Aj & MD Ruggiero Memorial Trust XXXXX4003
Aj & MD Ruggiero Memorial Trust XXXXX4003 is a private foundation, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $433K. Net investment income was $550K.
Aj & MD Ruggiero Memorial Trust XXXXX4003 at a glance
In short: Aj & MD Ruggiero Memorial Trust XXXXX4003 gave $433K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $217K), mostly in Arizona. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $433,000
- +15.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $216,500
- +15.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $216,500
- Total assets
- $7,426,779
- +4.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Arizona (58% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Aj & MD Ruggiero Memorial Trust XXXXX4003 funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Reid Park Zoological Society ($251K). Together the top 2 received $433K.
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 8 grants of 10 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Aj & MD Ruggiero Memorial Trust XXXXX4003 gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+3%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 93% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $360K (2021) to $433K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $433K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Reid Park Zoological Society Tuscon, AZ | General | $251,000 |
| Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery Cambridge, MA | General | $182,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7,426,779 | $969,627 | $563,698 | $433,000 | 2 | $491,863 | $549,539 | $528,019 |
| 2024 | $7,143,050 | $505,486 | $503,565 | $376,000 | 2 | $430,378 | $441,849 | $486,870 |
| 2023 | $7,152,735 | $943,679 | $507,132 | $388,000 | 2 | $435,857 | $867,750 | $423,722 |
| 2022 | $6,715,104 | $443,344 | $538,813 | $420,000 | 2 | $469,577 | $378,419 | $439,056 |
| 2021 | $6,812,214 | $550,185 | $481,532 | $360,000 | 2 | $413,125 | $485,944 | $472,941 |
| 2020 | $6,743,113 | $393,512 | $482,615 | $372,000 | 2 | — | $333,484 | $403,500 |
| 2019 | $6,832,329 | $313,105 | $479,985 | $373,000 | 3 | — | $241,469 | $408,137 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Aj & MD Ruggiero Memorial Trust XXXXX4003 reported a distributable amount of $528K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Aj & MD Ruggiero Memorial Trust XXXXX4003's only listed officer is JP Morgan Chase Bank NA, Trustee on every filing since 2019 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
JP Morgan Chase Bank NA
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
$101K (2019) → $121K (2025)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $121K, to JP Morgan Chase Bank NA (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Aj & MD Ruggiero Memorial Trust XXXXX4003
How much does Aj & MD Ruggiero Memorial Trust XXXXX4003 give each year?
Aj & MD Ruggiero Memorial Trust XXXXX4003 gave $433K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $376K across 2 grants.
How large is Aj & MD Ruggiero Memorial Trust XXXXX4003?
Aj & MD Ruggiero Memorial Trust XXXXX4003 reported $7.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $492K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $528K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does Aj & MD Ruggiero Memorial Trust XXXXX4003 operate?
Aj & MD Ruggiero Memorial Trust XXXXX4003 has awarded grants in Arizona, Massachusetts.
What is Aj & MD Ruggiero Memorial Trust XXXXX4003's EIN?
Aj & MD Ruggiero Memorial Trust XXXXX4003's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-6240840. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 22, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 10, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 4, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 25, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 1, 2023)
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