academy, Emergency Feeding Program, Spark Northwest, Seattle Alliance of Black School Educators, and GOLD Scholars Program, which focuses on life-long success and providing higher education opportunities for young African American men. The couple helped launch the program.

Important Grant Details:

Grants range from $525 to $210,169. In a recent fiscal year, the foundation gave away around $570,000. The foundation keeps a low profile and does not accept unsolicited proposals.

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CONTACT:

Tudor Foundation
411 University St., Suite 1200
Seattle, WA 98101